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title: "Network In Action Rebuilding Business Community in St. Petersburg"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f2de384e-2727-4683-8819-d1d77097c04d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20201006_network_in_action_rebuilding_business_community_in_st_petersburg.html
category: "Business Services"
industry: "Business Services"
published: 2020-10-06T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:43.578Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524749292158-7540c2494485?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Network In Action Rebuilding Business Community in St. Petersburg

**TL;DR:** Network In Action is helping business owners in St. Petersburg grow their businesses through modern networking. The organization, founded by Scott Talley in 2015, offers professionally-run monthly meetings and a revolutionary internal website and smartphone app to streamline the referral process.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-10-06. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20201006_network_in_action_rebuilding_business_community_in_st_petersburg.html).*

## Story

Giving rise to business leaders, Montanez will be assisting a dynamic group of local business owners and professionals in growing their network through monthly 90-minute meetings with set agendas each month to ensure each meeting is interactive and engaging for business owners.

“I started my own real estate investment company seven years ago and built it up almost entirely through networking,” said Montanez, group leader of NIA St. Petersburg. “There are a lot of benefits to networking many people forget about and my goal is to remind the St. Petersburg business community of the value that comes with having a strong network of people behind you.”

Taking a modern approach to networking, NIA’s revolutionary internal website and smartphone app allows members to pass and track referrals with ease, start discussions with other members, post status updates and more. The app helps to streamline the referral process for NIA members by giving them the ability to connect in real-time. It is also the only networking organization offering a guaranteed ROI through a simple calculation method based off a members’ commitment to attending monthly meetings and passing referrals.

“Tony has shown his passion for bringing people together and helping them succeed since the very beginning,” said Scott Talley, founder and CEO of Network In Action. “We’re thrilled to have him be a part of the Network In Action family and look forward to seeing the impact he will make on business owners in St. Petersburg.”

Established in 2015 by founder and CEO Scott Talley, Network In Action (NIA) is one of the only networking organizations that offers professionally-run, monthly meetings focused on using a combination of technology and face-to-face networking. With more than 70 NIA groups across the country, NIA is changing what it means to network through its commitment to building real relationships and helping businesses grow through its exclusive referral network.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- technology integration (topic)
- community building (topic)
- St. Petersburg (location)
- business networking (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20201006_network_in_action_rebuilding_business_community_in_st_petersburg.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f2de384e-2727-4683-8819-d1d77097c04d).