"Where Native and non-native Spanish speakers meet, talk and grow" We are the original Tampa Bay Area Web community for Spanish Language and Culture Aficionados. Our members are from different backgrounds, nationalities, ages and language skill levels. We offer weekly Spanish language lessons and Spanish conversation for beginner, intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers and social activities for native and non-native Spanish speakers. OUR ROOTS: From the beginning, Tampa Spanish Language Mee …

This is a forum for local tech innovators, geeks and entrepreneurs who want to connect with others to discuss how we can make Tampa Bay more startup friendly. Topics include startup challenges, emerging industry trends as well as public policy issues that need more attention and investment from our local elected officials and economic development agencies. Current participants are founders of tech companies, free lance developers / designers and people with boring day jobs looking for the next b …

Meet others interested in all aspects of Web Technology - Standards, Networks, Marketing, New Web Technology, Graphic Design, Databases, Corporate Web, Webmasters, and BarCamp Tampa Bay. Open to anyone involved in web technology! BarCamp Tampa Bay: Building a Community! Attention: We can't advertise every event - it makes our own events just part of a lot of noise - and people stop listening. Now if you want to buy a sponsorship.... contact me

Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) with a mission is to enable and support the founders of tech startups and the supporting technology innovation community throughout Tampa Bay. Today we have over 60 members who are building, launching or growing over 80 different web and mobile tech ventures, 30% of whom are profitable and cash flow positive. One of our member ventures (Wufoo) was acquired earlier this year for $35 million, and we hope our efforts will g …

Meet with local people who live with Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FM/CFS). We discuss, share, laugh, and conquer the misconceptions regarding these disabling conditions of FM/CFS and other diseases that may arise from FM/CFS. This group has been set up to be a "closed group" to create an atmosphere of security, trust, and comfort. Your spouse or significant other is always welcome to join you at our meetings if you wish.  We have found that your support person will have a better unders …

The Brandon eMarketing Group is an organization dedicated to delivering the internet marketing strategy to business owners that want to expand their businesses. If you are looking to expand your reach through internet marketing by adding new clients this is the Exact group for you. If you can write and read email then you are more than qualified to attend this group of business owners looking to expand their reach! Our focus is to show Business owners how to use the Internet for Marketing purpos …

Our Mission: To provide obedient dogs to disabled veterans of all war eras, to help them overcome their invisible disabilities in order to become more productive and functional members of society, while informing the public of the need for Service Dogs in addition to Seeing Eye dogs.

03/23/11 - Welcome to Brandon Women’s Book Club! Meet other women in the area that share an interest in reading all kinds of fascinating works of literature. We will read a new book every month - either an old or new classic book that will transport us to a new place and point of view. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends! We read fiction or non-fiction from any era and from different counties (as long as the work is available in translation). We don't limit ourselves - we can read …

We are a group of web-based business owners who get together to discuss internet marketing strategies, SEO, outsourcing ideas, affiliate marketing, PPC strategies, competitive research, etc. We look forward to meeting you at our next meeting. For more information free to contact: Al Delisle PO Box 13464 Tampa, Fl. 33681 813-486-4810 adelisle@yahoo.com

The Tampa Bay Market Traders welcomes all traders from beginner through advanced. Our purpose is to help trading enthusiasts achieve their goals through shared information and professional grade education. We cover all common trading assets; stocks, options, currencies, futures and commodities. Every month we have one or two Meetups hosted by a Professional Trader and Instructor/Coach. All our speakers trade their own account for a living and have an extensive background teaching trading. They s …

We foster women in tech entrepreneur workshops, social mixers with technology community leaders in the Tampa Bay area, collaboration among start-ups and future start-ups, tech in art and music festivals and much, much more! To become a member, sign up for updates or contact us, fill out our handy form! Tell us what you'd like to get out of Girls in Tech in the Tampa Bay Area and help us brainstorm awesome events! Check out our website: GITtampa.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/GITtampa Joi …

This group is for WordPress users, developers and those who would like to know more about WordPress. It's all about learning, sharing and having fun. Although there may be business between members, there is no business conducted at the meetings, i.e., there will be no sales presentations or marketing garbage. That's not what the group is about. Think of it as a micro-sized BarCamp!

