SYOB - EXPO (Start Your Own Business - Expo) was created for you the Entrepreneur at heart. The purpose of the group is to help you promote, develop and grow your business. No matter how hard you work, you cannot live up to your full potential as an entrepreneur operating in total isolation. Even if you are not a social-preneur by nature attending business events can accomplish four key things to help you both personally and professionally: Educational Benefits in Networking: You will likely lea …

Community Coach Café (CCC) description: Community Coach Cafes are small “Master Mind” groups of People interested in social and business collaboration, learning and development of their mutual group objectives. Vision • Transforming personal and professional potential into accelerated forward action Mission • To build an intimate network of small groups wanting a thought-provoking and creative process to educate, support and challenge each other to become more enabled coaches, entrepre …

Helping women to be self-sufficient entrepreneurs through life-long learning in a supportive environment. Giving women the skills to take control of their economic well-being empowers them to build healthier families, stronger communities, and a more vibrant economy. In the end, it helps us all. Prepares Women for the Complex Rigors of Business Ownership . A business is not built overnight. EEW' s challenging training programs cover everything from developing business plans to accessing capital …

NEW - The Network of Entrepreneurial Women is an exciting, fresh group of Chicagoland business women who are upgrading business networking in the Chicago suburbs and beyond. Focusing on no nonsense networking, the group holds fun and creative events that inspire attendees to work together, refer each other and most of all cheer each other on as the membership succeeds together. The NEW art of networking involves events that remind us why we love being entrepreneurs, and introduces attendees to …

Are you ready to take you business to the next level? Regardless of whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned business owner, we can help you grow your business to new heights of success. We are a business optimization company that has a proven track record of success in helping businesses just like YOURS. When would now be a good time for you to achieve the success you have been seeking. We would like to meet up with you and show you how we have helped countless numbers of worldwide b …

"This is a group of people interested in becoming members of the biggest shopping community in the world, with more than 2.4 million members in Europe, the US, Canada, Brazil, Qatar, South Africa, the Asian Pacific Region... You can benefit from being a Member or a Loyalty Merchant or both. It is a win-win situation for anyone involved!! Members receive cash back, and Loyalty Merchants gain loyal customers." It is a recommendation Marketing, Industry of the future, every body shop all over the w …

Meet other Business Owners! Come to a Business Meetup to network, find new customers, get advice and avoid costly mistakes. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. All are welcome! We currently have 2 locations where we hold events; Lombard and Downtown Chicago. The overall goal of this group's monthly meetings are to provide an opportunity to make new contacts, distribute business cards and lead sharing via a networking event. WALK-INS ARE WELCOME; save money by registeri …

There are currently around 5 million homes in foreclosure in the U.S. right now.  It is reasonable to expect that there will be at least 12 million more homes going into foreclosure within the next two years.  Because of these astronomical numbers, many people are scared of investing in real estate. However, this market creates the ideal situation for real estate investors.  Our philosophy is to respond to market trends, and pick investment strategies that work in today’s market.  Because so man …

Meet fellow Chicago IL Real Estate Buyers and Investors near you! Come to a local Chicago IL Real Estate Buying & Investing Meetup to discuss properties on the market, contracts, mortgages and anything else about land and realty. All are welcome! ============ Chicago-Events Chicago-Business Chicago-Social Chicago-IL-Real-Estate

To learn about what local franchise owners are doing to successfully grow their businesses.

Golf Lifestyle for Women holds events to introduce women to golf for pleasure and business. Golf Lifestyle for Women is actually a club, the clubhouse provides a social way to help women connect and start thinking about ways to use golf as a business tool. The idea behind Golf Lifestyle for Women is that golf is more than a game, it's a lifestyle that can really work for women. Our unique networking events offer women social networking, business and personal workshops, seminars, and resour …

In today's economy, the more quality connections you have, the better chance of not only surviving, but thriving in a competitive marketplace. We will get together once a month to exchange ideas, meet others and have short presentations about different businesses and different business tools. We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30am, and we also meet online once a month at 7:30pm. We have a private Facebook group to maintain contact throughout the month.  Great place to network, share info …

Don't believe all the hype you hear from the talking heads on the T.V. It's not all doom and gloom, there are areas all over the country that are still appreciating. Besides, an educated investor knows how to make money if the market is going up, down, or sideways. It all comes down to being educated. When former Fed. Chairman Alan Greenspan was asked what he thought the difference was between the wealthy and the middle class, his answer was very simple, "The right education!" and he wasn't tal …

No More Cubicle is here to provide support to those who are ready to never need a job again. Almost everyone has been taught to give their lives to a company in return for a paycheck. Today, there are too many people unemployed and even more under-employed.  Because of this, many people are questioning the education and direction they received in the past. No More Cubicle is here to help W-2's realize that they have a choice. Most people agree that moving from a W-2 paycheck can be scary, but in …

This is a group for anyone interested in QuickBooks. Bookkeepers, Accountants , Business Owners, Students etc. We started this group to over tips and tricks for QuickBooks Users that have questions and answers also. Its always more fun to learn with others.

