Join the 'IT' crowd and learn practical business knowledge, personal stories and experiences to help grow your venture.
Meet other cool entrepreneurs, idea makers, potential venture partners, change makers, small business owners, investors and all the movers and shakers in San Francisco.
You are not alone. Get ready to connect, educate and be inspired!
Kudos from our members:
“This meetups are well-organized, punctual and provide networking opportunities for entrepreneurs. Each meetup also include a talk or panel discussion on a variety of topics on entrepreneurship and open mic for members to exchange resources. Members are encouraged to mingle with each other before and after each event with investors and/or mentors often dropping by events.”
— Walter Yu
“SFentrepreneur is THE group for Entrepreneurs. If you are looking to meet high caliber, like minded entrepreneurs, this is the group to join!”
— Angie Martinez
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“ Good mixture of people and professions. ”
“ I met Edith and I'm impressed with her energy and enthusiasm. I look forward to future meetups with her as the organizer. ”
You'll get invited to our Meetups as soon as they're scheduled!
"I am constantly coming up with ideas and need to understand how to get them up and running and would like to meet highly motivated individuals which have gone through the grind."
"Hi Diana, nice to see you, Garth"
"Busy Bay Area author and seminar leader seeks part-time administrative assistant aide in running personal & business errands, as well as assistance with event preparation - filling vendor bags, creating name tags, available day of event for regis ... Moretration, set-up and breakdown of vendor table. Detail-oriented, PC proficient and experienced, highly organized. Additional qualities: Independent, resourceful, reliable and self-directed. Able to anticipate needs and the needs of the organization. Able to work as a team player with others, enjoy working with deadlines and under pressure, personable, warm, trustworthy. Must have on laptop, Microsoft Suite a must, tech savvy and html code and huge benefit! Candidate preferably lives in on Peninsula, drives own car. Available to work 15-20 hours/week (flexible), provide support in home office (Redwood City) & business office (Millbrae) Compensation: $20 hour Background check required Must have own car insurance This is a part-time job temporary position: 3-4 x’s a week Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster Please, no phone calls about this job Please do not contact job poster about other services "
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"Hi Amazing Entrepreneurs! Just wanted to share with you all the launch of my new totally awesome meetup group! Mommy Preneurs of the Peninsula - Bring your Babies AND Build your Business!! ... MoreAre you tired of getting a sitter every time you want to network with amazing women? If so, my new group is totally for you! We're a group of amazing Mommy Business Owners who like to network & socialize with other fabulous women! Check us out at... http://www.meetup.com... If you're free on March 18th @ 1PM, rsvp yes & come to our first meetup! The best part is... This is a place you can BRING YOUR BABIES AND BUILD YOUR BUSINESS!! ;o) "
"How to Get Multiple Introductions, Malcolm Gladwell Video & Bookkeeper Recommendation Hey you, Happy Tuesday! ... MoreFor everyone new to the group, this is the weekly email digest where you will find the coolest entrepreneurship, small business articles, events, videos and discounts from the San Francisco Bay Area. Cool Event –Social, Drinks and Pitches – March 24th Wed Thanks to Andrew McCalister, Conor Nash, Sid, Nik, Geoffrey Kiboneka, Nitin Bahadur, Ian Byer, Alex Kouznetsov, Frank Simon and Chuente for their great idea! We are going to have Social & Pitch night on March 24. When: March 24th, 2010 Wed Where: Citizen Space San Francisco A lot of the great entrepreneurs are new to the area (or you are not new, but want to meet even more great people) and you are looking to expand your network in order to: Find potential business partners to start cool companies Find potential investors for your awesome ideas Find potential employers and employees to make amazing stuff happen This will be an event for you to pitch. We will bring together super talented entrepreneurs, developers, investors with different backgrounds and skill sets. You will have 30 seconds. Tell us: Who are you? What’s your venture? And what you are looking for? Let’s all help each other out to promote new ventures, increase business partnerships and create a great introduction to each other. Get your ticket and save $10. Cool Article – How to Get Multiple Introductions Email investors directly if they allow it. But first read their profile to see if you’re a good fit. Don’t contact them if you don’t fit their interests — you’re not the exception that proves the rule. Read more here. Cool Survey – Bookkeeper Recommendation? We want to know the best bookkeeper you have personally worked with, which you would recommend to other entrepreneurs. He/She has helped you along your own entrepreneurial journey which you can't wait to share with others. We will compile this cool list of bookkeeper recommendations and share with everyone next week. Submit your personal recommendations here! Cool Survey Results –PR Recommendations Here is the list of PR consultants recommended by the community last week: Jennifer Sherlock [masked] (Referred by