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Strong networks are what great businesses are made of. Networks provide support, inspiration, and opportunities. The Network Hub is just that - a work space where diverse members of the community can connect, create and collaborate.
09/14/09 - Connected Vancouver - Inaugural Speed Networking Event
We will be holding our first speed networking event at The Network Hub, 422 Richards Street Vancouver, B.C. on September 28th. This is going to be an opportunity you don't want to miss as it will be smaller than future events giving you ample opportunity to really connect with others in attendance. Doors Open at 7pm, event starts at 7:30 sharp on 3rd floor of 422 Richards Street. Don't be late as you are trying to make an excellent first impression. Sign up today as spots are filling up fast!
Keep hearing that networking is the key to professional success, but unsure of how to go about doing it? Connected Vancouver's first ever Speed Networking event will bring together professionals in the business community for 2 hours of intense contact building. This event will prove that networking can be an enjoyable affair, so bring your business cards and join us!
Event will take place on Sep 28 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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09/14/09 - Jump start your business for the rest of the year!
We are proud to bring to you another free small business seminar. This is a particularly special one because we have the honor of having Fiona Walsh to facilitate this workshop.
This session is going to discuss the 10 most common mistakes entrepreneurs make when it comes to business development. Join us and learn how to avoid making the mistakes that slow down your financial success. Walk out with a clear strategy for revving up your business development to make more money in the last 4 months of this year!
Bio: As a featured speaker, columnist and business coach, Fiona Walsh has entertained audiences throughout North America with her powerful, cutting-edge information on business success. After 17 successful years in corporate sales, she stepped out and formed her company – FM Walsh & Associates Inc – to deliver business coaching programs to entrepreneurs and corporate employees.
Please arrive on time as this is a seminar not a networking event.
Event will take place on Sep 16 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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09/14/09 - Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup is back!
Still heavy on many entrepreneurs’ minds is the recession and how to excel during this time. I have been working for many months to get Matthew White who holds several sales records at many companies in Ontario and Vancouver to speak to us. Many persistent weeks later, Matthew has agreed to impart some of his learned experiences at this meetup.
As usual, this is a casual wine and cheese event. There is NO fee to attend but we would appreciate a bottle of wine or cheese to share with others. Bring lots of promotional materials as well as business cards.
If you are interested in doing a 30 seconds pitch about your business, please let me know. There are ONLY three spots per event.
Event will take place on Sep 17 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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09/04/09 - Van Joomla Social Networking and Planning
Meet other Vancouver users of Joomla, the Web's grate dynamic content management system (CMS). Whether you're an absolute beginner learning the ropes or a power user blogging daily, or making professional web sites with Joomla, you are welcome to come out to exchange ideas, network with each other, and have a good time. We will try to learn from each other and have few training sessions on any Joomla topic included: Templates, Modules, Components, Development, Structure and lot more.
Event will take place on Sep 14 at 6:30PM @ The Network Hub
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08/20/09 - Did you know we sponsor event space?
We are frequently asked if we are able to sponsor event space, YES we can if you are a non-profit organization or a meetup group. Subjected to availability and also theme of your event, our commitment to our community to facilitate educational and networking events means your next event can be held at The Network Hub for free of charge.
Please email mvan@thenetworkhub.ca to see if we can sponsor your event.
To view availability of meeting room, please visit our Meeting Room Manager
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06/30/09 - Over 600+ people attended Meetup of Meetups
Here are some pictures of the event.
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06/08/09 - 8 More Days Until the Last Entrepreneur Meetup
This will be the last Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup as we will be on hiatus until September when we resume again. Remember to RSVP early because we are expecting over 400 people in attendance.
Event will take place on June 23 at 6:00PM @ Ceilis Irish Pub
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06/08/09 - The Last Entrepreneur Meetup until September 09
We will celebrate our last hooray before we retire for the summer by hosting the biggest Meetup of Meetsup ever. Not only will SEVEN OTHER MEETUPS be joining us at Ceilis Irish Pub but prizes will also be given throughout the night.
Third Tuesday Meetup, Vancouver Blogger's Meetup the Real Estate Technology Meetup, the Young Professionals Meetup, the Wordpress Meetup, the Vancouver Sales Performance Meetup and the Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup Group are joining forces to put together one big networking event for you.
Please RSVP early so there is space, we are expecting over 400+ people. You do not need to bring a bottle of wine but we would appreciate it if you can bring $5 cash or cheque to donate to the food bank.
