Why I started this Group: After spending most of my professional life working for some of the largest U.S. corporations, I realized a disturbing fact, companies today are not only laying off an unprecedented amount of older workers but they are also not hiring them. With many of their savings and retirement accounts wiped out due to the current recession, this group has been hung out to dry in the job seeking process. Even worse, the process of finding a job has dramatically changed from applyin …

NYC Small Business Owner Support & Network is a group for freelancers, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs who are interested in connecting with peers to discuss & support business growth. Our casual environment encourages brainstorming and sharing of ideas and tips. Topics range from starting a business to operating & growing a small business. The group is for: * Solopreneurs and Self-employed professinals * business owners who want to take their business to the next level * self employed or start ups …

Out Professionals is the nation's leading LGBT social and business networking organization, founded in 1983. We host events where members make connections and sharpen strategies. With a diverse membership of entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals and corporate executives, Out Professionals hosts panels, celebrity interviews, workshops on business, and personal growth, and informal seminars with leaders in pop culture, commerce, and academia. With close to 1,000 members, Out Professionals is …

Welcome to The Activity Group 45+NYC This group  was created to provide men and women 45 years old and over, opportunities to participate in the cultural and artistic life of the city and beyond. The Group was also created for adults that like going out but, don't want to do it alone. Activities/Events--- Concerts, Broadway, Off Broadway, Museum Tours, Day Trips, Wine Tastings, Ballet, Opera, Movies, Dancing. Park Events, Dining,Comedy,  Seminars,Shopping Trips, Book Club, Festivals, Symphony an …

The Brighter Future Society (BFS) is a group of motivated young professionals who are committed to promoting the mission of the YAI Network through social service. YAI is a Manhattan-based not-for-profit organization that provides serviBy volunteering in programs or out in the community alongside YAI program participants, BFS members cultivate relationships, raise much-needed funds and support our goal of true community inclusion. BFS members have a wide range of professional backgrounds in publ …

This group is dedicated to provide information and experience on how to live a powerful life with any time of meditation, mental discipline or trance based experience.  Our topics will include a broad range, including, certifications, philosophies, mind expanding experiences, etc. Meditation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the mental discipline. For the form of alternative dispute resolution, see Mediation. For other uses, see Meditation (disambiguation). A statue o …

Today whether you are a business owner, an entropreneur or an employed professional, you have to know relavent IT technology in your field so that you can run your business successfully and grow, or accomplish your goals efficient. Anyone in any business and profession can join this Meetup group to share or learn and expand their knowledge in the business IT while networking and mingle with like minded people. We will invite speakers in the IT fields from time to time.  If you have something to …

This group is aimed at city professionals, recent grads up to mid thirties, who find that a lot of meetup groups are full of old or creepy/weird/strange people. The idea behind this group is that you are more likely to get on well with friends of a friend than simply random strangers. The rules: 1) You become a member by someone in the group inviting you to join. 2) Members are gently encouraged to invite along other friends to meetups. It's not a strong rule but more of a "nice to have" 3) You …

The beauty salons owners meetup group wants to create a community for hairstylists and beauty business in New york City. We want to help them to share their experiences and solve all kind of issues they can have. This meetup is for all hairstylistes and all beauty professionals wether you're a business owner or a self employed. Whatever your experience, the main word is PASSION. More than a group, this meetup is created by ScheduleGenius, a new free online beauty directory for the beauty communi …

Third Thursdays is the Long Island arm of FirstMondays.com. We are a group of like minded people who come from all walks of life and are focused on expanding the outreach that was started many years ago through the icanstilldothat.org foundation. The network brings together independent business owners, entertainers, employers and employees that are on the advisory board of icanstilldothat.org. We are officially branching out to the Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island communities.

The way of the world is meeting people through other people. The answers and opportunities are available when we communicate and connect. Effective networking requires a strategic system to aim, attract, and maintain long-term clientele. The 4C’s approach helps you develop a strategy for effective networking. We welcome you the opportunity to be apart of a powerful growing networking team in which you will gain momentum and new insight to connect to your audience (employee, employer, spouse, fr …

We are an IT recruiting firm. We are here to help technical professionals to meet great employers in New York and New Jersey Areas! Please join us and apply!

This group is created by Cure Alliance for Mental Illness (www.curealliance.org), a nonprofit organization devoted to education about mental illness and advocating for cures. We welcome everyone interested in learning about and raising awareness of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other mental illnesses. This is not a support group; instead we seek to employ scientific and clinical knowledge towards eliminating the stigma of mental disorder …

Being an entrepreneur, a solopreneur, or self-employed is a dream that many of us live and many others have. But there are downsides to the dream. Working in isolation, taking on too many obligations and not creating a clear plan for success can hinder even the most brilliant self-starter. This meetup provides a forum for you to network (not sell) with others, find accountability partners and brainstorm with people from your industry and other industries in order to get outside your box and into …

Meet other local Architects/Interior Designers to discuss all aspects of Architecture/Interior Design. Talk about finished/unfinished projects, good/bad design, and where to take form, space, and order next! Not to mention have a drink or two and vent about our employers, our employees, our co-workers, our clients, contractors, vendors, building departments, and hell, even about each other !!!

