Business owners helping other business owners to gain knowledge and expertise in using Pinterest for Business, the fastest growing internet website today It is the first social footprint based upon 'discovery' rather than keyword search. Join us to learn how effectively use Pinterest for your business! Learn what you can do to be on the 'cutting edge' of Pintetest. We will examine everything from SEO to Custom Graphics learning the 'ins and outs' of Pinterest while creating innovative strategies …

...Looking for the edge to optimal business success? Join us as we explore, learn and support each other in our business adventures and ventures. More importantly, we establish personal relationships to expand our networks and our businesses to position ourselves for huges success in 2010 and beyond!! 2010 Theme: Business Success Through Coaching. Hear the insights, tips and strategies from the best Biz Coaches in the Bay Area. Each meeting will feature an invited guest Biz Coach who is genui …

Accounting & Tax Strategies discussions for Small Business Owners and other self-employed U.S. Government Study Concludes: Small Businesses Overpay the IRS by an Average of $11,638 How to pay less tax and take all the deductions we are entitled to and How to not take any deductions we are not entitled to and avoid paying thousands of dollars in tax penalties? We can’t count on our accountant to follow us everywhere keep books for us just like we don’t expecting our dentist to brush our teeth …

Cloud Strategy Generation (CSG) helps with skills, experience and frameworks needed to enable Cloud Strategy for IT Projects. At Cloud Strategy Generation we connect cloud strategy to business models, to culture, to requirements and to ever evolving technology stack of Cloud Computing. We bring together educators, researchers, pioneers in the cloud and leaders from every industry to influence the usage and design of our tools. Our experiences are enduring and transformational delivering competit …

This group's purpose is to help people improve their sales and marketing skills.   We will be sharing and practicing the best sales techniques. Join us in a round table event as we learn and practice new skills. Practicing with others is a key element in improving comfort and confidence when approaching clients.  People who have small businesses and want to improve their in-person sales and marketing skills are a good fit for this group. This Meetup group's main purpose is to give salespeople a …

This is a group to support local businesses and brands familiarize themselves with social media. Learn about different types of social media and social media campaigns. What social media avenues are right for you and which ones are merely a time sink. For business owners and startups alike. Curious about social media... This is for anyone interested in learning how social media can be used to benefit you.

Our mission is to offer greater numbers of entrepreneurs and people of passion the opportunity to benefit from all kinds of entrepreneurial events and educational programs. Our group is the place for engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, students, business owners, startup founders, executives and investors in the entire Bay Area to get connected and ultimately succeed in entrepreneurship and other career opportunities.

At the San Francisco Bay Area Start Up Basics Meetup we will discuss fundamentals that all businesses must understand from getting 'off the ground' to successful flipping, IPO or franchising. Getting a well trafficked web presence. ROI for good marketing and sales. Effective Networking and more. Got business fundamentals down? Come learn with us.

Rainmakers started as a series of miniconferences focusing on entrepreneurial education for startup founders and professionals to share their experiences and grew into the perfect networking group for San Francisco Bay professionals who want to connect with other professionals. Make new business and personal connections, build your network, find new clients, and identify business opportunities. We make our networking events easy by having greeters at the door to not only welcome you - they intro …

South Bay Referral Mixers is a community made up of local business owners and professionals in the South Bay that gather regularly (6-12x a year) for LARGE (100's of local business owners / professionals) Referral Mixers. Held at a private venue, the mixers bring hundreds of local business owners and professionals together in a fun, social collaborative environment designed to help members get to know one another and actively look to drive referral business to one another. Being part of our gu …

We're all about the Application and SaaS business models and monetization mechanisms ranging from Freemium to Premium, IAP (in app purchases), Bundling, Customer Conversion Analytics - whatever it takes to actually get users (consumer and business) to pay for Apps! We typically have two or three speakers, each of whom shares a deep knowledge of and experience with the software monetization and business models.  All of our speakers will discuss Freemium, since it's the monetization model du jour, …

MEET OTHERS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE -- BUSINESS AND SOCIAL EVENTS Business and social mixers for non-profit aficionados -- professionals, philanthropists, volunteers, and others -- who are looking to network or just want to socialize. Meet and join others through wine tastings, tours, seminars, and other activities in a fun and relaxing environment. Make business contacts, meet volunteers, and make friends.