There will be more info @ Vancouver Sales Performance Meetup.
Event will take place on June 23 at 6:00PM @ Ceilis Irish Pub
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The Vancouver Small Business Meetup primary aim is to provide practical information, tools, and advice for starting, operating and growing your small business. We hand pick well-known speakers who would have charged hundreds to thousands of dollars per seminar to create workshops specifically for our members. Membership is FREE and accessible to any one interested in learning how to start, operate and grow their small business.
So many small-business people are out there “hawking” their wares in a kind of frenzy of activity, desperate to discover as many opportunities as possible to talk about their business in hopes of uncovering prospects and opportunities. The result is a LOT of white noise and insincerity that creates defenses in others and actually limits business-building opportunities from taking root.
Common pitfalls
Workshop will be facilitated by
Christina Sestan from Citrus Coaching Solutions. Christina is an ambitious, energetic and dynamic coach, trainer, speaker and facilitator with almost fifteen years of corporate and consultative experience. You have seen her on "The Daily Show" or on 1410 CFUN as she is a regular guests in the media.
Event will take place on May 27 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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An extra special event for us this month. Ever wondered who was behind the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? blue wig invasions that captured the attention of the world?
I am pleased and very honored to have Tyler Wright of Mega Watt PR for our May event.
In 2002, Tyler Wright was re-hired by 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s Founder, Brian Scudamore 'to do something.' Tyler's idea to give out 1000 blue wigs at a Canucks playoff game got the company 50 local media hits in 10 days, and Tyler's PR career was solidified.
He went on to help the junk hauler generate hundreds of media hits, including Oprah, CNN, Fortune, and the Wall Street Journal, which helped the company experience hyper-growth. In 2004 Tyler started Megawatt PR and has generated media coverage for companies all over North America. "My biggest customer expectation is that the CEO is willing to try new things and take risks," Tyler says. "A lot of people say they will, but only the brave tend to stand out."
Tyler will be speaking on creating the cool factor within your company, 'The Story Behind the Story', and what companies NEED to do to break away from the pack. You can read about Tyler's recent Make It Business article here.
Event will take place on May 21 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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04/11/09 The Vancouver Mac April Meetup
A meetup to discuss and demonstrate all things Mac. This is a group intended for those interested in learning new and cool ways to use your Mac in the business or in the home. We will be giving demonstrations based on group feedback. Every month will be a different theme or topic. Just let us know what you are interested in.
Event will take place on April 28 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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04/11/09 Make It Business Magazine's Spring 2009 Issue Launch
Join us for a sneak peek of the Spring 2009 issue of Make It Business (www.makeitbusiness.com) – a publication devoted to inspiring small business to succeed. We are keeping tight-lipped on what is in the Spring issue, you have to be here to see it!
We will have a special appearance via satellite by a secret guest who is on the cover of this issue. Dying to know who it is? Well you have to be here to find out. There will be many special announcements and giveaways throughout the night.
This is one event you do not want to miss.
As usual, the event is FREE but to keep it FREE, please bring a bottle of wine to share with every one. Note it in your calendar, Thursday April 16th at 7:00pm.
If you have RSVP and you cannot make it, please change your reservation so others can have the opportunity to come.
Event will take place on April 16 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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04/11/09 - Start-Upreneurs: Entrepreneur Support Group
Learn how to use cost-effective (and free) online marketing techniques to market and grow your business.
No marketing guru bullocks - we'll be giving you the real deal on how you can use this stuff to get results (or how we've done it anyways!) Jeff and I will conduct a short presentation on popular techniques, including
Schedule:
7:00 - 7:30pm Mingle Time
7:30 - 8:00 or 8:30pm Presentation on Online Marketing
8:30+ More Mingle Time / Q&A
The presentation will be participative, so if you're knowledgeable in any of the areas bring along your expertise to share with other members. If you have questions, bring them along too!
Event will take place on April 15 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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04/01/09 - Eliminate failed attempts of receiving packages
Receiving packages has always been a headache for many mobile professionals as well as consumers who are either with clients or at work during delivery hours which are also business hours.
" 50 percent of all packages require multiple delivery attempts before they finally make their way into the recipient's hands" according to an article on Springwise.com
The Network Hub provides the convenience and professionalism of having a downtown Vancouver mailing address, secure place for your mails and packages. We can receive packages from any carrier and hold them in a secure location for pick-up at your convenience. Email notifications are sent out to let receiver know when the mail or package came and who it is from before you make the trek to downtown Vancouver. For the world and business traveler, we can forward your mail and parcels to any where in the world.
