Open Invitation to SPrING!

I have to confess I'm overwhelmed and impressed with the power of social/professional networking as well as the platforms that support it (LinkedIn, twitter, Blogger, Plaxo, facebook, and others). So I've decided to aspire to create something special by combining many of those pieces. I've just launched SPrING (Service Professionals Industry Networking Group). It's for individuals and companies who provide services to corporations (consultants, trainers, coaches, attorneys, recruiters, etc.). The group's purpose is to create networking opportunities, share best practices, and create new business and career opportunities for its members. The group is managed via LinkedIn (and you even get a cool little SPrING group badge on your profile) and the blog is up and running (and very very new...). Come check out the SPrING Blog here and help us build it.

If you'd like to become a member of SPrING, we'd love to have you. We're trying to create a focused nexus for professional services providers to share ideas and grow their businesses. We tiny guys gotta stick together, y'know. To join the group, click here and we'll get you hooked up. More importantly, please provide thoughts and comments on the SPrING blog about how such a community could be most useful to you. See you there!

- Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC