This is a business networking group for entrepreneurs and small businesses from the greater Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland area.

The DC Nonprofit/Small Business Forum, brings together small businesses and nonprofits to network and meet each other's needs. Small Business are looking to gain access to new consumers and Nonprofits are looking to gain access to services at a great price. Why not overlap the two sectors and make some things happen!

If you're paying for ad words, you're spending too much! If you're constantly clicking between social media platforms and updating individual local listings, you're wasting too much time! If you're not on social media, you're missing over half of your potential clients! If you're not sending your content through an online newswire, you're wasting potential exposure! Let's talk about ways to combine all your efforts on a small business budget!

NetworkOut organizes inclusive business networking events and opportunities to help local companies and professionals create meaningful business leads, seek new talent and find new business opportunities. Our events include breakfasts, business speakers and after work B2B happy hour events. Our business networking events draw a diverse mix of professionals from all industries and career levels to enable networking in a relaxed and inclusive social atmosphere.

Capital Business Source is a professional forum that provides support and education to small business owners in the DC metro area.

Meet other local Christian Small Business Owners! Come to a Christian Business Exchange (CBE) Meetup to network, find new customers, get advice and avoid costly mistakes. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. Christian business owners that would like to attract more customers and increase their profit in 2011 should join this group. We will show you how to get pass the gate keeper. We will show you how to get customers chasing you for your product or service. We will show y …

The mission of Georgetown BNI Tuesday Lunch Group is to help members increase their business through a structured, positive, and professional "word-of-mouth" program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with quality business professionals. We meet every Tuesday at 8:00 AM (DAILY GRILL 1310 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20007...complimentary valet parking) to talk about our businesses and to give and get referrals from other professionals in the group.

Are you tired of meeting interns and low-level staffers at receptions in your area? Connecting More Business holds monthly networking events at upscale locations around the country! Connecting More Business is dedicated to bringing together more elite business professionals than any single-city networking event in the country. Our goal is to nationalize the single-city networking concept so that professionals who do business in one, or more than one, area can connect with each other.

In a world where everything is ever changing, now is the time join Pentagon City Microsoft Store Business and Networking Group. Business leaders will have the opportunity to experience cutting edge technology through our workshops, classes and networking events. Upcoming topics will cover cloud services, collaboration tools and mobile solutions to increase productivity. Sign up today to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

The Ivy League Alumni Club of Washington DC Welcome, DC Ivy Leaguers! We are a face-to-face social network of alumni from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Upenn, and Yale. We host business and professional networking events and publish a weekly newsletter with job postings catered to alumni of these schools in the Washington D.C. area.  We also organize career enhancing professional events weekly and monthly in our city (event frequency contingent upon member interest a …

We believe in building teams of female entrepreneurs that inspire each other to thrive. We welcome business owners, to bloggers and everyone in-between!

We are a group of business leaders in the Washington metro area. We hold monthly or almost monthly networking events. We offer a message board listing business tips and advice. Membership is free. Our events are almost free with a small donation to a worthy charity.

This group is dedicated to helping women start their own businesses. We serve as part mastermind, part mentorship, part idea generation, and most importantly business education. We educate women on business essentials, from business plans to strategic thinking, to execution and realization of your final goal. Of course we also provide networking and meaningful business referrals as our relationships with each other grow. We created a successful community in New York ( http://www.meetup.com/Women …

The Black Business Women Network is a innovative social and professional network that specializes in bringing Black Business Women / Entrepreneurs and those aspiring to become Business Owners or Entrepreneurs together online and off line to build Business Networks. The Black Business Women Network brings Black Business Women together to establish relationships, through networking and information awareness through true member interaction and support. This group is for you if you want to support …

Hello Lady Divas, We are delighted that you have stopped by to visit.  Our sole purpose is to encourage each other to grow our business as we believe that "iron sharpens iron". So, whether you are a sole proprietor, direct sales consultant, independent contractor or any other type of entrepreneur; seasoned or new at owning a business, we want to help you succeed and grow your business. We invite you to join like-minded entrepreneurs who are destined for greatness. Because a woman becomes much li …

