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 …

Like the bridge in our logo, SPAN brings businesses together to support each other and the local community. Join and attend for free! The Successful Professionals Alliance Network, helping local business grow by helping others. Now that is truly SPANtastic! SPAN is the Successful Professionals Alliance Network, the fastest growing FREE referral group on Florida's Suncoast You must attend a minimum of 3 out of 9 daytime meetings per month and RSVP yes or no for ALL meetings.  If you will not be …

This is a group of Business Owners, Networkers and Entrepreneurs who want to take their business to a new level. Many Networkers in Sarasota/Manatee have expressed interest in exploring new and innovative ideas. While there are some good networking groups in our area, we’re looking to incorporate the best ideas from those existing groups and add new concepts gathered from around the country. Have an idea that you'd like our group to explore? We want attendees to voice their ideas and we have qui …

Our focus is to show Business owners how to use the Internet for Marketing purposes. Our objectives are to help you attract new clients and generate leads without expending large sums of money by bringing you the top Internet Marketers in their respective feilds week in and week out! Examples of subjects we cover Includes: How to use Linked in for business,how to use Facebook for business,How to utilize Facebook Ads, Youtube Ads, Twitter Ads,How to geo target business with 4 Square,How to Targ …

Interested in meeting people our own age with similar interests? Want to go enjoy live music? Go to the beach? Go for a run/walk? Happy hour? How about getting out and dancing? Catch a movie? Have a game night? There is lots to do in this terrific area.  The uniqueness of this group is that we are just that  -"A Group". As a Group -I have given you the "Fun Hipsters" the ability to create an event for the group as well.

Do you like to go out to different local restaurants for Happy Hour? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Everybody (over 21 of course) is welcome to join Menu Magazine SRQ at our Happy Hour Social Events. We visit a different Restaurant every month to mix and mingle with our fellow Sarasotians.

This really sums up SPAN: 'When someone shares something of value with you, and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.' -Chinese Proverb Lifestylations Magazine hosts several types of events each month, but we are best known for our SPAN After Hours, held on the third Thursday of each month at various venues.  The group is designed to be a wonderful blend of business networking and socializing. Relaxing and having a little fun time with each other fosters deepe …

Entrepreneurs learning, building and exchanging ideas about using and marketing over the Internet - we call ourselves Interpreneurs. We meet weekly as a Mastermind Group, helping each other build our on-line businesses, whether it is writing articles, learning about social media trends, building a money or membership site, learning about niche marketing, putting on seminars/webinars, eBooks, etc. Here's a link to a PDF that details Who We Are: The Information age is here, and in full swing, what …

We are a single-category, vibrant business networking group, part of the National Exchange Club. We meet every Wednesday morning to share our current business environment and referrals with one another.  We also support the Family Partnership Center, a terrific Child Abuse Prevention center formed by the National Exchange Club, serving Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties.

You want more clients, more opportunities and ultimately more business. Now, more than ever, business people need to network to stay ahead in business. BNI IS the positive, supportive, and structured environment to build deep relationships and exchange quality business referrals. BNI is a proven and effective way to generate business for you. Last year Members of BNI passed millions of referrals, which generated billions of dollars worth of business for each other! BNI is a business and professi …

We are a vibrant networking group that meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday morning for breakfast in Sarasota. We have a lot of fun, but the serious purpose is to support one another with leads and referrals. We are a single category group, so if you get into the group, nobody else from your category will be able to join while you are a member. If you want to see what it is like, just come along to a meeting and we'll see if we like each other!!

We are a group of local business professionals coming together to share referral, educate our peers about our own business and enjoy ourselves in the process. We are part of the National Exchange Clubs, and our local charity initiative is to support the Family Partnership Center, a child abuse prevention center that provides amazing programs to help families understand and better care for their children. We are looking to grow, even though we are a single category group, so check out our members …

We are a network of business professionals who are based mostly north of the Manatee river, in Palmetto, Ellenton, Terra Ceia, and Parrish. Our mission is to promote and refer business to the area known as “North River.” North River Business Alliance can help introduce you to professionals who are interested in developing referral sources. Our primary objective is to help you network one-on-one with other professionals and learn how to market your business in our local community, north of the Ma …

Flying Tandem is a group of women who recognize that it's sometimes helpful to have an experienced guide along for the ride. "Who Packed Your Parachute?" Are you in control of your personal and business momentum? Your family and future livelihood depends on your ability to earn a reasonable income and to save and invest that income for your future. Learn how to build your income machine, consider your target market and evaluate your financial building blocks. Are you as far along as you'd like t …

WOoF helps propel women entrepreneurs into economic, social and business spheres of power by: •   Strengthening the wealth creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community •   Creating innovative and effective change in the business culture •   Building strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations Women Owners of Florida’s mission is to build strong relationships between women through an environment of learning and the sharing of inform …

Hello Merchants and thank you for taking time to visit. We will examine and attempt to discover answers to many small and medium sized merchant / business owner questions. Our group will meet and exchange ideas and strategies based on the following points of interest; * Increased shopping volume * New loyal customers * Customer referral / loyalty programs ... How and why they work * Decreased expenses (B2B) * Additional income from other sectors/markets and services * Educating and teaching s …

The National Association of Professional Women is a trusted place for professional women to Connect, Learn, Grow, and Inspire. Members are empowered, inspired, supported and make long lasting network and personal relationships by attending our monthly meetings.

Welcome to the Real Girlfriends of Sarasota. This chic, trendy group is for women who are interested in making new friendships and laugh more often. Life can be maddening at times and we need to have some fun diversions. I am a professional business woman and know personally how work and family can cause us to focus our energies on everyone but ourselves. This group will hopefully allow those fun girlfriend times to return! If you enjoy events such as coffee dates, lunch, wine tastings, happy ho …

WOoF helps propel women entrepreneurs into economic, social and business spheres of power by: •   Strengthening the wealth creating capacity of our members and promoting economic development within the entrepreneurial community •   Creating innovative and effective change in the business culture •   Building strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations Women Owners of Florida’s mission is to build strong relationships between women through an environment of learning and the sharing of inform …

This is the second annual business networking event designed to bring MidTown Manatee business owners and the public together. Find what MidTown Manatee has to offer! MidTown Manatee is the heart of Manatee County, Florida, and is on its way to growth and progress as a business arena. Join us on Thursday, August 22, 2013, from 5pm to 9pm at the Renaissance on 9th, 1816 9th St. West, Bradenton, FL 34205. There will be gourmet appetizers, cash bar, and entertainment as you mingle with business pro …

The Coalition Group is an organization dedicated to collectively promoting each member’s respective business. By taking the time to meet with other business people and discovering how you can help them and they can help you, you can develop relationships that provide great rewards now and in the future. Our Receptions are held weekly to share marketing ideas, leads and referrals and other news that may benefit members, and of course, to network and build relationships. Receptions take place at n …

I believe that no one achieves their goals on their own. This group is to bring like-minded goal oriented people together to form a team that works for each other’s best interest by sharing resources, brainstorming, and teaching each other all with the end game of everyone in the group achieving what they set out to achieve in a 3 month period or less. Like a sports team in this group all members are responsible for each other’s goals. I will be facilitating two virtual mastermind groups. One wi …