The Mountain View IBD Meetup group welcomes anyone who is interested in investing from beginning to advanced. We are dedicated to teaching the CAN SLIM Investing System. You do not need to be an Investor's Business Daily subscriber to join and membership is free. Each month, we will discuss the current market outlook and watch list stocks.

I have a lot of problems and a lot of challenges. I am not able to decide what to do in most of day to day situations. I need people who can listen to me and tell me what I should do. Sometimes I am just stuck in simple problems. This is the problem example we will discuss on March 7th: Axiom1) I always wanted to do the business. I wanted to make money and tons of money. This money will be for my family and their families. Axiom2) I also want freedom. I want to live my life. I want to use …

Are you stuck on a problem that needs solving? Maybe you need completely unbiased minds, brains from varied backgrounds to pump new life into finding a solution. You're not alone - we've all been there. I've started and run several successful Web and tech businesses. I alone never solved all the problems my businesses faced or came up with every great idea that advanced the businesses. What I did know was how to lead brainstorming sessions which led to the solutions we needed and were searching …

I am a strong believer that we can always be more, have more, and do more, because we can always learn more. Therefore, I created this meetup group to provide a networking platform for people that are looking for opportunities to learn, grow, and gain more, by catching the global economic trends and most advanced beauty and health technology and products based on genetic approach.

Mastery for Women is a call to action, a movement, a safe place where women can support each other to reach the goals and desires that tug at their hearts and souls. MFW is more than just networking - it is a development of self and others; providing a blueprint for making the lives of others better and in the process enriching our own. We have just begun. Mastery for Women is a division of Successful Thinkers Network, where building relationships is the key. Our groups are designed to foster a …

Meetup for Silicon Valley IT (Computer and Telecom) Resellers, Distributors, Brokers.

The Silicon Valley Innovation Institute is a 503(c) non-profit. It's purpose is to support innovators - those who have insight, and actually APPLY it. If you're someone who's gotten into trouble for having a great idea before, or you are the kind of person who likes to support the people who get into trouble for having great idea's, then this is a group for you!

We discuss all things Big Data including tools, use cases and especially opportunities around this emerging area of large scale data

This group is for people between 30s to 44 years old to try new things, make new friends and have a few laughs.  I took over from the last person who stepped down a month ago.  So, lets start fresh and get together. If you want to organize an event, feel free to post on the main page. Please support the cost of this group by liking my Facebook Page called "Free Case Friday". Free Case Friday offers iPhone iPad iPod Macbook accessory news, reviews and giveaways! LIKE US to get news of upcoming dr …

We have regular fun events to get in shape, have fun, meet new people, and make friends! Let me know if you would like to help organize an event.

This is a Meetup for international founders who want to connect and share knowledge with venture capitalists, angels, local founders, subject matter experts and the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay community.

Transform every aspect of your life. “The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human." John Naisbitt, Author - Megatrends Too often, we attempt to compartmentalize our lives into the roles we play: boss, mother, co-worker, sister, accountant, caretaker, or husband. There are so many hats to wear and only so many hours in which to get everything done. At the end of the day we're left wonderi …

Core group has worked with new technology startups for over 18 years. How to take a social media or technology start-up company from idea concept through funding and global market. Whether family shoestring budget, angel investment or VC venture capital the principles for success remain the same. With the warp-speed changes in digital, mobile and hyper-localized marketing as well as consumer savvy rewards-based technologies emerging every view days we would love to meet and chat about some basic …

We are an educational group. We provide a platform for everyone in the group to learn from one another. We can share our ideas, dreams, and help one another build our wealth and achieve our dream lifestyles. We meet at least once a month to discuss different topics. Our purpose is to pass on wealth building information and add value to every group member's life. If you have great ideas and want to share with others, please e-mail to mywealth411@gmail.com. Discussed topics currently include, but …