This friendly, welcoming group is for people who've got some rudimentary or rusty Cantonese and would like to have a place to improve their skills, share their knowledge, and learn with others. It's meant to help, support and encourage anybody who is interested to learn Cantonese. Meet other local Cantonese Speakers to practice the language. We have a good mix of people, from a few who are just learning, to quite a few "native" Cantonese speakers, who are all quite eager to help out the beginne …

Meet up with Asians and non-Asians professionals to mingle, share ideas, social network, and to make new friends. Event varies from dining out, sports, and other fun activities. Creating a stress free environment away from your daily work or profession. We hope to see you on our next event.

SNS (Social Network Services) is a reliable platform for networking between the local Vancouverites and new comers from the "Asian Winds", among people from all walks of life for better social purposes, including dating services, and great business opportunities coming with the Wind. For 3 years we have been one of Vancouver's best meetups! It has to do with meeting new people in a social, friendly, relaxed & non-spammish (read: business-related but non-spammish) fashion and we have done it! T …

Welcome to the... Vancouver Business, Marketing & Entrepreneur If you own or manage a business today, there’s no denying that times are tough and have been for a while. Are you a go getter and looking for "the edge" for your business? Do you find Vancouver to be a challenging place to sell, market and do business in? That's why you're determined to make your business a shining star and a financial success! Welcome to the Vancouver Business, Marketing and Entrepreneur meetup. We're a large an …

Hi We exist to live better lives, to deepen the experience of living in the moment and passionately making the most out of life.  And one great way of doing so is by giving.  Making someone laugh or learn, leaving a lasting legacy are powerful ways to live a life of purpose, principle and productivity. This group exists to help people live better lives and concurrently make a difference on various causes.  It's been an experiment and a challenge to build momentum when people have such diverse i …

Our group is about Social Networking between peers, and networking between software developer members and the software Industry. We meet regularly and casually around a cup of coffee to get to know each other. Regularly we invite software Industry representatives, and recruiters to talk about their Business and offering. All is done with the purpose of strengthening the tie between peers for fun, education, and career advancement. If you are looking for a job, this is a great opportunity to in …

Vancouver Business Network (VBN) holds inexpensive, high-quality seminars and networking events every week. These events help business owners, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals learn something new, network with other like-minded business owners, grow their businesses and advance their careers. Our seminars address just about every business and online-business topic and include traditional, online and mobile marketing, personal development, social media, sales, networking, raising capital …

Become a part of the largest not-for-profit Internet Marketing Meetup In Canada The Internet Masterminds Group Meetup The purpose of this group is to develop our businesses, marketing, share ideas, discuss strategies, and talk to people who get exited when we talk about internet marketing. We get together every Monday at 7pm to discuss various issues that we rarely get to talk about in the "real world". We are an internet marketing mastermind group that discusses: * Internet Marketing * Social …

Come join us for informative and productive early morning learning and networking! We are in our third year and usually meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays 07:30-09:00 at the Light House Sustainable Building Centre in Kitsilano. We have 230+ members as of June, 2011. Fair trade coffee, "Capers" muffins and organic fruit are served for a $5.46 PayPal registration fee with proceeds benefiting the Light House Sustainable Building Centre. Plenty of free street parking and transit nearby. Our meet …

Welcome to one of the largest and most active Friend & Social Meetup Groups in the Vancouver area! This group is all about finding friends and making new friends. It's for anyone who enjoys events and activities that are socially interactive, interesting, laid-back, easy-going and lots of fun. This group is for fun socializing only and there is no cost to join our group. Whether you're single, married, divorced, separated, temporarily in town, new in town, new to Vancouver, bored and looking for …

Extend your social network and share fun experiences, explore new places, and make new friends.  This group welcomes members that want to embrace life, are positive and enjoy meeting people.  Be willing to participate in various activities and contribute your ideas for a fulfilling experience.

The Vancouver Community Experience Group (VanCX) represents Vancouver-based online community developers, managers, designers and participants! Do you own, operate or participate in the management of an online community or social network? Are you passionate about cultivating online community? Join up and share your experiences with the rest of us.

Hello, We are starting this group to educate and to help business owners and like minded people network together. What you will get out of this is new friends, business partners, investors, and also valuable tools you will learn from our invites and key note speakers. You should join if your a business owner, looking to become a business owner, looking to connect with like minded people, looking to invest, or your just looking to meet new people.  This group is not for sales pitching.

