Are you creating value for your customers and yourself? Are you focused on clear objectives? Have you learned and practiced the skills needed to be a success as a business person? Do you have the temperament? Do you know how to get business? Do you manage your time, tasks, and priorities effectively? Do ou keep up with the financial side of your business? Are you astute to the changing technologies? Are you prompt? Do you practice excellency in your business? Can you effectively communicate the …

Business Social is a new, exciting Calgary-based social club, geared to busy career professionals. The goal of the group is to connect with other like minded people that have similar interests and get introduced to new circles of friends and networks. In order to foster relationship building among our members, we host a variety of unique Networking Mixer’s or Mix‘n Mingle’s. In addition to social events we will provide additional venues to meet and network with other professional. These might in …

Seminars and networking events designed to help Business Owners and Managers get the most out of the internet technology and maximize their e-business potential. This is non-technical information that will help you market your business online. Learn how to avoid costly mistakes - including the opportunity cost of doing nothing. Network and learn from other business owners or managers.

Worried About How the Economy is Affecting You? Looking for Coaching, Advice and Tools to Stabilize and Succeed? Introducing Creative Capital for Changing the World (Starting with Your Own!) Come Get Support and Network with the Creative Capital Community This group is based upon the popular website www.MyPerfectEconomy.com that introduces the concept of "Creative Capital for Changing the World." After much feedback, its founders decided to create a meetup that would provide a community …

Our group meets every week with one primary objective: To help build our businesses through the generation of sales leads and referrals. Although guests are always welcome to attend meetings, membership is industry exclusive. This assures that there is no competition between members for leads that are generated by the group. Unlike general networking , this group acts as an "extended" sales force. Promoting each others services or products to our business clients, our contacts or even to famil …

Calgary Networking The Calgary Energy Services Meetup Group was created to allow professionals in Calgary in the Energy Services sector and those that service the industry to network with one another. The purpose of the Calgary Energy Services Meetup Group is to allow like minded professionals the ability to meet and network with one another and grow the industry as a whole. Who should join: Anyone who works in the energy services sector or anyone who services the energy services or energy indus …

The purpose of this group is to facilitate conversations between entrepreneurs and people in startups. Hosted by Vipul Jasani, a serial entrepreneur and startup creator himself, we would like you all to share your experiences here and learn from each other the finer points of creating a successful startup. This group is not designed for deal-flow but rather a place to gain knowledge, expertise and advice for people planning to start their own companies and entrepreneurs alike.

A meetup group for those interested in greening homes or offices or buildings in general. We will post monthly meetups as well as related events that might not be ours but may be of interest.

The Business Link is your first stop for information and services as you start and grow your small business in Alberta.  Whether you are a first-time entrepreneur, or looking for ways to enhance your current business practices, we are here to help you succeed!  At The Business Link , we offer information about everything from start-up, regulations, marketing, and financing/loan programs to e-business, exporting, importing, Aboriginal business, and government programs and services. Our MeetUp …

OUR Charter To be surrounded by people who take an active interest in your company's success. Who doesn't want to grow their business? What better way to do it than to learn with other successful and professional business owners. Our focus is on growing our business by being educated by true professionals. The topics we have planned will span a wide range of business topics including; sales, lead generation, marketing, social media marketing, online marketing and potentially many many more relev …

A Due-Diligence Network Connect and investigate business opportunities through your most valuable research asset, your peer network. Meet with interesting industry professionals in a casual pub setting. This event is more about networking with others in the industry than about selling to investors.  The aim of this event is to connect and foster new meaningful business relationships. Participate in the event chat: http://tweetchat.peerdiligence.com/ Attend As a Peer Member Whether you a …

Welcome to Goddesses in Business designed to take you to the next level of achievement and personal fulfillment in all areas of your life. Whether you are: * Just getting started and desire to accelerate reaching your income goals * An established business owner, looking to leverage your time and maximize your connections *Feel that you have stepped into a more masculine role in your life and are unsure of how to step into your true femininity and feel beautiful, loved and adored *Advanced in Bu …

This group of prosperity minded individuals is designed to bring together like minds for the purpose of co creating Financial Freedom through learning, sharing and growing as a group. Most people don't realize that becoming financially free is something that is rarely done by yourself. Creating wealth is a team sport and the quality of your network will often determine just how far you go. This group learns and earns together through sharing experiences (what works and what doesn't). We also tes …

Do you work out of your laptop, paying for table space one coffee at a time? Is working at home not an option? Working remotely shouldn't mean working alone. Why not join us for a cup and some company? Welcome to the Calgary Coffee and Keyboards Meetup Group. Inspired by Scott Muc's Calgary Coffee and Code Meetup Group, we're extending the invitation to all laptop dwellers who would like some company during the regular work week.