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03/05/09 - March Vancouver Entrepreneur Wine & Cheese
Created in 1993 as a federal/provincial partnership and then transformed into a not-for-profit Society in 2002, Small Business BC is British Columbia's key resource centre for business information and services.
Our special co-host this March is Jaeger Mah, special event coordinator for Small Business BC. Jaeger will be talking about the different resources available for entrepreneurs and small businesses provided by Small Business BC. I know many of you have asked me, where do I register my business name, how do I incorporate my business, what are the resources out there to support startups and women entrepreneurs - ALL YOUR QUESTIONS will be answered at this meetup.
Richmond Best Buy will be at the event to give away a $100 dollars gift certificate. If you are planning to do a 30 seconds elevator pitch about your business, please email me as there are still 2 spots left.
The event is FREE to attend but we encourage ALL MEMBERS who are coming to bring a bottle of wine to share with every one.
Please RSVP early on, as capacity is capped at 150 people.
Event will take place on March 19 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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02/26/09 - The Network Hub is proud to support VEF Momentum
VEF Momentum is a series of events, hosted by the Vancouver Enterprise Forum, designed to help mentor, inspire and connect young entrepreneurs. Since its conception, the purpose of Momentum has been to host events that would be relevant to young entrepreneurs, to ensure these events were as open and accessible as possible and that the atmosphere of each event would be both comfortable and conducive to networking and peer-mentorship. We felt that these were the key ingredients in order for a program to really resonate with young and aspiring entrepreneurs. VEF Momentum is staring off the new year with a casual social mingler on Wednesday March 11th.
Come join 150 young entrepreneurs for a glass of wine, some great appetizers and an interesting evening of networking. For all those looking to find creative ways of funding during this recession, Rizwan Kheraj, a veteran start-up expert will be sharing his advice on how to bootstrap and fund your company during these tough times.
Registration usually sells out so please register online at http://momentumconnect.eventbrite.com/.
Date: Wednesday March 11th, 6pm-9pm
Location: Social Restaurant and Lounge
200 - 332 Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Contact: kerry@vef.org
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02/08/09 - VanDev: Vancouver's Software Developers Network
Calling all iPhone Developers on February 18, 09 there will be a free meetup about Optimization Techniques and AppStore.
Event will take place on February 18 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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Over 160 Vancouver Entrepreneurs attended the first Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup of 2009. Thank you to our special co-host for January 2009 - Fiona Walsh, Ghost CEO Business Coach and Speaker.
The economy is in tough shape these days, yet her coaching clients are continuing to make more money. Fiona talked about the one key thing you can do to keep growing your business, even in this economy. Fiona and her team generously gave away 5 gift certificates for the night.
Fiona is one of only 3 business coaches in North America providing the Ghost CEO Business Coaching Program. After 17 years in corporate sales, she stepped out and started her own company. Fiona is passionate about helping people succeed in building a profitable business. She delivers practical and insightful solutions that have immediate impact on revenue, so you can stop taking the long, hard road to success.
Fiona speaks to business associations throughout North America, as well as doing custom training for corporations like Intel and RBC. She also writes a regular column 'Sales Pitch' in Make It Business newspaper and she is a regular contributor to the Sage Software small business blog and to www.SheTeam.com
To find out more about Fiona Walsh and the Ghost CEO program, please visit http://www.fmwalsh.com/
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01/15/09 - The first Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup of 2009
Happy New Year every one!
Join us for our very first Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup of 2009! Welcome back our loyal regulars and a warm welcome to the new members who have joined us (and there are many of you who were keen enough over the holidays to join us. We are well over 1400 members to start 2009.
If you are serious about growing your business in 2009, please RSVP to attend this event. This is your opportunity to PROMOTE and GROW your BUSINESS! Make more business connections than ever, generate referrals from attendees, establish joint venture partnerships, promote your business and attract new clients.
This is an event where you will be given an opportunity to do an elevator pitch to captive audience (cost is a door prize donation for the night). There are 3 opportunities every event for you to pitch your business but due to limited opportunities, please email me in advance (mvan@thenetworkhub.ca).
The event is FREE to attend but we encourage all members who are coming to bring a bottle of wine or snacks to share with every one.
