DIRECTIONS: Subway 1, 2, or 3; A, C, or E to 34th Stop, at Penn Station

COST: $20 per person (includes admission, refreshments, materials, and contact/follow-up list)

WHY ATTEND: Our expert panel will give you great ideas on how to grow your business through the summer and create a lot of momentum going into the fall, winter, and 2009! There will also use a speed networking format to make sure that you meet everyone else.

SPONSORS: To be announced

GRAND PRIZE:  We will have a free business card drawing where 2 attendees will receive an all-inclusive 3-night stay for themselves and a companion at the Starfish Resort in Jamaica! 

BONUS: All attendees will receive an attendee report that has has every other attendees contact information, business description, hobbies and interests, target customers or target employment type, and month and day of birth. You will have a ton of information that will help you follow-up and develop a viable business relationship or employment opportunity.

AGENDA AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• Meet and greet
  
• Welcome and Introduction of featured entrepreneur, sponsors, and panelists
  
• Panel discussion - Q & A from audience
  
• How speed networking works
  
• Speed networking session
  
• Business card drawing for free give-aways
  
• Networking tips and announcements
  
• Open Networking
  
• Departure

This contact list will be distributed via e-mail within 5 business days of the event.

So, what the heck is Speed Networking anyway?  Well, Speed Networking is based on the SpeedDating® concept.

Here is how Wikipedia defines speed dating:

"Speed dating is a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people. Its origins are credited to Rabbi Yaacov Deyo of Aish HaTorah, originally as a way to help Jewish singles meet and marry.[1][2][3] "SpeedDating", as a single word, is a registered trademark of Aish HaTorah. "Speed dating", as two separate words, is often used as a generic term for similar events.

The first speed-dating event took place at Pete's Café in Beverly Hills in late 1998.[1] Soon afterward, several commercial services began offering secular round-robin dating events across the United States. By 2000, speed dating had really taken off, perhaps boosted by its portrayal in shows such as Sex and the City as something that glamorous people did. Supporters argue that speed dating saves time, as most people decide if they are romantically compatible very quickly, and first impressions are often permanent."

We're looking forward to see you all there.

Tyrone Turner, Organizer
NYC Grassroots Business Network Meetup Group
http://businessnetwork.meetup.com/268

Devesh Dwivedi, Organizer
NYC LinkedIn Meetup Group
http://businessnetwork.meetup.com/151

Ripley-Grier Studios
520 Eighth Avenue
16th Fl
New York, 10018

Thursday, August 14, 2008 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (ET)

Grassroots Business Network, LLC

The mission of our organization is to bring sales representatives and entrepreneurs together to share ideas and to refer pre-qualified leads to each other. We have quality networking events and training seminars on various topics relevant to sales representatives, home-based entrepreneurs, and small business owners (less than 5 employees).  Currenlty, we organize and promote events in the following cities:  New York City; North Bergen, NJ; Charlotte, NC; and Atlanta, GA