Are you looking for inspiration? Seeking community? Hungry? Thirsty? Join the FLF community of hungry startups and entrepreneurs and help us change the world. www.thefreelunchfriday.com. We feed the startups and entrepreneurs that feed our global economies. Free Lunch Friday (FLF) is a non-profit with a simple goal; to provide community, content, connections and access to capital to the hungry startups and entrepreneurs who drive global economy. Free Lunch Friday is a connector for startups, ent …

Have you ever wanted to be part of a startup business but not been willing to take the risk that it entails? Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants are a great way to get your foot in the door with other talented individuals. This group is meant to serve as a catalyst for team formation where experience and knowledge can help bolster a successful application for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. These grants are great stepping stones to get the initial funding for a st …

This is a Techology Startups oriented group using group members collaboration to help kick off local tech companies and support those who have ideas but don’t have the resources to bring it to market. There are so much talents that is under-utilized that we wanted to create an environment that help channel creativity and entrepreneurship and be specifically focused on early ideas and how to support transforming those ideas into tangibles. We welcome professionals in all fields (business, account …

Mix & Mentor™ is a community that brings together promising entrepreneurs with industry experts and investors to overcome specific startup challenges. With its unique format, Mix & Mentor™ forges deep long lasting connections between entrepreneurs and mentors. Designed to meet the needs of local startups and small businesses. Events often include mentor-led discussion, interactive workshops and demonstrations by technical advisors, coaching from industry experts, and networking with other startu …

TCVN is one of Southern California’s premier technology business networks. Through a wide variety of forums, pitch sessions, workshops, and other networking events, we bring together entrepreneurs and resources from every facet of the technology and startup landscape.

It does't take a village to start a business, but a little help along the way couldn't hurt. FastStart.studio is a mixed-use business incubator in Irvine. FastStart.events are our free events to help entrepreneurs in Orange County. Meet other entrepreneurs and learn from awesome subject matter experts on subjects like; Lean Startup Strategy, Rapid Prototyping, Angel Investors, Creating a Team and Mobile platforms. The goal of FastStart.events is to provide OC with a location and the content that …

With so many exciting technologies being developed around Southern California, the key to reaching scale is to launch your product with a killer digital marketing strategy. The core group is made up of entrepreneurs that have years of experience breaking down business models to recommend appropriate customer acquisition tactics. We love helping software and product-based start-ups reach critical mass and providing you with the essential information, resources and direct feedback during our meet- …

Who we are? Disruptive Thinkers influences global leadership by disrupting existing public policy conventions through crowdsourced solutions, capturing the best military and entrepreneurial perspectives. We act as a catalyst for societal and market-based innovation. Disruptive Thinkers is a decentralized think tank composed of civilian entrepreneurs and young military leaders. Ideas, not ideology, are our source of inspiration. We are the young innovators of our generation, tired of divisive pol …

The United States of America JOBS Act enacted on April 5th, 2012 allows a person or company to raise funds through many investors. Crowdfunding and its many investment possibilities have been put into the spotlight. This group will host mixers to discuss the pros and cons of crowdfunding, the platforms available for crowdfunding, and the types of crowdfunding investors will be looking for. Investors, business owners, startups, entrepreneurs and more are invited to join us!

This group is all about bringing together ideas, execution, and funding. There is movement happening in Southern California and we can all take part in this experiment to make it the next big hub of successful startups. Please join us whether you just have an idea, you are on the development side, you are a doer, an investor, a lean practitioner, or just want to meet future successful entrepreneurs in your community.

A group that connects entrepreneurs, startups, investors, educators, and pioneers interested in using technology to improve the learning process.

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Action Sports Boosters, or ASB for short, is a group of young driven individuals who are passionate about linking entrepreneurship with the action sports industry. We are committed to providing a platform where people can find resources, investment, and other link minded people who have similar goals to ultimately help develop and launch their action sports start-up. Whether the start-up is based in surf, skate, snow, or any other adrenaline fueled action sport, we are an accelerator to help bri …

As a software engineer looking at creating my very first company, I get plenty of advice from non-technical CEO's and business owners and enjoy every minute of it, but some of the biggest companies in the world were started by Technical and Engineering minded CEO's with a technological vision that most in regular business can't grasp. My goal is to meet those kind of people, to have lunch with or sit down and talk to Hardware or Software Engineers that run their own companies or want to start. W …

