Is your business a success? Have you discovered a talent you possess that you should develop? What better plan is there to have a job truly what you like to do and get paid for it!!! Join our group of Entrepreneurs every month to give support, share challenges and solutions. Every business can be a success! A yearly membership fee of $12 is required to become a member of this group. This helps with operating costs and keeps the group up and running. Topics regarding ways to improve your …

An opportunity for all Networking Entrepreneurs to gather and share experiences, ideas, philosophies, strategies and to seek advice, review  business building tools and tips. From the novice to the seasoned professional, our venue will provide a central point for those desiring  to learn how to improve their day to day business activities together with the opportunity to socialize and network with other like minded entrepreneurs that truly enjoy the free enterprise approach to building a secur …

Global Entrepreneur Week (GEW) is an annual event that features the best and the brightest entrepreneurs, emerging companies and educational programs for fostering startup growth. The Kauffman Foundation, the worlds premier catalyst behind programs and policy for small company creation and growth is the world wide sponsor for GEW. Check out these mentions of last year's GEW in Tampa Bay: http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/11/17/daily25.html http://entrepreneurshipweekusa. …

Calling all local women business entrepreneurs!! This group is designed to bring together 'local professional women who own, manage or are thinking of starting their own businesses' in the Sarasota/Bradenton Area. One of the biggest problems of owning a business is marketing your services or products and getting new customers. The purpose of our meetings will be to assist each member in building and marketing a successful women owned business. Our meetings will allow us to develop a group of …

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NO vague, outdated ideas that simply don’t work in today’s market here.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

The Battle Begins... Do you need to find funding for your company?  Then you need a strategic plan of attack!  The competition and investment landscape for corporate funding is a brutal battlefield. You must be better prepared than the rest – there’s absolutely no room for weakness on these front lines! Very simply, either do it right or don’t do it at all! The process of raising capital will be one of the toughest battles of your life. It’s a process made for warriors who are committed to the s …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa Bay Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa Bay serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements y …

Join a New Community for StartUps After working with 100’s of technology start-ups and innovators, we at the Tampa Bay Innovation Center, formerly STAR TEC, realized the Tampa Bay area needed an informal  program that would link entrepreneurs, talent in transition, scientists, funders, innovators, technology professionals and engineers – the people who want to make connections in the Tampa Bay innovation marketplace and move their ideas forward. This program, StartUp Xchange, will help innovator …

We foster women in tech entrepreneur workshops, social mixers with technology community leaders in the Tampa Bay area, collaboration among start-ups and future start-ups, tech in art and music festivals and much, much more! To become a member, sign up for updates or contact us, fill out our handy form! Tell us what you'd like to get out of Girls in Tech in the Tampa Bay Area and help us brainstorm awesome events! Check out our website: GITtampa.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/GITtampa Joi …

Entrepreneurs and business owners will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with loan officers, talk with web designers, graphic artists, insurance providers and merchant service specialists, all in a comfortable, neutral environment. Attendees will be able to find and compare everything from small business loans to printers, small business software and phone systems. Small business owners and entrepreneurs may visit and speak with small business lenders and other service providers, or simp …

Lean Startup Circle is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We bring the Tampa Bay lean startup community together in a variety of formats (many of which involve beer) to learn from each other. What works? What doesn't? Is lean just a buzzword? Or can it really help build businesses? *The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries* In addition to Eric's book, The Lean Startup, here are some similar resources: The Entrepreneur's …

Businesses love Expo's and so do attendees. The Expo is Plan B Expo www.PlanBExpo.com serves both Pinellas and Hillsboro County residents and businesses.  Over the last four years, the there has been 500 walk through traffic from 4 pm - 8 pm.  The strongest period being 6 pm - 7pm.  Attendees are typically business owners, politicians, entrepreneurs, job seekers, & typical variety of expo "promo collectors". The Expo focuses on offering opportunities and solutions for people whose Plan A didn' …

Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) with a mission is to enable and support the founders of tech startups and the supporting technology innovation community throughout Tampa Bay. Today we have over 60 members who are building, launching or growing over 80 different web and mobile tech ventures, 30% of whom are profitable and cash flow positive. One of our member ventures (Wufoo) was acquired earlier this year for $35 million, and we hope our efforts will g …

We have all learned the basics in school, reading, writing, and math. We use money everyday, yet how many have actually taken a personal finance course on Money 101. This group is open to anyone interested in learning how money works. The purpose of this meeting is to provide you with a Blue Chip education on personal finances and help you successfully manage your money. Aspiring entrepreneurs have the opportunity to learn how to build a business.

