Let's face it, we all start something. Whether a new exercise habit, a new job or perhaps even creating a new company, starting anything often requires support, encouragement and clear goals. Startups and Stilettos ™ was created to provide clarity, community and continued education and encouragement for women looking to connect with other like minded women at the starting and finish lines. Support and expertise will covering the following areas: --Entrepreneurship --Social Networking --Finance - …

"Entrepreneurship has emerged over the last two decades as arguably the most potent economic force the world has ever experienced!" Donald Kuratko, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Indiana University Do you consider yourself to be an ENTREPRENEUR?! Do you have what it takes to thrive in this economy?! Do you enjoy meeting other like-minded Entrepreneurs? Then join the newest networking opportunity for Entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, 'CLUB Entrepreneur'. CLUB Entrepreneur is the hottest super-charg …

Entrepreneurship has emerged over the last two decades as arguably the most potent economic force the world has ever experienced!" Donald Kuratko, Chair of Entrepreneurship, Indiana University Do you consider yourself to be an ENTREPRENEUR?! Do you have what it takes to thrive in this economy?! Do you enjoy meeting other like-minded Entrepreneurs? Then join the newest networking opportunity for Entrepreneurs in Orange County, 'Entrepreneur Connect'. Entrepreneur Connect is the hottest sup …

Social Entrepreneurs are people who notice a need in their community or in the world and use entrepreneurial principles to organize, create and manage a venture to achieve social change. In other words...make a difference. Whether you are a social entrepreneur, innovative executive, creative professional or business owner, you are a vehicle to create powerful change in the world.

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with jus …

IdeaMensch Los Angeles is a community of people with ideas. We organize monthly events where entrepreneurs, artists, authors and other thought leaders share how they brought their ideas to life.     

Ladies Who Launch is a online and in person community dedicated to making entrepreneurship accessible to all women. Our programs and workshops provide the education, inspiration, resources and support you need to launch your business, or take your existing business to a new level. Our programs are designed for women interested and involved in entrepreneurship as well as creative projects & non-profits. Our community is engaged, supportive and NEVER sales-driven. Enjoy a casual, comfortable and c …

Startup Workshops are startup experts helping entrepreneurial leaders achieve long term success. We provide serial entrepreneurs, financiers, startup attorneys, marketing experts and others in the startup ecosystem to network and teach best practices to early stage startup founders and those who would like to join an early stage startup. Startup Workshops was founded by Tom Nora (@tomnora) in January 2012 in Los Angeles.

Join the Los Angeles community of Lean Launchpad-ers! While we wait to take Steve Blank's free online "Lean Launchpad" Class offered via Stanford, sign up for the free Tech Entrepreneurship Class also offered for free online from Stanford. The professor, Chuck Eesley takes a research approach to startups, noting what does and does not work. It's a great class. Sign up at venture-lab.org. Sign up by May 1st to get put into a group by the course's assistants. Check out the introductory videos at: …

The Social Enterprise Alliance is the professional association for social entrepreneurs and enterprises. The mission of the Los Angeles chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA/LA) is to support and advance the field of social enterprise in the Los Angeles region through networking, public education, and advocacy. You can learn more about SEA and SEA/LA on our website: http://www.sealosangeles.org.  

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 …

Overview: This is the Santa Monica Young Entrepreneur Society Mastermind Forum that empowers young people (of heart & mind) in Santa Monica area to take ownership in their financial futures and turn their passions and hobbies into self-perpetuating businesses. Our philosophy is based on the award-winning YES movie (theYESmovie.com) by Louis Lautman who interviewed 50+ top Entrepreneurs of our time and discovered their secrets on how they became successful. We hold meetings once a month in SM to …

Startup California and Startup LA are regions of The Startup America Partnership a public private initiative founded by President Obama and former AOL Chairman Steve Case See www.startupcal.org for more information. The Startup America Partnership is based on a simple premise: young companies that grow create jobs. As a core American value, entrepreneurship is critical to the country’s long term success and it’s time to step up our game. GOALS We have three main goals: 1. Provide valuable reso …

We build awesome tech companies in LA. We are looking for cofounders & others to scale our companies. We go to events to learn actionable information to help us scale our startup. We come to Tech Cofounder Dating LA events to connect and scale our tech companies. Twitter: @TechCofounderLA 06/07/2012 NOW AVAILABLE! Your User Experience (UX) 5 Guests: Asher Hunt.............Product. UX. Design, Chill Sarah MacKinnon.....Senior UX Designer, eHarmony Ruth Kaufman..........Senior Interaction Des …

Since 2010 LeanLA has helped Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs build successful businesses by learning and practicing Lean Startup techniques. We are smart and driven high tech entrepreneurs that have learned how to discover customers and build products that they want. Our startups achieve sucess faster that most because we get out of the building to talk to customers, use agile software development to decrease time to market and leverage continuous deployment to learn as fast as possible.  This is …

What you don’t know will cost you. Teaching, the rhyme & reason behind taxation even if we don’t like it. The goal of this meet-up group is to educate taxpayers so that they can be part of the political discussion and ultimately save money.   Non partisan just the facts.  The following events will be held, all events will conclude with networking and the opportunity for two members to give Pecha Kucha presentation 20 slides in 20 seconds. History of federal taxation starting with the first inco …