START THAT BUSINESS!™ Organization (Los Angeles, CA) provides new and established entrepreneurs with a venue to learn about the essential resources necessary to start and grow their dream businesses.
The group focuses on"Entrepreneur Startup Resources"
(E.g. Business Startup 101, Entrepreneur Motivation, Time Management, Business Funding Including Angel Investor & Venture Capital Information, Business Management, Technology For Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Business Systems, Marketing, Sales, Advertising, Public Relations, Human Resources, Accounting, Legal, etc.)
***This organization focuses on providing resources and educational information related to the entrepreneur business startup lifecycle - from start to launch and beyond. (0-3 years+ and/or 10 employees or less)
Our Mission:
Our missionis to educate entrepreneurs on the resources necessary to transition their startup businesses (0-3 years) into successful and established small businesses (more than 3 years in operation) that have long-term sustainability. We want to help entrepreneurs avoid the costly pitfalls of starting and managing a business. Let's face it - an entrepreneur starting a business on a shoe-string budget cannot afford to make business mistakes that have a negative financial impact.
E.g. Spending money on the wrong solutions for your business and then running out of money before you can start making any money.
Entrepreneurs wear all the hats, but still need to focus on their core businesses. This organization was started to create a diverse community of entrepreneurs that can learn from each other's experiences and respective industry and professional expertise.
E.g. An entrepreneur member that is a lawyer and owns a own law firm can learn from an entrepreneur member that is a marketing professional, and vice-versa. Now apply this example to all the categories mentioned at the top of this page.
Meeting & Event Types:
Including, but not limited to:
Networking-Styled Events, Special Events, Guest Speaker Events, Workshop-Styled Events, Field Trips
Membership Requirements:
1. You are a passionateentrepreneurand you own your business. Or you are a future entrepreneur with a dream for your ideal business. Your business is something that you created, and you are NOT a multi-level marketer.
2. Your business is a startup (0 - 3 years of operation), or you have a startup-structured business (10 employees or less), or your business works directly with entrepreneurs, or your business offers assistance of some kind to entrepreneurs.
3. To be approved for our organization, we are asking that all prospective entrepreneur members answer a few questions about themselves and their current or future businesses, and upload a current photo of themselves.
***We are taking this basic step (#3 in particular) to weed out people that are not serious about making their startup business a long-term success. We continue to get new applications daily, but we're selective in who we approve to ensure a thriving group of quality entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs We're Looking For:
***See the full list of membership application requirements on our "about" page. If you are an entrepreneur possessing 1 or more of the following characteristics/traits (bonus points for those that have them all), you will fit in famously with our group!
E.g. Passionate, motivated, relentless, unique, dynamic, original, eccentric, creative, breaks rules, inventive, creates new ways to do things, will do whatever it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur.
You are someone who is looking for a network of peers to learn from and rely on as a support system. You want to conquer the world! (Or your piece of the world)
We look forward to hearing from you!
August 12, 2010 at 6:00 PM, 8 Entrepreneurs attended
Mega Mixer LA
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Great event ! It's rare to meet as many people with the same passion in one meetup group !
April 28, 2010 at 6:00 PM, 16 Entrepreneurs attended
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