Networking groups near Medina, 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. 

Lipstick Alliance provides opportunities for women to help themselves grow personally and professionally.

We strive to always be successful women and committed to empowering women to improve the quality of our daily life that encompasses emotional, financial and physical well-being. We promote appreciation, love, respect, tolerance, understanding and fairness.

We get women are moms, self starters, multi-taskers nurturing and GO-GETTERS. We want to help you harness the energy you have to balance your daily life to become the most empowering woman you can be.

This is a group of women to build community with each other as well as to build our business. Don't worry if you don't have a business or you are in transition! We welcome all women to come join us and build our Lipstick Alliance community. Are you looking for a community of friendly, cooperative, supportive women? Are you looking for a great group of women to network with? If YES, then you have found the place!

Join our Group, and discover what Lipstick Alliance is buzzin’ about!

Established September 2010

This group helps real estate investors who aspire to transition from part-time to full-time real estate investing. If your full time job today is getting in the way of your real estate dreams of tomorrow, this group is for you! Investing is a team sport and informal meetings like this are a great way to start building your personal network. We'll try to meet before work, at lunch, or after traditional business hours so you don't need to make up stories for your boss :) 

This group is open to investors of all experience levels--from just thinking about your first investment, to investors who have already made a full-time commitment.

This Meetup group is for all eBay and eCommerce sellers in the greater Akron / Canton area. The purpose of this group is to network with new and seasoned sellers in your area. We want to learn from each other and help each other grow and make money!

Whether you are a stay at home mom who wants to make a few extra dollars, or an individual looking to start a new business, eBay has opportunities available to everyone!

eBay Seller Diversity Advocate and Small Business Ambassador, Michael Swoape will be available to answer any questions you may have about eBay and help those interested in selling on eBay get started.

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others." - African Proverb

Calling all Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and those who dream of running their own venture!

If you desire to expand your business network, make more friends, find new customers and become a leader in your community, we have a fun and informal social networking group that is just right for you.

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We'll have monthly meetings at coffee shops or neighbourhood bars in and around town to connect with others & learn "best practice" sales, marketing, finance and time management tactics and strategies from your city’s top entrepreneurs.

<br>MOST EVENTS ARE FREE AND ALL BUSINESS OWNERS & MANAGERS ARE WELCOME

<br>• No attendance commitment required. <br>• You can arrive and leave on your schedule. <br>• No elevator pitches in front of the group required. <br>• Informal bar/restaurant meetings in the evenings. <br>• Most meetups are between Tuesdays & Thursdays. <br>• No long sit down meals next to strangers.

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Our mission is to encourage business success by recruiting small business owners to give group talks to their peers, potential customers and suppliers and new entrepreneurs to share their expertise and offer words of support and encouragement to their community. <br>

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We are also known as a "Pay it Forward" group. You might find your ideal client/customer here in your first meetup but it's more likely you will meet someone who can benefit from goods & services offered by your friends.

By networking to help other business owners and recommending products or services by other members, the benefits of increased sales accumulate to everyone in the group.

This group was formed for those who share the passion of talking technology and smoking a good cigar. This is a social club with the intent to provide a platform for networking those in the IT Technology industry and if you happen to find your next favorite cigar, all the better! We will have subject matter experts join our events to talk specific technologies and/or industry trends.

If you are a cigar enthusiast and work in the IT Technology industry and want to network with others who share your interests, this is the group for you!

This group was formed for those who share the passions of managing IT Projects and enjoying wine. This is a social club with the intent to provide a platform for networking with other IT Professionals, such as IT Managers, IT Project Managers, and IT Analysts.
Each meeting will start out with an informal wine tasting, and be followed by a presentation by a SME on topics such as Agile, Big Data, ERP Software Searches, Enterprise Level Implementation, and/or industry trends.
If you like to hone your IT management skills and enjoy an occasional glass of wine, this group is for you!