This group is dedicated to growing your business with using social media. You will learn how to efficiently use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Pinterest to build your brand, and increase sales. Our goal is to providing informative and fun local, social and mobile online marketing workshops. At our Meet Ups you will learn: How to set up Your Twitter Profile for Best Results How to generate qualify leads from Twitter How to use Google Hangouts to use that g …

Chinatown is a Great Place. We will bet you have eaten at some of it's tasty restaurants or strolled the streets getting to know the culture. And we want it to last for many years to come.  It is a hub of culture where Chinese, Americans, Chinese-Americans and people from all over the world visit as part of their visit to Washinton D.C. It represents what can be some of the best ideas for our ONE city. Join us as we discuss the future of CHINATOWN and our ONE CITY, Washington D.C. We hope to mee …

We are a group of entrepreneurs coming together in the Washington, DC area to share tips, problem solving techniques, get/give advice on profitability.  We have a vast variety of products/services, and creative business ideas. We offer: *Networking*Seminars*Executive Coaching *Internet Marketing *Small Business Consulting *E-Commerce Training *Business Strategy development *Business Education *Tradeshow development * Entrepreneur training . . .  and a whole lot more . . . AND MOST IMPORTANTL …

The Empowered Woman's Meetup Group has women-only empowerment events for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners. This Meetup Group is an extension of the Global Institute for Empowered Women Entrepreneurs (GIEWE) GIEWE is a dynamic community of women that come together in empowered spaces to support one another in the growth and development of their businesses and lives. We share and learn new ideas, exchange hugs, have fun, and enjoy great conversation. Join us as you support, educate, enrich …

This meetup group is organized to bring together Government and Contractors so; - Ideas and new and upcoming techonologies may be shared, - Networking events can benefit professional's careers, - Small businesses may establish a network with other small and large businesses, - Prime contractors may establish a network with sub-contractors, and, - Contractos may promote innovative tools and ideas to government. We look forward to having you join our group!  

This group is for women in the DC Metro area who are seeking to network on and off line for personal, spiritual and professional growth and development with an emphasis on small business owners or prospective owners.

Are you looking for new customers? Come join us for lunch - many of our guests get new business their first lunch with our group! Our BNI group is a fun and friendly group - and each member of our group is willing to serve as your own personal sales force. Join us for lunch and see what we are all about!

Join Allies Bridging Cultural Divides (ABCD) and network with co-organizers, real estate professionals, investors, small housing providers, agents, property managers, small business, nonprofit, community builders, association executives, meeting planners, co-sponsors, business owners and other group members of the Friendship Archway Alliance for monthly networking conversations over lunch. Self-pay for food or drink. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! This nonprofit program provides opportunities for people …

This group is designed to help small businesses wanting to do business with the government - U.S. Government, State and local municipalities. This group is focused on request for proposal (RFP) planning and grant guidance for those who work with the Government. Too often this process can be cumbersome for one person to do by themselves. We are looking to sharing experiences, pitfalls and information. This Meetup brings small contractors together to discuss a multiple of topics in regard to d …

The saying goes, "it can be lonely at the top." Sistah CEOs is a group for African American women who own their own businesses and are looking for a peer group who can share experiences, challenges and joys of being a business owners. If you are are the CEO of your own company, running your business on a full-time basis, and are serious about networking, sharing resources and be a listening ear for others successful sistah businesses owners, then this is the MeetUp for you! Join us! We'll mix a …

** We have renamed this Meetup to reflect the interests of our members and the direction of our company ** If you're an IT professional looking to learn more about new technologies like the cloud, virtualization, mobility, unified communications, and more, this is the group you've been waiting for! The purpose of this Meetup is to bring IT pros together so they can do what they do best: talk tech, share experiences and war stories, and learn about the latest trends in IT so they can have a compe …

You are invited to join us for networking conversations over lunch with local IT professionals,  webmasters and people of diverse professions and backgrounds to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, and/or just to meet to chat and learn from non-webmasters to understand where clients are coming from for greater overall long term success. These events are great for practice skills required to build business ventures and develop mutually supportive and …

The DC Connections group grew from the Washington DC Connections group I run on LinkedIn. Currently we have almost 15k members in that group. I thought it would be smart and beneficial to break down the huge group into geographic clusters so we can really get to know our community and find benefits directly where we live or work. This focused approach should allow for us to build a community that will help each other benefit. This is a business focused group but I want to have fun as well. With …