Mike Riordan) Danielle Paquette [masked] (Referred by Ryan Gessel) Heidi Groshelle [masked] Borders and Gratehouse [masked] Marie Domingo [masked] Cool Video – Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce, Choice and Happiness Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. Watch this. Cool PR Exposure Opportunity – Technology and Innovation Awards San Francisco Business Times invites you to nominate companies, leaders and products that you most admire. This special publication will recognize the dynamic, innovative entrepreneurs, executives and companies driving the Bay Area’s thriving technology sector. The publication will appear on May 21, 2010 and be accompanied by an awards ceremony. The deadline for submitting entries for this year's competition is 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Click here for details. Cool Partner Event – Entrepreneur Academy: Key Success Factors for the Consumer Sector April 7th 8:30-11:30am The law Offices of Reed Smith, 101 Second St., Suite 18, San Francisco Whether you just have an idea and you want to understand what it will take to bring it to market successfully, or you are already in the market and want to get some ideas on how to improve your business, this session will focus on key areas you need to focus on to be successful in growing a consumer product or service company. Topics will include: How to know if you have a "big idea" Calculating market opportunity Building an effective supply chain Effective branding and positioning strategies How to build sales and manage distribution Maximizing marketing dollar effectiveness Raising equity and trade financing RSVP to [masked] for this event. P.S. We would love to hear any feedback, suggestions, or comments you may have. Please email me directly so we can make this as useful as possible for you and for your venture. Cheers, Edith Your Organizer, Executive Producer of BizTechDay P.S. Now you can follow me on Twitter. Jobs/Oppty: http://www.meetup.com... New Events: http://www.meetup.com... New Promotions/Discounts: http://www.meetup.com... "
"Hey you, Happy Tuesday! For everyone new to the group, this is the weekly email digest where you will find the coolest entrepreneurship, small business articles, events, videos and discounts from the San Francisco Bay Area. ... MoreCool Event –Social, Drinks and Pitches – March 24th Wed Thanks to Andrew McCalister, Conor Nash, Sid, Nik, Geoffrey Kiboneka, Nitin Bahadur, Ian Byer, Alex Kouznetsov, Frank Simon and Chuente for their great idea! We are going to have Social & Pitch night on March 24. When: March 24th, 2010 Wed Where: Citizen Space San Francisco A lot of the great entrepreneurs are new to the area (or you are not new, but want to meet even more great people) and you are looking to expand your network in order to: Find potential business partners to start cool companies Find potential investors for your awesome ideas Find potential employers and employees to make amazing stuff happen This will be an event for you to pitch. We will bring together super talented entrepreneurs, developers, investors with different backgrounds and skill sets. You will have 30 seconds. Tell us: Who are you? What’s your venture? And what you are looking for? Let’s all help each other out to promote new ventures, increase business partnerships and create a great introduction to each other. Get your ticket and save $10. Cool Article – How to Get Multiple Introductions Email investors directly if they allow it. But first read their profile to see if you’re a good fit. Don’t contact them if you don’t fit their interests — you’re not the exception that proves the rule. Read more here. Cool Survey – Bookkeeper Recommendation? We want to know the best bookkeeper you have personally worked with, which you would recommend to other entrepreneurs. He/She has helped you along your own entrepreneurial journey which you can't wait to share with others. We will compile this cool list of bookkeeper recommendations and share with everyone next week. Submit your personal recommendations here! Cool Video – Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce, Choice and Happiness Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. Watch this. Cool Partner Event – Entrepreneur Academy: Key Success Factors for the Consumer Sector April 7th 8:30-11:30am The law Offices of Reed Smith, 101 Second St., Suite 18, San Francisco Whether you just have an idea and you want to understand what it will take to bring it to market successfully, or you are already in the market and want to get some ideas on how to improve your business, this session will focus on key areas you need to focus on to be successful in growing a consumer product or service company. Topics will include: How to know if you have a "big idea" Calculating market opportunity Building an effective supply chain Effective branding and positioning strategies How to build sales and manage distribution Maximizing marketing dollar effectiveness Raising equity and trade financing RSVP to [masked] for this event. P.S. We would love to hear any feedback, suggestions, or comments you may have. Please email me directly so we can make this as useful as possible for you and for your venture. Cheers, Edith Your Organizer, Executive Producer of BizTechDay P.S. Now you can follow me on Twitter. Jobs/Oppty: http://www.meetup.com... New Events: http://www.meetup.com... New Promotions/Discounts: http://www.meetup.com... "

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