In 2010, local capital networks were named one of BusinessWeek’s big ideas for small business and entrepreneurship. People want to do more than just buy local - now they want to invest local too. Moving money from Wall Street to Main Street and facilitating the flow of capital from regional people to regional businesses meeting regional needs is a critical next step in the evolution toward more sustainable local economies. Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), North America’s f …

Protospace is a community of Hackers, Makers and Tinkerers; people who like building, hacking and re-purposing the objects in our lives. We've got fun and weird science/tech/maker/nerd culture based events happening on a regular basis. Plus open Tuesday Night Meet and Geeks happening every week at our giant space out in south foothills industrial park (near the the south Princess Auto). Protospace is a skill/tool/knowledge sharing community, unlike anything else you've ever see. Join us sometime …

This is a meetup group for makers of all shapes, ages and astrological signs. We gather to learn, teach, create and innovate!

As a young business owner and entrepreneur, I cherish meeting and becoming friends with similar people. Do you? Thank you to meetup.com and all people organizing existing business and professional groups, much apreciated. At the same time, I often find myself as the youngest in the room! Meeting more positive and passionate business oriented people within my age range would be great...and such is the motivation for creating this group! The purpose of this group is primarily to connect with lik …

We are a group that gets together to talk about new business and marketing strategies solutions to small and medium-sized companies. Strategies like social media are changing every day and this group was started to help get insight to the changing world of business and help each other to stay on top of the game. Calgary Business Solutions strives to provide the most innovative tools to allow you to do what you do best, serve your customers and run your businesses.

This group would give ABAPers in the CAlgary area the opportunity to meet and share their knowledge. In the future, the goup can start working on innovative projects in the SAP world

Sick of the Gym? Tired of the guilt caused by monthly contracts? Lacking motivation to exercise? Then this meetup is for you! Now you can get healthy by helping to build more beautiful and resilient neighbourhoods in Calgary. We believe in addition to "eating less and moving more", knowing your neighbours and giving back to your community are important for total health and well being.

Sprout Up is an event for forward-thinking Calgary area entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Attendees will walk away with new insights, new friends and actionable ideas for their businesses. Sprout Up is made up of three main components: Innovation Demo – Pre-selected entrepreneurs share their innovative business ideas to the audience Guest Speaker - Fabulou …

"AwesumSolutions" for Your Financial Future. This startup group is all about education and entrepreneurship. Whether you are after the knowledge to make better financial decisions for your family or you are looking to start a new career in the financial services industry ... I look forward to hearing from you!

Communicating ideas that change the world Storytelling for Social Good #YYC is an Unconference on how to tell stories that resonate & drive action. Jump in the water's fine if: you have a social venture* or an idea for one, or you work or volunteer with a non-profit charity, or you're passionate about a social cause, or you're a professional communicator wanting to use your powers for good :), or you care about social good in Calgary and want to network with other like-minded folks. Join the c …

Nearly 100 years ago John Wanamaker proclaimed that "I know 1/2 of my advertising works, I just don't know which 1/2." With the explosion of social, mobile and customer generated media this statement is as accurate today as it's ever been. For marketers, CEOs, GMs and VPs of sales, the pace of change is accelerating faster than our pace of learning. At the same time, information and self-directed tools for learning are low cost and ubiquitous. The question then becomes how might we accelerate ou …

Entrepreneurship Calgary passion is to empower entrepreneurs and business owners to create massive success. To help people to understand specifically what it takes to build successful companies. Members such as Bill Walsh are accomplished authors, speakers, radio personalities and movie celebrities. Members have very successful backgrounds in finance and marketing. We are innovators with a remarkable ability to determine and dictate success strategy to seize global market opportunities. For ever …

Interested in demoing at Calgary Tech Meetup? This forum provides an opportunity to present an emerging company or product on stage and build the networks with like-minded people.

Bringing the local tech community together to network, socialize and showcase new technology. I started this group to provide an opportunity for Calgary’s vibrant startup, business, academic and investor communities to connect and grow the tech ecosystem in our city. I look forward to meeting fellow technology enthusiasts.