Business owners usually know they’ve outgrown their space before they admit it. The signs are hard to miss. The team is constantly working around each other. Customers are waiting longer than they should. Every table is full, every appointment is booked, and you’ve reached a point where demand is there, but the commercial space won’t let you grow any further.
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SOUP Network, also called the Society of Urban Professionals NYC, brings entrepreneurs, small business owners, executives, and professionals together in East Harlem to connect, learn, and grow.
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Just because a business is doing well online doesn’t automatically mean it’s ready for a brick and mortar location. A physical space brings an entirely different set of expenses, responsibilities, and operational challenges.
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I’ve learned over the years is that not every networking event is worth your time. After more than twenty years in business, I’ve become much more intentional about where I spend my evenings and who I spend them with. I don’t need to be in the biggest room. I’d rather be in the right one. And that’s why we have SOUP, the Society of Urban Professionals.
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The expenses no one plans for are the ones that hurt the most. For business owners, it’s not just rent and buildout. It’s the equipment that fails, the systems that go down, the unexpected damage that stops your business cold. Those moments cost real money, and they come fast.
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One thing business has taught me is to trust my instincts. That lesson didn’t come overnight. It came from enough experiences where I ignored a red flag because I was focused on the opportunity instead..
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Next Level Networking is our curated speed-networking experience in East Harlem, designed to help you meet people who could become referral partners, collaborators, clients, or long-term business connections.
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What are you building toward? The answer usually shapes every decision that follows. Are you building a business to sell one day? Are you creating something that will generate long term income? Is it something you’ll pass on to your family? Or are you building a business that gives you the freedom to live the life you want?
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At our recent SOUP NYC Next Level Networking event at the Virtuoso Realty Group office in East Harlem, the gathering was more intimate than some of our previous events. It gave us the chance to…
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