Have you been to a business networking event where conversation was stilted? Or where your conversation partner seemed to be trying to assess if you might be a potential client, rather than being interested in who you really are? Have you learned an elevator pitch technique that sounded great, but felt forced when it actually came out of your mouth? Do you feel uncomfortable when networking, or even dread attending events?When we seek to grow our businesses, find new positions, and make new cont …

"The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of  ideas." – George Santayana "To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us." – Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? – Erich Fromm Really couldn’t have said it better than Erich Fromm, I think that as adults we all too often forget that …

Women Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Business Managers, Consultants... Are you looking for a way to grow your business and a group of likeminded women in business to make meaningful connections with?  Then get to know your WON sisters and friends and let us grow your business for you! WON (Women Owned Networking) was created to empower the businesswoman who is already successful and simply wants to grow her business and the businesses of her sisters in a supportive, dynamic environment. …

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 …

Shuffle Marketing. A unique event where small businesses can connect with professionals with marketing experience to have their marketing questions answered in a relaxed, interactive way. We've taken our inspiration by combining the principles behind scrums and speed-dating sessions to create quite literally the 'speed-dating' of marketing consultation or 'Shuffle' marketing. Who is it for? Small businesses, start-ups, charities, entrepreneurs, and community projects seeking marketing advice, an …

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Why This Group Came To Be: We are a group for new and prospective SEO's in the San Francisco/ Bay Area who are committed to improving our skills, learning from one another, staying up-to-date with the latest trends, and beating the competition. Purpose of Group: We are here to discuss what's working and share best practices in SEO. From starting up a website and the basics of On-Site SEO to the importance of engaging the user, topics will vary month-to-month. Who Should Join: This group is open …

LeTip International is the world's largest, privately owned, professional business leads organization. Since 1978, LeTip programs have helped over 120,000 members, throughout the United States and Canada, build business success through personal referrals. LeTip International's structure set the standard in the word-of-mouth referral industry. Members are known for their professionalism, dedication, and loyalty to one another, and to the LeTip Program. LeTip Chapters meet weekly to exchange quali …

We are a group of entrepreneurs, self-employed business professionals, consultants, small business owners, freelancers and startups interested in collaborating in person and online to better connect to our teams and audiences.

Calling business owners and professionals who wants to network in Fremont, Union City, Newark, Pleasanton and Milpitas areas. This is a social networking group that promotes ONLINE and OFFLINE networking by meeting face to face once a week at retail /local venues. We promote local business and practice "paying it forward" by linking and referring each other's business to perfect match. Successful Thinkers Meetup is a FREE membership meetup that creates an environment of knowing each member as a …

"Givers Gain" - Do you want business networking with focus on long term relationships? BNI provides a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. Our chapter - SF Synergy - meets every Wednesday morning at the Serrano Hotel, and is looking to meet professions of all sorts! Please arrive around 7:15; the meeting starts promptly at 7:30 and we'd love to get to know you beforehand! Breakfast is served, eggs - meat - juice - coffee - etc, and costs $20.

We are a regional, special interest, chamber of commerce dedicated to advancing equality of every being. Our organization advocates for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses and individuals of the San Francisco Peninsula and promotes the building of strong business and personal relationships through bi-weekly Leads Exchange Groups (LEG) and regular social events.

Legacy. Leadership. Lifetime. The East Bay Women's Network (EBWN) was founded in 1989 with the mission to create a meeting space "where professional business women gather for support and share ideas to foster success." Over the last 24 years, we have supported success in women from all walks of life: 1- women with careers in corporate America; 2- professional business women; 3- women starting their own small business; 4- entrepreneurial women; 5- women in non-profit organizations... Our goal has …

This community is for women/women business owners to come together; share information and resources; build relationships; network; and collaborate. It's a genuine opportunity to support each other in growing and maintaining successful lives and effective businesses.

This is a group for entrepreneurs interested in marketing their small businesses through social media, social media experts interested in sharing best practices, and social media application developers interested in sharing their tools with the East Bay community. Our goal is to make the East Bay a hub for social media marketing innovation. Small Business Owners + Social Media Experts + Application Developers = Business Success in the East Bay

This will be a group of enthusiastic referral partners who work together as a team to not only help generate new businesses through referral but also help create a closely-knitted business community where we look to: • Improve ongoing business and market strategies by getting to know each others' fields and expanding out • Grow the professional’s business via solid interpersonal relationship • And be the business support for the business partners The goal through this group is to create a team …