Leicester business networking tips from Lloyds TSB Commercial.

(From Leicester Mercury)

Byline: ROGER GALBRAITH area director for LLoyds tsB commerciaL in the east midLands & Lincs

Finding the time to network with other business owners and industry experts can be a real challenge when you're busy running your own company.

But communicating with your peers is one of the cheapest - and often underrated - ways of raising the profile of your business.

As well as opening doors and creating opportunities to win new business, networking with other business owners is also a great way to learn by sharing experiences like managing people or coming through financial difficulty - if you don't talk to anyone outside …