If you own a small business or are thinking of starting a small business this is the group for you. Small business is the engine that drives this country. Winning in small business keeps the American Dream alive of making it possible for getting ahead in life based on one's own ability and achievement. Small business owners wear many hats and it is hard to do everything we need to do. By pooling our resources and knowledge we can leverage our talents to grow and make our businesses more profitab …

This is a place for languages and culture exchange. No matter if you can speak Chinese or not, it doesn't matter! When you come here, you will be thrilled with the warmth and friendliness of all members.  Please signed up to the events you interested in. When we get certain amount of people interested in it, date and time will be set up. Location would be set up are all depend on where the reserved people come from. Usually we look for our language practice partners and practice during our coffe …

This is a meetup group for anyone in the St. Louis area interested in educating for social justice. Join our group to meet other teachers, parents, students and community activists interested in education and social justice. This meetup group is facilitated by members of The Literacy for Social Justice Teacher Research Group.

On the last Friday of the month, we get together for an all-night hacking session. Stay as long or as short as you'd like. This group is for anyone who wants to catch up on that nagging side project at a late night, caffeinated coding session with like-minded individuals. All skill levels and languages are welcome! Designers and entrepreneurs welcome too, come get some work done!

In 2009-10 we met monthly at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in St. Louis city, and heard from folks that it would be nice to meet in the county. In 2010-2011 we met monthly at Emmanuel Church in Webster Groves, but many fewer were actually able to make the meetings. A few thought we might try a virtual meeting online and we've attempted twice a month on Mondays. But, it never quite took off and now Mondays won't work for our active folks. So, if you want to start something back up, just send us an …

The future - what are you doing about it? Openly Disruptive is for people that see how culture, technology, and entrepreneurship are defining how relevant we will be. Join us to explore the frontiers and make excuses to explore interesting ideas.

StartLouis is a grassroots community of bootstrappers, solopreneurs, and startup enthusiasts in St. Louis, Missouri. Our mission is to bring St. Louis entrepreneurs together for learning and collaboration. Our monthly meetup event features a presentation and Q&A session with an accomplished St. Louis CEO, plus a short talk from one of our own members. All are welcome, free of charge! Follow us on Twitter at @StartLouis Start a discussion on our Message Board Check out our Resources section

We're a group of Vim enthusiasts in the St. Louis area. We meet at 6:30pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month in Classroom 24 at CAIT (The Center for the Application of Information Technology) in St. Louis, Missouri. Come say hi!

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter an …

A group of Makers, DIYers, Hackers, Builders, Circuit Benders, Garage Inventors, and Basement Scientists in Central Missouri who like to explore science, technology, art and craft and the interstitial space in between. You can also find us at: Our Google Group or our  facebook page.

For users of the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB.

We talk We hack We drink Why aren't you here yet? STLRuby is open to all. You don't even have to be a developer. If you have an intrest in Ruby then this is the place to be. We have beginners to experts. We even have the occasional designer who tries to tell us how awesome php is. We don't even all love Ruby all the time. So beginner, expert, designer, or Ruby hater, we will still welcome you for a beer and some code talk. Psst, we may even talk about design a little. Follow us @stlruby

The St. Louis Internet Entrepreneur's Group was started to create networking opportunities for individuals looking to exchange ideas on starting and growing successful internet businesses including mobile apps.

Our events provide an opportunity for CoMO entrepreneurs and people interested in joining a startup to meet other like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and make powerful connections, such as finding a new business partner, mentor or that elusive rock-star software developer. Whether you currently have your own business, are considering starting one or joining an existing startup; getting together with other entrepreneurs is a great way to learn about the rapidly growing CoMO startup scene. Yo …

Startup Grind is a global event series and community designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

Are you an innovator? Are you interested in shaking things up? The Disruption Department is a start-up organization that is building a platform for innovation in St. Louis. We share tools with awesome people so they can do even more awesome things.  It's really fun, and it's going to be a big deal. Each month, we get together for "Drinking Disruptively". This is a time for the community to get together and chat about innovation, learning, making things, etc. We also have a book club! Each mont …