Event will take place on January 15 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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11/25/08 - Vancouver Django Meetup
Topic:
This month, Jim Pick will share his experiences with Google App Engine. If you haven't already seen Guido van Rossum's presentation on running Django on GAE have a look! Also check out the guide to getting 1.0 running on GAE.
I'm hoping to spark some conversation about database versioning using django_evolution or otherwise!
Event will take place on November 25 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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11/20/08 - The LAST Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup for 2008
You are cordially invited to join us for some drinks and snacks at the LAST Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup for the year.
Come with your business cards and printed advertising materials. There is no cost to attend but please bring a bottle of wine or juice, some cheese, or fruits that we can all can enjoy.
Want to promote your business? Donate a door prize for our event and you get to do a 1 minute pitch to the captive audience. Please email me ahead of time to let me know what you will be donating, we will be limited to 3 businesses per night.
Looking forward to seeing every one there to cap off another great year and discuss the potentials for the upcoming year!
Event will take place on November 20 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, taking place November 17-23, 2008, I'm running a competition to seek out the individual with the greatest potential to succeed as an entrepreneur. The grand prize is a $500 gift certificate that can be applied towards one-on-one and/or group coaching with Soho Sales Coaching to take your business ideas to the next level!
Submit an email or video (500 words maximum) to: Tom@SohoSalesCoaching.com describing your business idea, your goals for the next 6-12 months, and your biggest challenges for which you could use some coaching. Submissions are judged on criteria such as creativity, feasibility and genuineness.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, November 23, 2008 at 11:59PM (PST).
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10/28/08 - Vancouver Django Meetup
Topic:
"How to make friends, influence people, and deploy Django." by Bryan Chow
Description:
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
Recently Django has got a lot of buzz with the announcement that Google AppEngine includes Django support. With a strong and helpful community behind it, Django is one of the top web frameworks.
The purpose of this meetup is to share experiences in developing, deploying and scaling Django applications. All levels of experience with Django are welcome - so whether you're interested in learning to deploy Django for the first time or you've been tracking trunk since 0.90 then come on down!
Event will take place on October 28 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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10/18/08 - Vancouver Persian Language Meetup
Meet Persian speakers in Vancouver and experience the warmth of Persian culture.
This meetup group is for you if you are interested in Persian Language, music, literature, and history or if you just want to meet Persian speakers.
Native speakers or not, all ages and language levels are most welcome.
Event will take place on October 18 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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10/16/08 - The Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup
This month, we will be celebrating Small Business Month. Instead of a special guest to co-host the event, we want YOU to profile your business.
Up to a maximum of 5 businesses for tomorrow, no door prize required. We want to profile YOUR small business so let me know tomorrow morning or the day of.
There will be sponspored prizes through out the night.
Event will take place on October 16 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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9/18/08 - The Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup
Our special co-host for this month is Francis McCann.
Francis McCann is a budding entrepreneur; whose entrepreneurial style is that of a philanthropist, socio-political activist and environmentalist. In 2007 Francis founded Raucous (Ruckus) Ventures Incorporated and together with his management team devised a plan that would see his life mission and long term goals, come to fruition.
Raucous is poised to launch two clothing lines that utilize environmentally friendly and social conscious materials and processes in manufacturing. While developing the supply chains for Kingsrow Clothing and LoveTiger clothing and Accessories, Francis developed the SEISMIC-Initiative – which stands for Systematic Evolution In Sustainability while Managing International Communities. To Raucous and Francis it is no longer acceptable to exploit smaller markets to cut costs while ignoring the harmful effects such practices have on the communities and environments that are being taken for granted.
Come with your business cards and printed advertising materials. There is no cost to attend but please bring a bottle of wine or juice, some cheese, or fruits that we can all can enjoy.
Want to promote your business? Donate a door prize for our event and you get to do a 1 minute pitch to the captive audience. Please email me ahead of time to let me know what you will be donating, we will be limited to 3 businesses per night.
Looking forward to seeing every one there!
Event will take place on September 18 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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9/12/08 - The Vancouver Freelance Meetup
Whether you're in the process of setting up your freelancing business and planing how to say "thank you very much and see ya later" to your employer, or are a seasoned pro, you will find a lot of good ideas and creative minds on our meet-up.
You will also get a chance to showcase your project or maybe get professional help on a problem you have encountered during development or design.
Bring your business cards and promo material and network with other members.
Event will take place on September 12 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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Topic:
New Ruby Patterns: Tools to improve your code. Reduce code clutter. Increase readability.
