73% of the Canadian market is made of Small Businesses. Toronto has been named one of the top 10 Most Innovative Cities in the World. The startup-scene is the hub and core of this city. More and more larger and more respected international companies and holders are buying out Canadian ingenuity to build-up a better servicing infrastructure. Venture Inc, focuses in bringing together fresh minds from aspiring young entrepreneurs, co-founders and seasoned leaders to discuss what matters to make us …

Toronto Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs, Professionals & Investors Networks EPI-Net @ Toronto A cool group of talents with lots of ambitions The dreamers and the entrepreneurs, not government, built this economy, and they can once again make it strong. ~ Mitt Romney Toronto Entrepreneurs Affiliated Meetup (TEAM) Groups & The Entrepreneurs, Professionals & Investors Network (EPI-Net): We are 5,000+ entrepreneurs and professionals with a variety of expertise and resources in the Greater Toronto Ar …

Lean Coffee Toronto (#LeanCoffeeTO) is a peer group for Entrepreneurs. This group features Discussions, Case Studies and Activities aimed at challenging Entrepreneurs in a way that will have immediate impact to their business practices. Please check out the Pages section to get a further idea of what this Meetup is about, and some resources to check out in preparation for coming out to one of the sessions. Meetups take place at 8:00am on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Do not be late. If you do not fill …

Ultra Light Startups Ultra Light Startups brings together the world's most innovative technology entrepreneurs, in monthly events and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. Topics cover: Design, Technology, Marketing and Finance And be sure to checkout our website and join our social media groups: Website - http://ultralightstartups.com/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ultralightstartup …

This group is for Women Entrepreneurs ONLY. I will be providing workshops that will help women who are interested in launching their own business from guiding, showcasing, introducing, and teaching basic steps of operating a business. The main objectives of these workshops are not only to provide basic guidelines of what to do & how to do it, but most importantly to help strengthen your belief system so that you can focus on executing big tasks and projects that may come your way. One of the mos …

A meet-up in downtown Toronto designed for entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and those interested in start-ups to hone their public speaking skills. "Learn public speaking. Of all the skills that an entrepreneur can have, I think the ability to convey an idea or opportunity, with confidence, eloquence and passion is the most universally useful skill. Whether you're pitching a group of investors, rallying your employees, selling a customer, recruiting talent, addressing consumers, or doing a press t …

Great discussion, smart people, snacks, coffee. What more could you ask for, really? What's a Lean Startup? Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_Startup We also cover: Lean Software Development Customer Development Agile Software Development

The Lean Startup - WNY is a group of smart and driven high-tech entrepreneurs that are interested in learning how to discover customers and build products they want using the revolutionary new Lean Startup and Customer Development principles first developed by Steve Blank and refined by Eric Ries. Lean Startups (which can include for profit and not for profit organizations, new product/innovation organizations within larger companies and even government agencies) achieve success faster than mos …

Toronto's Most Vibrant Entrepreneur Hub The modern day startup doesn't need a lot of money. Rather, the key ingredient is the talent and energy of like-minded individuals. So we decided to create this group as a community for ideators, enablers, and business owners. Through our vast network of entrepreneurs and investors, we support established entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses. Mobile apps and software solutions have provided multiple answers for what was previously considere …

Are you involved in a startup or want to be? Startup Grind was started to help entrepreneurs meet new people face-to-face, and continue to build a lasting relationship with them online after the event. It's a monthly event held in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, Ottawa, Seattle, San Francisco and features a range of speakers from founders, to journalists, to investors. More importantly it has the coolest community you've ever seen. Come to our event or go to Commonred.com to meet ama …

Feel like you're all alone in the startup world trying to make your developers happy and sift through tons of random open source tools trying to make everything run smoothly and do it all for nothing? You are not alone - there are many others who have taken (or are currently taking) the same journey. Join our group and meet to discuss and share tools, knowledge, designs, etc with others like yourself. Sharing common knowledge, tools, and being of assistance to others is really fun, enjoyable, an …

If you are involved with developing new medical technology as a researcher, engineer, clinician, entrepreneur, or funder, come on out! Hopefully you will meet some good folks who appreciate your accomplishments and might even be facing similar headaches. Cheers!

