The PixelGigs Network focuses on bringing together local leaders and networkers. Our group shares ideas, tools and resources that empower business professionals everywhere.

Demolicious shines a well-deserved spotlight on some of the best work from Portland's web and mobile tech communities. Each event includes about five demos on the stage of the Mission Theater. Judges provide feedback, critique and questions. Then the attendees determine a winner. Previous presenters have gone on to raise money from PIE, the Portland Seed Fund and other investors.

When it comes to building a business, no matter what type of business, it all comes down to connecting with people, connecting with your community, connecting with your clients and future clients. Oregon Networking Professionals was created to provide a low-cost, casual yet structured venue to connect … to build your business one handshake at a time.

Come together for a meetup and not only learn how to create a Tiny Startup, but make real progress on starting your own. These aren't 'get inspired and never do anything about it' type of events, these are 'come learn how to do something, then do it--while you're still at the event' type of events. It's gonna be really fun and it's going to make you smarter and better than you've ever been before.

The Portland, Oregon Lean Startup Circle Meetup. “A startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.” http://steveblank.com/2010/01/25/what...... "A startup is a human institution designed to deliver a product or service in conditions of extreme uncertainty" (Eric Ries) The number one reason that Startups fail is lack of customers (~90%), not product development failure (~10%). The Lean Startup is an approach that attempts to acknowledge this and create …

To bring together business people of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, and networking support

Are you a founder of an early-stage company based in or around Portland, Oregon? This group is all about peer mentoring for founders and we're running our fifth annual Launch Pad event - completely free, full weekend of education and networking with other startup founders. Check out www.pdxlaunchpad.com for more information.

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Portland 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 Portland 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 …

The Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to offer a new Networking opportunity for Young Business Professionals in 2013. Once a month, TYP will be meeting at Gametime for lively networking. In addition, TYP will also be offering a monthly Breakfast of Champions where we will have a speaker on a topic Young Professionals want to know more about.

Without continuous innovation, your business will die. As a founder, CEO, or innovator, you're always trying to find and execute on the strategies, principles, and processes that can give you an edge over the competition. The goal of this group is to give some structure and accountability to that education. Every month, we pick a new online course/book/text book/video/lecture, learn the materials, systematically test them within our own businesses, and share the results. We'll cover topics in bo …

This group is hosted at LaunchSide, a local web development company helping established and startup companies launch new web-based products and services. The focus of this group is networking and knowledge sharing around the topics of: Building Software-as-a-Service based products (both web and mobile) Acquiring customers through direct response and online marketing Adding web-based business models to your established offline business Funding strategies for your start up Building that mobile ap …

We meet once a month to network and help each other grow our businesses! We share a nice family style lunch, everyone gets to share their 30 second commercial, we have one 5 minute spotlight speaker. The meeting is hosted by our Small Business Division of LegalShield and we provide about 10-15 minutes of information on how we help small business owners to protect and grow their business in thie economy.

This is a group to learn the skills to be a successful entrepreneur! If you have a desire to take your business to the next level come and learn from successful entrepreneur Traci Schumacher. Traci and her husband have 26 years experience in building a global business. Learn the daily principles Traci lives and works by. She will empower you, motivate you, and guide you in making the necessary changes to start or expand your own business. We will also: ·         Discuss goals ·         Give and …

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We conduct business with those we trust but issues still arise. This is not your typical networking group. Instead, this will be a collaborative effort in which we address the issues we are facing, whether it is seeking employment, marketing a new business or attracting new customers to an existing venture. Members will use their experiences to offer advice and solutions to help each other achieve our goals and/or work out our kinks.

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, fin …

How often do you get to talk one-on-one with industry leaders? The Small Business Marketing Group was founded so you can learn about the latest technology, strategies, and industry buzz from the experts themselves. We don’t just cover the basics, we are focused towards upper management, directors, and business owners, but everyone is welcome to join! We present information you can’t get anywhere else, so don’t forget to bring a pen and paper! Have something you would like to present? Let us kno …

Google Adwords seminar. Live Streaming from Keynote Speakers from Google. event sposored and catered by Google

The PRO*Development arm of the Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce is our umbrella for all of the small & entrepreneurial education resources we offer our members. These include our Business Matters! Series, 2nd Tuesday Lunch-n-Learns, Sales Tune Up, Social Media Classes, OMEP Manufacturing Round Tables and more.