This group's focus is on new technology entrepreneurs who are seeking conversations with other technology entrepreneurs and service providers who can give insights into how to get started with a small business. We will meet for informal happy hours and for lunch time tutorial meetings. This group is a new offering from the MIT Enterprise Forum of San Diego, and will cover topics that may not always be addressed at regular MITEF meetings, such as: how to build and fund prototypes, whether to inco …

Come meet the angels of TCA at our next "Entrepreneur Happy Hour."  Let's talk about your business plan, tips for starting successful companies, or anything you want to know about Tech Coast Angels. Our goal is to create an open forum in which local entrepreneurs can have easy access to active angel investors. We’ll bring the investors…. It is free to attend and we have a no-host bar, but seats are very limited and you have to RSVP to attend. Who should come? If you are an entrepreneur who wa …

This is a group for anyone looking for a coworking community of interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off of. You bring your laptop (or whatever you need to get your work done) and a friendly disposition. We may host a lot of designers, developers, and internet types, however we'd also like to meet musicians, cooks, sound designers, tea sommeliers, product designers, photographers, writers, and more. Some of us may be entrepreneurs or freelancers. Others work in an of …

To have as many people as possible get together or "meetup" to learn about crowdfunding and discuss their experiences "revitalizing the local community" in ways never before imagined with crowdfunding either over coffee or drinks or wherever we the group collectively would like.

Founder Friday is a Women 2.0 event to promote the creation of new networks among aspiring entrepreneurs, current entrepreneurs and investors in innovative cities globally. Both men and women are invited to attend Founder Friday. Founder Friday is hosted in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Austin, New York, Boston, Detroit, Madrid (Spain), Barcelona (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Bogota (Colombia), Mexico City (Mexico), Vancouver (Canada) and …

The San Diego Sun is priceless, we all agree on that but as a start up city we need a lot more than just the Sun to catch up with Tech Hubs such as Silicon Valley. We need to do it our way…. the San Diego way!.... the Happy Hour way! Imagine SD Tech Happy Hour as a City wide bar where Web Developers meet charismatic Founders, Entrepreneurs meet the next Investors and Legal Team and App Designers come up with their next big thing right before the happy hour ends. We are all about Happy Hours, Tec …

We are a group of passionate entrepreneurs who are interested in taking their firm to the next level. We will be holding a series of roundtable discussions where you will have the opportunity to meet and consult with experts in the legal, financial and marketing areas to help you find solutions to the many obstacles associated with running a business. We plan to hold our roundtable discussions in a manner so that everyone has a chance to participate, learn and share their issues with various exp …

The Prosperity Center is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide disadvantaged individuals with the opportunity to develop economic stability for themselves, their families, and their community. This is a group for individuals that understand the power of entrepreneurship to change not just the life of an individual but the local economy. This is the group for you if you are: thinking about starting a business, a new business owner and could use some guidance, you have business exper …

Join The Networking Cafe for Women and share, learn and grow your business. Meeting every Wednesday from 10am-12pm in Canyon Hills, attendees meet new friends every week. Join us for Coffee, Networking and Friends for Success! Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/TheNetworkingCafe/162560520480405 https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/thenetworkingcafe/

This group has been created for Entrepreneurs serious about networking, learning and promoting other group members. This group will meet monthly at various Orange County venues. Meetings will feature guest speakers and networking.

We are a group of small business owners that want to grow. We all come from small roots and are trying to create a business that is extremely profitable. If your tired of going to meetings where it seems that all they want to do is get a large membership fee from you than we want to hear from you. We look forward to meeting with any business owner that would like to grow and help others grow as well.

Calling all Writers! Want to join a fun engaging group and learn how to write blogs and online content?! Do you want to help others and get help with your writing? Do you want to share your fun stories with others? Do you want to have the ability to become a writer for a news site and make money!? If you answered yes, to one or all of these then come to our meet up!

The purpose of this Meetup is to provide education and networking opportunities for those involved in providing services and products to other businesses.

Do you want to start or did you start a business in yoga, metaphysics, meditation, mindfulness, nutrition, culinary, fitness, healing or spiritual counseling and need some direction? Do you need a business plan, strategy, marketing ideas, and positioning advice? Maybe you're long-time established and social media marketing overwhelms you. Are you trying to make ends meet doing what you love and hope to one day hire help when you can afford it? Or perhaps you have help, but are afraid you'll have …