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Turning ideas into profit: 5 networking tips to help you grow your startup

By Teo Kermeliotis and Inez Torre, CNN
updated 6:48 AM EDT, Fri March 14, 2014
CNN's African Start-Up follows entrepreneurs on the continent to see how they make their business dreams become reality. Here, two South African experts share the best ways to communicate at networking events. Click on the flashing icons in the interactive below.

Editor's note: Mastering the skill of networking is key for all budding entrepreneurs. Here, Selebogo Molefe and Phakiso Tsotetsi, who run Lifesgud Global Investments, an event services company in South Africa that addresses the need for networking within the startup community, share their best tips with CNN's African Start-Up. Find out more about them here. Designed by Inez Torre/CNN.

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