Time2Connect Networking Events are where you can mingle and connect with fellow business owners, professionals and entrepreneurs throughout the Tampa Bay area. Our sophisticated events give members a place to relax, socialize and share business ideas.

The Collaborators are a Business Networking Group that's focused on giving quality referrals every week! We have about 40 members and are still growing. It's an industry exclusive group that allows members to lock out their competition. Please come check us out as a guest and see if there is a seat open for your business. We will also help place you into another group if your seat is taken, but anyone is welcome to come and hand out business cards and meet and greet the many business owners and …

This is a Business Networking and Small Business Meetup! Come to a Business Networking Meetup to network, find new customers, get advice, qualified referrals, improving your public speaking skills, network marketing training and avoid costly mistakes. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. The main goal of this meeting is to pass business referrals to others in our group. Regardless of the number of RSVPs this group will have 40 to 60 attendees as many of our members are not …

As the Organizer of UNITE, I am dedicated to providing an avenue for black professionals to connect in the Tampa Bay area. Mission Statement: To promote effective business and personal relationships among Tampa Bay’s black professionals, executives and entrepreneurs. This networking group was developed to allow black professionals the opportunity to: Engage in informative solution-based dialogue Leverage respective talents and abilities Discuss issues impacting our communities Participate in Vol …

The website is located at http://www.meetup.com/RGAnetwork-net/ Are you tired of going to networking meetings and coming home with business cards but no actual business? Join us for networking that pays off! Meetings every day of the week Locations throughout Tampa Bay and the Gulf Coast. Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough, and Manatee counties Friendly, interactive, educational meetings Classes, special events, and seminars Opportunities for leadership Your business listing on this website Opportun …

Connecting Entrepreneurs, Developers, and Investors to inspire tech ventures and help new businesses in the Tampa Bay area. Each month we will have local startups or businesses pitch their idea to the group for feedback, investment interest, or just to share with other tech enthusiasts. A keynote speaker will present inspiring messages on the topics of entrepreneurship, development, or investing practices.

Miss the comraderie, spontaneous conversation, and dynamic energy of working in the same room with other creative people? Welcome to The CoWork Lab. We take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creative) and the best elements of a workspace (productive, functional) and combine them to give independent workers bricks and mortar to call their own. The CoWork Lab was built on coworking philosophy. Our members (aka "Scientists) are: software engineers, real estate brokers, web deve …

Our purpose is to build a solid business network, where all members will benefit from their active participation in the group. We all have the potential to help someone else along in some regard, so let's get moving! This organization will hold meeting to educate and strengthen business owners to be successful and profitable. We can all learn something from these meetings and if you need assistance or advice we will have a pool of specialists who you can contact. If you have an area of expert …

Think and Grow Rich is a motivational personal development and self-help book written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion from Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie. It was first published in 1937 during the Great Depression. It remains the biggest seller of Napoleon Hill’s books – a perennial best-seller after 70 years (BusinessWeek Magazine’s Best-Seller List ranked Think and Grow Rich as the sixth best-selling paperback business book 70 years after it was first published). T …

TampaBayNetworkers offers you a fun, free way to network your way to more--and more useful--connections than ever before. TampaBayNetworkers meets in a variety of locations, from community rooms, to restaurants, to private meeting halls. Each meeting is led by a TBN Director who sets the tone for each meeting, helping you to make the right connections within your business community. Whether you're an old hand at finding everything you need, or new to our community and in need of someone who can …

This group was created to be a place where Christian professionals & business owners can come to network, build relationship, support one another and expand their network. We also enjoy sharing our gratitude and our love for God & for one another. If you are looking for ways to market your business, learn about other business in the area, hear more about what is happening in the small business community, come visit us at our next meeting. We invite you to meet with us any time your schedule allo …

The purpose of the Women in SharePoint Tampa chapter is to connect the many women in the Tampa Bay area currently working with SharePoint. In today’s high paced world of technology, more and more women are joining the ranks of technology professionals. Whatever your role as a female in the technology industry, having the support of other women is a powerful advantage. Women in SharePoint (WSP) is dedicated to helping women working as SharePoint professionals reach their career objectives through …

Our Mission: To provide obedient dogs to disabled veterans of all war eras, to help them overcome their invisible disabilities in order to become more productive and functional members of society, while informing the public of the need for Service Dogs in addition to Seeing Eye dogs.

The Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) is the largest and most influential membership organization for the technology industry in Central Florida. With over 300 member companies that range from entrepreneurial startups to some of the largest companies in the region, the organization hosts over 85 events annually. In addition to supporting and promoting the technology industry, the organization’s strategic goals include workforce objectives to highlight the need for highly skilled IT workers, init …