Impact Investments are becoming an asset class unto their own. Whether the investment takes the form of private equity, venture capital, microfinance, community loans, investments to social entrepreneurs and in social ventures, the common thread is the goal of achieving competitive returns and a positive social outcome. While impact investing is already further along in the US and the UK, it is still a budding market in Canada. This group brings investment professionals, angel investors, social …

Welcome to the... Vancouver Business, Marketing & Entrepreneur If you are in business today, then come out for our excellent networking and educational events to give your business the upper hand! 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 Entreprene …

Vancouver Entrepreneur Mentors (VEM) is a forum for entrepreneurial peer-to-peer mentoring. We provide an environment where entrepreneurs can mentor each other. Business owners are facing monumental challenges daily, if not hourly, and they don't always have the right answers. In VEM, we form groups of entrepreneurs where people can express their problems, fears and joys with their peers. And because the entrepreneurs in each group are not related to each other and are not in the same industry, …

Our meetup events are organized to help you start, build and grow your business. Each event provides you with high quality business training and education as well as an opportunity to network with fellow entrepreneurs. Events are designed to give you practical information, business strategies, tips, tricks, useful tools and innovative ideas on how to manage and grow your business better. We invite business experts and entrepreneurs to share with you their experiences, strategies and tips that w …

A group for tech entrepreneur's interested in growing their companies and meeting other like-minded entrepreneurs. Have a beer and chat with seasoned tech CEO's, and learn how you can build the next Billion dollar company.

Building on the success of Presentation Excellence Group, Possibilities is a group to help people identify and move forward with personal, creative, and career goals.  Meet or re-connect with other writers, artists and professionals and explore your strengths, values, and goals through fun and interactive writing and speaking activities.  Share your dreams and aspirations in a supportive environment, and gain tips and strategies for overcoming obstacles like fear, avoidance, and writers block.  …

How long have you been thinking about joining a Toastmasters club?  Here are just a few reasons from people like you for you to BEGIN your Toastmasters journey this week with the Vancouver Entrepreneurs Toastmasters Club: We encourage and welcome guests every Wednesday from 6:45 to 9 pm. Every meeting is followed up by a networking event in the nearby restaurant. Overcome your fear of public speaking in a fun, supportive club environment for people like you: ENTREPRENEURS.  Receive expert coach …

EIO is an international, collaborative organization developed by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.  Our aim is to flip the 96% failure rate of startup businesses upside-down on its head by providing emerging and established entrepreneurs with the know-how, training and development in a community of like-minded, high-performing peers. Free For Guests - Our Meetups are every Thursday! At ING Direct 466 Howe Street Vancouver from 7-9 PM.  Learn practical business take-aways while networking with ot …

Do you love the special energy that women can bring to a meeting or group? Are you tired of stuffy and dull business networking gatherings? How about joining a group of sizzling, alive women who are keen on success but with feminine flair? That's what this meet up is about! Bringing together women entrepreneurs who embrace their feminine energy while they realize success in the world and have a lot of fun doing it! We'll have a great presentation/min-workshop by someone that will empower us in o …

To join, members need to be actively running a business that: has 10-50+ employees OR has annual revenue of at least $1M This group is for experienced entrepreneurs who want to honestly discuss business challenges and insights with their peers. There are lots of meetups catering to people just starting out in business, but this isn't one of them. Here are some proposed topics: Let’s talk about money What are your margins? What is your customer acquisition cost? What is your average customer …

Want to see what Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup is all about?  Watch these videos... If you are serious about growing your business, please RSVP to attend this event. This is your opportunity to PROMOTE and GROW your BUSINESS! Make more business connections than ever, generate referrals from attendees, establish joint venture partnerships, promote your business and attract new clients. This is an event where you will be given an opportunity to do an elevator pitch to captive audience (cost is …

Pretty simple, this is a gathering of Business Owners and Professionals. It's also open to anyone who wants to network and meet like-minded individuals. ByzHub Lunch meetup holds high quality networking events over lunch to help business owners, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals learn something new, network with other like minded business owners and grow their businesses. Have lunch with us and network with other entrepreneurs . This is a Vancouver Lunchtime meetup group for the follow …

When TeamPages was back in Victoria there use be a lunch every month where all the web based companies would come together for lunch. It was an awesome way to share ideas, technology, seek advice, and build a stronger and more cohesive web based community in Victoria. I figured if we could have a monthly lunch in Victoria why not start one up in Vancouver. The lunches are informal and there’s no monthly fee. We’ll pick restaurants that are reasonably priced (as we’re all start ups) and you can w …

