Recently, I was interviewed by a business publication about business lunches and I added business breakfasts to the interview. The focus was on doing business at a business lunch or breakfast and tips about doing so. This article caused me to think about strategic business entertaining and what would be the appropriate venues for such entertaining.

Business entertaining is expensive and time-consuming and warrants being very strategic and goal oriented beyond what the goals are for business breakfasts and lunches. It is good to know that one of the main purposes of the business entertaining is to make people feel good and to have a good time. It is critical to consider whether the event will emphasize and underline your business mission in a subtle professional way and if your guests will have an enjoyable time and come away with a better understanding of your company, its goals and its core values.

Your strategic thinking business coach has some suggestions for different types of events that might fulfill your strategic business entertaining goals.

+ specially arranged lunch at a fine restaurant, where you have a relationship with the restaurant owner

+ dinner with spouses or dates at a fine restaurant, where you have a relationship with the restaurant owner

+ an invitation to join your company table at a prestigious charity fundraising dinner

+ an invitation to play tennis at a club, followed by a light lunch

+ an invitation to a game of golf at a club, followed by a light lunch

+ tickets to a major sporting event that you know he or she would enjoy

+ tickets to an arts performance that you know he or she would enjoy

+ specially arranged private tour, behind the scenes, backstage, or some other normally not accessible to general public at a location where you know he or she has been wanting to visit

Your strategic thinking business coach encourages you to use strategic thinking when entertaining your business prospects and clients. If you would like to learn more about strategic business entertaining and how a strategic thinking business coach can facilitate and guide you in that endeavor, please contact Glenn Ebersole today through his website at www.businesscoach4u.com or by email at jgecoach@aol.com

Glenn Ebersole, Jr. is a multi-faceted professional, who is recognized as a visionary, guide and facilitator in the fields of business coaching, marketing, public relations, management, strategic planning and engineering. Glenn is the Founder and Chief Executive of two Lancaster, PA based consulting practices: The Renaissance Group, a creative marketing, public relations, strategic planning and business development consulting firm and J. G. Ebersole Associates, an independent professional engineering, marketing, and management consulting firm. He is a Certified Facilitator and serves as a business coach and a strategic planning facilitator and consultant to a diverse list of clients. Glenn is also the author of a monthly newsletter, “Glenn’s Guiding Lines – Thoughts From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach” and has published more than 350 articles on business.