NO stuffed-shirt old codgers peddling their books and tapes that promise you’ll become the next Real Estate Millionaire if you buy them here. NO cheesy, yellow ‘WE BUY HOUSES’ bandit signs endorsed here.

NO vague, outdated ideas that simply don’t work in today’s market here.

What you WILL find here are straightforward, No BS ways to make money in Real Estate. Taught buy people who are in the trenches every day, doing it the RIGHT way! Founder, Chris Goff, wanted to create a REI Club where fel …

Hi there, If you're looking to start an apparel manufacturing business, you've come to the right place.  The purpose of this group is to direct people to the resources they need in order to gain knowledge about creating a successful apparel or sewn products venture.  There will be invitations to classes and lectures about how to write a business plan, how to approach resources you need in order to get your product developed and finally mass-produced in S.F. or Oakland.  There will also be real w …

The Entrepreneurs mixer is a interactive and FUN way to network, meet your match, make new resources....or just to have a great time! We are taken a regular happy hour and mixing in the Ultimate icebreaker, with a Networking twist.

We will meet at least once a month (the plan is to have weekly meetings) to discuss issues facing small business and entrepreneurs today, share our own experiences in facing those issues and come up with ideas on how to help each other and those we know. As the group has been expanding and we have learned to trust each other, business referrals have already started!

Let’s talk about how rapidly changing technology can benefit the legal environments for startups and entrepreneurs. Lawyers, usually with technology background, provide seminars to help you better understand such laws.

Are you finding it difficult to work at home alone? Do you crave feedback for your ideas? Are you looking for referrals, new clients or interested in business barters? This group brings together small business owners who would like to network, form alliances and find support in a community of other independent professionals. It is open to all industries of business. This is a round table discussion and time for sharing. Each month different community members will facilitate the meeting so it wil …

Entrepreneurial moms meet and network with each other. Anyone who owns a business, wants to own one, is working on a creative venture, or wants to be around other business women in Oakland and surrounding neighborhoods can be a part of this Exchange. You do not have to be a business owner yet. This Exchange is about networking, helping each other through trials and tribulations, questions, problems, educating, and empowering each other. We will invite special speakers and some of our own members …

The East Bay Series (EBS) takes place monthly (except for August and December) on a Wednesday evening at locations convenient to those who live and work in the East Bay, Tri-Valley and beyond in the Capital Corridor and Central Valley. The EBS theme is “real-life stories of entrepreneurial success,” reflecting how we use real-life experiences to give you practical recommendations with great take-away value. The format is a moderated panel discussion, typically with between three and five members …

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? • Need to …

This group is for self employed women in the Bay Area; business owners, private practitioners, free lancers, tradeswomen, entrepreneurs and dreamers of having their own initiatives. Currently we are rebranding/rebanding ourselves. Which means it is a great time to hop on and shape your very own business community. The new vision of this group is to create a learning, mentoring, supporting, collaborating platform for all the members - geared towards collective success. The aim is to provide a wee …

Practice pitching your startup to your potential customers and investors by perfecting your pitch with other entrepreneurs. Together, we will all get better with practice. One of the key elements of being a part of an accelerator is practicing your pitching. Not everyone wants to be a part of an accelerator. This is an opportunity to get the same benefit without having to meet any entry requirements. This club is modeled on the Toastmasters club meeting format. Unlike at Toastmasters, we have a …

You’re here because – * You’re not only trying to make money – you feel that you’re here to change people’s lives, be in community, and even help better the world. * When you go to a standard networking event, it seems superficial and that most people don’t share your values. * You want to make deep and lasting connections. * You want to be part of a movement that does business in a way that consciously honors your personal or spiritual growth, and allows it to be an acceptable part of your expr …

Social Media Breakfasts bring together marketers, PR pros, entrepreneurs, students and social media practitioners and enthusiasts of all stripes over breakfast to teach, share and learn social media best practices. Feed your belly and your brain!

Each month Oakland Social gets together at a different location for an evening of networking amongst young professionals and entrepreneurs. We choose some of Oakland's best locations and always have a great time.

Love to eat. Love to talk about current events. Politics. Entrepreneur. Business. Fashion. People. Well, here is a fun and great way to talk about what's going on in a very busy world. The bay area is a mecca of genius minds of all walks of life. By joining this group, you will be invited to limited events by the host over amazing global cuisine and the latest in community or global talk. I will host 4 times a month, random members of a max 10 persons to be part of a round table discussion of po …

We invite you to meet vibrant, ambitious and fun people at events in Oakland or the San Francisco East Bay Area ranging from casual get together's to professional business networking events. We provide a place to meet new people and make connections while helping each other significantly grow our businesses through quality LEADS. The purpose of Oakland LEADS is to assist you in getting good referrals that will expand your business success. Our goal is very simple, to expand each member's busines …

Want to experience more productive networking that leads to great connections and unexpected opportunities? Join this seriously fun group where you can learn new skills and get to practice them. It's serious in it's purposefulness, and fun in that it includes improvisation and a sense of humor to make networking a pleasure instead of a chore.

This started as a group to gauge interest in building a coworking space in downtown Oakland, CA.

Building a sustainable Oakland and business gateway to the world

We are seeking business owners and professionals in specific business categories, not already represented in our group, to whom we will refer customers as we now do for fellow group members. Word of mouth is the most cost effective form of advertising. Recognizing that, we came together five years ago as a dedicated group of business owners and professionals, cooperating without competition within the group, working together to accelerate the growth of our businesses. We operate on the principle …

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 …

Conscious Business women joining in celebration and honor of one another.

This group exists to encourage Black Americans who are interested in speaking Spanish for travel, business, and to expand our horizons. This is not a place to learn Spanish (I am not a teacher), but a place to supplement your class work by having conversations and meeting others who speak the language. All levels are welcome as long as you are comfortable agreeing to speak Spanish exclusively at the meet ups. This also a place where we may work to encourage our youth to be prepared for the globa …

Started in January 2009, the Breakfast Blogging Club is dedicated to providing a writing environment that’s supportive, educational, productive and fun, so our participants can successfully write for their blogs and build awareness for their businesses. We've held over 20 events so far and blogged with over 150 participants. Each meeting follows a format that combines learning, sharing and taking action. Agenda at our breakfast meetings: 9:00 - Networking, get breakfast 9:15 - Introductio …

It is my desire to support people by organizing a monthly group where we can get to know and encourage each other, network, learn and explore our unique and sacred paths to success. All are welcome.....anyone wanting to move forward in life in a positive way, creating their best life. I also will be inviting other speakers in the health and happiness field to share their expertise.  I've been in the healing field for over 10 years and have connected with some amazing people.  I am a B.E.S.T. pra …

Connect with members of the black community in Oakland on key social and political issues. The Black Organizing Project is an African American, member-led organization in the city of Oakland, CA. We focus on political education and membership development in order to create a powerful black collective of voters, activists and community leaders. If you're a member of Oakland's black community who would like to make positive contributions to the struggle for racial justice; would like to learn more …

* This is for women who want to be able to speak and live their truth, and let others be bothered with adjusting to it. * This is for women who want to lay comfortably in asking and receiving all kinds of pleasure and help. * This is for women who want to walk into a room genuinely confident and so rooted in who they, people are eager to be around them. * This is for women who want to, almost effortlessly, command group attention * This is for women who want to access the blocked parts within th …

Good morning African American web professionals. If you professionally develop code, media, content, or strategy for the web, please come and join us for a networking waffle breakfast.