… DO YOU CALL YOURSELVES ENTREPRENEURS? OR AT LEAST ASPIRE TO ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING PATTERNS? INVEST AN EVENING AND SEE. IF 10 SHOW UP, WE COULD ALL BENEFIT! SEE YOU THERE! JIL CHANGED ON SEPT 9TH READ BELOW Hi! I'm John I. Lund, I'm the guy that is undertaking this group after Marty's tenure. I'm not holding an August meeting because-- well' life is a little crazy now and I shouldn't even have agreed to do this. We will meet in September, at the same place, the Ground Floor Entre …

Meet a new network of local entrepreneurs to share tips and problem solving techniques, get advice on profitability and career and discuss mentoring and business models. Swap business cards and watch your personal business directory grow! Especially helpful would be entrepreneurs who have experience or want support in: Professional/Personal development, Marketing/Sales/Advertising, Finance or, who are looking to startup a business in one of the following industries: Education, Real Estate, Healt …

This group is for anyone interested in learning about speed reading. Help us organize speed reading classes in your area. Free Speed Reading Class - Watch it Now! Iris speed reading classes are held in major cities throughout the U.S. Help us reach out to even more people by organizing sessions in your city!    

This group can be your group of Masterminds to collaborate with this year! We meet twice a month in Chicago and Schaumburg. Our vision is to encourage a "go-giver attitude" where our members can network, get to know each other's professions, and in turn be able to help each other's business grow. We have one distinction that is unique. Every member will bring at least one new guest to the weekly meetings.  By actively bringing in new guests, our network grows and the power of "word-of-mouth" wil …

… We hope you'll attend one of our meetings, join as a paid member a help continue this 100 year+ tradition of Women Helping Women. Meeting dates: 2nd Thursday of each month @ 12 Noon.

MarkeTALKS is an event founded and created in October 2008 by Vanessa Moses, @ successful real estate agent that wanted to be the voice of the changing real estate market. Having closed close over $15M in real estate since April 2006, her passion for the business lead to create this so she could share the market knowledge to everyone who wants to listen. This group is meant to get the word out about MarkeTALKS and how YOU can benefit from learning the TRUTH of what to expect when BUYING for t …

This group will meet to learn about the new crowd funding laws passed in the recent JOBS act and help prepare small businesses and entrepreneurs for raising capital through selling equity in their businesses using approved intermediaries. A couple of great articles to learn more about crowd funding, the JOBS act and more can be read here http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223290 http://www.fridayfirm.com/news/449-alert040612

… Thus helping to facilitate networking. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to mingle with your associates as well as build your social & professional network. We specialize in the art of business networking and event promotion so join us.

Michigan Avenue Toastmaster (MAT) members learn by giving speeches in a group setting and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical MAT meeting is made up of 25 to 40 members who meet once a week. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice and learn how to get over your fear of public speaking and hone your public speaking skills. Upon joining Michigan Avenue Toastmasters, each new member receives a variety of manuals and resources on speaking. They also are as …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

… The key to achieving your financial goals is in helping others solve their problems. Concentrate on solving other peoples' problems and the money will come. But before you can solve their problems, you must gain the knowledge and master the investment strategies to become a problem solver. We are a community of like-minded investors who have access to the finest real estate specific education available. With us, you can learn successful investment strategies including wholesaling, short-sales, …

We bring together entrepreneurs, developers, investors, corporations and media by organizing conferences, workshops and meetups. Current conferences include: the Data 2.0 Conference in San Francisco and TechWeek Chicago. Techweek conferences have featured speakers from Google, Microsoft, Groupon, ChaCha, and crowdSPRING.  We've help launch new features from over 10 startups and companies including Twilio, Hipmunk and Windows Phone. Our mission is to connect the Midwest startup and technology sce …

The Chicago Speakers Association is a marketing company using the power of paid referrals for speakers, trainers, coaches, and consultants. Our vision is to assist all our members to be able to increase business leads and referrals for contracts. We are connected to a worldwide list of referral agents that can help you build your business locally, but also Nationally and Internationally should you chose. The Chicago Speakers Association is a division of the Siebold Success Network.

We are starting this group because we believe that good business depends on good advice. We are all advise businesses in one way or another to help them make more money with more peace of mind. Through this group, we will network with each other and teach each other how to get more clients and serve our existing clients better. Expect workshops, seminars, and symposiums. If you have an idea for an event, suggest it!

Un Empresario, Spanish for “an entrepreneur”, is a new initiative to help advance the Latino entrepreneur community in the Greater Chicago Area. Join this Meetup group to network with fellow business owners and to collectively learn from each other in order to overcome adversities presented as a business owner. Events beneficial to startups and establish businesses will be organized and promoted from this Meetup group.

This group is for motivated small business owners in various industries who are goal oriented and have big plans for their businesses. The purpose of this club is to combine great business leaders and thinkers in an effort to help all members achieve their desired level of success. I am a firm believer that the best and most efficient way to grow a business is through personal introductions and referrals.  It is with this mindset, that I am always looking for ways to promote my business partners …