Description:
Sunny Hirai, founder and CEO of MeZine Inc., a successful and profitable Internet company, will be presenting several Ruby patterns, many of which you've never seen before. These patterns will make your Ruby code cleaner, easier to read and more powerful. If you like discovering new ways to make your code better, you will enjoy this in depth discussion.
Presentation includes free handouts of the patterns and how to use them.
Event will take place on September 8 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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8/18/08 - The Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup
This month's meetup will be all about the small things that make a big difference in your business by Jeff Baker.
Co-hosting with me is Jeff Baker who has a background in mechanical engineering technology and has been working in the field of functional user oriented design since 1999 when he was instrumental in the design of Odysee and e-chips. Since 2004 he has been the co-founder and Creative Director of Open Box, which specializes in helping other businesses use technology to grow. Open Box's software, PranaStudio, is currently used in 10 countries. Open Box has recently landed angel invest for its new web 2.0 offering, VitalityLink, which will connect practitioners and consumers of alternative and complimentary healing modalities internationally. Visit Jeff's website at http://www.openboxinc...
Come with your business cards and printed advertising materials. There is no cost to attend but please bring a bottle of wine or juice, some cheese, or fruits that we can all can enjoy.
Door prizes for the evening are donated by our member entrepreneurs:
Tom Abbott from Soho Sales Coaching
Jamieson Murray from Marketing Xocolate (Chocolate) International
Suzanne Fetting from Absolute Confidence
It's bound to be a great night so RSVP before Thursday.
Event will take place on August 21 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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8/08/08 - The Vancouver Freelance Meetup
Whether you're in the process of setting up your freelancing business and planing how to say "thank you very much and see ya later" to your employer, or are a seasoned pro, you will find a lot of good ideas and creative minds on our meet-up.
You will also get a chance to showcase your project or maybe get professional help on a problem you have encountered during development or design.
Bring your business cards and promo material and network with other members.
Event will take place on August 8 at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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7/12/08 - The Vancouver Freelance Meetup
Whether you're in the process of setting up your freelancing business and planing how to say "thank you very much and see ya later" to your employer, or are a seasoned pro, you will find a lot of good ideas and creative minds on our meet-up.
You will also get a chance to showcase your project or maybe get professional help on a problem you have encountered during development or design.
Bring your business cards and promo material and network with other members.
Event will take place on July at 7:00PM @ The Network Hub
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6/22/08 - The Vancouver Flash Platform June Meeting
Peter Armstrong is going to be talking about the Ruboss Framework, a new framework which automates much of the plumbing necessary to use Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR with Ruby on Rails. The Ruboss Framework brings the design principles and productivity of Rails to Flex development, and makes integration with RESTful Rails controllers as simple as possible.
Peter is the co-founder and CEO of Ruboss Technology Corporation, a 4-developer startup doing Flex and Rails development and consulting.
Event will take place on June 22 at 6:00 @ The Network Hub
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6/06/08 - Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup welcomes Richard Goossen
This month we will be welcoming Richard J. Goossen, PhD, has worked for more than 20 years as a serial venture founder, strategic advisor to high-growth companies, lawyer, researcher, author, professor and professional public speaker. He has been a director, officer, and/or advisor to a variety of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 companies.
Goossen coined the term "crowdpreneur" (www.crowdpreneur.com). He is currently the CEO of Crowdpreneur Networks Inc. and an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at the School of Business, Trinity Western University. He was also profiled by Business Week on his quest to answer the question "Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?"
Come with your business cards and printed advertising materials. Bring a bottle of wine, some cheese, or fruits so we can all can enjoy.
Want to promote your business? Donate a door prize for our event and you get to do a 1 minute pitch to the captive audience. Please email me ahead of time to let me know what you will be donating.
Event will take place on June 19 at 7:00 @ The Network Hub
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6/06/08 - Using Social Media for Social Change - Joe Solomon
Nonprofits have been using social networks to get the word out since long before the Internet existed. So what happens when nonprofits combine the power of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. to engage and expand their already-existent social networks? It's kind of like a supernova of social change that's addictive, fun, and often unexpected!
Joe will discuss amazing case studies of how nonprofits and social change makers are using Web 2.0 tools to get the word out and inspire action. Joe will also talk about his recent experiences working on the Knowmore.org Firefox Extension, which won 2nd place at the NetSquared Conference.
