If you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, sales/marketing/technical professional, investors or anyone else who is trying to embrace the power of networking, then this Meetup group for you! We hold regular meetings with small group settings of no more than 30 people so people really get to know each other well. Everyone introduces themselves and tell their stories. We'll have a topic for each meeting with one or more presenter. Then people stay afterwards and chat to each other while enjo …

Accounting & Tax Strategies discussions for Small Business Owners and other self-employed   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 everyday either. Let’s get together share our experiences and help each other with ta …

  Calling All Entrepreneurs and people in Small Business. Are you curious about getting your business to thrive, and with more ease? This will be the premier business networking and educational group in the Bay Area. Our members are entrepreneurs, small business owners, investors, and those starting businesses, who want to network and collaborate with others, and also learn tools to grow their businesses. My name is Dana Garrison and I’m your Organizer; I am an entrepreneur and sma …

Never Market Alone! We decided to start this group to help small businesses keep their marketing edge against big franchises and corporations.  Big businesses have resources that small businesses can't compete with, such as: Millions of dollars in their marketing budgets. Chief Marketing Officers or VPs of Marketing that oversee a fully staffed marketing department (with social media, art design, creative directors, video production, etc.). The ability to sell their products at lower prices b …

Are you curious about getting your business to not only grow but thrive? This group is for women who own or run a business, whether it be a small business or solo business. Coaches, consultants, speakers, holistic practitioners and traditional, are welcome! If you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, or work as a professional and want to learn more business skills, this is the group for you.   This group is built so you can: 1. Surround yourself, meet, and network with other women in busin …

Welcome to the Small Business Networking Club! The Small Business Breakfast is a monthly networking event that connects you with other like-minded business owners here in the Bay Area.     NO CHARGE TO JOIN OR RSVP CLICK ON THE "JOIN US" BUTTON ABOVE Everyone Welcome: All Levels of Experience, No Exclusivity!!!   What you will get out of participating in our events:  You will get at least 3 business cards (new leads) New ideas for your business that can save you money and increase your ROI A …

This meet up is for self-employed individuals, small business owners and anyone serious about starting a business. It can be overwhelming when an individual transitions from simply providing services to creating and running a business. As a new business owner you must wear many hats and utilize the resources around you. When starting out, free resources are always great. That is what this meetup is about. We will hold monthly meetings in Mountain View starting in February. Our speakers will be a …

I'm a young woman and I've owned a successful business for ten years and found that as a business owner it is easy to become isolated. In addition to running my business which I sometimes jokingly say, "I've created a monster!! It is ALIVE!!!" I'm also a song-writer and artist and trying to make that more of a priority in my life. I figured there must be others like me who area also dealing with the compelling, fun, bold, wild and beautiful lifestyle of being a woman entrepreneur. I began lookin …

West Valley College is offering programs and events around promoting small businesses and entrepreneurship.  Programs include classes designed to help first time entrepreneurs start new businesses, advanced courses to help existing businesses grow and succeed, and networking events to help small business owners develop connections and relationships to foster success. The courses are taught by seasoned entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley startup veterans, and specialists in a variety of areas including …

Meetup with SF’s newest startup Tradeshift and be part of the growing Small Business Community in SF. Tradeshift is the newest startup in town. We’re officially launching in the US this week and now we’re inviting Tradeshift users and other small businesses to a meetup in our brand spanking new office for beers and pizza. We’re all about free online invoicing and an are on a mission to network power businesses. Sounds interesting? Then we hope to see you.   Shift Happens

Our meetups are for people who want to learn about WordPress, blogging and online marketing. Every person, family, business, group, club, or organization should have a website. WordPress is a free open source product and it allows you to build your own website. Our monthly meetups will appeal to you Do-it-Yourselfers who want to get a WordPress website launched. This meetup group is dedicated to providing you with an environment that’s supportive, productive and fun. Each month the meetups wil …

Traditionally, businesses have leveraged print coupons, newspaper ads, and direct mail to advertise their products and services. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. How effective are these advertising and marketing channels for small businesses today? We will explore modern, …

You will get the following Small Business Sales and Marketing done Effectively Applying Brain Science to Small Business Concrete and Well Organized Meetings to Network in Solid, Useful, Interesting and Valuable Trainings in:  Solid Financial Tools to manage your business in a sophisticated but understandable manner Please Join the Group and RSVP for our events coming up (if none are posted, we will be posting them very soon: please join to get email updates). See you very soon, Sunil Bhaskaran O …

Come to a Small Business Meetup to pick up tips for running your small business and talk about the issues facing small business owners face today. All are welcome, from those running small businesses to those interested in starting their own!

Eastbay Localprenuers Meetup In order to survive as an entrepreneur, it's crucial to understand how to make the right connections, get the tools and inspirational education in order to grow your business. Eastbay Localprenuers Meetup brings you fresh speakers, monthly training and networking to jump-start your projects and dreams. • Have great business ideas; however you don’t know where to start? • Clueless about Internet Marketing 101? • Have a website that's not working for you? • N …

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 …