Analyst like Gartner and Forester claim small merchants are quickly going extinct. Your odds of survival grow slimmer by the day as giants like big box retailers like Wal-Mart and massive online dominators like Amazon grow their market share affording technologies and resources that just aren’t available to the common merchant. E-Commerce - Social Commerce Mobile and Tablet Commerce Groupon, LivingSolcial, etc… Presence on Facebook, Pinterest, FourSquare, etc… SEM and SEO Amazon, eBay, Etsy, et …

Meet other locals from all Industries to discuss your Business Ideas and Strategies and share referrals. Gather to discuss current events, share experiences, and to network with other people interested in Business.

The Auburn Business Partners Meetup is a Speed Networking group. We have a format of open networking, followed by speed networking in groups of two who rotate. It is a vibrant group and anyone who does business in the Auburn area or nearby is welcome to attend. You'll want to be sure to bring plenty of business cards!  We meet at Cafe Pacific on the first Monday of every month. 

This is a business networking group that meets for the purpose of generating new business and leads for our members. We are in a growth phase and encourage you to come check us out! If you're interested but want to make sure your category is open, please feel free to contact me through this site. There are no dues or fees, however you are responsible for the cost of your lunch at Izzy's. They have a decent salad bar and baked chicken in case you're looking for a healthier option.   If you plan t …

Mastermind groups facilitate the achievement of aspirations, related to business development, career, academics, creative projects, hobbies, abundance, relationships and health.  Group members cheer each other on, harnessing the power of goal setting, trust, accountability, solicited feedback and positive focus.  Consistent attendance is important to the success of the group.  Mastermind groups, by definition, create powerful group success that exceeds the sum of individual members’ success.   S …

Are you a parent with little ones with a home based or small business and would like to get out and network but find it difficult when looking after your children? Would you like to talk about your business, discuss challenges that you have, exchange leads, build relationships while letting your kids play? If you answered yes, then this group may be the group for you. Meet once a month to discuss the above topics, do a short presentation about you and your business. Bring your kids as well. Ther …

eCommerce works on many of the same principles as business in general. If you have a product or service that others need and can afford, you are basically in business. The rest is marketing and management.Whether you are in the business of selling online or offering to help other businesses sell online, you may consider using Magento as part of that solution. But Why Magento? How does it compare to other eCommerce platforms? What does it cost?   Magento is a feature-rich, professional open-sour …

Lean Startup Seattle welcomes Seattle's best bootstrappers, efficiency artists, tech entrepreneurs, and more to take part in monthly events geared towards building business's efficiently! "The Lean Startup movement is taking hold in companies both new and established to help entrepreneurs and managers do one important thing: make better, faster business decisions." ~ Eric Ries "I'm a big fan of Lean Startups as well as "focused meetups" (vs. the come one / come all approach) so consider …

This group is dedicated to the pursuit of outside-the-box businesses, marketing and strategies. We don't play by ANYBODY'S rules save for the ones we make ourselves. If you want to become a more advanced business owner, deploy online tactics and strategies you have only seen in MOVIES, make a difference to peninsula youth, the elderly, and the disadvantaged, and you like the idea of contributing in some small way to the HEALTH OF THE PLANET'S OCEANS, come see us. We don't bite!

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 8 cities across the country (Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Diego and Seattle). Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 150-600 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife …

Our general topic of conversation revolves around the marketing and selling aspects of YOUR BIZ in the New Media Reality of Online Tools and Social Media Networking. We connect all the Dots ! We meet regularly in small group Online Webinars and periodically in the Seattle area for a live MeetUp.

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… At the core of all of this, a growth hacker maintains the discipline of direct marketing: an emphasis on "quantitative measurement, scenario modeling, database queries." Growth hackers can ensure virality is intrinsic to a product or brand. We want to meet to discuss tactics, strategies, developments, trends, trade code, hack through some challenges together.

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King County Repo Property Meetup is an open house style meetup to bring beginner and veteran investors together to zero in on the real estate that is actually selling in this unprecidented market. Members of this group will receive lists of current bank owned and short sale properties in your target areas of interest. We will preview these properties on big screen, evaluate them at length and discuss financing options to purchase them. As an additional bonus we have sponsors who have grac …