This group is for small business owners who want to barter their time/expertise for the time/expertise of others. Many small biz owners, including myself, are often running the entire show themselves, and on a very tight budget! What do you do when you need help with proof-reading, design, website assistance, etc? It helps to have a second pair of eyes and an extra set of hands, doesn't it? Let's help each other out! Bring your current project to the meetup and get some much needed feedback, adv …

Women Owned Networking National 100 (WON), founded in June 2011 by members of an NFL family, is a business organization and social club "with heart" established for the purpose of bringing together 100 accomplished women executives and business owners. Now, other Pro Football wives have gotten involved to ensure the success of women executives across the country through WONN (Women Owned Networking National), and WONMillion! We are bringing together 100 Smart, Successful, Business Savvy Women wi …

A networking group to discuss top of mind content to help grow startups and small businesses around the San Francisco area. Meet and learn from other local entrepreneurs and small business owners to learn how you can enhance your business. Participate in this group to learn from subject matter experts, network, find new customers and vendors, share ideas and experiences, get advice and avoid costly mistakes. Topics will vary, to ensure we provide value to companies in a variety of aspects.

Let's come together and collaborate to build great businesses! Are you looking for a strategic business partner - perhaps someone in a business complementary to yours,  where you provide a different product or service, but you both target the same customer demographic. Why not work together for the benefit of both of you? Or maybe you're ready for growth, but lack the skill set to take you to the next level - are you great at managing operations, but not so great at marketing - and gee, wouldn't …

WISB is a women's network of green-minded businesses owners. Integrative medicine practitioners are included. WISB was founded by Regina Ryerson, Michele Gachowski and Dror Schneider. Incorporating green and sustainable features into our work is a ongoing journey.  We're here to support each others' steps along the way, in these areas: Navigating green and sustainable business decisions. Operations and supply chains are parts of the picture, along with any products we may sell. Learning about l …

My name is Mary Liu and I am the Organizer of this Meetup and I welcome you to the Premier Women's Business Network.  I, like yourself, am an entrepreneur and have been for the past 28 years so I know the challenges of trying to balance it all.  From a business, to your children, your husband or partner and everything else in between. I own several businesses including Empowered Women Speakers, a visibility consulting firm that provides resources for speakers, coaches, trainers, and entrepreneu …

We are a group of non-competing small business owners dedicated to networking with other like-minded professionals! Belonging to San Francisco Business Referral Network is like having dozens of sales people working for you. Members carry several copies of your business cards with them and when they meet someone who could use your products or services, they hand out your card and recommend yours. www.sfbusinessnetwork.com

We are the San Francisco Business Makers, independent small business leaders who come together once a month to network, to share referrals, to support and celebrate each other as we strive to achieve our goals for success. We at SF Business Makers believe there is always business to be made by working together as a team. Our group is independent of other local and national networking organizations. Since we have years of knowledge and experience between us, we offer each other ideas and encourag …

Seva is a Mindful Business Networking Group composed of entrepreneurs and small business owners who come together to network their businesses based on the principals of service, sustainability and mindfulness and to support others members who wish to do the same. We meet the first and third Wednesday of each month at The Grove on Mission and 3rd st. at 9-10:30am. Hope to see you there! If you have any questions feel free to email me at info@suzannekatanic.com and check out or website www.sevacbn …

Are you in the workforce and looking to go back to graduate school for your MBA? Are you a business school graduate in need of some refresher courses? Are you a business owner looking to better manage your business? If you answered yes to any of these, join us for free MBA lessons, each geared toward a specific topic and taught by students in the accelerated MBA program at the Hult Business School.

We're teaching designers how to think like entrepreneurs. Whether you work for a corporation, start-up or as a freelance designer, join our group and learn how to stay passionate about your work, communicate with all types of clients effectively, market yourself and more! Learning and applying good business skills are imperative, especially in a fast-moving industry. There is a lot of buzz about design founders. Why not bring the founders, developers and the designers together so the designers …

if you are a self-aware entrepreneur or want to be one - one who strives to make a real difference in the world. We are changing names and changing our mission - formerly The Bay Area Entrepreneurs Network, we now focus on those who desire to be conscious about the role they play in changing lives. This is the opportunity to network with like-minded self-aware peers, learn how to grow your business while growing yourself and changing the world. My name is Jonathan Bender, and it's my pleasure to …

Bay Area Entrepreneurs, Business & Service Professionals, Sales Executives are invited to join the network. By building powerful partnerships with like minded professionals we can grow our businesses together. Through our networking events you will meet potential business partners, advisers, mentors and friends and generate referrals and other contacts to build on your success. See you at our next event.