Hello, Thank you for your interest in this Referral & Networking Group. For anyone who has not attended the first meeting, you are welcome to join the group and attend our next meeting on a trial basis. At this point, the group organizers and you can decide whether you and the group will be a good match. Most of us have heard of BNI and referral groups, have perhaps been to the meetings or have already joined a BNI group. Why take part in a group that already consists of 6 Realtors, 5 mortgage …

The purpose of this Referral Networking group is to have one specialist from each industry in the group. This way we actually get to know each other, build trust among the group and most importantly give/get referrals. Only when one specialist leaves the group, we will have an open spot for that industry(see below to see what specialists are part of this group) Why take part in a group that already consists of 6 Realtors, 5 mortgage specialists, 3 financial. We will start by meeting once a month …

The Heart Link Network® first and foremost, is dedicated to encouraging and empowering women small business professionals to create heartfelt, meaningful relationships with one another that will in turn strengthen their communities. The Heart Link Network® is built on a unique business networking model designed on the female endocrine system that provides safe, intimate, non-threatening, women-only business networking opportunities for professional women, and is dedicated to showcasing, advertis …

This group is for all who enjoy living in a great part of town. Yaletown has great restaurants, lounges, shopping and most of all people! We want to celebrate everything Yaletown has to offer. We want to organize events that people can attend and enjoy. We want to have everything from exclusive events where we need to dress up all the way to sporting events and cocktail parties. People not living in Yaletown can also join, however we will be having all events in the Yaletown area. We are also st …

This group is set up for people living in the Yaletown area and others who enjoy coming to Yaletown for events. We will be running Business events in Yaletown and want members to join who are interested in entrepreneurship and business networking. We are looking for quality and focussed members who want to grow their businesses. We will have smaller events where everyone can network and help each other. There will be certain rules everyone will abide by and failure to do so will have membership …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The global reach of the Internet has democratized entrepreneurship. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning drive to succeed,  to make it big in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.  Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, fi …

Are you looking to network, or perhaps enhance your social circle with people around your age group? If so, you've come to the right place as you will be mingling and mixing with like-minded people. We will arrange social functions around town where you will have the opportunity to network and meet new faces in a relax and fun environment.  Feel free to bring a friend/partner to our events for social drinks, networking, and interesting conversations. The only criteria is that the age of members …

We are a varied group of professionals, business owners and their friends. We are mainly located in Vancouver/Richmond/Burnaby, although we welcome anyone from across the Lower Mainland. We offer an organized approach to sharing ideas and meeting new people. Come out and join us at an event… you might just be surprised by what you uncover! Come to our weekly events to network, find new customers, get advice from other business professionals, and improve your public speaking skills. Hear how othe …

The "Non-Scene" Gay 20/30-Somethings of Vancouver is just that, a resource for gay men and gay women in their twenties and thirties welcome to hang out, make friends, explore the city, and have fun doing a wide variety of activities typically separate from the gay bar "scene." We'd love for you to join the group feel free to introduce yourself! The group is just starting up so once there are enough people, we will start posting outings. Please feel free to post here as well if you have any sugge …

This group is for people interested in getting together to talk about BuddyPress, the social network plugin for WordPress.

The purpose of SmallBiz Networking Group is to connect with positive small business owners, solo entrepreneurs and independent professionals in the Tri-Cities & the Metro Vancouver area. We will get to know each other and build relationship through biweekly business networking events in a relaxed and supportive environment. We will share our challenges, experience and expertise. We will encourage and help each other grow regardless of whether if you are an established entrepreneur or a start-up. …

Join us for friendly, supportive business networking. HOBN attracts a wide variety of business people interested in helping each other succeed. There are no "reserved chairs" or forced referrals. For a small monthly fee you may attend as many chapters and chapter meetings as you like. First month is free and guests are always welcome!

Entrepreneurial Success Networking (ESN)'s primary focus is to support business owners to succeed and grow through networking and education. ESN produces regular monthly events including: - Round Table Networking Events - Quarterly Business to Business Trade Expos - Speed Networking Nights - Special Events and Dinner Nights

This Quarterly meeting provides an opportunity for business owners to learn about, and share their experiences with Government Funding programs. Our agenda includes ample networking time as well as presentations by industry experts.

The "Breakfast with Fran" Sales & Luncheon Club is all about helping you protect and grow your business. Each month Fran provides a live video stream into our event so that we can all benefit from his experience AND his contacts. He always has a guest that brings valuable insights and ideas for that will help us grow and protect our businesses. You won't want to miss it! Who is Fran? Fran Tarkenton, former Hall of Fame and Small Business advocate from Fox Business News, will interview top busine …