"If you can not measure it, you can not improve it." - Lord Kelvin, and countless successful entrepreneurs Startup Metrics Toronto (#StartupMetricsTO) is a group for entrepreneurs and product managers to discuss the metrics that matter to their startups. It has never been easier to measure every interaction that people have with your product. What to measure and how to use the data is becoming more of a science than ever. The purpose of this group is to share resources and discuss your experienc …

The young entreprenurial talent in Toronto lies hidden in Universities, Colleges on the street, and in glass towers around this great city. Cultures, artists and technologist of the world converge in Toronto to create award winning movies, music, mobile phone apps and social enterprises. These talented folks need to discover each other. This group hopes to unite these diverse talents for both fun and profit.

Calling all Entrepreneurs!! If you are interested in meeting/networking with like minded people than this is the group for you! Whether you are looking to share your ideas, looking to start up your own business, or just meet new people, this is the group for you!!

Toronto Entrepreneurs: Investors Network Entrepreneurs, Professionals & Investors (EPI) @ Toronto A cool group of talents with lots of ambitions Toronto Entrepreneurs Affiliated Meetup (TEAM) Groups & The Entrepreneurs, Professionals & Investors (EPI) Network: We are 5,000+ entrepreneurs and professionals with a variety of expertise and resources in the Great Toronto Area. Tech TEAMs: Social Media (Internet/Web 2.0+), Mobile (Hi-Tech & Apps), Google+Facebook (Applications/Web Designs), On-lin …

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A group for entrepreneurs and corporate decision makers interested in leveraging Cloud Computing to accelerate innovation for their business. Read more at Cloud Best Practices Network.

We are a group of start-up business owners, all newcomers from around the world. We strive to use our international and Canadian experience to assist members of this group with: Small Business development Support for Newcomers to Canada Partnerships and business co-operations Cross-promotion and shared marketing Business matching and investment opportunities Providing a B2B platform Networking opportunities Workshops and other educational initiatives Social media and online campaigning Everyon …

Building a Multi-Million Dollar Company This is a two day event that promises to leave you with proven strategies that can help you take your business or idea to the next level. Learn from successful entrepreneurs on how they raised funding, grew their team, succeeded in sales, and built their companies. Our world is becoming increasingly competitive and 2013 is no different. The main reason businesses fail is due to cash-flow problems. Cash-flow that is burned when time is wasted by making …

This group is for anyone interested in pursuing entrepreneurship or has already taken the leap (congrats!). Come out to a casual environment and feel free to share your ideas, stories, and advice. For those that are still in stealth mode, there's no pressure to reveal your secrets. Anyways, entrepreneurship can be a lonely and unpredictable path. This group is an excuse to get together and cry on each other's shoulders over how many consecutive days we've been eating mac&cheese. Finally, you can …

This is a group for 40+and retirees and those soon to retire and who have an entrepreneurial spirit. Perhaps you want to turn your hobby into a business or you might want to join a business as an independent distributor/consultant or you may already be working your business on a part-time basis. People in any type of entrepreneurial endeavour are welcome to join Whether you have business experience or you are a brand new entrepreneur, this is your opportunity to network with other entrepreneur …

This is a group interested in meeting local businesses for great coffee and discussion. I am starting this group to meet other local entrepeneurs. Looking forward to some patio time.

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 40 cities and 15 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a …

This group is for Women as Business Owners. More importantly this group is for networking with other female professionals. With an intent on sharing our knowledge and being referrals for each other, we can develop a supporting and trusting environment to grow ourselves and our businesses. This business networking strategy relies on being able to generate business referrals within many diverse networks and backgrounds. WBON relies on each member carrying the other’s business cards. When a “prospe …

This is a group for anyone interested in networking, making new friends and helping other people evolve. Our goal is to encourage people to re-evaluate themselves and prosper through introspection and inspired thought. We will have from time to time amazing speakers who have been able to achieve success by helping other people evolve.

The main and only purpose of this group is to create an actually functioning startup company. Currently I suggest to create a startup to develop and sell the next generation multi-player shooting game for smartphones (US patent pending). However, alternate concepts could be evaluated at the initial stage. Once an idea to be implemented is chosen, a startup company is formed and agreements with group members interested in participating are signed. Until any funding is obtained, all compensation i …

An area for Canada's high performance entrepreneurs, from startups to established corporations. We can learn how to network, increase visibility, brand awareness and how to drive results from your websites.