This group is for people who are interested in making a difference in the world through their business. Maybe you offer your services in a healing capacity, or a coaching capacity or a consulting capacity. Either way, you are committed to doing it authentically, with open hearts and a strong desire to make a significant impact in a way that sustains you emotionally and financially. In this grop, we are committed to sharing business & marketing strategies from this place, sheltered from a world o …

Welcome all Bay Area Massage Therapist in solo or small group practice -- this group is for you! As a small business owner, you might be wondering about the best ways to grow and run your practice. You may want to brainstorm on a new marketing idea, or need a partner to participate in an event. Your host is Irene Diamond, RT inductee in the World Massage Hall of Fame, and founder of the best-known internationally acclaimed online business success resource for massage therapists whose goal is to …

NAWBO SFBA is an advocate for the success of women business owners by recognizing achievements, advising, mentoring & promoting their stories to Grow, Thrive and Lead

#1 Bay Area Network! A community for entrepreneurs, small business owners and investors. Have a great idea? Have capital and can't find a sound business? This #1 Community can help. We provide financing help, business plan development, consulting, debt financing, alternative financing, and opportunities to investors. Join San Francisco Entrepreneur Investor Network Meetup today! All Entrepreneurs & Investors are welcome. We will have a wide range of qualified entrepreneurs so you can share ideas …

A group designed to Help Business network, share, and grow together. This group will focus on Internet Marketing as the key tool to helping local business grow. Their will be presentations, events, and other fun activities where you can meet other online business owners, share and learn more about the different strategies to succeed online. Looking forward to seeing you at the meetup

This group founded by Melissa Bradley is a directory of Marin County women business owners and leaders that can benefit from each others friendships. This group is focused on gaining personal long lasting relationships and having fun, and the referrals and networking are secondary. We call our members "Queen Bees" to be funny. Life is too short not to have fun! We have voluntary meetings once or twice a month a local Marin restaurants. Melissa Bradley is the owner of Bradley Real Estate. She st …

San Francisco, Marin Referral Mixer is a community made up of local business owners and professionals in the San Francisco, Marin area that gather regularly (6-12x a year) for professional mixers and networking events. Held at a private venue, the mixers bring many local business owners and professionals together in a 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 guest list will allow you …

Hello, Asian Business Connectors is dedicated to bringing together professionals of Asian descent to help grow each other businesses by sharing ideas, strategies and helping build networking skills while at the same time passing qualified referrals to each other. We are seeking professionals who want to grow their business through word of mouth and are fun, determined, and motivated individuals in their fields. Examples of professionals the group is looking for are: CPA's, estate attorney, massa …

Local SF bay area people with a yen to start a food business could be cafe, restaurant, bakery, online food shoppe, cater. We could use a couple of people with the exerience who think to expand their current food business and yet most of us have never done this .... to bring what we know about food to Others and make a profit

The Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF) is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to developing current and future leaders by providing resources such as workshops and networking events to address today's relevant issues in our fast-changing business environment. Programs include: Youth Program: Educating and stimulating career considerations of our future business leaders. Leadership Program: Designed for individuals seeking to continue improving their leadership skill …

“In the Future Everything Will Be A Cafe" ! 1. Universities will become Cafes (virtual classes and the high price of an education) 2. Book Stores have become Cafes(Ebooks are coming of age-you can keep your library in your pocket) 3. Cafes will Displace Most Retail Shops (you can shop from the comfort of a Cafe, while avoiding crowds, parking, bad service, etc on Amazon.Com). 4. Offices Become Cafes Again (with the exception of Yahoo employees, notice all of the empty cubicles in most offices?) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

SSan Francisco & Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Meetup is one of the largest entrepreneur meetups, attracting entrepreneurs, investors, media rock stars, graphic and game designers, computer programmers and developers, and cool people from all walks of life. Almost over 3700 members strong and growing daily, this meetup group focuses on a specific entrepreneurial or business-related topic.