Welcome to the IncBizNet Meet Up Cafe Community! 

IncBizNet's 4 meet ups at the 2008 Inc 500/5000 conference were a huge success and we were thrilled to see and hear so many of our entrepreneurs come out and join us! Thanks to all of you who came, your contributions and ideas were a great asset to the rest of the network. And one more big thanks to our leaders, Brien Biondi, Debbie Weil and Lewis Schiff / Edward Renn.

More meet ups are on the way all accross the counrty! If you are intersted in leading or participating in IncbizNet Meet Ups in your area, please indicate it here in the Meet Up Cafe or email kharris@inc.com.

Conference Meet Ups: 

Rock your Region – Metro Meet Up
New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia - Great to see some of our east coast entrepreneurs share a drink to kick off the conference!

Leadership Forum – What’s your secret to recruiting, retaining and motivating employees? - Brien Biondi led a great forum on all three subjects for private companies. Our audience had some great best practices, innovative ideas and valuable shared experiences.

Planning your exit strategy? Everything you need to know. -  Financial experts Lewis Schiff and Ed Renn led a great discussion about selling your business, including detailed advice on everything from tax laws to asset transfer. Lewis will be leading more meet ups on this subject, so if you are a busines owner and would like to participate in a future meet up, please comment on this blog or contact us.

Top Blog –  10 must-have tips for a successful corporate blog. - Social Media Expert Debbie Weil gave us a few tips on how to start and maintain a successful corporate blog. Stay tuned to the Expert Resource Community for more from Debbie Weil.

More video footage and meet up material will be available here in the Meet Up Cafe shortly!