Networking Events

Meetup.com has a variety of events, as well us upcoming.org. You can also check out chamber of commerce events - most chambers hold monthly networking meetings, and in LA the conference center (Mosconi?) has networking events once a month.

Here in Chicago I go to a lot of chamber events, each neighborhood has its own chamber of commerce. In LA look for chambers for the city, neighborhoods, and the surrounding smaller cities and suburbs.

I go to a number of independent networking groups. There's an eco-business network I go to, for instance, a young professionals group I go to and then some lunchtime lead groups that are part of i take the lead. I think chambers of commerce are one way to find out about other networking groups in your area, but you might also want to speak with people who have a similar business or people you do business with, to find out what networking groups they know about.

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