Business Networking

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Business Networking

The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) is the leading authority on hospitality and tourism issues with government, media, industry and opposition. It represents 3, 4, and 5 Stars accommodation hotels and 8500 pub-style throughout Australia. Importantly, the AHA is a political lobby group that looks for change in order to benefit the hotel industry. The AHA (NSW) maintains strong personal links with government and opposition members at all government levels, builds a strong media profile by the use of a professional public relations campaign, and corporate image program for the current modern hotel. Importantly, this association offers many other services to the members like getting involved in negotiations with trade unions on different matters, monitoring social and community issues like problems of gambling, excessive drinking as well as smoking, distributing industry developments and news by the use of magazines, reports as well as meetings, and offering insurance that is specifically meant and designed for hotels. The main aim of this association is to become the leading hotel and hospitality ...
... company association that offer leadership and responsible approach to represent the needs of the stakeholders. It is located in New South Wales in Australia where it can be contacted through; Site Address: Level 1, 1 Little Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000
Postal Address: PO Box 18067, 45 Collins Street East, Melbourne Victoria 8003
Telephone: (03) 9654 7100 Facsimile: (03) 9654 1724 Email: aha@ahavic.com.au
It is not restricted to join the AHA online but an interested individual ort group is required to fill an application form online. The cost of joining this association is not great but one is required to fill a payment authority form and pay some subscription fee. After joining this association there are some benefits like representation in a strong political lobby group that looks for change in the hotel industry. Protection of gaming investments, access to industrial relations department for information and advice, discounted accommodation rates, an opportunity to network with hoteliers through social and exclusive industry events. The Australian Hotel Association in located in urban areas of New South Wales in Australia with its headquarters in this state.
On the other hand, Real Estate Association is a federally and state registered union for employees in the real estate industry. In this case, this association is industry-based with extensive knowledge of issues affecting employees. Employees, property managers, property officers, and strata managers among others in the real estate are the most eligible individuals who can join this association. The cost of joining is $165.00 including GST for the first year, then $55.00 per year (including GST) thereafter. When members join this association, there are benefits like; assisted with contracts of employment, advices on employment and professional issues, negotiating and employment conditions. In order to join this association, there is a form which one is required to fill online. The headquarters of this association are located at New South Wales in Australia where they can be contacted through;
REA Office
P: 02 9672 6777
E: administration@reansw.asn.au
F: 02 9672 6772

Or Address
Real Estate Association of NSW
Suite 110
Level 1 Versatile Building
29-31 Lexington Drive
Bella Vista NSW 2153
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Importantly, these two associations may be very helpful in business situation especially by helping deal with a business professionally. On this basis, the Australian Hotel Association will help in a business by providing protection of gaming investments, access to industrial relations department for information and advice, discounted accommodation rates, an opportunity to network with hoteliers through social and exclusive industry events. Additionally, the AHA may be used in offering many services to the business owners like getting involved in negotiations with trade unions on different matters, monitoring social and community issues like problems of gambling, excessive drinking as well as smoking, distributing industry developments and news by the use of magazines, reports as well as meetings, and offering insurance that is specifically meant and designed for hotels.
On the other hand, the Real Estate Association in New South Wales could be very beneficial business situations. In this case, it is very cheap to join this association and hence businessmen can use it to secure their employees and properties. These benefits are very essential to the business. In this case, employees will be assisted with contracts of employment, advices on employment and professional issues, negotiating and employment conditions.

In order to connect to the other business professionals a company in Australia can use links like linkedin to connect to other business professionals of the world. This will help in increasing the profitability and production of a business. In creating this link, online linkage may be very helpful. In this case, there will be development of business networks with other professionals who are well engaged in this field. Importantly, one needs to fill a form when applying for online networks and guidelines will be given. This is very helpful as it will assist a business to prosper in terms of networks all over the world.

It is of important to note that, some people do not have the self confidence of socializing with other people and hence find it hard to talk with people who are strangers to them. In such a situation, the Australian Hotel Association and the Real Estate Associations in Australia would be found more helpful in providing career advices, social counseling, and professional terms in business through professional associations. In this basis, these associations would be of much benefit to various businesses as they provide networking which would be of much importance to them.

The Australian Hotels Association is the leading authority on hospitality and tourism issues with government, media, industry and opposition maintains strong personal links with government and opposition members at all government levels, builds a strong media profile by the use of a professional public relations campaign, and corporate image program for the current modern hotel.
Importantly, this association offers many other services to the members like getting involved in negotiations with trade unions on different matters, monitoring social and community issues like problems of gambling, excessive drinking as well as smoking, distributing industry developments and news by the use of magazines, reports as well as meetings, and offering insurance that is specifically meant and designed for hotels. The AHA does not restrict new members from joining and hence is the best in creation of networks in businesses. It is located in an urban setting making it very easy to access. Additionally, it is very easy to join online by filling in an application for.
In conclusion, it is very important to join this association as can be seen from the benefits provided to its members. Importantly, there are a lot of opportunities which are created through this network that are very helpful in any business.

