Do you seek to expand friendships or potentially productive working relations through social or business networking? Do you seek to learn how to better advertise your business through the internet and print media? Do you have an interest in human rights issues? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this group is potentially for you. We seek to provide an environment to discuss human rights issues through self-help and community empowerment. We seek to bring together businesses and profe …

[This group is not affiliated with any religion or religious organization.] Like many, I first sought to find a group to fill my needs. Since I didn't find such a group I decided to start one. I am one of many women who find themselves in midlife, broke, in a dead-end job, raising a family as a single parent, single, no passion or energy for life. I needed to recycle my life and looked at all the areas that needed changed. I needed to get in shape, take charge of my finances, find new friends an …

Are you involved in a startup or want to be? Startup Grind was started to help entrepreneurs meet new people face-to-face, and continue to build a lasting relationship with them online after the event. It's a daily blog (Http://startupgrind.com) and monthly event held in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, Ottawa, Seattle, San Francisco featuring a range of speakers from founders, to journalists, to investors. More importantly it has the coolest startup community ever. Come to our event …

Innovation Studio 527 is a monthly meeting of people interested in solving complex problems. We meet from 5pm to 7pm. The current meeting location is in the Byward Market - we always try to find something that is affordable and wheelchair accessible. We have a few rules: 1) Be yourself 2) Be open to new ideas 3) Be brave in allowing ideas to collide 4) Be willing to be uncomfortable 5) be willing to take the next step Other than that - everything is on the table. Hope you can join us. Peter Leve …

Sprout Up is a free event for forward-thinking Ottawa area entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Attendees will walk away with new insights, new friends and actionable ideas for their businesses. Sprout Up is made up of three main components: Innovation Demo – Pre-selected entrepreneurs share their innovative business ideas to the audience Guest Spea …