Networking has always played an important part in greasing the cogs of industry, and nowhere is this more evident than in the property sector. Getting on, and clinching that vital deal, is invariably all about knowing the right people. However, by its very nature, this way of doing business tends to favour people of a certain age, with a lifetime, or at least a couple of decades, of carefully honed contacts behind them. Which was part of the reason why, three years ago, some enterprising young go-getters decided to set up Young Entrepreneurs in Property. The London-based organisation, which boasts some 450 members, organises six networking events a year, ranging from speeches by key industry figures to open mike nights, where members are given two minutes on stage to talk about themselves and their companies. 'That one can be pretty terrifying, but very rewarding," says Alex Thorpe, YEP's chairman. "People come and hopefully go away with 10 new contacts."
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