Are you passionate about social change but love your day job? Are you driven to use your business to deliver practical solutions to social and environmental challenges? Do you want to use your professional powers for good? This is the group for you! We recognize that social intrapreneurs face unique challenges in pursuing their vision, and aim to build a community of like-minded innovators to share ideas and advice. We welcome intrapreneurs at all levels of experience from all sectors: innovatio …

Think Act Change is a new monthly meetup where changemakers, thinkers, innovators, entrepreneurs or anyone who is passionate about social innovation, social enterprise or simply doing good meet once a month. At our meetups we want to talk about ideas, but more importantly we want to connect people to enable them to act on their ideas in order to implement real change. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. We'll have an informal gathering of people who want to talk about real issues. We'll a …

Product Mavens (est. 2009) meet up on a regular basis to discuss all things product! Whilst it's oriented toward people working in product management, we encourage and welcome anyone with an interest in collaborative innovation. What is a Maven? According to Malcolm Gladwell, a Maven is someone who "accumulates knowledge and who has information on a lot of different products or prices or places", which pretty much sums this group up! So, if expending and sharing your product knowledge, explori …

… The SWAG (Sydney Work Action Group) provides you with access to ideas and information, knowledge, support and a network to help you develop a 21st century mindset and skills for innovation, leadership, strategy, change management, work relations, engagement and execution. Whether you are a frontline employee, business owner, middle level manager or executive leader, you will find that SWAG creates an environment of opportunities to learn, to connect, and to apply the new knowledge in your person …

The young entrepreneurial community of Sydney is growing. We want to create a space where creative, social and business entrepreneurs can all come together to share stories, create networks and learn from each other. If you are innovative, passionate about social change, entrepreneurial, keen to learn and develop or keen to be part of the young entrepreneur community, we would love you to be part of this group.

This Meetup Group welcomes everyone who wants a GreenWay and enjoys walking, dog walking, bike riding, bush regeneration, fun social events, arts and crafts, advocacy, social innovation, social entrepreneurship. Friends of the GreenWay is an independent community group working to make a vibrant bushlined walking and cycling path, community meeting space and wildlife habitat connecting the banks of the Cooks River at Earlwood/Dulwich Hill and Sydney Harbour at Iron Cove, Leichhardt. The GreenWay …

Internet cafes are sooo 2009. The aim of this group is to identify some key supporters of the co-working movement and to establish some actual co-working spaces and opportunities in Sydney. Join this group if you are currently working from home but looking for the benefits of a creative office space, or needing a place to think and build ideas for new projects after-hours or on the weekends. We are looking for start-ups, entrepreneurs, creatives and social innovators. We believe there's a gap in …

Hello Young Intersting Couples!   Looking for Innovative Social Activities?!!   This group has been going since April 2010 and is designed for couples to meet other couples, who want to do a variety of different, interesting and new social activities in and around Sydney.   We avoid the typical alcohol focused socialising and aim to make the activities as varied (and a bit off the wall)!    We do put a fair amount of effort to investigate different activities for the group and so far have not sc …

Creative Minds Sydney is a platform for connecting creative and inspiring people in these interesting times. We encourage collaboration between the creative, innovative, and ever-courageous people that come to our events - those speaking, and those listening The network and information society offers huge chances and possibilities. At the same time the ages of prosperity and growth are ending and society is changing. As an old Chinese saying states: "When the winds of change are blowing, some pe …

Ever wondered about the future of money? What's the impact of Facebook credits and Bitcoin? What role can traditional banks and financial institutions play in today's world? What's the true impact of phasing out cheques? How can we support the un-banked? Here's what you need to do to get started: Join our group and add a topic you're passionate about eg. How could virtual currencies be taxed? Come along to our meetup, have a drink, have a chat and explore the future of money. Each meeting w …

Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwork Follow us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ycd24uk Check the SSV Network Innovation Hubs' Worldwide Map: http://www.communitywalk.com/SSVNetwork Entrepreneurs, investors and all other resources providers need better relationships matchmaking. SSVN is an internet-based entrepreneurship support system e …

Vision & Mission The Clearly Business Enterprise Centre (otherwise known as ‘Sydney Metro’) is part of a national initiative to assist in the growth and success of small businesses in Australia. We work as a not-for-profit organisation. We hold a deep belief that small business is the backbone of an innovative and exciting Australian culture. We are determined to work to support and resource it in any way imaginable. How We Help The Clearly Business Enterprise Centre (otherwise known as ‘Sydn …

We are a network of passionate female small business owners, entrepreneurs and innovators with a purpose to create a supportive forum for inspired and driven business thought leaders to share their ideas, expertise and experiences. In an intimate round table group, we meet monthly for either breakfast, lunch, coffee (or dinners!) for peer mentoring sessions where each attendee has dedicated time to talk about their business and address topical issues. Our focus is on developing tangible outcomes …

Join this group if you want to save time and money launching any idea you can think of. Period. Lean Startup is something I came to after fluffing about with my startup and doing all I could NOT to talk to customers. Instead, I spent money building something I thought they'd like. They didn't. I scratched my head and wondered how the hell I could have a successful startup without wasting more money. At the Silicon Beach Meetup, people I spoke to about the problem kept telling me to read …

Is Lean Startup Workshop right for you? Hi,   Thanks so much for your interest in Lean Startup Workshop Sydney. Please read below carefully before applying. Unlike other meetups, this is not a social networking group. In fact... we have a "no tourist policy", which means we only invite members who can make a commitment to a fortnightly workshop and to their own project. We believe that talking about startups is great, but actually doing stuff is better! This is a workshop not a social group …

The Sydney Entrepreneurs meet-up group is an opportunity to bolster your contact network and enhance your entrepreneurial knowledge. Entrepreneurship Association of Australia The Entrepreneurship Association of Australia is a not-for-profit association dedicated to providing information, research and networking activities based on four categories: commercial, corporate, social and government entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship Association of Australia provides information on programs and acti …