It's All About Connections, Baby.

Whether you're launching your first start-up, or have been in the business for 20 years, any entrepreneur knows that connections are key. The right contacts can boost a company to new heights, opening doors along the way. Pairup.com is a social networking site dedicated to helping business flourish by "connecting business travelers." Users of the site can sign up and create profiles that show where they're planning on traveling, in hopes of connecting them with other people in the area.

Once signed up you can search your "network" to see who is attending the same event, in the same area, flying on the same day, working for the same company or working in the same industry. Whew, now that's a lot of potential connections! But pairup.com is certainly not the only social site of its kind, and with any great social networking site, no matter how great the idea, it will only flounder without an online community to back it up. Pairup.com is still in beta phase but if and when enough people join, this could be the starting point for new entrepreneurs to connect and get their ideas heard.