Business Networking Event Invitations

Many small business professionals are frequently searching for new jobs or clients, which can be incorporated into your networking event invitations. Create a fake classified ad listing for part-time jobs as a business networking event guest.

Classified Ad Invitations

Hire a graphic designer to create a fake classified ad listing for part-time jobs as a business networking event guest. List job requirements that match your business gathering theme and issue a phone number or email for RSVP purposes. Print these business networking event invitations on newsprint paper for more authenticity. Send the invitations as individual classified ad cutouts or place them on a fake newspaper page that can be folded and mailed to guests.

Office Memo Invitations

Type an office memo with modified information to use for business networking event invitations. Use the theme of this business gathering as an office memo title and your logo or industry image in the heading. Include your business networking event information in the date, to, from and subject fields. Type the name of one guest at a time into your "to" field so these office memo invitations remain neatly organized. Use the theme or purpose of your business networking event in the "subject" field.

Guests will likely realize that their office memo is really an invitation to your networking event when reading the subject line. Write a brief one or two sentence introduction to your office memo invitation and follow up with a "Procedure" and "Policies" section. The Procedures should include detailed explanations of all relevant information about this business networking event such as time, location and date. Write any dress code requirements and RSVP information under the "policies" section of these office memo invitations. Stamp or write the word "confidential" at the bottom of these business networking event invitations if you are hosting a private invite-only gathering.

Business Card Invitations

Use one of the most popular forms of accessing contacts as your primary source for business networking event invitations. There are numerous ways to create your own business cards online and using computer software programs with printable card sheets. Design a stylish business card that promotes the networking event instead of any service, website or product. These networking event invitations will be easier for guests to accept, especially business professionals who maintain a Rolodex of cards. You can also require guests to bring these business card invitations with them to the networking event as proof that they were invited. This can also be used to count who showed up among all business professionals who were invited to your networking event.

Invitation-Only References

Recruit a group of VIP guests to invite their circle of contacts to your networking event. This helps to save money on getting elaborate networking event invitations, which benefits new small business owners. Give ten or twenty carefully selected professionals all relevant information about the event including time, date and location. Create a master list of everyone who will be attending based on reservations made during the weeks or months leading up to this business networking event. Provide an incentive to VIP guests who can get the most business professionals in their circle to RSVP for your networking event.