If you were to examine every successful enterprise in your city, you'll find that it has a lot of customers doing business with it on a regular basis. Likewise, every unsuccessful company doesn't have enough customers (clients, members, patients, or subscribers) to conduct business with regularly. Peter Drucker, the famed American management expert and business consultant, stated: "Because the purpose of business is to create and keep a customer, the business enterprise has two - and only two - …

We are a group of Successful* Professionals whom share their success techniques. Our mission: To teach financial literacy. We hold monthly meetings in Burnaby, New West, Surrey and Richmond. Our techniques involve game playing (Cashflow 101™), seminars, guest speakers, and workshops. Since we will be offering our most valuable assets, our TIME. Membership to this group is restricted to those whom meet our criteria and who will attend the meetings that they RSVP YES to. Failing to attend a meetin …

If you have a dream, cause, passion or purpose and are committed to growing to achieve it, you've come to the right place. We live the saying 'Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach him how to fish, feed him for a lifetime.' But why stop there when you can teach the man how to build a fishing fleet? Welcome to the movement. It's all about growing ourselves to be the men and women of character, honor, integrity, valor... like we are meant to be!  With that we can go and transform society w …

Young Community Leaders Network (Metro Vancouver) is a space for young nonprofit and community leaders to gain skills, knowledge and connections required to create positive change. Who should join: nonprofit professionals board members social entrepreneurs nonprofit service providers (graphic designers, writers, lawyers, trainers, consultants, etc.) students interested in working in the sector others demonstrating community leadership

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 …

Welcome to the Think Tank! This meet up group is aimed at providing strategies, resources and information on anything business growth, coaching and internet marketing! After observing the false marketing, the misleading slogans, and then witnessing brutal sales pitch after sales pitch I decided to create a place where we deliver the goods! Straight Up! No BS, No more buy this, sign up to my workshop or for a limited time only! Simply Put This is a place where you will only find! Internet Marketi …

The Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce is a strong and credible voice for business, representing more than 600 members in Vancouver Westside. It is a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization. Operating for more than 75 years, the Chamber is also one of the most active chambers in the Lower Mainland. Issues that affect the members are of primary concern to the Chamber. It is the members who are the driving force behind the city – their opinions are extremely important. As an advocate for these me …

Our events happen each month at a cool venue in downtown Vancouver. The event is for entrepreneurs, consultants, small business owners, business leaders and other great people that you would be happy to network with and share referrals. We book great speakers who teach, inspire and motivate. They are high quality people who have a lot to share with the group. Successful. Leaders. As a member of this group you will have access to our monthly events to come and learn and meet great new people in y …

A place for entrepreneurs sales managers, leaders and Sales Professionals to connect and share best practices. Network and discuss sales techniques, strategies, and build your network with other professionals etc. Hosted by Shane Gibson author of Closing Bigger the Field Guide to Closing Bigger Deals and Stephen Jagger founder of Ubertor and President of Reachd. Each month we have a guest speaker. Future events will include well known sales, business and personal development authors, comedi …

Do you want to build more than a lifestyle business? Do you want to meet new business owners and build lasting connections and relationships? Do you want to grow your business through strategic partners and by acquiring additional skills? Do you want to socialize with like minded business owners to share experiences while you build your business? If you're looking to do all those things and network with high caliber entrepreneurs, this group is for you. Join us for networking, socializing, and …

Meet a new network of local entrepreneurs and investors to share business, investment and success knowledge and experience, tips and problem solving techniques, get advice on profitability and career and discuss mentoring and business models. Swap business cards and watch your wealth grow!

Welcome to the Headliners Toastmasters club. Our members include professional communicators, writers, marketers, fundraisers, PR specialists, agency owners, entrepreneurs, and more. Despite our diverse backgrounds, we share a common goal – to become more polished public speakers. We guarantee you’ll learn a lot. Everyone is welcome. Including you! We welcome anyone who wants to round out his or her professional toolkit and have a great time doing it! So drop in and check us out. You might even l …

Let's put young professionals into a room and throw away the key!  The Bridgemakers are looking to form an organic group of professionals & help each other in all our mutual endeavors. Never before has a networking group considered guerilla and all-together new ways of forming business-business alliances. This is NOT a BNI group, don't be mistaken, it's a BM.  We pledge to create a real face to face community. We are a Business Exchange & Referral group representing Entrepreneurs in the Vancouve …

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 …

We are starting our first Vancouver social to talk about jobs and business opportunities in Vancouver. We all just love to talk surveying, GIS and remote sensing. It's a informal get together where we have a pint and and network. You will meet professionals, students, business owners, entrepreneurs, and recruiters at these events. They have no cost and no formal structure. We hope to see you there!