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Networking Organizations
- Organization Name: American Association of MicroBusinesses (AAM)
- Number of Chapters: NA
- Type: Business Development Network
- Target Audience: Micro to Small-size Businesses
- Contact Name: Bonnie Stanley
Phone Number: (763) 208-9119
E-mail: president@usamicrobiz.org
- Cost to Join: contact AAM
- Cost to Attend: contact AAM
- Description: AAM (formerly MHEA) is an educational, commerce and networking resource for microbusinesses in the Twin Cities metro area.
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- Organization Name: Business Network International, Minnesota Region
- Number of Chapters in Minnesota: 130
- Type: Business Referral Network
- Target Audience: Micro to Mid-size Businesses
- Contact Name: Nancy Giacomuzzi
Phone Number: (612) 664-9500
E-mail: nancy@bni-mn.com
- Cost to Join: Contact BNI
- Cost to Attend: Visitors may attend once
- Description: BNI (Business Network Int'l.) is a business and professional networking organization that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, referrals. With over thousands of chapters worldwide, BNI is the world's largest professional business networking organization.
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- Organization Name: Creative Networking Professionals (CNP)
- Number of Chapters: 1
- Type: Business Referral Network
- Target Audience: Micro to Mid-size Businesses
- Contact Name: Jeffrey Rothmeyer
Phone Number: 651-463-8300
E-mail:
- Cost to Join: $50/year
- Cost to Attend: visit twice free
- Description: Creative Networking Professionals (CNP) is a networking group designed to increase your exposure to other people and businesses!
- Web Site: CreativeNetworkingProfessionals.com
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- Organization Name: GRAPEVINE NETWORK
- Number of Chapters: 20
- Type: Business Support Network
- Target Audience: Micro to Medium-sized Businesses
- Contact Name: Grapevine Office
Phone Number: 952-746-5611
E-mail: Info@MyGrapevineNetwork.com
- Cost to Join: Contact Grapevine
- Description: The Grapevine Network is a network of affiliated chapters.
We are a flexible support system for people who want to grow their business
through word-of-mouth referrals.
- Web Site: GrapevineNetwork.net
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- Organization Name: Minnesota Entrepreneurs, Inc.s (MEI)
- Number of Chapters: 1
- Type: Professional Business Development Network
- Target Audience: Entrepreneurs and business professionals
- Contact Name: Dean Howard.
E-mail: membership@mn-entrepreneurs.org
- Cost to Join: $240 per year! Plus, additional members from the same company pay just $120 per year!
- Cost to Attend: Varies - Meetings held the second Tuesday of every month
- Description: Minnesota Entrepreneurs' Inc., MEI provides education, inspiration and resources to entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Business-to-business networking is about building relationships based on trust, and enabling your business to grow.
It's said that on average each person has 250 contacts. Each of those people is an opportunity.
What if you could reach out to those 250 people and gain access to the other 249 people that they know? If you trust each other, you may be able to do just that.
Just think what it would be like to gain access to over 60,000 possible clients...
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