Welcome to the Professional Wedding Vendors Association! Our Professional Wedding Vendors Association Networking is dedicated to helping wedding professionals with career development. Our members are provided with tools to grow and promote business relationships, create and develop leads and contacts, and continue on a successful career path. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP As a member, you have the opportunity to connect with other professional wedding vendors locally and nationwide to exchange ideas, …

B.I.G. is a support, education and networking group for smart women (and let's face it -we're all smart!) Mission -- To create an environment where women empower each other toward their personal and professional goals and dreams. We currently host meetings in nearly 60 local communities throughout the country and we're expanding rapidly. We're also available to all women on-line via our http://www.believeinspiregrow.com website. What is B.I.G? B.I.G. is a community based support group that pro …

This group is for everyone with interests in any aspect of developing sustainable suburban living on our planet who believe the only way to make progress on the challenges our community faces, is to come together and do something about it. This group serves as a community organizer and calendar for local groups, organizations, and individuals in the Naperville area by making others aware of community events and activiites. If you are the organizer of a local environmental group or are hosting an …

Our goal for the group is to bring eBay & e-commerce sellers and potential sellers together and to learn from each other. We enjoy hearing about your interests and discovering new ways to research and sell products. We all have something to contribute to help us succeed. Come out and bring your ideas. Let's help each other out! This is not a get-rich scheme we are serious eBay and e-commerce business owners. We all strive to be the best and most successful e-commerce sellers. My wife and I are e …

Let's get together to share referral's over breakfast every two weeks in beautiful downtown Naperville. Looking for Professionals and small-business owners to network and share experiences, referrals, and advertise your business.

Energize and empower your life with Feng Shui. This group will share ideas of how to implement Feng Shui principles for everyday situations at home, office or your business. Learn how get better results in your career, personal goals, relationships and health. Join the group to participate in seminars, workshops and events where Feng Shui experts will share practical methods of how to put your goals into action.

The Author! Author! networking group brings together traditional and self-published authors to share ideas about marketing themselves and their books through promotions, public relations, publicity, advertising and other marketing techniques. The group welcomes: first-time authors of all genres as well as those who already have a few published books under their belts marketing and PR professionals those who are interested in the book publishing business and/or want to learn more about it. The fo …

This meetup was created to Introduce Plus Fashion Week™! Our Mission is to serve as the national resource providing the most recognized fashion event for the plus size industry. Inspired by mainstream fashion weeks in cities such as New York, Milan, and London, Plus Fashion Week™ is a high-end production showcase for women sizes 10 – 28. By connecting designers, retailers and consumers, our goal is to make plus fashion more accessible for everyone. Who should join? -Women and men with curves tha …

We are a group of Real Estate Investors looking for new friends to play the game Cashflow with and to learn how to implement the teachings into our real lives!

Welcome to the Chicago Business Development Group Meetup! CBDG was created out of necessity when a group of highly successful real estate investors, formerly working as individuals, decide to combine our efforts to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the foreclosure, short sale, and REO landscape. Our group is extremely diverse.  It is for investors that are just beginning their careers to seasoned experts and everyone in-between. We provide education, support, and share information, …

Dupage Referral Network is a members-only group of people sharing these great referrals. Some members are independent professionals or represent family owned businesses, while others represent, multi national corporations. Each member is the only representative of their business category, so members are not competing against each other for the same leads. PLEASE DO NOT JOIN IF YOU ARE A REALTOR / REAL ESTATE BROKER INSURANCE AGENT WEB DESIGNER, COMPUTER HARDWARE REPAIR, TECH GUIDE SOCIAL MEDIA M …

Ladies....no matter where you are at in your life it is pretty much a guarantee that you don't spend enough time on yourself! Give yourself that time and make yourself a priority in your life. Join our group and meet other fascinating women from all walks of life. Some of us work full time out of the home, some are able to work from home. Others are stay at home moms and some are empty nesters, single, no children or already have grandchildren. Our goal is to share the many stages of life and ex …