Meet local small business professionals from Oak Park and the surrounding suburbs that work within small business - strategizing, networking, marketing, managing and growing their business creations into something special. Meet others that are have the same desires, goals and dreams in a supportive and collaborative group. We give beginners ideas and hear advice from accomplished veterans. This group focuses on meetings and events that are high-quality and offer a ton of value in helping you gro …

BMA Chicago is the Business Marketing Association’s single largest chapter, serving over 520 business-marketing professionals through professional development, networking events and programs. BMA Chicago enhances critical thinking, communication and managerial skills by bringing our members face to face with the nation’s top b-to-b marketing thinkers and practitioners. Our board is proud to offer a powerful lineup of world-class marketers to you through our Marketing Innovators Luncheon series a …

This group is for women to network with each other to help build their business, find new business, make contacts, network, and/or share marketing strategies. Women who want to create more contacts should join or anyone looking to expand on their business. I created this group because I recently launched my own business from home and want to network and learn marketing strategies.

The Chicago Business Development Forum brings together small businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups to help each other with business development by sharing unique expertise, experience, and encouragement in an inspiring and collaborative environment. Businesses and individuals that become active with this Meetup have the opportunity to assist each other with challenges leading to more success for everyone. We hold monthly meetings that focus on learning and creating action plans to move forward …

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 7 cities across the country (Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Detroit, Philadelphia and San Diego). Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 150-600 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinat …

Are you a business professional? Do you travel on business? Do you love to socialize and network? Then this is the group for you! Business Traveler Social is designed to be THE social network for business travelers. Look to this group for social networking events called "event socials" once per month at Chicago at hotels and venues downtown, near convention centers and airports. Our attendees are business professionals that travel frequently and are looking to socialize and network with thei …

Do you have questions about what web marketing or social media can do for your business? Let's talk about making your business a success! This group is dedicated to helping businesses get more clients and make more sales through smart online marketing. Our in-depth, round table approach means that you'll walk away from each meeting with ideas for how your business can use online marketing to build stronger relationships with existing, new and potential customers. You should join us if: - You own …

THIS GROUP IS CLOSING: If you are an entrepreneur, small business owner or sales professional, please check out our sister groups: Chicago Business Development Forum http://www.meetup.com/ChicagoBusinessDevelopmentForum  and Oak Park Area Small Biz & Entrepreneurs http://www.meetup.com/OakParkSmallBiz Both are outstanding networking groups with a shared mission to help you succeed with your small business by providing networking events, teleclasses, workshops, and small group discussions to shar …

STARTING, GROWING, PARTNERING  AND INVESTING IN SMALL BUSINESSES   NOTE: THIS MEETUP GROUP WILL START IN THE FALL OF 2012. This group was changed from tennis to small business in 2012.  To go to our golf and tennis meetup, click here. If you are starting a small business, trying to grow a small business, or are looking to invest in the small business community, then this meetup group is for you.  This is a great place to learn, share, grow, network access vital resources, knowledge, and mingle …

This group is going to contain educational opportunities about using social networking and other online technologies to grow your business.

Do you want to start your own business but don’t know where to begin or are afraid to take the first step? Do you have a business but want to grow your company and opportunities by networking and being around like-minded professionals? This meetup group is called Small Business Outlet because we will provide you with the "know how" to effectively start, run your small business, and network with other great minds like yours. There are many meetup groups geared towards empowerment …

This Local Group Will Help You Discover Smart, Effective Marketing Strategies For Surviving These Trying Times! GKIC Chicago & Northwest Suburbs is a group of business owners, sales and marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, and professional practice owners interested in learning more about the direct marketing strategies and techniques taught by marketing gurus Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer and Steve Sipress. Our first meeting was September 2008, and since then we have been changing lives and imp …

This group offers a variety of exciting opportunities to connect and grow business. These include networking events, mastermind groups, workshops, seminars and more. Identify opportunities specific to your business and take action to capitalize on these.

What happens when you personally select a group of women who . . . * Own their own business * Have a strong entrepreneurial spirit * Are willing to support others Results. Support. Teamwork. Growth. The Women's Networking Alliance was formed to bring a group of small business owners together to help each other promote, grow and expand their businesses and we're expanding nationally in 2010. Founded in 2007, The Women's Networking Alliance was created to enable a networking of women busines …

Thanks for you interest in an "I Love Marketing Meet-Up". The purpose of this group will be how to market your business to clients you want and repel clients you don't. Most of you are probably used to networking groups. While I completely agree with the concept of a networking group, no one will ever refer your business as well as a happy client. The purpose of this group is to have a "Mastermind" where we'll go over marketing concepts, talk about what works and doesn't and also have Speed Mast …

  Networking.......   Is about forming and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships, which brings you new connections with large numbers of people, some of whom will become good customers.   Networking....... Puts you in touch with other resources such as industry experts, accountants, and lawyers, who can help your business in needed ways.  Nothing beats the power of a face-to-face meeting and handshake to build lasting camaraderie and good-fellowship!         Are you ready...to meet peo …