Nashville, TN (1888PressRelease)
February 26, 2008 - Sherman Mohr is at it again. This time, seeking out the prosperous demographic surrounding the cigar aficionado. Over the last eight months, Sherman Mohr of Castle Venture Group has facilitated dozens of meetings resulting from use of a combination of online networking tools. As an avid and disciplined connector of people, Sherman is supported in the community development efforts enthusiastically by his colleagues at Castle Venture Group.
The online resources used have been http://meetup.com and http://linktoentrepreneurs.com. Through the use of Meetup.com, Mr. Mohr has been able to facilitate entrepreneurship related meetups, “New in Town” meetups, and now will build a significant group of cigar aficionados. They will soon have a resource for community building, networking, and shared interests.
When asked how development of the Cigar Aficionado group fit into his business plan for 2008 Mr. Mohr answered this way, “As a primary consultant for a private equity firm in Brentwood, TN, I am responsible for the development and cultivation of relationships that serve to foster business for the firm.” Mohr goes in more detail stating, “As I would meet with friends and colleagues in local cigar shops I couldn’t help but notice that a good portion of the patrons were the demographic our firm seeks. They were deal makers, deal seekers, movers and shakers. They were the kind of business owners our firm runs with and the kind of investors or we seek out for our portfolio companies.”
Mohr went on to detail how the use of Meetup and Linktoentrepreneurs.com lead to a sizeable increase in his data base last year. This supplemental development of relationships takes discipline according to Mohr. “Unless you stay on it every week, hold meetings, and stay focused on giving more than at first you receive, it will not work for you.”
For a quick look at how one Meetup looks to the new visitor online, visit http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/706/. Sherman Mohr’s new and budding Cigar Aficionado Meetup may be found at http://cigar.meetup.com/64/.
Get to know this guy or before you know it, he will absolutely know everyone you do.
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