In my role and industry, there exist two associations namely; Australian Hotels Association and Real Estate Association which help in providing personal knowledge, skills and expertise. In this case, by working with AHA it is of significance since I will gain knowledge in business and networking. This would be of benefit to my professional in business. On the other hand, the REA will help in gaining knowledge about how I can motivate and control my employees in a business. This is done with an aim of getting profits. The main aim of this association is to become the leading hotel and hospitality company association that offer leadership and responsible approach to represent the needs of the stakeholders

It is of importance to note that, the Australian Hotels Association would work very well in aspects like marketing plan. In this case, the AHA (NSW) maintains strong personal links with government and opposition members at all government levels, builds a strong media profile by the use of a professional public relations campaign, and corporate image program for the current modern hotel. This would be more helpful in planning for marketing. As a result of its links with the government, opposition and media; it would be very much beneficial in marketing products of an industry in Australia. Additionally, the media would be a very viable type of marketing which would help in reaching a wide range of people in New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
Additionally, as the main aim of this association is to become the leading hotel and hospitality company association that offer leadership and responsible approach to represent the needs of the stakeholders, it would serve as a very crucial tool in marketing plan. On this basis, the AHA helps in marketing of tourism in the hotel industry as it’s a global association which can be accessed online. Ion the field of tourism, the AHA plays a very significant role in connecting tourists to the hotel owners and managers hence bring about huge amount of money to the company. Additionally, this would be very important in the field of tourism as it helps in making up a marketing plan. This is because a hotel manager already knows where to market his/her hotels to.

When dealing with networking in a business situation, there are negative and positive behaviors. These behaviors are brought about by the aspect of networking in a business. Among the positive behaviors are; huge exposure, more pointed exposure, find partners, gauge the waters, and inexpensiveness. On this basis, when networking in a business context the social networking websites offers various perspective of customers. This can be very friendly, amusing, enjoyable and so no. additionally, the negative behaviors are; there are costs whether there are sales or not. Additionally, there is less emphasis on personal development as well as financial freedom.

Developing trust in a business context needs to be built over a long period of time. On this basis, if there is some personal interest in a certain business there will be some trust in that business. On this basis, personal interests indicate that an individual is interested in that business. On the other hand, when one is friendly and approachable by customers trust in that business will be easily built and within the least time possible. A person who is available when needed by customers will experience business success in long run. Additionally, trust in business may be built when one acts secretively. In this case, there will be successes in cases of competitions.

In a business context there may be a relationship between the employee and the client in an office. Additionally, there may be a relationship between an employer and the employee in an office. Importantly, the relationship between the employee and the client is very important as it will determine the amount of profits accrued in that business as a result of customers’ satisfaction. This relationship can be maintained when customers are adequately satisfied with the services provided. On the other hand, the relationship between the employee and employer is very crucial as it will tell how the work is being performed. It can be maintained by employees performing their best level while the employers adequately satisfying the employees through motivating them.
Importantly, when maintaining the relationships in a business there may be challenges like lack of training of the employees which may result to employees not adequately satisfying their clients. On the other hand, the employers may not be motivating employees making them perform poorly. The clients may be very disturbing hence annoying the employees.
Basically, problems occurring in business relationships may be minimized by making sure that there is respect in every sense of relationship. This can be obtained if employees are well satisfied and hence they perform well towards the employers and the clients. Additionally, the employers should make sure that the services provided in that business are of high quality in order to satisfy the clients. Also the recruited employees should be well trained in order to improve their performance.
In a business, relationships can be managed by satisfying employees by motivating them which would help in improving relationships in businesses in future. Certainly, when employees are satisfied they will be willing and well motivated to provide the clients with high quality services which will improve the business performance in future. In order to do this, it is of importance to consider increasing payments given to employees and provide them with trainings. Additionally, employees will feel more motivated to work if they are given leave and other benefits in their places of work.

Australian Institute of Professional Education (AIPE) provides services to the students in Australian colleges. It is located in a modern, spacious, and air conditioned premises in North Sydney. On this basis, students should join AIPE because it provides students with better presentation techniques as well as reducing fear of presenting before other students. Further, through working together in AIPE students are in a position to network with other international students and get the best information about any topic of issue. There are internet services provided to the students, first year students are given a 10% discount if payments are made in advance. Certainly, the AIPE offers its students with a complex student support networks it terms of employment advice, counseling or information concerning upcoming social proceedings.
It is of importance to note that, verbal or written presentations will help students in AIPE to learn better presentation techniques as well as reducing fear of presenting before other students. In this case therefore students will be more encouraged to learn presentation techniques. Moreover, verbal or written presentation will help in cross-cultural exchange of ideas and experience. Further, there is an interaction where many people interact and hence educate each other. For those students who are not fluent in talking especially when they are before other students it would be a very great chance for them to be taught how to go about it.
It is of importance to note that, the major role of Australian Institute of Professional Education alumni tries to unite people in colleges and other institutions of higher learning. Basically, it helps to encourage those students in universities and colleges to form a network where they can help each other in terms of encouragements, advices, counseling and other issues on matters concerning issues of life after school. This it achieves by bringing people together and providing a website where students can learn from others online. Additionally, it achieves this by creating and extending it networking to so many students in the whole of Australia and to other international students.
A point worth noting is that, there are different ways of improving networking ability of AIPE alumni. In this case, internet is a very viable means of communication where students will be sending their comments to a certain created website or an email address. In addition, there should be some selected individuals who will be receiving information from different students and giving feedbacks. In order to strongly maintain networking, there is a great need to have annual meetings in one place where contentious issues will be discussed.

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