WE'RE SO GLAD YOU FOUND "Follow Your Rainbow!" We welcome any and all people who are small business owners or involved in a home business or are seeking to start a business of their own... Our MISSION is to 1) inspire... 2) educate... 3) equip... people to build and grow their own business, whatever it may be. FYR does not represent or promote any particular company/product/service. Each member brings with them passion, expertise, knowledge and experience that all members can appreciate and lear …

If you are going to be successful at anything, you have to be willing to learn, grow, take action, and make good decisions and choices. I see many inexperienced people go even deeper in debt by going to a "Get Rich Quick Seminar" of many popular national "Guru's. The first thing you have to learn when you are new is to "protect yourself" from bad advice. I would suggest that if you have no money, being told to put expensive real estate investing, internet marketing, MLM, network marketing, or an …

This is a group of progressive thinkers that are reading FICTION books by modern authors. We get together once a month to have some beers and talk about the books.

Become a part of a revolutionary Succession Planning Professional Community! Sponsored by the International Succession Planning Association ® (ISPA ®,) Edge/Schneider Consulting and The Rawls Group, this group will promote an environment for sharing ideas, leveraging resources and will provide access to cutting edge professional development, marketing opportunities and resources. THIS GROUP IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE: An advisor who works in or supports the business succession planning process or o …

Our goal is simple: To educate and support healthy lifestyle choices by providing free community workshops. Our plan is to protect the health of our community one healthy habit at a time!

The Ames IT Collaborative is an open group of IT professionals in the Ames and surrounding area who meet monthly at the ISU Research Park over lunch to collaborate, solve technical problems, and explore current technology and its uses. Our meetings are structured in an informal environment over lunch. After each participant provides an introduction, an invited guest will give a brief presentation on topics of interest. Following the presentation there is time for additional feedback, networking …

"NEVER SHALL ONE GENERATION OF VETERANS ABANDON ANOTHER! Consider this "Our Second Call to Duty"! (TM) 2007 The Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus The willingness with which young people are likely to serve in war, no matter how justified, is directly proportional to how they perceive how veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their country. - George Washington About The Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus: The Iowa Democratic Veterans' Caucus was established in 2007 and is the reco …

This is our "Meetup" Home Page for IaREIA and Two Rivers REIA of Central Iowa.   Anyone can join this Meetup site who is interested in real estate investing or entrepreneur activites -- buy, fix and flip; wholesaling; working short sales as an investor; finding private money to do deals; loaning private money to facilitate others doing deals, buying foreclosures, discounted notes, tax liens, etc. This site exists to help members stay informed re upcoming meetings and events.  Maybe you'll see so …

We are so glad you're here! Our goal is to help you build friendships with other moms, offer support to each other and have some fun! This group can be whatever we want to make it - including events both with and without the kids. You have the option to participate in whatever activities work for you however we do ask that you participate in some form. Many events will be held during the weekdays however moms who work outside the home or who work part-time are certainly welcome to attend if it w …

Are you interested in natural and holistic approaches to health and wellness for you and/or your family? Would you like to learn how to get healthier, about the power of fruits and vegetables, easy food swaps that pack the nutritional punch, healthy recipes, the power of our thoughts and feelings on health/body, how to get more nutrition into our children, and so much more? Meetings will encompass speakers, local resource information, nutrition classes, healthy food taste testing, alternative ho …

WWW DSM is a group of interesting and intelligent women in the Des Moines and surrounding areas looking to relax, make new friends, grow their social network, learn something new and so much more. And, of course, enjoy great wine! We encourage women from all walks of life to come, share, and experience what WWW DSM is all about! RSVP and put our next event on your calendar. We’d love to meet and get to know you! This group is NOT about seeing how many business cards you can hand out. Sure, somet …

Specializing in Tai Chi (Taijiquan), Xingquan, Baguazhang, and Northern Shaolin Kung Fu styles for long-term, accessible, lifestyle practices for practical self-defense and wellness.  Structured for the modern individual, couple, family, and community -- this is unlike anything you have been exposed to in the past, guaranteed.  You will not find this type of practical training on a YouTube video channel, locally, or even in mainland China.The approach incorporates the paths of the Warrior, the H …

Des Moines locals that want to get out on the water and learn, share, and paddle together. Stand Up Paddling (SUP) is the fastest growing sport in America. Why? Because it is easy to learn, tons of fun, and can be done on almost any body of water. SUP may have been born in Hawaii, but it is a perfect fit for Iowa!

A monthly meetup in Ames, IA for professionals in the biosciences space, sponsored by the ISU Research Park. The format for the meetup is five minutes of networking, free lunch, and a 30 minute presentation by a speaker in the space.

Startup Ames is for anyone who has ever had a business idea. Led by entrepreneurs, the vision of Startup Ames is to inspire, educate, and connect area entrepreneurs––creating a vibrant community where ideas can find their way from concept to reality. Start It Today. In Ames.

How do you Fuel your life? Become part of a network of women who want to explore the Des Moines area health, fitness and nutrition scene and have great fun along the way. Welcoming all women – health nuts to health newbie’s. Get out and about, be happy, be healthy! Try new fitness activities with a group, taste local healthy eats, discover new health products, or learn valuable nutrition information from local health experts – variety is the key to fueling a healthy life. Hang out with other ‘f …

This is a group that is interested in liberty, United States Constitution, camping and prepping. We are looking for members interested in any of these things. Are you looking for a group of like minded people who want to be better prepared for a disaster, emergency or a more sustainable living? There is so much concern right now and history has shown us that being prepared is not enough, we need each other to survive in good times and in bad times. Everyday living can become strain and challenge …

Do you have an idea and do not have enough resources, skills and time to bring it to fruition. This is the right group to join. This group works on the idea that collective intelligence has higher potential to solve problems than individuals themselves. Along with ideas we will bring our skills to the table, using them we will design solutions, we will selectively pursue these designs to build prototypes and eventually a working model or a product. As we do this, we can learn from each other and …

Metro Women’s Network is a unique organization serving as a vehicle for women in the greater Des Moines area to find and support each other in business and personal endeavors. Dinner meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month (exceptions: No meeting in July, November/December meeting is combined into a holiday social the first Thursday in December) at local restaurants. We feature topics of interest to women presented by experts in each field, from women’s health to business etiquette …

Are you looking to get more qualified leads or customers, thru word of mouth referrals for your business or online advertising? Then, we'd like to invite you to come lunch and grow with us! The Inspired Locally Business Network is a group of local professionals, dedicated to the common good of our members & the community. Our purpose is to help one-another strengthen & increase business through personal, qualified referrals & also suuport one anothers business ventures. We would gather twice a m …

An ISU Health and Wellness Network dedicated to connecting you to other faculty and staff with similar health and wellness interests.  Here you will find colleagues with similar wellness goals.  These may range from walking on your lunch break to running 5k's and resistance training.  ISU Wellness Works incorporates topics including healthy cooking, stress management and more.  This is the place for you to meet up, socialize and live a healthy lifestyle!

Des Moines Prestige Networking has been started to help you as a business owner, professional, or entrepreneur. The groups meetings will focus on growing your knowledge, skill set, and your business. The group will set up both business, and social events. See you soon.

Welcome to BLG! BLG is a business networking group that encourages its members to learn more about business and enhance their networking skills, while focusing on passing leads within the group. The best way to learn about our group is to come to a meeting and get to know our members.

We are an Ames, IA based group of Marketing professionals who are interested in networking, sharing ideas and utilizing one another's strengths for the upmost good of our respective organizations. The concept for this group was created out of an Iowa State University P&S Affinity Group.