For 11 years the Innovators Resource Network has been supporting innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs from Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire and Franklin Counties and northern Connecticut who have ideas for a product - and who want to learn how to move its development through to the marketplace. The Innovators' Resource Network (IRN) has guest speakers the first Wednesday of October, December, February, April, June and August.

A monthly gathering of techies around Hartford. Nerds, creatives, entrepreneurs, and investors welcome! We hope to create a community similar to the NY, NJ Tech Meetup groups, without the long drive for those who live and work in between the metro areas. We want to bring Hartford students and faculty together with experienced professionals so they can benefit from each other's advice, knowledge, experience, perspective, and energy. Each meeting should have some demos, a group discussion about a …

If you interested in connecting with others in the Central CT area and have a sincere interest in helping other people, then please join us.  Looking to expand your networking contacts? We are a powerful group of individuals with diverse skills, expertise and experience. We invite business men and women of all ages and backgrounds to join us in meaningful business conversations. We are a collaborative Thinktank/Mastermind/Roundtable group. We  engage in collaborative efforts and support one anot …

The city of Hartford exists within less than a 2 hour drive to each of the 4 largest cities in New England (NYC, Boston, Providence, Springfield), at the crossroads of major north-south and east-west interstate highway routes, and in the midst of a major downtown redevelopment effort. In 2009 Hartford was ranked the 5th best place to launch a small business by CNN-Money. Within any given day, hundreds, if not thousands of innovative, ambitious, and business-minded individuals are gathering toge …

Are you: a business owner, entrepreneur, solopreneur,with a non-profit, new in business, self-employed, starting up, looking to connect with other women? Then you are welcome! There is a special energy generated when women get together and there's no telling what they'll be able to create!. The masterminds of this group are excited to bring something of real value to your business. Our goal is to help you succeed and thrive! Meetings include some combination of: Introductions, mini-mastermind, …

This group is for business owners and entrepreneurs who are interested in networking in a fun, social community focused on building authentic, meaningful relationships. Meetings and activities will be casual, creative and "out of the box." Networking is all about collaborating with people who are truly aligned with you and your business services and offerings. Referrals, jv partnerships and other collaborations happen naturally when you know, like and trust one another. Business absolutely IS pe …

This group is about helping entrpreneurs gets micro-funded for their startup venture. Pitch your ideas to angel investors who can fund your business and take it to the next level. Interested in becoming an Angel Investor? Seed Bucks Angels is not limited to the affluent and elite. We will help you get started in angel investing with as little as $5,000. Regular folks are welcome too!

The Urban Professionals Network is a unique lifestyle brand and social club. We offer an exclusive and intimate environment to interact with progressive, goal focused Urban Professionals. Our members primarily reside in Connecticut with additional Meetup groups in Boston,MA & Rhode Island. The Urban Professionals Network is headquartered out of New Haven, Connecticut serving the major Metropolitan markets of New England; Boston, MA, Providence, RI , Fairfield County, Greater New Haven, and Great …

We welcome you to our group of integral people coming together to network, to share information and to learn how to apply wellness to our daily lives! We will discuss and mentor on Proper Nutrition, Healthy Detoxification, Human Potential, Meditation, Holistic Adaptation and Life Coaching. We look forward to meeting and creating a strong successful group of individuals that choose "wellness" and support the mind, body soul connection! We look forward to meeting with you!

This group is for anyone interested in Healthier People on a Healthier Planet! This is NOT your usual Chamber of Commerce, we are an associated chapter of the National Holistic Chamber of Commerce and we are dedicated to Health, Lifestyle and Business TRAINING. As a member of the CT HCC, our meetings will consist of Key Speakers, Business Leaders and Consultants as well as other members of the Holistic Community that have started and maintained profitable, sustainable businesses. The knowledge a …

Looking for a BNI alternative? The Breakfast Club is a group of committed networkers, each an expert in their own field. Our focus is to give leads and intros to our fellow members, get to know each other as individuals, and understand each other’s unique businesses and changing needs. We have a positive energizing group that meet twice a month. We have a productive process to pass leads and intros to each other. Guests can come for free up to two times. One member representative per industry. C …

Axis901 – Start Us Up! Axis901, the newest coworking space in the Hartford area, is starting up. We have the space, technology, amenities, location and affordable pricing. Now we need entrepreneurs, innovators, artists, designers, marketers, telecommuters, and anyone else with a desire to collaborate and willingness to be part of a creative, energetic scene. Axis901 – Where We Are Axis901 is on the second floor of 901-903 Main Street in the core of Manchester’s historic downtown. Our first floor …

The Connecticut Business Connection is dedicated to helping businesspeople, executives, and entrepreneurs thrive in Connecticut. Our meetings provide a place to meet business owners and executives, learn new strategies for growing your business, and creating relationships. Our meetings in Branford, Middletown, New Haven, Newington,  and West Hartford consist of open networking followed by introductions, a discussion topic or speaker geared towards providing you new ideas for your business, anno …