Welcome to New Tampa Seniors, a free group for seniors aged 60+. Objectives: NTS was created for those who are looking for new friends. It is especially good for those who are rebuilding their social lives after retirement, moving to the New Tampa area, widow(er)hood, or for those who do not like going out alone. It is great for those who feel safer going out at night with friends. Area: The group is based around the New Tampa area, and has been operating for a few years. It is a very successf …

Founded in 2008, Tampa Bay WaVE is a non-profit charity (filed as a 501c3) dedicated to helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into growing tech businesses in Tampa Bay. Today we have over 100 members who are building, launching or growing over 100 web and mobile tech ventures. WaVE's officially stated goal is to help build an ecosystem here in Tampa Bay in order to build & launch 50 new tech ventures a year within 5 years. We are working with the local universities and other like-minded organization …

Lean Startup Circle is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We bring the Tampa Bay lean startup community together in a variety of formats (many of which involve beer) to learn from each other. What works? What doesn't? Is lean just a buzzword? Or can it really help build businesses? *The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries* In addition to Eric's book, The Lean Startup, here are some similar resources: The Entrepreneur's …

I would like to bring together .NET professionals in the area, from the clueless novice to the mystical expert and everyone in between. It would be great if .NET developers can come together for an open forum to share thoughts and ideas and resources that are already out there. Topics for open discussion can include but are not limited to: MVC 3, ASP.NET 4.0, Visual Studio 2010, C#, VB.NET, Silverlight, Microsoft Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and much more.

This is a group for developers, designer and technology enthusiast to share ideas, problems and information about mobile development.

Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. It’s built, used, and supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world. This group is your opportunity to meet up with fellow Drupal users, designers, and developers in the Tampa Bay area. We meet on the 1st Thursday of every month to talk Drupal and showcase modules, projects, and themes. Share your tips and tricks, and get your questions about Drupal answered! This is als …

This group is for people already running or contributing to online businesses that are currently doing $1,000,000 or more in sales. It is a very relaxed, exclusive roundtable with some of the best minds in the tampa bay area. Members are expected to share resources and show what is currently working in their business.

The Battle Begins... Do you need to find funding for your company?  Then you need a strategic plan of attack!  The competition and investment landscape for corporate funding is a brutal battlefield. You must be better prepared than the rest – there’s absolutely no room for weakness on these front lines! Very simply, either do it right or don’t do it at all! The process of raising capital will be one of the toughest battles of your life. It’s a process made for warriors who are committed to the s …

The Second SharePoint Users Group. In order to bring the community together another SharePoint Users Group has been formed in the Tampa Bay Area. The format is pretty much the same as other user groups. The Goal is to provide an opportunity to network, learn, and share. The goal is to become a fun and valuable resource for the Tampa Bay region. This group is for people with a keen (or not so keen) interest in SharePoint. This would include SQL Server, BI, app developers, end users, administrator …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Tampa serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who compliments you. We'l …

We're a well-organized group dedicated to using WordPress for local SEO in Tampa and the surrounding areas. We're looking for seasoned internet marketers, developers, and local business owners. If you want to learn more about using WordPress as the center of all your internet marketing activities, we're the group for you!

The purpose of this group is to educate and inform small business owners, executives and department heads who are not IT professionals, with a view toward operating a more profitable business by leveraging and streamlining cloud applications. We would like the group to be tool for business owners and executives to help train their staff, in addition to staying informed concerning the cloud industry. Topics include web design, mobile web, SEO, social media marketing, cloud computing, computing in …

Connecting Entrepreneurs, Developers, and Investors to inspire tech ventures and help new businesses in the Tampa Bay area. Each month we will have local startups or businesses pitch their idea to the group for feedback, investment interest, or just to share with other tech enthusiasts. A keynote speaker will present inspiring messages on the topics of entrepreneurship, development, or investing practices.

Are you frustrated at websites with poor content and navigability? Do you want to make the web a better place? Me too – let’s discuss how! In Elements of Content Strategy, Erin Kissane explains the core principles that make content effective: Good content is appropriate Good content is useful Good content is user-centered Good content is clear Good content is consistent Good content is concise Good content is supported Each of these points directs a company to bridge the gaps between their goa …