Are you looking for ways to expand your business network, grow your business and get increase exposure to a diverse and localized market? Our goal is to help members realize their dreams for their business and professions by connecting like-minded business owners and professionals together based on what they love to do and the type of clients they want to reach.   Showcase Your Business - Compete to Win $1000.00 The goal of the Gold Place Network Emerging Small Business Showcase small bu …

    Get Revved Up!               New Year   New You!   New Year's through May is  when people gain the most    weight and get out of shape.     The Tough Get Going!     Stay Motivated     Or You'll Gain 10 Pounds Of Fat    The New York City Runners Group  keeps you motivated to run  and to keep running.                                              Make A Commitment To Achieve Your Goals!                                                          Want To Run A Marathon In 2012? …

Speed-dating can be expensive. The entry price alone is around $35 to $40, and then you have the drinks and transportation... This would all be fine if you felt pretty sure you were going to meet your one-and-only that night, but often you simply need to go a few times to come across the person that's right for you. Don't get us wrong - we're huge fans of speed-dating. We think it way better than online dating, as you can not beat a quick face-to-face encounter to establish if the chemistry is …

We are fun and positive women in our 20's, 30's, and 40's exploring and loving all that New York City has to offer, all while consciously giving back to charities we believe in, such as the Teen LUVE Foundation. *The Teen LUVE Foundation, is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), that mentors and offers workshops for at-risk teen boys and girls ages 12-17. Are you looking to: *Meet like-minded positive women? *Network for business and/or new friendships? *Try something new in 2012 and have some fun? …

Okay.  Let's face it.  New Yorkers are broke.  Truly, eternally broke.  And we stay (and play) here, wallowing in our eternal brokeness.  Now don't get me wrong.  I Heart New York City BIG TIME!  In addition to being, ridiculously expensive we live in a highly entertaining, massively fun, hugely AMAZING city.  And, this my lovelies, is exactly why we stay. And play.  And LOVE our city! Enter the Daily Deal.  I'm talking Groupon, Zozi, Lifebooker. I'm thinking PopSugar, Gilt City & BuyWithMe.  A …

Our group's aim is to bring all the fabulous ladies (with their hearts in the city) together to meet new faces and form friendships over cocktails, wine, happy hours, dinners, brunches, and much, much more! Our members are positive, educated, successful, beautiful, driven, and all around fabulous! If you think you'd make a great addition to our club, please join us.  We'd love to have you!  :-)

Do you live in Jersey City and find yourself wondering, where are all the lesbians? Hoboken, I'm talking about you too! I thought there would be no better way to get us together than with food. So, if you are single or coupled, have any interest in food and wine (or film, working out, networking, whatever) let's get together and be social, and of course, eat.

WELCOME TO NEW YORK CITY TENNIS! We're the largest tennis Meetup group on Earth and the most active one in the greater New York City metropolitan area, so if you love tennis or if you just want to try it out, you're in the right place! Week in and week out, weather allowing, we're out on the courts playing tennis, and whether you want to play sets, just hit around and have fun, work on your game, or take lessons, you'll find plenty of friendly people interested in exactly the same thing. So come …

  Welcome to the Genuine Girlfriends of New York City! We are a close-knit group of young professionals btwn 20-40's, all female that live in the Tri-state Area.  This is an exclusive "Girlfriend" group for those of us that are done with college and want the closeness we felt with friends we had growing up.  This group will comprise of girls that aren't catty, don't get jealous easily, not self-absorbed, you've been described as sweet, caring, with a good heart, and want to develop genuine frien …

This meetup was started by Diana (*waving hand*) and her three girlfriends who, besides shopping, drinking and dancing, fancy getting away from the city to chillax and ski or snowboard and then unwind! My name is John I had the opportunity to keep the group going, so if you love to learn all about snowboarding or already know how to rip it up,and love meeting new people, join us!

Hi! I am Krishna, the President of Website Jungle (www.WebsiteJungle.com), a boutique website design and internet marketing company. This meet-up is for entrepreneurs who: 1. own/run an existing business/service or 2. have a full fledged business plan in hand and 3. would like to network with other entrepreneurs in the Tri-state area. I have been to several entrepreneurship meet-ups in NYC but have been quite disappointed. Sorry to be so picky but I will personally screen each entrepreneur wi …

You are invited to meet other women who celebrate womanhood. You will share in an opportunity to support, empower, intellectually stimulate, indulge guilty pleasures and bond with other women. Bring your positive energy, intelligence, humor, charm, wit and desire to experience new things in this beautiful city. My aim is facilitate the formation of acquaintances, networks and ultimately friendships. My events are always geared toward providing a zero stress environment where conversation and con …

We are a fun, classy, inclusive group of working women, welcoming all lesbian moms, expectant moms, and those considering motherhood. Join us to make new friends both with and without our children. We will commiserate about life, fertility, adoption, how we love our children, yet sometimes want to pull our hair out-  basically motherhood in general! Most activities will be in (or near) Manhattan and will include exploring new restaurants, wine tastings, theatre, day trips out of the city, pla …

Tired of losing good friends to the mommy or daddy track after they have kids and then drop off the face of the earth?  Tired of conversations over dinner and at parties being focused on the kids, schools, and  getting home in time to let the sitter go?     I started this group because the vast, vast majority of my friends cannot relate to me on this important part of life:   the fact that I've never had any interest in having children.   Most of my friends and family, who I love, are parents, a …

  If You're Looking to Travel and Celebrate, Explore, Learn, Relax, Network, or Party With Like Minded Urban Professionals Then Come Join Us!   Diaspora Travelers™ is a New York City based travel group of Minority Urban Professionals and Supporters who love to get away and do fun and exciting things while traveling. We will travel domestically or internationally just to attend a music festival or a sporting event, go sight seeing, celebrate a birthday, attend a business convention, or to take a …

Meet other New Yorkers who like to cook! If you're a foodie like me, you dream of finding others who love food too and know their way around the kitchen. Here's a great way to explore your cooking and eating dreams and adventures. This meetup group is open to anyone who loves food and enjoys cooking w/ people ... "beginner" cooks to "master" chefs are all welcome! :) Our meetups will include fun & interactive cooking parties, cooking lessons and ethnic food walking tours!  Trips to New York City …