Calling All Entrepreneurs and People in Small Business. Are you curious about getting your business to 6 figures and beyond, and with more ease? This will be the premier business networking and educational group in the Bay Area. Our members are entrepreneurs, small business owners, investors, and those starting businesses, who want to network and collaborate with others, and also learn tools to grow their businesses. Your Organizer My name is Dana Garrison and I’m your Organizer; I am an ent …

Asian American Business Connection is a group exclusively for Asian professionals. Asians have a particular way of doing business so this group's mission is to grow, learn and educate from each other while enhancing our business skills through networking, events, guest speakers, and collaborating with other organizations. AABC  believe, "In order for us to get what we want we need to help others get what they want". That said, each member is an advocate for each others profession. We also exchan …

Transmedia SF is a network of SF Bay Area media and start-up creatives who come together to develop our own projects, to promote and educate the world about transmedia storytelling, and to make San Francisco a center for transmedia production and education. San Francisco is a natural hub for transmedia since it boasts robust creative, technical, media and education communities. Our vision is to create the creative convergence in SF and bring together media, ad and PR agencies, creative content d …

Description of Community Group: It takes skill, resources and a community to create a successful business, be it a high-tech start-up or a small business. At Golden Gate University, many of our students choose to start their own ventures upon graduation, building on the knowledge they've gained with us. Business owners also come to GGU looking to fill gaps in their training and gain the confidence it takes to compete in the climate today. Many of our faculty are themselves investors and entrepre …

We welcome those who are either already executive coaches or have an interest in becoming one, to join us in conversation, community and learning. Group organizer and CEO of Envision Global Leadership, Jeff Evans.Ph.D. will lead the groups in stimulating conversation to support development of executive coaching skills, discuss emerging trends and create connections for our expanding network. (Envision Global Leadership (EGL) is a premier firm focused on developing leaders with skills to lead i …

This group is for innovators in education.  We strive to keep the balance between educators and technologists in our group. By bringing together educators, entrepreneurs, technologists, and all-around education enthusiasts, the Edu Tech Innovators group creates a collaborative space where people across sectors can work together to tackle challenges and find meaningful solutions to the systemic problems in the global edu landscape. We're people and professionals who want to democratize and unleas …

Entrepreneurial moms meet and network with each other.  Anyone who owns a business, wants to own one, is working on a creative venture, or wants to be around other businesswomen in San Francisco and surrounding neighborhoods can be a part of this Exchange.  You do not have to be a business owner yet. This Exchange is about networking, helping each other through trials and tribulations, questions, problems, educating and empowering each other.  We will invite speakers and experts on interesting t …

We are a Silicon Valley (San Francisco) meet-up group, interested in connecting folks who are passionate about the education space and interested in applying technology to hack current problems in the education sector. If you are a developer / hacker / entrepreneur / investor — who is passionate about education  — please join us.  You can follow us on this meet-up, or "like our Facebook page" or follow us on Twitter at @EduTechGroup. We plan to bring together interesting speakers from the tec …

The SF Data Mining meetup focuses on all aspects of the data pipeline--from data acquisition and big data storage to machine learning and data visualization. Current Goals Host speakers Host educational workshops Host volunteer events Highlight existing events around the bay area and organize transportation, etc Spread awareness of rising data mining technologies Who is this meetup for? Data engineers, analysts, scientists, and other practitioners Data visualization developers and designers J …

FASHIONTECHSF.org is the longest running monthly workshop and the original event series in the San Francisco Bay Area focused synergistically on building, promoting and educating the vibrant community of fashion and technology. Our mission is to create educational, economic development, social and business opportunities for the fashion and technology industries. From it's inception in February 2010, FASHIONTECHSF.org has become the leading network for all things fashion and technology in Silicon …

PARISOMA is a space where ideas meet execution. We believe that the more ideas are realized the better the world will be. We cultivate an experimental environment through COWORKING, EDUCATION and EVENTS.

The SF Edtech Meetup is the hub for the amazing keynotes, panel discussions, edtech mixers, member spotlights, and hands-on learning experiences that inspire teachers, entrepreneurs, technologists, education reformers, and edtech enthusiasts to connect, collaborate, and innovate. We meet monthly to explore various topics at the intersection of education and technology, to learn about the latest technologies that are supporting teachers, and to hear from teachers about the problems in education t …

The purpose of this group is marry the worlds of technology and residential real estate into one. Oftentimes, real estate professionals and customers are unaware of which new technologies exist to make their lives easier.  On the flip side, there are lots of technology gurus who want to learn more about real estate and how it works.  Our goal is to bring people from both worlds into one group so that everyone can learn from each other about something new. This group is perfect for real estate ag …

This is a free, open group for those who are interested in working together to make things happen! This group is a Mastermind group based on the concept described in Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich.  It's a group of likeminded people who meet frequently and work together to achieve our goals.   You should join this mastermind group if you: Are an entrepreneur, artist, or freelancer, or otherwise are doing something cool in this world that is self-directed Have a definite, concrete g …

For makers in education and educators who would like to connect around hands-on projects. We’ll  discuss edu-tech ideas and tools that you can use to transform classrooms into 21st century hotbeds of learning by doing. This is an Open Meetup Group, feel free to become an Organizer/ Event Host, let us know if there is something related to Makers and Education going on.