Joe Solomon (EngageJoe.com) is a social media consultant for nonprofits and organizes the Vancouver Net Tuesdays. Joe's also on the look out for more speaking gigs and new clients - you can reach him at joe@engagejoe.com.
Event will take place on June 17 at 7:00 @ The Network Hub
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6/02/08 - Inside DogOnRails - A Wifidog Auth Server - Vancouver Ruby/Rails June Meetup
Learn more about DogOnRails from the project lead. What's DogOnRails? DogOnRails is an open source Ruby on Rails implementation of the WifiDog 1.0 protocol designed to be used with a customized version of the ROBIN software. DogOnRails acts as the dashboard for FreeTheNet.ca - a Vancouver Open Network Initiative Cooperative (VONIC) project connecting Canada one block at a time using Open-Mesh enabled wireless routers.
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5/05/08 - Make It Business at May Entrepreneur Meetup
This month we will be welcoming Victor Chew Wong who is a publisher of Make It Business, a Vancouver business magazine whose exclusive focus is to inspire our readers create successful companies. Make It Business reach 40,000 business owners managers and professionals six times a year.
Come with your business cards and printed advertising materials. Bring a bottle of wine, some cheese, or fruits so we can all can enjoy.
Door prizes for the evening:
Présence Image – Styling You, Events & Life™
Wardrobe Management package, which includes: Wardrobe Appraisal, Wardrobe Edit, Organization Analysis and Recommendations.
The value of this prize is $400.
The Amazing Womens Success Training Institute
A tuition to our next Amazing Women's Weekend, presented by the Amazing Womens Success Training Institute.
The value of this prize is $400.
LiveTheatricalVentures
Two tickets to the 24th Annual Wake-Up Awards on May 30th at Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel. This year the Award recognizes Dr. John Nightingale and the work he accomplished as head of the Vancouver Aquarium.
The value of this prize is priceless.
iMotion Media
A high-end online video ads as a door prize. iMotion Media is the future of online video advertising. We provide a seamless cost-effective solution to all your video creation needs.
The value of this prize is $750.
McCann Video Productions
A 30 second to 1 minute promo video production – either a video elevator pitch or a viral promo video, 5 DVD copies and a version for the website.
The value of this prize is priceless.
Event will take place on May 15 at 7:00 @ The Network Hub
4/24/08 - Tazzu WordPress Camp
Come share and exchange tips and how-tos on Wordpress and blogging in general. You will also learn how to reach a larger audience by using a Wordpress blog in conjunction with other web services and Social Networking websites such as Flickr, YouTube, Slideshare, Facebook, and Google Calendar.
Tazzu WordPress Camp Presenters
Rebecca Bollwitt: Adding photos to your WordPress blog.
Bruce Byfield: The Joys of Amateur Blogging.
John Chow: How to make money using a WordPress Blog.
Monica Hamburg: Blogging and Social Media.
Jeff Kee: WordPress for total website development.
Greg Andrews: Good Typography in WordPress.
Kulpreet Singh: Using WordPress to create a custom library, catalog, or other mashup-type site.
Duane Storey: WordPress and mobile blogging - i.e. how to read and write from an iPhone
Event will take place on April 30 at 5:30 @ The Network Hub
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Crowdsourcing is the topic for April's Third Tuesday Meetup. Social media often blurs the lines of consumer and producer, and Crowdsourcing is a perfect example of this phenomenon. It is changing the way many businesses are interacting with the public and has produced innovative ideas, solutions and modules.
Monica Hamburg discusses this exciting, burgeoning concept -- what it is, how companies are using it, some pitfalls, and some tips.
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4/07/08 - Ruby on Rails Meetup
Dima Berastau and Peter Armstrong are going to be talking about the Ruboss Framework, a new framework which automates much of the plumbing necessary to use Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR with Ruby on Rails. The Ruboss Framework brings the design principles and productivity of Rails to Flex development, and makes integration with RESTful Rails controllers as simple as possible.
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3/19/08 - Peter Ladner co-hosting Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup
Just in case you missed us in the Vancouver Sun last month, Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup organized by The Network Hub staffs were profiled in Small Business section on January 23, 2008.
Last week, more than 60 local business owners raised glasses of wine, exchanged business cards and mingled at this month's entrepreneur meetup. Most were hoping to make contacts that would bring in customers. But many were there just to meet like-minded souls....