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 30 cities across the country. Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 100-1000 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinations. Events draw a diverse mix of professionals from all industries and career levels a …

Exploration of all aspects of sustainable living and opportunities to practice, re-learn and re-member community. High Vibe Tribe Re-Unions include but are not limited to: yoga, meditation, tantra, sacred sexuality, conscious community building, tai chi, drumming, hooping, trance dance, vibrational healing, kirtan, business and marketing, visionary co-creations and collaborations, family, parenting, nutrient dense, mineral-rich real food, farming, wilderness skills, foraging, superfoods, organic …

'Big Data' is here to stay and Hartford is the Insurance Capital of the World - if you can see the connection between the two then this group is for you. Get your ideas off the ground! This group is for software entrepreneurs who are interested in launching or growing their startup company. Our events are about the best entrepreneurial practices and business networking that will benefit your venture. These include customer development, business planning, lean startup methodology, marketing and f …

An exciting real estate association where you can meet and network with experienced real estate professionals! The CT REIA is the largest real estate investors & apartment owners association in the Northeast and its mission is to provide education,networking and business-to-business opportunities for entrepreneurs in the real estate investment community. In the past CT REIA has been featured on CNN Financial News, The New York Times, Hartford Courant, Meriden Record Journal , Channel 30-WVIT an …

Are you a business professional looking to expand your network & increase sales? Are you looking to develop your business through trusted referral partners? Are you looking to gain education & stay motivated in all aspects of your business? If you answered yes, then Positively Motivated is right for you. Positively Motivated meets the 2nd & 4th Thursday's of the month with the goal to help grow your business through networking, connecting & learning in a motivated structured environment. Each m …

LOCAL BUSINESS NETWORKING FOR WESTERN MASS, SOUTHERN, CT. MIX & MINGLE WITH BUSINESS OWNERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS. FREE EVENTS ! VARIOUS LOCATIONS, 2ND THURSDAY'S MAX'S TAVERN, SPFLD, 3RD WEDNESDAY'S, SCHOOL STREET BISTRO, WESTFIELD.

EBBE is an IRS-registered, business referral group whose membership is drawn from a wide variety of professions. Members offer superior services to their clients and benefits from the most valuable form of advertising -- word of mouth.

The Womens Business Owners Alliance of the Pioneer Valley provides support, education, and networking opportunities to women in business in the Greater Springfield area. The WBOA produces once monthly breakfast meetings, featuring engaging speakers, presenting a range of topics relevant to the lives of business women. We offer seminars on various ways to build your business, our first one being scheduled for the end of September. New members to the WBOA will also be provided a mentor, one of …

The Chamber's Leads Exchange Group is open to Chamber members as well as non-members. All attendees have a thirty-second opportunity to introduce themselves, explain what their business has to offer and what lead they are looking for. The group meets on the first and third Thursday mornings. To be included on the roster, you must pre-register on line at www.glastonburychamber.com/events.

We are group of moms working, from home and/or outside of the home, to build our businesses. When we take time to attend networking events, we take time away from our children...NO MORE! While we talk business, exchange ideas, leads, encouragement, build friendships and all of the things a typical networking group would share, our children will enjoy playing together in a safe environment, by our sides! While this group is forming, the details remain flexible, including days, times, frequency, a …

CT Web Innovators is a group of developers, designers, content developers, system administrators, project managers, application developers, entrepreneurs, business owners and users who come together to share their interests, insights, expertise, experience and ideas on building innovative and effective websites.

Fashion Inside and Out was designed to foster Fashion Industry networking for established fashion professionals in all areas from Fashion Designers to Models, to Fashion Illustrators to Patternmakers to Retailers as well as those interested in working in the fashion industry. Additionally, this Meetup exists to create learning opportunities within fashion industry disciplines through workshops, classes and lectures. Another aim of this group is to help foster an awareness of budding and up and c …

Have you ever felt like you keep attracting the wrong relationships in your life? Have you ever felt drained energetically, used, betrayed, abused emotionally, mentally, physically, or sexually in any way in your intimate relationships, friends, family, or even co-workers? Have you ever dreamed of having an amazing, intimate, passionate relationship but feel you just can't seem to attract the right one, almost like you have the worst luck? If you answered yes to any or all of the above questions …

Glastonbury Six Degrees Business Networking Group

If you are looking to become the best version of yourself in order to make the most money, help the most people and live your best life, then this is the group for you. Leaders are Readers and Success Leaves Clues. Our definition of Success is TRUE HEALTH: mental, physical and financial. In this group we will address all three because that is the ultimate life! Throughout the year we will take a journey on the path paved by the greatest motivational leaders of our time by reading the books that …