We are New York’s premiere professional networking group exclusively for in-house attorneys.  The group was established for in-house counsel, by in-house counsel and has one simple mission: To conduct outstanding, free Continuing Legal Education presentations and networking events for our members on a monthly basis. We work with top law firms and industry-leading service providers to create free CLE programs of particular interest to the in-house community, as well as valuable networking opportu …

The Salon is for designers, lean practitioners, product managers, engineers, leadership, and entrepreneurs to gather together, hear from people tackling real-world problems in their day-to-day work, the strategies and tactics they are employing, as well as to have open and frank discussions of the challenges implementing lean strategies and design in organizations large and small to create better customer experiences.

This group welcomes any and all types of recruiters and HR professionals; technical and non-technical, agency and in-house. The only requirement is that you’re interested in sharing your skills and expertise to promote a more socially and economically just community. This group will support various local NY/NJ non-profits and socially-driven start-ups and organizations through direct and purposeful action: * Partner with non-profit employment services to provide resume-writing workshops, mock …

The daily lives of most of us are full of things that keep us busy and preoccupied with mundane concerns. We miss the sacred, so every now and then we find ourselves drawing-back and wondering what is it all about. And then. perhaps we may internally begin exploring perennial questions that we don't normally stop to examine. This can happen with regard to any aspect of our lives. This study group is deliberately designed for those among us who are curious, enthusiastic, non-judgemental, and wond …

Meet Wordpress developers and hear expert speakers. Discuss everything WordPress related with other users. Learn about the latest code, plugins, themes, vendors and suppliers. Find interesting projects and opportunities for freelance work and employment.

This meets the need for many single moms out there looking to network, and start new friendship circles with other single mothers close by. It is best suited for single mothers who work pt/ft and play the major role in raising her child/children. This group was started because there is a need for a meet up in the Hudson County/Greater New York City area. While there are some fabulous single mom groups in NYC, as single mothers, it is sometimes hard to schlep across the water to those Meetups. Le …

Regular monthly Meetup events geared toward your bettering your resume, improving your interviewing skills and invigorating your job search. Come meet and network with others facing similar challanges and exchange ideas on best practices and how to define and articulate you value to potential employers. If you are currently in the middle of a job search or considering a job change you must attend one of our Meetups. Topics include: resumes, interviewing, negotiations, getting an interview and …

Make Passive Income from your Art & Creativity Join us in the East Village in Manhattan to brainstorm and discuss new ways of making a living off your artwork & passions Harness the power of the internet to make a great living on your own terms. Space is limited to the first 10 people to RSVP. crowdsourcing, cloud computing, social networking and marketing, blogging, content creation on youtube, microstock, niche websites, ebay, google, adsense, art licensing, street art, toys & games, guerilla …

I’ve got an idea I’ve never seen that before. Be First.  Find it at COLLECT. COLLECT is committed to “art for community” – creating work and events that enhance and celebrate culture within the civilization of New York City. COLLECT is committed to artists - providing a forum and mentorship for career development. COLLECT is the first voice on arts in New York City – via its blog and involvement with other media and publications If you are a working artist in New York City we want you to bring y …

This group is for anyone who feels that their interviewing skills need a little polishing; or who is already proficient at interviewing, but just needs to brush up a bit before the big day. We all know that your resume will only get you but so far (and I can help you with that too!) But the real test is what happens when they MEET you. Are you giving the right impression? Are you guaranteeing yourself the job? Or do you walk away with a question mark, wondering whether you got it, or even worse, …

The Hispanic Council on Economic Development has the principal mission of helping Hispanic entrepreneurs to succeed by assisting them in the identification of managerial tools as well as sources of capital to start or grow their businesses, and create employment in their communities.

• Do you sometimes wish you could communicate to others in a way that provides real understanding and connection? • Whatever the situation may be – a manager with staff, a sales person with a customer, a first date, a stranger at a party, even a family relation. • Have you noticed times when conversations fall short of this? Situations, which can sometimes lead to frustration, regret, a sense of emptiness and even pain? The key to better understanding and connection can be quite simple. Thro …

Network with other fashion designers actively working in the industry. You need to be currently employed in the industry; recent graduates of the major design schools are welcome as well. This is a group intended to help active designers continue to develop their careers, to share tips and success and horror stories, and to offer job search advice to others. Starting in April 2008, we will be meeting primarily in Second Life, which will allow us to start getting ready for the coming changes t …