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2/22/08 - Vancouver's Ruby/Rails Meetup
World wide web is an ever growing collection of resources published by the humanity at large. These resources get to be produced and consumed by utilizing the underlying Resource Oriented Architecture (ROA). ROA differs from the garden variety of legacy computing infrastructures by not elaborating on extensible protocols.
The presentation will focus on explaining the working of ROA, as well as on exposing the benefits of adopting this architecture. Following that, we will discuss some perceived drawbacks inherent in ROA, and will conclude the presentation by describing how can Ruby on Rails framework help us build web sites using the principles of ROA.
Speaker Bio:
Alex Bunardzic has 18 years of full time software development under his belt. He specializes in managing development efforts based on the principles of Resource Oriented Architecture at Raymond James Ltd. Alex has been very sporadically publishing some of his findings and conclusions on software development and ROA at http://joto.com/blog/...
Event will take place on March 3 at 7:00 @ The Network Hub
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2/22/08 - Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup Giveaways
Photograph taken by Alan Katowitz
Karen Fitzgibbon, an Artist/Writer/Media Designer who produced this stunning painting named "Optimist Dreaming" and Bill Hughes with Insure BC, who is the lucky attendee who won the painting.
On the third Thursday of every month, entrepreneurs in the Lower Mainland religious gather network, share leads and exchange business cards. Entrepreneurs get the opportunities to donate door prizes and pitch their business to the captive audience at the event.
The next meetup is on March 20 at 7:00 @ The Network Hub
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2/22/08 - Flex / AIR / Rails / Joomla Get Together
Peerglobe Technology will be arranging another AIR/Flex/Rails workshop event on Wednesday March 19th.
This is a small get together not a classroom. You don’t have to be a Ruby, AIR or Joomla expert to enjoy this event. Our goals is to get together and learn something new in a friendly environment.
If you have made an application and would like to demonstrate to others, let us know we will post it on the blog and we can discuss it at the event.
We will be providing coffee and doughnuts and going to the Steamworks for a round of beer afterwards.
Event will take place on March 19 at 6:00 @ The Network Hub
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2/22/08 - Vancouver's first Joomla Demo Camp
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On Feb 26th RMD Studio will be gathering together to discuss and learn how to setup and maintain a small website using the Joomla! CMS version 1.5 . We will be discussing Information Architecture and Template Design methods, tips, and ideas. You will also get to meet other people and learn about their experiences about the content management systems. |
Event will take place on February 26 from 5:30 to 8:30 @ The Network Hub
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THIRD TUESDAY VANCOUVER is a free monthly meetup for Vancouver area communications and marketing folks interested in learning/sharing more about the practical applications of social media in society, organizations, business and government.
This month's event is organized by Tanya Davis (aka NetChick) and Tod Maffin, CBC's official blogger (insidecbc.com).
Brian Oberkirch will be the speaker for the event. Brian is a marketing consultant focused on social media and product/service development. He does social media consulting and projects for companies and marketing agencies of all sizes, helping them use these new tools to have better conversations with those who matter to their business.
Event will take place on January 29th at 7:00 PM.
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First Vancouver Joomla! DocCamp @ the Hub
Joomla! DocCamp is the community effort of a number of Joomla Developers and writers who are getting together to write documentation for the new Joomla! 1.5 framework.
Event will take place on January 19th from 9:00 AM till 6:00 PM.
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Join us for the first Entrepreneur Meetup of 2008!
The Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup is a free networking event hosted by the Network Hub. We meet monthly to build our networks, share information and to learn strategies.
Join us for some wine and cheese on January 17/08 at 7:00 pm at The Network Hub.
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First Vancouver Adobe® AIR™ workshop at the Hub
Come and join the first Vancouver Adobe AIR Workshop by PeerGlobe Technology.
Adobe® AIR™ lets developers use their existing web development skills in HTML, AJAX, Flash and Flex to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop.
In this workshop you'll learn the basics to make your first Adobe AIR application.
Event will take place on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at The Network Hub.
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1/23/07 - Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup in Metro Vancouver
Pick one up on your way in...we are in the newspaper! Thanks Warren.
1/15/07 - The Hub welcomes Norma Catalan to the team
Norma brings to the Hub over 30 years of experience in banking and finance. For the last 10 years she was the Director of Finance of the BC Association for Community Living, a big non profit social service company that has about 80 member associations all over BC. Her Official position at the Hub is Director of the Accounting Department
The Network Hub provides support for Small Business, Home Office, Startups and independent consultants in Vancouver British Columbia.
