Welcome to the world's largest and most active Meetup.com group in the 'Startup Businesses' category. By joining and attending our official Startup Meetups, you will meet other local business owners, network with other entrepreneurs, share ideas and resources, get advice and avoid costly mistakes. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and are achieving success. RSVP for more than one event and we'll see you there. Check out our photos from past events and complete the polls - we want to know wha …

A community based resource for small business owners and those interested in gaining knowledge about business practices.This includes entrepreneurial spirits, those in the business world who have a vision to expand, and individuals who need an idea of how to make their business ideas a reality. StartUp Twin Cities offers networking opportunities while targeting areas of business knowledge.

PLUG IN AT JOULE Work for yourself without being by yourself. Joule is a collaborative business community for those with a work at home lifestyle. Our members include startups, entrepreneurs, consultants, freelancers, telecommuters, developers and other independent professionals. JOIN US. joulemn.com

The intent of this group is to encourage and develop relationships between small business owners and suitable investors. Monthly meetings will be focused on short presentations that provide timely and applicable lessons for starting, developing, and funding new business concepts. This group is solutions-oriented, and it embraces a no-nonsense approach towards immediate and actionable relationships, partnerships, and conceptual fruition.

Hi, this group is for people who are interested in mobile but specifically understanding mobile within business. Who would be interested? Entrepreneurs, business executives, producers, developers, social media enthusiasts and the mobile curious. Suggested topics for the group: - Estimating development costs for mobile. Where do I start? - How to approach design for mobile? - Native vs mobile web which one is appropriate? - How do I incorporate mobile into my business? - What’s the deal with Gam …

Are you a Christian entrepreneur, growing a business or exploring ideas. How does being a Christian impact you as an entrepreneur or in your place of business? Do you ever wish you could meet other Christians who share your business interests, just to encourage and bounce ideas off each other? You are part of a unique group of individuals who want make living their Christian faith and values a priority in their everyday lives, including their businesses. Our goal is to create a group of business …

We're a collection of local business professionals who meet weekly to exchange business ideas and referrals since 2007. Our chapter is a dynamic, committed group of business people who know how to refer business to each other. In fact, our group has passed $240,452 in referral business in the past 12 months (as of June 2012)! We have open categories for individuals who will bring enthusiasm and integrity to our meeting. Just one person per professional specialty is allowed in each chapter. You c …

Enterprise.MN is an organization for entrepreneurs and enterprise technology professionals.  Our meetup series at CoCo Minneapolis features local business leaders, entrepreneurs with successful enterprise-focused startups, and subject matter experts on topics of interest, both business and technical.

Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. * Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others’ Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers * Find Partners * Small Group Atmosphere * Serious Conversation Bootstrappers Breakfasts® are for founders of early stage technology startups. It is a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other folks who are serious …

KICKSTART is a series of small group presentations and discussions for founders and managers of start-up businesses. KickStart events provide you with practical and actionable knowledge that will have an impact on you and your business.

The BizLounge Network provides an opportunity for individuals to network, learn, and get involved with other business professionals. Our vision is to build an alliance of supporters who are committed to growing and enabling better business through networking, ongoing education, and involvement in the BizLounge community. Our goals: #1: Creating Connections To help you build your pool of resources by connecting you to other entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds. #2: Continuing Education To provi …

Merge is a blog discussing design and entrepreneurship curated by designer Doug Powell. On Merge, designers can find information and inspiration to take their business ideas directly to market. http://mergeblog1.wordpress.com/ Merge Meetups will be most valuable for people working as designers or creative professionals who are interested in discussing new ways of building their business.

The LawSmoothie Project provides numerous meetups so that super-small business owners to get the help they need, in a relaxed, easy and enjoyable way --oh, and did I say "affordable?"  Yes, that!  The whole point of the Project is to deliver innovative solutions that allow super-small business owners to get the help they need at tremendous cost savings, but without sacrificing quality. SpeakEasies are a FREE roundable to talk over legal and business questions.  Topics are whatever the group wan …

Work at Home? We’ve Got a Lot In Common. Overcoming Obstacles! Things that bug us Freelancer, contractor, independent professional, telecommuter or road warrior, if you work at home you likely have the same challenges. Isolation It’s lonely at the top, the bottom and in-between. We missed the camaraderie of a more social working environment. Resources and Support When you least expect it, there’s a bump or a pothole in the road. Either way, we wanted help, now! New Business Feast or fam …

Our vision is to build a strong local platform for learning and knowledge sharing among peers. We are a community of professionals focusing on All Things Web Design; a community built upon four pillars: Network, Engage, Share, Learn From Each Other. Membership to this group is FREE and comes with plenty of opportunities to network with some of the best and brightest Web Design Professionals in twin cities/Minnesota. This group is a thriving ecosystem - a hub - for all web design consumers, educa …

HELP US HELP YOU! This group shares ideas, and solutions to help the Freelancer grow their business. Our topics are broad, are conversations are exciting. Come join us, and learn how others have succeeded and failed; becuase there is always something new to learn. Running a business is tough; you’re the Sales Manager, you’re the Media Manager, you’re the Worker Bee, you’re the Accountant and Inventory Manager, and to top it all off you’re the Boss. Come and build relationships, that will help yo …

Welcome to The Adventure Club for Extraordinary Women! (If I could put the above in blinking colored lights I would /grin...*that's* how excited I am about this group.) My name is Jen Vertanen and I'm so incredibly happy you've found your way here. I created this group for ordinary + extraordinary women just like me. You know...women who want to have their cake and eat it too and make zero qualms or apologies to the contrary. I believe that adventures come in all shapes and sizes and may be adre …

Meet other local people interested in creating a "Life Long" plan that will help you take advantage of your past experiences, review your current responsibilities and assist you in determining your future wants, needs and dreams. Our "Life Long" plan workshops focus on: - Life - Mind - Body - Soul - Career - Financial - Relationships - Philanthropy - Spiritual - Leisure - Know - Do - See - Feel - Have - Be Use our group meetings to hold you accountable to create, customize and work y …

Health Tech Startups. We are building things that make healthcare better. If you are working on a healthcare venture, or want to connect with the healthcare start-up community then this is your crowd. We're hosting speaker events, co-Working meetups, and several other events aimed at building the healthcare technology eco-system in Minnesota. A lot of the things we're talking about are, specific challenges and opportunities in healthcare and launching health tech start-ups. As a growing communit …

An informal gathering for discussion and networking of business leaders, professionals, students, scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs. Innovations and the creative process in products, business models and science are subjects of conversation.  Sometimes there is a discussion topic, others a featured guest. The goals are to connect innovators and entrepreneurs so we can learn from each other, make the journey more fun, and to support each others success.

This is a tribe of entrepreneurs who have, or are starting, a small business selling physical products. We'll trade knowledge about resources and network our skills to others in the group that may need help. For example, to have a successful Kickstarter campaign, you may need a prototype of your hardware product. One of our members will likely have the knowledge to help you out. There are 3D printers and other machines accessible to folks like you and me, but how does one begin using them? Join …