The Purpose of V.W.I.C. is to Minister to and empower women to reach their fullest potential in Christ Jesus. Because ("Someone is waiting on the other side of your obedience). The Mission: Purposefully encouraging women to have a continual prayer life and perpetual praise regardless of situations and or circumstances in their life. Victorious Women in Christ, Inc. International, will minister to all women regardless of their heritage, stage of life, religious background or beliefs. Committed to …

The purpose of this group is to help build the EVault community in St. Louis. This casual group will meet monthly and will be used as a networking opportunity for current and future EVault partners and users.  We'll use these meetings to provide updates on new EVault happenings, discuss industry trends, and well....just an excuse to get out of the office and network with some fellow EVault employess, partners, and users.  Hope to see you soon!

Calling all Saint Louis area Tesla Enthusiasts! We will be trying to meet once a month. Area road trips for food, drinks, and adventure.  Any Roadster, Model S, Model X owners or anyone interested in Tesla's cars welcome.

This is the St. Louis area Joomla User Group. We are a group of Joomla! users who meet once a month for information exchange, networking, and to have a good time! Each meeting includes a presentation about a popular Joomla! extension, a real life case study using the Joomla! CMS, and a lightening round in which questions about any aspect of Joomla! can be posed to the group. Our group consists of a wide range of Joomla! users, from developers, designers, and those just beginning with Joomla! We …

This group is for anyone interested in experiencing ( or have experienced) spiritual evolution. Those who have become awakened, transformed and enlightened. There has been many advances in technology, medicine and science; however, the human being has yet to evolve into the full potential of awareness and enlightenment we possessed at our origin. As the facilitator, I have experienced my personal enlightenment and would like to share information and experiences with others who are on the journey …

This is a group for any teacher in Windsor School District interested in helping out students who families cannot afford to get them tutoring but need that extra help to succeed in school. I started this group because I see a real need for students that need help and cannot get the help and also a chance to teach parents about affordable and cheap ways to help at home. I am looking forwarding to my fellow teachers that share in my passion to help the children of our district!

We are a St. Louis-based group for those who use or support Apple products in a professional environment (both business and education). If you use an Apple computer or iOS-based mobile product in your profession, come join us!

ACA Business Development Network is a group of business's that are serious about growth and using the power of teaming up with business's that have common synergy. We meet twice a month at 8:30 AM on the Second and Fourth Thursday's at Lee's Summit Office Suites. This is a business meeting that gives you tools to grow your business the way you want as well as provide professional guidance from technology to banking to marketing etc.. Guests are welcome to attend to see if their business is a fit …

This is a group for anyone interested in growing a business more productively and comfortably using interactive marketing techniques. We'll discuss online technologies -- such as email, social media, and the web -- but we'll also discuss how to use traditional media (such as print, broadcast, and teleprospecting) interactively to grow your business. Each meetup will feature marketing experts discuss a given topic -- with lots of discussion and interactivity expected. Bagels, coffee and other goo …

No more bake sales! This approach to "enterprise" fundraising will help the non profit build toward becoming self-sustaining by a simple yet profound shift of focus and planning. It is an age-old method of building revenue generating assets used by large organizations for decades. Now its time for small to medium sized groups to learn that is is possible for them. In this group we will develop and implement individualized plans of how to become enterprise builders. In time your organization can …

We are here to help people find other people with the same similarities, in relative close proximedies within each other, so that we may get to know each other, share thoughts, find business partners, talk about our projects, Adsense talk, marketing talk, spirituality(if spiritual), self-growth and personal development, and just hang out and have a good time!

This is a group for anyone interested in the python programming language. Be it desktop, server, mobile, or browser based. All variants of python are welcomed to be discussed (Python 2, Python 3, PyPy, Jython, Iron Python, etc). Certain python modules, frameworks, engines will be discussed, which is similar to the online website PyMOTW. All skill sets are welcomed to participate. Looking forward to meeting others interested in discussing or hacking in python.