SuccessNet was originally founded in January of 2008. We decided to expand it into a MeetUp group to help grow into a more dynamic networking and learning experience. Our mission is to lunch and learn with business owners and professionals from a variety of types of businesses. We engage speakers and topical discussions to explore different aspects of being a successful networker and strategies for growing your business, and more. LOCATION: Red Apple of Palatine (http://www.redappleofpalatine.co …

Elgin/South Elgin/St. Charles Area Networking! Open Networking - Bring plenty of business cards! You were going to eat anyway, right? Maybe your lunch buddy made other plans or had to work through lunch. Have no fear, our Never Eat Alone Networking Luncheon allows you to meet local Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and Various Professionals enabling you to make new connections and grow your network! It's been said time and time again from business coaches, mentors and highly regarded speakers, tha …

Official Filipino American Network (FAN) website -- http://www.FAN-Chicago.org/ We invite you to meet, find, have fun with, help out, educate, learn from and network with other Filipino American's in the Chicagoland area! We are not your parent's organization. We are a mix of professional, entrepreurial, not-for-profit, 1st+ generation, expat, Mestizos who believe in unity and want to do our community good! (http://www.FAN-Chicago.org/) To accomplish this mission, we have launched several initia …

Crystal Lake/ McHenry/ Lake In The Hills/ Algonquin/ Woodstock Area Networking Luncheon! Open Networking - Bring plenty of business cards! You were going to eat anyway, right? Maybe your lunch buddy made other plans or had to work through lunch. Have no fear, our Never Eat Alone Networking Luncheon allows you to meet local Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and Various Professionals enabling you to make new connections and grow your network! It's been said time and time again from business coaches, …

Be Heard. Be Read. Be Recognized. We guide professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners to expand their business through speaking and writing. Speaking engagements are an extremely effective way to expand visibility, increase credibility, attract new relationships, and build new business. Publishing sets you apart as an expert in your niche -- be an author, be the authority. Professionals Be the Buzz and connect with the right people-to build stronger relationships and attract new on …

GENERATE MORE REFERRAL BUSINESS! The goal of this group is to give Gay & Lesbian and Gay-Friendly Business Professionals the opportunity to build relationships with Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and other like–minded Professionals to collaborate, share ideas and help each other Grow their Businesses and build their Referral Network. In our Community we have hundreds of Business Owners, Sales professionals, Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups, ready to network and engage in business with others. We are …

Our group meets monthly to share techniques we use professionally to build faster and more usable web sites. Our speakers cover topics from PHP, Javascript, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, and even plain old HTML & CSS.

The Morphing to Friends from the Underground Chicago Underground Social Media Society (CUSMS) held their first Monthly Bash in September, 2009 in Downers Grove (DuPage County), Illinois. Having met with rapid success, two of the co-founders Bradley Will and Gabe Strom decided to move to California with a few of their social media business buddies to create a social media rockstar reality program. While they worked that plan into something even bigger, CUSMS Co-Organizer Kim Johnson Redd l …

The Chicagoland Event Planners Networking Group is dedicated to helping professionals with career and business development. Our members are provided with tools to grow and promote business relationships, create and develop leads and contacts, and continue on a successful career path. BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP As a member, you have the opportunity to connect with other professionals locally and nationwide to exchange ideas, provide and receive mentoring support or to discuss opportunities. Establis …

Do you ever desire to become a more elegant communicator? Do you seek to be the #1 champion in your professional field? Or do you finally want to hone your SOFT skills (people skills) and ultimately communicate your hard skills at their best? Have you ever wondered when people say: "Your hard skills will get you the interview and your soft skills will get you the job?" Fortunately we've heart that NLP* has already helped millions of people achieve greater success, increase confidence, enrich rel …

For anyone who is working for themselves or wish they could. Our goal is to build a support network of experienced freelancers, entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers to help each other and anyone who wishes they could make the leap out of their unfulfilling, soulless jobs. We have great ideas on how to grow this group, but to kick things off we are starting a speaker series of experts to speak on topics like: Account & Legal for Entrepreneurs, Health Insurance, Communication, Financial Plannin …

WHO WE ARE The Chicago Female-Focused Film Meetup & Festival is a group for those involved in the film industry, (not a group that goes to see movies together) who are interested in actively participating in the creation, support, development, and promotion of screenplays and films that offer increased opportunities for women in film, especially in broadening the types of roles, stories, ages, body-types, diversity and the overall presence and number of women in film. Members range in experience …

Chicago has a vibrant indie filmmaking scene. If you're part of it, we invite you to tap into the Filmmakers in Action network to find likeminded filmmakers and screenwriters developing their craft and building their portfolio/reels. Whether you want to produce your own short (or feature) film or get experience on someone else's, you'll find plenty of opportunities in this MeetUp group. MONTHLY MEETUPS Pencil in the 2nd Tuesday of each month and make a point to join us for our monthly present …