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by Franc Flotron
One of the earliest things that one must do
when facing a political challenge is make a reasonable assessment
of their political assets and liabilities. For those already
involved in government relations they either consciously or
unconsciously make those assessments on an ongoing basis.
For someone who is completely new to politics this can seem
like a very foreign world. Political capital is essential
in the realm of politics for the players to judge your credibility,
reliability and potential to help them when the tables are
reversed.
A common mistake that those new to government relations make
is that they may assume that they can simply buy political
capital with money. This is true in part, money can make acquiring
political capital easier if properly planned or it can land
you in jail if your activities are characterized as bribes.
This is a frequent problem for business people who equate
everything to money. Hiring reputable government relations
specialists can help you with political capital, but there
is a real limit to how much you can buy, it can be very costly
and it doesn’t last like it would if you built it yourself.
Good government relations experts like those at the Lobbyist
Source, LLC can help you identify your hidden political assets
and help you develop them quickly. The Lobbyist Source has
a systematic means of helping you identify assets you may
not realize that you have and they can help you develop new
ones effectively.
Be wary of government relations experts who immediately want
to make lots of contributions. Often they want to use your
money to help build their political capital. If time allows,
analyzing and building your political capital should be a
careful methodical process.
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