This group is for small business professional service firms to talk about start up, strategic planning, marketing and growth planning, among other topics. If you are selling a service, this is the place for you! If you are selling a product, it isn't! I started this group because I wanted to help small professional service firms succeed without needing a lot of overhead and up front cost to do so.

The Lean Startup is an entrepreneurial movement that takes the deep know-how of lean manufacturing, the scientific focus of Customer Development, and the pragmatic "get it done" practices of agile development, and puts it all together into a powerful combination. Come join us as we learn more about building lean startups - we'd love to have you! * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

This group is organized to provide a means for grass-root business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to learn about grants for starting and building a business. It is designed for your neighborhood economic recovery by creating your own jobs. I want to help individuals who would otherwise never know (1) that there are really grants for business; (2) how to qualify your business and begin the process for receiving a grant; and (3) what is expected of you as a grant recipient. You should join this …

The Triangle Hispanic Business Network is a highly supportive business network centered on promoting and encouraging the growth and expansion of local businesses focused on the Hispanic market by providing a forum to meet and exchange ideas and referrals among professionals and business owners.

Meet other Raleigh area Small Business Owners and Business Professionals. FREE to join!

Looking to start a business? Already operate one? Work from home or in the office? Operate online…brick & mortar...or both? The informed understand it’s every individual’s responsibility to help their families, communities, and the country at large. Although job numbers are rising, they're not rising fast enough to help resolve some of the systemic issues that a long-term economic downturn creates at the grassroots level. We represent an association of independent business owners specializing …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Raleigh Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Raleigh serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements you. …

A meetup for hackers and founders to mingle and network with each other... If you're interested in technology startups, either as a hacker or as a founder, or both, you've found the right meetup. If you regularly read Hackers News ( http://news.ycombinator.com. ), have been to a Startup Weekend, have wanted an Open Coffee Club in the Triangle area, are building - or want to build - a tech startup, if you're a VC, angel investor, or anyone else with an interest in the startup community; then t …

Each month, companies present what they are working on with the audience providing feedback. The events provide a time and place for technologists and entrepreneurs to showcase new technology/companies in the Triangle's startup community. Follow up on twitter: http://twitter.com/rtpnewtech Group is also open to angel investors, venture capitalists, startup mentors, key service providers like startup attorneys and financial services organizations.

Come meet other business owners in the Wendell Community and beyond for the Wendell Chamber's Tuesday Morning Coffee Break! The Chamber will be open every Tuesday from 8:00 - 9:00 am for weekly Coffee Breaks. Come connect, have coffee, tea, juice and pastries, meet others and network with local business owners! Once a month we will have a speaker come and talk on a topic related to small business or economic development.

Join the Largest and Most Successful Business and Entrepreneurial Group in Raleigh Education, Motivation and Networking! The Raleigh Entrepreneurs Organization is a group of individuals that range from Small Business Owners, Business Consultants and Visionaries, all desiring to learn, network and grow our businesses. We have Networking Events, Business Education Meetings, Leads and Referral Opportunities, Motivational Meetings as well as Social Gatherings. Our goal is to help your Business Gr …

Time for a cup of coffee? Then you have enough time to meet. Join us for a caffeine charged power networking meeting. Every Wednesday  9:00-10:30 Network  9:00-9:15 Meeting   9:15-10:15 Network  10:15-10:30 Membership is limited to one woman per industry, though visitors of all business types are welcome. Contact the Southpoint Durham organizer, Lynn Cummins, at Lynn.CumminsDee@PruYSU.com with any questions. We come together to network, learn, pass referrals, share resources, laugh, nurture …

Updated by Daniel on 4/17/2013 Show your support, get involved today, Help my business grow and I will help your business or non- profit grow. Let me provide a FREE service back to you in return for your support and generosity! Thank you! ****************************************** Updated by Daniel on 4/17/2013 The goal is to keep something on the calendar several times per month that is original and make this group rock! Meet those folk within a new activity   that hasn't been presented before …

Join us on Mondays at 8:30am networking and 8:45 - 9:45 meeting time to meet fabulous women, grow your business, and have a great start to your week! As a guest: • network with other women in business before and after the meeting. • put your business cards in our card binder that is passed around during the meetings. • do a 30 second presentation to the group about your business. • hear a presentation by one of our members. • attend one of the many networking events spotlighting great loca …

North Hills Network is designed to meet and greet fellow business people in the midtown areas. Almost all events are social, but also have an informational component.

