Networking groups near Cleveland, OH

Network Fifty Two was founded in 2016 by Maria Jeancola, who has spent her entire career in business development and marketing. Maria attends upwards of 25 networking events per month to meet new people, market her business, and further enhance her knowledge of entrepreneurship. 

Maria is that person who "knows everyone." If you need a painter, she knows one. How about a realtor? Yep, she knows a few. Need life insurance? Well, Maria knows a great guy to help. The point isn't that Maria is a social butterfly and engages in conversation with everyone that she meets...it is that she knows how to network. She knows the importance of building valuable relationships with people in all industries that she knows, likes, and trusts. 

Maria reached a point where multiple times per day people were asking her for a referral, help networking, knowledge of any available jobs, and much more. She decided that out of all of the networking groups she was a part of, there wasn't one she was in love with. One that she looked forward to attending each week. And most importantly, one that she felt like she benefited from every single time she attended. So Network Fifty Two was born.

Every Thursday at noon, one of the chapters meet. They alternate bi-weekly between the westside and the eastside. There is no attendance requirement or membership fee like most other networking/referral groups. Just show up with lots of business cards, a smile on your face, and an open mind! Maria directs the meeting so that everyone gets a chance to talk and share what they do. She will go over any upcoming networking events that she knows of as well as ask the members to share any others. But the best part is at the end of the meeting, Maria makes sure that everyone leaves with at least one solid connection with another person in the group. That may be an exchange of business cards, a phone call, meeting over coffee, or something more. So far, the feedback from attendees has been phenomenal! 

If you have any questions or would like to attend a meeting, please feel free to RSVP through Meetup or give Maria a call at 440-320-7320. 

This is a group for small firm attorneys, sole practitioners or attorneys about to go out on their own to network with other attorneys. This group provides an opportunity for attorneys to discuss their specialties and experience in an informal social setting. This group will also discuss ways to improve our practices, what works and doesn't work and create a network of attorneys with a diverse background. Hope to see you there. Don't forget to bring your business cards.

What Is Our Meetup's Purpose?

The Peak Business Referral Networking Meetup has been set up to allow business professionals and business owners to promote their businesses through business networking in a way that is traditional but with a twist that allows it to be results driven, educational, and fun. Our Meetups are focused on providing the attendees a clear return on investment when it comes to their time and gaining great new business opportunities. We want our visitors and members to be excited to attend our Meetups on a regular basis. When you come to our Meetup whether it is a weekly Meetup or a after hours special Meetup, you will get the best of all key aspects of a great networking event: new connections, new business opportunities, a chance to share your story, training on how to be a better networker, and a friendly and inviting format that works for all attendees

Who Attends Our Meetups & Who Should Join?

Our Meetup gives both female and male business owners, general business professionals, service professionals, home based business owners and the self-employed professionals a place to meet with others like themselves who want to build their personal networks, create meaningful results, and find great referral partners. 

The professionals that attend our Meetups know the value of giving before they receive, so they will be more than willing to help you gain new contacts, new business opportunities, and find success as a result of attending our Meetup.  The groups are always very open and friendly.  We welcome-professionals in both the business to business space and business to consumers space. 

What Makes Our Meetup Different?

Real Value & Proven Results! We know coming to a Meetup or going to a business networking event can be time consuming and we know your time is valuable. 

Our Meetups are all about providing real value and real results to the attendees.  Our Meetup is friendly, fun, and all about giving you the opportunity to find great new business referral partners and create lasting friendships right away.  Additionally, our meeting format allows for new attendees to gain real value at your first meeting.  We use a proven agenda and format that allows people to maximize what they get out of our hour-long meeting.  It always amazes us when people say they have been to other business networking Meetups, and then go on to say that are is best.  See for yourself why so many people love the way we conduct our Meetup, and why so many people come back each week. 

What Stands Out for Most New People That Attend Our Meetups?

The meeting format is organized and run like no other business networking Meetup they have seen.  It is a combination of traditional business networking along with information. education/training, and activities that make it really easy for anyone (including people who have never been to a Meetup or have never tired business networking) to really enjoy it and find value right away.  We want the business professionals who come to our meetings to walk away with new business opportunities the first Meetup they come to and then do the same at all of our Meetups in the future.

Make Our Meetup A Key to Your Business Success Story:

Having good business connections is key to business success.  Our Meetup is focused on and dedicated to helping you and other business people like you make real connections, develop great business relationships, and grow their business. Additionally, are Meetups include an educational and training aspect which will allow you to become a better networker and provide a variety of value-added opportunities to learn and grow your skills. 

