Global Entrepreneur Week (GEW) is an annual event that features the best and the brightest entrepreneurs, emerging companies and educational programs for fostering startup growth. The Kauffman Foundation, the worlds premier catalyst behind programs and policy for small company creation and growth is the world wide sponsor for GEW. Check out these mentions of last year's GEW in Tampa Bay: http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/11/17/daily25.html http://entrepreneurshipweekusa. …

BizSpark™ Tampa Bay brings fellow Microsoft® BizSpark™, WebSiteSpark™, and DreamSpark™ startups and other Microsoft technology-based businesses together to connect, share ideas, and grow together, no matter what stage they are at now, whether start-up or long established, both in-person and virtually. Meetup topics cover new technology opportunities and how to capitalize on them, business basics, and case studies of successes, especially ones from within the community, and other topics of intere …

Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) dedicated to helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into growing tech businesses in Tampa Bay. Today we have over 100 members who are building, launching or growing over 100 web and mobile tech ventures. WaVE's officially stated goal is to help build an ecosystem here in Tampa Bay in order to build & launch 50 new tech ventures a year within 5 years. We are working with the local universities and other like-minded organization …

Lean Startup Circle is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We bring the Tampa Bay lean startup community together in a variety of formats (many of which involve beer) to learn from each other. What works? What doesn't? Is lean just a buzzword? Or can it really help build businesses? *The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries* In addition to Eric's book, The Lean Startup, here are some similar resources: The Entrepreneur's …

Meet your fellow agile practitioners --exchange ideas on agile development methodologies, tools that help you improve your agile processes, and general software development.  This group is open to all Agile roles including designers, developers, product owners, quality assurance, analysts, architects, ScrumMasters, executives, and even stakeholders.  Sorry no recruiters please! Meetups will be held in and around Hillsborough and Pinellas county on many diverse topics and in a variety of formats …

This group is for people already running or contributing to online businesses that are currently doing $1,000,000 or more in sales. It is a very relaxed, exclusive roundtable with some of the best minds in the tampa bay area. Members are expected to share resources and show what is currently working in their business.

The Battle Begins... Do you need to find funding for your company?  Then you need a strategic plan of attack!  The competition and investment landscape for corporate funding is a brutal battlefield. You must be better prepared than the rest – there’s absolutely no room for weakness on these front lines! Very simply, either do it right or don’t do it at all! The process of raising capital will be one of the toughest battles of your life. It’s a process made for warriors who are committed to the s …

TiE  started in Silicon Valley 20 years ago. It's a global, not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs and business professionals dedicated to the advancement of entrepreneurship. TiE provides a platform for mentoring, networking, and education to entrepreneurs and business professionals. Each TiE location is called a chapter. TiE presently has 61 chapters globally and more than 25,000 members. It's the largest and oldest entrepreneurial organization in the world.  TiE TampaBay meets monthly to con …

The Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) is the largest and most influential membership organization for the technology industry in Central Florida. With over 300 member companies that range from entrepreneurial startups to some of the largest companies in the region, the organization hosts over 85 events annually. In addition to supporting and promoting the technology industry, the organization’s strategic goals include workforce objectives to highlight the need for highly skilled IT workers, init …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements you. We'l …

Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. Compare Notes Exchange Ideas Learn from Others’ Mistakes Brainstorm with Peers Find Partners Small Group Atmosphere Serious Conversation Bootstrappers Breakfasts® are for founders of early stage software startups. It is a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other folks who are serious about growing t …

Connecting Entrepreneurs, Developers, and Investors to inspire tech ventures and help new businesses in the Tampa Bay area. Each month we will have local startups or businesses pitch their idea to the group for feedback, investment interest, or just to share with other tech enthusiasts. A keynote speaker will present inspiring messages on the topics of entrepreneurship, development, or investing practices.

Young Movers and Shakers of St. Petersburg is an organization aimed at supporting young business men and women between the ages of 23 and 55 who are trying to get their business or business idea off the ground. We will focus on introducing like minded people.

Are you a Professional Coach (Life, Business, Executive, Health, etc.) wanting real, practical support from fellow coaches on running your business? How about developing new relationships with your "peeps," to toss around business strategies, brainstorm that new project, share marketing tips, find resources and referrals, and discuss joint venture/partnership opportunities? Then this group is for you! We don't focus on lecture learning (speakers). I don’t know about you, but I am up to my ears …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning how money works and have the opportunity to build your own business while learning to manage your money. We have regular weekly meetings and frequently invite specialists to teach us on specific topics so we can improve our knowledge. I started this group in order to find like-minded people who want to learn and grow their business.

Christian Business Connections exists to promote fellowship and prosperity for its members. CBC Valrico South Brandon meets Tuesdays at 7:45 am at the Recipe Box 147 E. Bloomingdale Ave. The restaurant is in the shopping center on the Southeast Corner near the intersection of Bloomingdale Ave and John Moore Rd. We meet for about an hour and 15 minutes every week. Our history: About 2 years old as a group, seat specific with a Financial Planner, Mortgage Broker, Attorney, Information Technology, …

Trinity Referral Network is a group of highly dedicated local business owners who are looking to grown their business through referrals while making a positive impact in the community.