Are You Ready To Take Your Business To The Next Level? To take your business to the next level and to be your very best, you will have to change your habits, overcome your fears and develop great discipline. Whether you want to grow your business, take control of your business and your life, increase sales, or create sustainable growth, you've found the right Business Owner's Meet-Up Group! Join us in different California locations each and every month where you meet with other like-minded busin …

...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 …

The Electric Vehicle Entrepeneurs of Silicon Valley (EVE) is a non-profit group of peer entrepreneurs and innovators in Silicon Valley who want to participate in the design, development, and marketing of electric vehicles and electric vehicle technologies. Anyone who is interested in creating, recruiting, or working of hot new electric vehicle startups in Silicon Valley should join this group. Also, any electric vehicle (EV) car owner in Silicon Valley is welcome to join and share ideas about …

The SVForum Marketing SIG meets monthly on the 2nd Monday to explore the latest marketing innovations and best practices to help executives and entrepreneurs plan and achieve success. Each meeting will offer practical tips and techniques to profitably anticipate, identify, and satisfy customers needs for emerging technologies. "Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two--and only these two--basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and inn …

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.

Business Intelligence (BI) is the exciting new discipline of skills, processes, technologies, applications and practices used to support decision making in every organization. The Business Intelligence Special Interest Group (SIG) is a forum for discussing advances in BI. Talks range from industry and process trends, through the software tools that enable BI to best practices and issues that arise from their application. Our mission is to create a community of Business Intelligence professionals …

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 …

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 …

BNI offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals. Being a member of BNI is like having sales people working for you every day who market your product or service.  BNI's sole purpose is to provide a structured environment for the development and exchange of quality business referrals.  If referrals are an important part of your business, then BNI is the organization for you.

Welcome to the Microsoft Store Valley Fair Meetup group! We're happy you're here. Our group is for everyone who is interested in attending free events at the store, including workshops on Windows or Office, business networking events, field trips, Xbox tournaments, and Kinect gaming events, to name a few. We offer these free classes in our state-of-the-art theater, equipped with a 103" touchscreen TV, podium, microphones, and amazing audio system. Our awesome trainers will reveal the simple secr …

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.

We understand that the one of the best ways to improve our own business is to utilize the network of people that other members have built. If one person can reach 100 people, then a group of 20 people can reach 2000 and that is very powerful. There have been many fruitful relationships built in our group that will last the rest of our professional lives, and we are looking for more people that share our enthusiasm. This and other Business related Meetups are dedicated to working with small, eme …

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.

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 …

This group is for Business Owners and Strategic Leaders within an Organization. We provide a forum to gain the knowledge and skills to take your company to the next level.

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, …

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 …

Startups and Cofounders provides valuable entrepreneurship resources and connections for entrepreneurs and people with dreams of launching startups. We are committed to organizing startup events and helping talented people find their cofounders with complimentary skills and build their high-performing startups.

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 …

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 Silicon Valley Startup Incubation and Acceleration Networking is a meetup group created for startup entrepreneurs to attend networking sessions, seminars, workshops, coaching and mentoring programs organized by incubators and accelerators. Entrepreneurs, innovators, developers, executives, startup founders and business owners, please join us if you want to get help with business basics, participate in networking activities and cofounder mixers, find marketing resources and strategic partner …

We all realize that the job market has changed dramatically. Networking is now the best way to gain employment! As a group, we will host networking events, workshops, and teleconferences regarding employment opportunities, coaching, and training seminars.

The San Jose Networking & Sale Leads Group is now accepting members! Our mission is to promote the products and services represented by members, pass qualified business referrals and sale leads, motivate professional growth, and provide information regarding the business community in a comfortable, relaxed environment! As a team, we teach each other how to talk about each business and turn that knowledge into qualified leads. Each member becomes your new Sales force $$$ We understand that the on …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

A meetup group for people who want network and showcase their products and services with others. We meet on Tuesdays, at Pizza Party. 3581 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara, Ca 95051 408-248-5680 - we'd love to have you join us! Bring your appetite for a delicious pizza, salad & soft drinks for only $10 per person. If you'd like to do and expo and have vendors at our location, email me, Lidia Blair at lblair@sbcglobal.net. Vendor tables are $10 and your lunch is FREE! If you would like to be a guest sp …