Why go it alone when you can attend one of our Meetups and find business professionals who want to work together to help each other’s businesses grow! 

Small Business Owners: This group is specifically geared for you to connect and build relationships with other SBO professionals. When you own your own business, it's important to have a team of professionals that support you and to whom you feel comfortable referring business. This is more than your typical referral based networking meetup. It's also more than standing up and delivering your "elevator pitch". We are all about building relationship and community!

Professionals in the greater Cleveland area who are looking to meet other like minded people with a passion for success.

This is a group for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, professional networking, personal development, real estate, website development & design, start-ups, e-commerce, marketing, business & more.

Meetup to share your ideas & knowledge, socialize with new people, increase your sphere of influence, or come by to check it out & have fun.

A little about this group...

Would like to make this group a pleasant, social & fun experience for any & all professionals.
This group will serve primarily as professional networking group.
Anyone can join.
Subject of Interest:
"E-commerce & online marketing use to boost traditional business services."
Come tell your story even if you can't relate.
Everyone is welcome new or experienced.
All meetings will take place in public spaces & are always free.
Coffee & water will be provided.

Personal goal:
Meet new people, share ideas & knowledge, have fun & enjoy.

Here at Sistah 2 Sistah we strive to support and encourage women who are long time business owners or business women who are just starting out with recourses, collaboration, and promotion opportunity.

This is a safe space where women can share the daily

challenges of running a business and a place where you can learn to build stable, long lasting, productive positive business relationships.

Our group also allows you to find and utilize acquisitions (Make purchases) within the group.

A group where like minded women can come together with one purpose and one goal in a positive manner.

This is a group for singles in Northeast Ohio, including Cleveland itself and all its suburbs, interested in forming new friendships, networking, and finding and keeping long term romantic relationships. I started this group because while other local singles and dating groups foster events to encourage people to meet I wish our events to focus more specifically on forming friendships, professional networks, and in finding and keeping that right person to spend your future with. While we welcome everyone who is serious these endeavors. This group is specifically designed for successful people in their 20's, 30's and 40's who while not necessarily needing assistance in finding dates and forming such relationships seek to benefit from the most cutting edge knowledge, research, and strategies involved in finding and keeping healthy relationships and that special person. To that end we will create an atmosphere to encourage our members (without providing therapy or counseling) to get beyond the small talk of first encounters and communicate effectively their needs, desires, and long tern goals in forming relationships that last. In this effort, we will, whenever possible, bring in local dating consultants for presentations, and will conduct monthly book review discussions of the latest, advanced, and most highly reviewed books on relevant topics. Finally, we will seek to host unique and creative events in conjunction with other meetup groups, when applicable, that will get people talking and make for interesting memories. Previously called the West Side Dating and Relationships Meetup Group, requests from many people to expand this group to include the East Side prompted the name change. I will maintain the established agenda and schedule for West Side events and create comparable events for the East Side. Events involving the entire area will also be planned. In addition, to achieve success, diversity of membership is essential so that people of different ages, occupations, and walks of life, can share their experiences and perspectives. To this end, the older people already in the group, and those who wish to join later can share their experiences and enable younger relationship seekers to benefit from their knowledge and avoid mistakes they might have committed while younger people can relate their present efforts and provide an active dynamic dialogue for group discussions.

Friday night no-host happy hour networking for those in the real estate industry and investors, wholesalers, marketers, insurers, property managers.

Tired of going to real estate networking events mid-week, then on Friday night, there's nothing to do? Join us at various venues in the Cleveland area to meet others in real estate for fun, informal networking at interesting places.

We will have monthly national guest speakers!

Early bird registration starts at 5:30pm. We will also have vendors. We will network and chat until about 6:30-6:45, then we will have upcoming announcements, etc. The main meeting will start at about 7pm, we will go until about 8:30-8:45pm. Then afterwards we will be networking until about 9pm.

The Cleveland Area Professional Practice Marketing Group is not a social group, not MLM, network marketing or even a networking group, but instead our monthly marketing workshops are for business owners, entrepreneurs, private practice owners and sales professionals. During the monthly meetings, we dig into "proven" strategies and resources for marketing and growing your businesses. There will be periodic guest speakers and occasional "round tables" during which participants can share their struggles/questions and marketing materials and get feedback from others.

We do have time before and after the meetings for, and encourage, conversation and informal networking. We ask that you respect the nature of this group and do not post or send solicitations or self-promotional messages to other members; doing so will get you banned.