Disappointed with brokers and financial advisors you can't trust? Looking to learn more about managing your own investments? Come learn about investing and take control of your own portfolio. Seminars will cover long-term investment strategies emphasizing cost reduction and diversification that you can use to save for retirement, your child's college education, or any long-term savings goal. There will be a mix of basic and advanced topics. These seminars are for educational and networking p …

… Three components make up the basic process. First, is the attempt to understand who this individual in front of you is? What are they about? How can you as a teacher, leader, or healer best serve them? Secondly, the process of learning to read faces has the effect of opening the heart energy. This increases our capacity for practicing compassionate comprehension. It took me a while to understand that the magic of reading faces is that it can generate this empathic reasoning. And that makes it po …

This group is focused on learning any and all information about the latest social media technology that is emerging into our world. From basics such as Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin to new platforms such as Pinterest and Google+, there is plenty to learn.

OUR MEETUPS ARE FREE, AND THERE WILL BE NO SALES OR PITCHING!  ONLY INFORMATIVE AND CONTENT PACKED MEETINGS :-) Get together with other Marketers & Business Owners who want to learn the in's and out's of the Internet Marketing. Come to this Meetup if some of the questions below apply to you: What is Internet Marketing / Social Media, and how is it used by businesses and Entrepreneurs? Don't know where to start with your Internet presence, or how to build a BLOG?  Come and find out!  You can do …

Lou Kleinman is the Digifilmdude. He started his film club and holding professional film seminars back in the late '90's at AFI, CSUN and others. It was actually during the early '90's when film was transitioning to digital when Lou realized that whole generations were going to miss out on the basic foundation of filmmaking. His love for the history of films and the classics is what brought about his desire to share his joy with others. If you are someone who always wanted to learn about the mys …

… The goal is to bring together like-minded individuals to conquer some of the more basic challenges faced when starting a company like finding group workspace and building teams. The focus is web and new-media oriented businesses.

… Individual Income tax return 1040 covering all the basic forms and credits as well as Audit Risk Self employment taxes (schedule C on your 1040 tax return) What the politicians are speaking about specifically the pros and cones of Presidential proposed tax changes.  Partnerships taxes Corporations taxes Sales taxes How taxes are changing for 2012. This presentation will be sometime midyear when there is more clarity on these changes. Taxes are your single largest expense over a lifetime, now wh …

… Speakers can move through the basic 10-speech manual at their own pace, and learning happens thru actual life experience. After completing the basic manual, there are many advanced manuals to choose from, including Speaking to Inform, The Entertaining Speaker, Special Occasion Speeches, The Professional Speaker, Speaking on Television and many more. Members can move from speaking briefly for 5-7 minutes to giving longer 20 minute to 1 hour educational presentations. The hands-on learning opportu …

OUR MEETUPS ARE FREE, AND THERE WILL BE NO SALES OR PITCHING!  ONLY INFORMATIVE AND CONTENT PACKED MEETINGS :-) You probably realize your small business needs some form of Internet Marketing, but no one can seem to explain to you how internet marketing works in plain English...  Or if you are an Entrepreneur and just want to learn how to build a BLOG – come to the Meetups and we'll all help each other figure it out. Even if you’re an experienced Internet Marketer, come and join the meetings so …

… We will also have meetups that will focus on:  "Motivating Others and Yourself" "The Ladies Lounge where we will discuss our intimate side" "Love you for who YOU are"   So, if you enjoy meeting positive, career driven, loyal ladies this is the right group for you. Basic Membership is FREE. All members will be asked to donate $10/yr to assist with the cost of keeping "I AM" Simply Beautiful running. As a member you will receive advance notices to all special events.   Looking forward to meeting y …

Have you ever wanted to learn the craft of improvisation? It is one of the most popular performance art forms around. Would you like to know the secrets and tricks of the Improv trade? Find out in this Improvisational Acting course. The objectives of this group are to discover the fundamentals of improvisational comedy, learn techniques to think quickly on your feet and to be more creative. This spirited, fun course is designed for the business person, as well as the actor or comedian who wants …

Experience Eye-opening Films*, along with People, Food, Products and Services that Inspire, Educate, and Entertain, Outdoors, in a Film Festival-Like Atmosphere. Be a part of the empowerment of the next generation of Consciousness and Sustainability Pioneers! Events will be "Sponsored By" Eco Business and Pioneers of Human Consciousness; "Hosted by" any organization with a Large White Wall and sufficient parking for 100+ vehicles, and "Presented by" Conscious River (http://www.consciousri …

… Our group has two basic principles: 1) Collect one (1) basic item that will be donated to a selected LA County based charity/organization AND 2) have fun in the process. Meetings will be in forms of dinners, night outs, day in the park, sporting events like bowling, theater, etc. Your ticket to these events are your donated items! Bring a friend or two, anyone who has something to donate can join the party. We want this to be as painless as possible for everyone and we want everyone to have a go …

… Unless you become the primary Organizer of this group, nobody outside of amBi can see your photo.   3) Answers to some basic profile questions. Introduction [=introduce yourself!] Why is this the group for you? Why would you like to join a BISEXUAL (fluid, label-lessly not-straight...) group? We want to know a little more about you. Please tell us a few tidbits about yourself, like your favorite areas in L.A., your interests/hobbies, what types of events you would like to see and where you wo …

… All levels are welcome, as long as you know the basic steps (most places we visit offer no-partner-needed, pay-as-you-go group classes before open dancing). This group is for both singles and couples of all (adult) ages. Face photo is required for membership. In order to protect the members from excessive emails and solicitations, noone is allowed to promote their groups, businesses or events on or through this site. We want to create a friendly environment where people are comfortable coming al …

The Los Angeles .NET Developers Group is The Premier Forum for Los Angeles Area .NET Developers. The purpose of the organization is to support local developers and businesses with the latest information and education on Microsoft .NET technologies. Our Group is over 10 years old and meets the first Monday of every month. We are a group that participates and organizes events for the LA development community. LADOTNET Monthly Meeting on the first Monday of every month. LADOTNET Master's Series, a …