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 - …

Social Media and Web Innovators come together with Social Change Makers and Nonprofits to mix, swap stories and ideas, and build new relationships. Learn more at http://www.NetTuesday.ca Net Tuesday welcomes sponsorship proposals. Learn more about our sponsorship packages.

What is this...HxD Vancouver is a group dedicated to those interested in Healthcare Experience Design. Who is this for...Designers, information architects, software developers, entrepreneurs, clinicians, business analysts, product managers, students basically anyone with tons of passion for designing how people find, access, experience and deliver healthcare information. Experience is not necessary. How does this work...Because HxD is so broad, everyone will bring something different to the tabl …

This group is dedicated to all aspects of software automation and helping people with creating highly robust software. There is a negative connoation with software automation and (to a greater extent) quality assurance in general. Part of the mission of this group is to enable QA Engineers with the latest tools and processes available. The ultimate goal is that test code should be first class citizens in the software development world.

Lean Startup Vancouver is for startups and agile businesses that wants to transform how their products are built and launched by learning from the experience of others who are influenced by the Lean Startup, Lean, and Agile methodology. Through every other monthly events you will have a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers and learn from guest speakers. Video from The Lean Crossroad event "Innovation Through Experimentation. Not Just for Startups A …

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 …

This group is dedicated to build a web analytics community in Vancouver area among E-business owners, online marketers, technology experts, managers, entrepreneurs, students and Web analytics professionals. WACH aims to make an innovative social network to share practical information, hands on experience, best practices, tools, and skills for making a successful and data driven online e-business. The group is committed to hold affordable or free high quality events including trainings, social ev …

Meet with other local medical device professionals in Engineering, Clinical/Regulatory, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing, HR and more! Discuss and exchange exciting news and ideas, and share your experiences, and build your network, all while having a good time!

Join us in the Trenches of Agile Methodology We are a group of Vancouver based professionals involved in software development who strive in the path of excellence and personal growth by building a community of mixed roles and different levels of prowess; meeting new people and exchanging notes on our real world experiences from what we read in books or see in conferences. We follow the principles of the Agile Manifesto, and wish to create a welcoming environment for people new or curious to Ag …

Designing products and services can be hard. And it can be lonely. Come share a problem or project you're working on and get advice and support from the group. You are invited to come share your frustrations and learnings with other people. This group is for people in all fields -- IA, UX, IxD, Product Management, Industrial Design, Architecture, Engineering & Development, Visual Design, Service Design -- creating digital or offline products -- an eclectic mix of practitioners and thinkers from …

Meet other local Java developers to talk about code, architecture, and innovation. Both beginners and pros are welcome!

An action oriented group designed for passionate and courage filled change makers who are ready to START making the necessary changes in order to  achieve their personal and professional goals. Goals should specific, measurable, attainable, rewarding/realistic, and tangible. If you don't know what your goal is yet, no sweat! We will work with you to discover your goal. By becoming a member of Vancity Catalyst Crew, you will have the opportunity to participate in our innovative accountability sys …

This is a hands on, step by step, online marketing workshop for Moms who want to establish their business online. From Keyword research, analyze target marketing, Wordpress website set up, SEO, SEM, Analytics, Social media, blogging, and more... We are here to grow your business. We give you exactly what you need to grow your business online. If you are a mom who ( no offense, you need to be a mom ) 1 ) has a business or want to start one 2 ) likes to learn about internet marketing 3 ) wants to …

The way people are interacting with technology is changing. Never before has technology used the human body as an interface like we have seen with the Kinect. Join this group to find more opportunities to network with like-minded people, find the latest information about the Kinect, collaborate with other Kinect enthusiasts, and share stories and experiences.

If you're an internet marketer (or want to be one), come join us for discussions about building a web business, social media, affiliate marketing, & more! A great opportunity to network with like minded people and learn from experts in their field.

I am inspired to offer my experience to others and to initiate a learning community rooted in mindfulness practice, that will foster the growth of mindfulness in our larger community and improve the quality of life for everyone in our places of work, our homes, and our personal relationships. Co-creating an open, contemplative learning environment, sharing best practices and resources, and developing our local network would be the main goals of the community . The Vancouver Mindfulness for Profe …

The Story We Be: Memoir Reading and Writing Intensive Call for Applications Deadline May 15th The Story We Be is a 5-Week Memoir Reading and Writing Intensive that will run in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories, June-July, 2013. This Intensive will bring together an intergenerational group of 12 community members, artists from a diversity of disciplines, and community organizers, 18 years and older, to develop and strengthen skills in craft in cross-genre memoir writing, and performative storyt …

VanHANA is a group for anyone interested in SAP HANA. As a group we will work together to build innovative startups, successful products, in-demand solutions and industry expertise. This is the group for you: If you have a startup or thinking about one that can benefit from in-memory computing. If you are working for SAP HANA project and want to know more. You are expert in building successful products, teams, solutions and looking for next big area of growth. What is SAP HANA? SAP HANA is SAP …

This meet up group is designed for those wanting to get involved in the Social Media Optimization, Internet Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and Social Networking community in Vancouver BC. It is a casual forum for you to meet new fellow Internet professionals, share and discuss experience, learn about the latest information emerging from the field of social media, and drink lots of coffee or beers. Our events consist of either speakers, trainings, or networking parties. If you would like to attend, …

We believe that organizations must see social media communications as an integrated part of all major business functions. Jumping into this space without laying the groundwork is like giving your kid the keys to your car without a driving lesson or a curfew, and then wondering why things went bad. This monthly social media lunch is focused on helping senior executives and team leaders tackle the challenge of socializing their company, and maximizing return on effort in your social media communi …

Imagine expanding your business into the business of your dreams now. The purpose of the Hot100Business Association Vancouver is to help create and manage accelerated growth now, instead of waiting for it to happen later. The economy may be a challenge but…. it’s not the primary determinant of growth for a well-run Hot100Business. Right now, a growing number of the Hot100Business Association members are working on accelerating their own growth and helping other members to do the same. Monthly: W …