Did you know that the average knowledge retention rate six weeks after a typical business seminar is only 10%?! This is not a seminar. This is group coaching and brain storming on YOUR business issues. You will get personalized action plans to immediately implement in your business every week we meet. Other benefits of this meetup are: -Meeting other local Business Owners. -Developing deep relationships with other members that will produce new customers -Get advice and avoid costly mistakes …

Meet other local Small Business Owners! Come to a Small Business Meetup to network, play the ActionCOACH game of Leverage and learn more about business in 2 1/2 hours then you will all year on your own! All are welcome! Leverage is a board game developed by ActionCOACH Founder and self made billionaire, Brad Sugars, to teach small business owners how to achieve massive profit growth in their businesses by focusing on 5 key areas. You will "inherit" a business at the beginning of the game and i …

Social Media is not just a fad, It is here to stay! The group is designed to help small business owners who are unfamiliar with social media and how it can be utilized to increase sales, extend you brand and better communicate with your clients and customers. Most people when they think of Social Media think of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn adn YouTube, but it is also much more than that, It is utilizing the interactive features of what is called "Web 2.0 We will be sharing business ideas, mar …

Meet other locals from all Industries to discuss your Business Ideas and Strategies. Gather to discuss current events, share experiences, and to network with other people interested in Business. This is a casual but professional atmosphere with a planned agenda. Networking with like minded professional in a supportive group. Join our Linkedin site too! http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1856388&trk=hb_sid...

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Entrepreneurs, you may be in business for yourself but you are not by yourself! This meetup is a place for business owners and entrepreneurs to meet and exchange ideas. The main focus of this group is to assist Small Business owners in growing their businesses by networking and exchanging information. Enabling our members to grow, expand and flourish in their endeavors. This meetup is being brought to you by Tamian Associates, a firm that is committed to your successful business. We do Business …

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, …

Stanford Web Consortium is all about Social Media - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Blogs. Bottom line - how do we make money with these Social Media? Is Facebook better than LinkedIn better than Twitter better than Google+ better than blogs for making money? This meetup is devoted to how to make money (legitimately) off of the Social Media platforms. Got ideas? Come share. Come learn. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AN …

Ultra Light Startups Ultra Light Startups brings together the world's most innovative technology entrepreneurs, in monthly events and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. Topics cover: Design, Technology, Marketing and Finance And be sure to checkout our website and join our social media groups: Website - http://ultralightstartups.com/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ultralightstartu …

Internet marketing encompasses a broad, diverse set of processes: search, content networks, email marketing, affiliate networks, video ads, social media, viral marketing, and more. 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. We meet regularly to discuss how to utilize these tools to …

This group is for eBay sellers to meet, learn, share ideas and help each other. Whether you're a casual seller wanting to make a few extra dollars by clearing out your garage or a Top Rated Seller earning a living, we are for you. The group is free and meetups are free. We have an excellent breadth of members - from eBay trained Education Specialists to Trading Assistants to store designers to eBay employees and more. And we're getting amazing guests including: Lynn Dralle "The Queen of Auction …

Ever Wonder why some people make it and others don’t? Are you in a Network Marketing or MLM business who hasn’t been trained, coached or mentored, and just don’t know where to turn for help or for that matter, how to build your business the Right way? We will host generic trainings that are designed to improve your skills no matter what Network Marketing or MLM business you promote. During the training, No specific products or services will be mentioned. Out of this business training, we p …

PARENT + ENTREPRENEUR + WORK-AT-HOME-PARENT (WAHP) = YOU!!!This group was formed to create camaraderie and long lasting professional and personal friendships amongst us home-based Parent Entrepreneurs.Being a parent is challenging; running a home-based business around your family exacerbates that challenge. We are the C.E.O's (where "E" is "Everything") of our work and home life, which are constantly melded together.We are a unique crowd. We are our own individual resource center. We are a blend …

The San Mateo Professional Alliance is a business strategy and networking leads club. The club provides each small business member with business networking opportunities to promote his or her business or profession in a friendly business referral networking atmosphere.  Our goal is very simple, to expand each member's business by promoting and marketing each other! To do this network marketing we meet every Wednesday for lunch to learn about each other's businesses and to exchange business leads …

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 will …

Peninsula Business Network (PBN) is a business networking group established in the late 1990's. We are a group dedicated to helping each other in our individual business endeavors. Most members are small business owners who need a salesforce of 30 plus individuals who can promote their product and services for them. We meet weekly for one hour on Wednesday mornings from 7:30 to 8:30 am @ The Waterfront Restaurant, Uccelli Blvd, Redwood City. We are a well established business networking group a …

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 …

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 …

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'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 …

If you are a marketer with 1+ year of experience and have specific marketing issues that you'd like help with AND can help others, this group is for YOU. Inbound Marketing Roundtable is a group of marketing professionals in search engine marketing (SEM), paid per click (PPC), search engine optimization (SEO), media buying, link building, direct response, mobile marketing, socia media marketing, conversation optimization, and anything related to converting visitors into customers. Come help other …