Now, more than ever, business people need to network to stay in business. BNI provides a positive, supportive, structured environment to exchange quality business referrals. BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world. We offer members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals. Last year, nearly 1,000 members of BNI Oregon & SW Washington in 36 chapters passed $12 million in high-quality referrals for each other! BNI is a business and …

CLOSING THE DEAL "Most people would rather do business by referral rather than cold calling." We’ll help you close the deal! As business builders we are serious about taking personal responsibility in helping our local community business partners find success. We are a group of fun loving people who believe that when you work hard you can play harder! Taking our mission in life seriously we chose to partner with I Take The Lead, Inc. the fastest growing leads g …

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The Tigard Chamber Works For You! With over 300 businesses strong, the Tigard Chamber is focused on driving a strong local economy, business networking, promoting the community and advocating for business with government. The Tigard Chamber provides ever-increasing value to members through innovative benefits, programs and services designed to help businesses large and small grow and succeed.   If you are a business professional in the Portland Metro Area, the Tigard Chamber is the place to be.

Entrepreneurs take on the risk of starting, running and growing their ventures for numerous reasons: To be the boss, the excitement, the money or the satisfaction of starting something big. Whatever the reason, entrepreneurs share one thing in common--they are the leaders of our community. This group was started to allow its members: to meet one another in an informal setting, create networking relationships, learn from each others' businesses and just relax with the company of like-minded indiv …

This is a group for working artists, producers, high-craft specialists, etc. who are building a business/career in the creative or high-craft industries - everyone from audio engineers to vintners.  We'll meet to socialize, discuss upcoming challenges and past successes, brainstorm strategies, and of course have lots of fun! Members are encouraged to add events for their own business or creative endeavors.  Once these are approved by an administrator (a one-click process for spam-filtering purpo …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The global reach of the Internet has democratized entrepreneurship.   Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning drive to succeed,  to make it big in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.  Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing".   We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, …

The Portland, Oregon Lean Startup Circle Meetup. “A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/what...... "A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a product or service in conditions of extreme uncertainty" (Eric Ries) The number one reason that Startups fail is lack of customers (~90%), not product development failure (~10%). The Lean Startup is an approach that attempts to acknowledge this and create …

I am looking to connect with people who want to be leaders in our community and inspire others toward making positive changes in their lives and others around them. I eat out a lot and love many restaurants in NE and North Portland. I need people to go eat out with! Anyone who considers themselves a leader or professional in anyway or who wants to become one! People who like to eat out and eat good food!

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Naked Tech is a series of candid and informal discussions about the state of the tech industry. We're breaking down the chatter of self-promotion and feel-good babble.  No more mindless talks about web marketing or the unveiling of another photo sharing app.  Naked Tech is designed for business leaders, technology professionals and students interested in the realities of working in and with the tech industry. This series will cover a variety of topics like minimizing risk in U.S. and offshore de …

A group of entrepreneurs who meet regularly to stimulate the free flow of entrepreneurial ideas and share real life experience and wisdom. Some of our events will be sponsored and some will promote specific programs.

Continuous Web- Portland is a community for startup entrepreneurs and tech professionals building sustainable web products and businesses.  Members connect and learn from professionals what it takes to start, build, and lead a great web business.  For the startup at all stages: idea, seed capital, angel/venture funded, profitability and beyond.