Calling small business owners and entrepreneurs in Raleigh! Are you looking for opportunities to meet some great new business connections? Do you eat lunch? If you answered "yes" to the above two questions, come out and join us! Each week, we will feature a dynamic and engaging speaker.

This monthly meetup is exclusively for QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisors located in the Triangle area. We meet once a month for a light meal, networking and most importantly to learn about QuickBooks consulting. This group has two requirements- you must be QuickBooks Certified and listed on the Intuit PAP website to attend and be open to learn and network for the good of your clients. Every month there are great presenters sharing new and helpful information and an opportunity to  get to know the …

This group is dedicated to "arm-chair" entrepreneurs out there. The reality is that most of us have to work for a living or are preparing to work for a living. This group aims to give those a chance to express their entrepreneur spirit with like-minded optimist for the purpose of: collaboration, open discussions, funding and most importantly the networking over a pint of your favorite beverage.

Everyone who joins the Raleigh Power Networking Group "Lives and Works" near you in Raleigh. Invite them to meet for a cup of coffee and see what comes of it. Share what you both do, could be good for business. Only those who live in the Raleigh area should join this group. Join us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/groups/raleighpowernetwork/

Vibrant group of like-minded business owners and professionals. Our mission is to provide a supportive environment through networking, education and partnership so we all flourish.

This is a group for small business owners, the self employed or executives of small businesses. In this group you will be able to submit your business challenges and we will get noted professionals from around the triangle to lead a seminar offering us solutions to those pain points. After surveying many small business owners, I found we all have many of the same problems so why not come together where it would be easier to get professionals with a specific expertise to come and help us with our …

We are a a group of professionals focused on discussing the running a game studio and all that endeavor entails. We cover topics from licensing and contracting, to marketing and production. Our average member has many years of professional game development experience and is beyond the casual/hobbyist developer. Please take this into consideration when applying - we're selective because we are focused. We reserve the right to refuse/revoke membership to anyone. Groups exist for those interested i …

This group is for anyone who wants to explore and develop the leadership skills as they apply to entrepreneurial and small business success. I believe that, while words use to describe leadership are the same across the business size spectrum, the application of leadership skills and traits vary greatly between large corporations and lean, entrepreneurial organizations. The objective of this group is to create and maintain a healthy conversation about small business leadership that are immediate …

TiE Carolinas is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to foster and support entrepreneurship in the Carolinas. This organization has three objectives: - To network and to facilitate networking among members - To foster entrepreneurship and to nurture entrepreneurs - To help membership integrate with the mainstream community

A meetup group for designers and programmers interested in coworking in downtown Raleigh. We meet once a month in the UserVoice Offices on Hargett St (right above the Raleigh Times). It's a really cool space! Free beer and coffee are provided. So come! Hang out with cool people. Talk about what you are building. And get some work done.

We're a community of entrepreneurs, hackers, VCs, and founders focused on growing the local triangle tech community. You can regularly expect to see demos, hear from expert panels, and meet like-minded individuals so spread the word, bring your friends, and see you at the Triangle Meetup!

A group for software entrepreneurs, developers, marketers, and evangelists. Network, share ideas, and learn from other local technology innovators. Starting in February 2013, we'll be meeting monthly at the HUB co-working space in downtown Raleigh. Meetups will feature one or two short presentations, but will focus mainly on open discussions and personal interactions with the local software community.

E-Commerce, ecommerce, Passive Online Income, Drop Ship, Internet Startups, App & Software as a Service developers, Information Product builders, Affiliates, Bloggers, etc. If you are trying to make the majority of your money online, and you work for yourself you might like this. This group is primarily for Internet business owners to get together for the occasional daytime escape from our laptops. We have coffee, conversation, share a few tips, and help each other get motivated about progressin …