Calgary Business Women Network is for women entrepreneurs, executives, and business professionals who are looking for a different way to grow their business. This dynamic group will be meeting with a unique opportunity to use the power within the network to help move you and your business in a new positive direction. Chapter Directors Ilona Makar and Debbie Van Camp are excited to help women in business and female entrepreneurs build their businesses with unique tools and opportunities. CBWN has …

DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESS LEADERS FROM CALGARY IN THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ARENA. IF YOU HAVE IDEAS AND DREAMS AND A CALLING ON YOUR HEART TO GO OUT AND CHANGE THE WORLD THEN YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. NETWORK WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AND TAKE THE NEXT STEP INTO YOUR ABUNDANT FUTURE.

This group is made for struggling or growing businesses. So, if you have a question on how to grow your business or what to do next, Join us! Whether you just have an idea that you want to start on OR have been in business for years; you will find a group of people who can share ideas and give you tips to grow. The meetings will be in roundtable format because everybody brings experience and learning from different walks of life. You should join the group if: - You are thinking of starting a new …

We are a group that gets together to talk about new business and marketing strategies solutions to small and medium-sized companies. Strategies like social media are changing every day and this group was started to help get insight to the changing world of business and help each other to stay on top of the game. Calgary Business Solutions strives to provide the most innovative tools to allow you to do what you do best, serve your customers and run your businesses.

The Calgary MarCom Synergy Group was formed to create an opportunity for marketing and communications professionals to network, share ideas, new technology and help each other grow professionally. We're focused on sharing knowledge between those who practice advertising, branding,  content creation and strategy, direct marketing, graphic design, online marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, public relations, social media, sponsorship, sales promotion and website design. Even if you don't se …

Hey Calgary area listeners of the "I Love Marketing" podcast, lets put Dean Jackson and Joe Polish to work. If you are an avid listener of "I Love Marketing" or just someone looking for new ways of getting customers and growing your business, getting together with like minded people might be just what the doctor ordered. We meet approximately once a month and discuss ideas and principles discussed from the podcast as well as different marketing ideas that have been applied to members businesses. …

Small groups of business owners or management meeting is peer groups. Structured meetings hosted online and in our Calgary venue. We will meet every two weeks. Two meetings will be hosted virtually using Google+ Hangouts and the third meeting will be at our meeting room. Each peer group will consiste of 6 - 8 business professionals who will be invited to join a peer group. Peer groups will be kept relatively small and participants within each group will not be in a similar or conflicting busines …

The purpose of this group is to get right into the marrow of current business issues, changing technology, and trends in managing/developing a growing business. If you are starting, running, or managing a business this meetup is for you! The majority of the topics will center on the internet, web technology, brand consistency, and marketing with social media. Topics will be presented in a seminar format with active discussion encouraged after the seminar. Participants will walk away from the sem …

Join other businesses in an idea generating, thought provoking way of showing the world what we are capable of and the impact that social media can have in our communities.  It’s impact that we all know Social Media can obtain, so we want to do a proof of concept for the non-profit world who are slow to adopt and hesitant to believe – let’s show Calgary local that social media not only has impact, but can make a difference.  We want to build a model and we want to document it.

Sprout Up is an event for forward-thinking Calgary area entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Attendees will walk away with new insights, new friends and actionable ideas for their businesses. Sprout Up is made up of three main components: Innovation Demo – Pre-selected entrepreneurs share their innovative business ideas to the audience Guest Speaker - Fabulou …

Do you get sweaty palms when you try to explain your business to someone new? At networking events do you want to curl up in a corner in a little ball and whimper like a kitten? Or do you run around handing out cards to anyone who will take one? Or do you collect as many cards as possible so you can run them through your card scanner and promptly forget who you actually talked with? If you answered YES to any of these questions then the Calgary Networking and Referral Business Training Forum is …

With over 145,000 members worldwide, BNI is the largest business networking and referral marketing organization in the world. Last year alone, BNI generated 6.9 million referrals resulting in $3.1 billion dollars' worth of business for its members. There are 12 Chapters in Southern Alberta and Rocky Mountain Thunder is one of the fastest growing in that last 6 months. Come and join us at the Blackfoot Inn every Thursday morning at 7:00am for lots of referrals, networking, business chat and just …

This group is about social media for entrepreneurs, businesses and professionals. We will be sharing insights on new development in industry through face to face as well as online learning opportunities for group members.

A good elevator pitch will not only effectively communicate who you are and what your business is about, it will also create enough intrigue to start a conversation. Together we will discuss what makes a good business description and how to find the balance between successfully communicating your business and generating interest enough interest to further the discussion.