NAAAP San Francisco is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We serve and support organizations, associations, and enterprises committed to the betterment of the Asian American community. The NAAAP-SF cultivates, supports, and promotes Asian American leaders. NAAAP offers professional development opportunities on the local and national level, engages its membership in community service, and organizes professional networking events. Through NAAAP, members work together to enhance l …

Event Marketing Rockstars is all about bringing together creative minds that love event marketing and event promotion. Join our group to share your own successes (and failures), meet other inspired individuals and learn from each others' experiences. Together, we will all improve our skills and be exactly what you want, an event marketing Rockstar! Each meetup we'll pick a new topic and have event marketers present their ideas and lessons learned. Our meetups will not just be educational, they'l …

Just for Coaches & Holistic Practitioners... "Join Us and You’ll Discover Some of the Best Kept Secrets to Attract More Clients and Get More Referrals… All While Making New Connections and Collaborating in a Conscious Community Created Just for YOU" You started your work to make a difference in your clients’ lives. But you may not have realized that having a steady stream of new clients would be necessary for you and your practice to thrive. You may have even tried to go to networking events all …

Silicon Valley New Technology "Entrepreneurs & Founders Showcase" is one of the first meetups that also welcomes consumers.  At the end of the day, all new technology will find its way to the end user! At this meetup, investors, co-founders and consumers will have an opportunity to be early adopters of the New Technology being launched in Silicon Valley! All types of technology are included with the purpose of educating, investors, co-founders, end users, dealers and consumers about the features …

The mission of Passive House California is to educate the public about the Passive House building performance standard to help create healthy, comfortable, durable, energy- and resource-efficient buildings and communities.

SOCIALLY GREEN is the Meetup group of GreenStreetSF.org. GreenStreetSF.org is a professional networking group for anyone from ecologically-minded consumers to green entrepreneurs and startups who want to connect with other professionals and innovators in the burgeoning green industry landscape. Our mission is to promote education and economic development for green initiatives in fashion, design and technology and awareness about better living through sustainable practice and greener lifestyle ch …

Do you want to know more about law and technology? Are you an entrepreneur, a business owner, or you work in a tech company and want to know what laws affect your business practices? Are you an attorney seeking to better understand new technologies your clients work with? If so, this is your group! What SEL offers: * EDUCATION * SEL puts the focus on the new technologies and the legal issues concerning them. We provide an opportunity to meet your peers and to learn more about the new developmen …

Keiretsu Forum's Entrepreneur Academy equips you, an entrepreneur, to accelerate your access to the capital, expertise, and resources you need to grow your business. Each of the courses is led by seasoned industry executives and delivers practical, relevant, and timely knowledge and practices that are critical to your business.

Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of communication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking. We meet at the Hult International Business School every Thursday. Come join us to practice you …

“In the Future Everything Will Be A Cafe" ! 1. Universities will become Cafes (virtual classes and the high price of an education) 2. Book Stores have become Cafes(Ebooks are coming of age-you can keep your library in your pocket) 3. Cafes will Displace Most Retail Shops (you can shop from the comfort of a Cafe, while avoiding crowds, parking, bad service, etc on Amazon.Com). 4. Offices Become Cafes Again (with the exception of Yahoo employees, notice all of the empty cubicles in most offices?) …

This group is for wearable tech professionals, industrial designers, R&D groups, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to engage in the fashion/tech field through product presentations and workshops. Product engineers/designers, 3D printing professionals, researchers, gamers, crafters, tinkerers, inventors, gadget creators and/or tech artists engaged with mixed prototyping to converge fashion & technology who add digital dimension to their works by fusing advanced materials such as etextiles, wearable …

Considering getting involved in your community, professionally,culturally, and socially here in our "City" in the spirit of social action? - Look no further... Our Mission: Combining Business Development,Community Leadership,and Social Action, to expand economic opportunities for "The San Francisco Young Professional Community." "A City is only as cosmopolitan as the education,awareness and participation of its citizens." ~ anonymous Website: http://thesfypn.org/ Facebook Group: https://www.fac …

Social innovation is transforming education, healthcare, and government, and now it's time to bring it to the streets to one of the biggest issues in our city: homelessness. There is a huge need for new innovations around homelessness and we already have the skills and resources to make an impact - now we just need to get connected! This group is for technologists, entrepreneurs, community organizers, and anyone who wants to help form a homeless innovation community in our city. We will bring in …