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How Difficult Is It To Find Great Meetings To Attend in Washington?!

The answer used to be very difficult! But not any more

When I moved to Washington, just like when I moved to North Carolina, it was difficult to find meetings to attend - both socially and professionally. Me, I'm spoiled. The newspapers in Brooklyn, Staten Island and even NYC contain long lists of calendar of events. And my favorite paper, the Staten Island Advance, not only ran a calendar events list twice a week, they had such community spirit that other newspapers could benefit from. Your event had a few ways of ending up in the paper, including a meeting notice after the event.

Anyway, as a way to keep the organizations I found, I created a page on my site. And from time to time I'd get an email asking me if I could put the groups in some sort of order. The end result, is this page, one of the best places to find organizations and associations in the Puget Sound area.

This page is updated often. Come back to visit. Yes, you have my permission to link your web site to this page or to send me an organization that is missing. What I need is it's name, web site address and what category I should place it in. Of course, I reserve the right to not list a site without reason.

Running A Business in WA

The Bottom Line, Get A License Online

• http://www.dol.wa.gov/businesses.htm Washington Business License Page. You'll also need to check with the City, County or Town Clerks office to see what they require.
• Criteria to determine if a worker is an independent contractor or employee www.lni.wa.gov
• Thinking of hiring a teenager, here are the guidelines www.lni.wa.gov
• Most business links for WA are here choose Washington
• Employment Taxes and more http://www.esd.wa.gov/

Online Business Communities

Washington

• WA Business Events No events for start ups
• WA Business Discussion Group

Business Networking & Referral Organizations

• Check with your local Chamber of Commerce, Business Journals and newspapers for additional resources
• Leads Club
• LeTip
• The Network Inc
• Business Networking International

USA

• LinkedinBiz/Exec. Online
• Ecademy Online - Europe
• Spoke Online
• Tribe Online
• Konnects Online
• Ryze On Line Networking For Business Owners
• Media Bistro content/creative industry

Business Organizations (General Links)

In alpha order by web site name

• American Institute of Architects
• Washington State Business
• Alliance of Technology and Women
• American Society of Interior Designers
• American Society of Landscape Architects
• The American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• American Society for Metals
• The American Society for Public Administration
• Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association
• Astra Women's Business Alliance
• American Society of Training and Development
• American Society of Women Accountants
• Alliance for Work-Life Progress
• Association For Women In Computing
• American Welding Society
• Association for Computing Machinery
• Alliance of Technology and Women
• Back Office Professionals Association (BOPA)
• Building Owners and Managers Association
• Northwest Recruiters Association
• Society Of Broadcast Engineers National
• Business and Professional Women
• Washington State Chiropractic Association
• Customer Relationship Management Association (CRMA)
• Commercial Real Estate Women
• Northwest Independent Editors Guild
• Financial Women International, Inc.Vancouver/Coupeville
• Graphic Artists Guild
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Institute of Management Accountants
• The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
• International Management Consultants
• Longer Lunches Seattle & Vancouver
• National Speakers Association
• Women's Caucus for Art
• National Speakers Association
• Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
• Public Relations Society of America
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Professional Women's Controllers, Inc
• Insurance Women's Association of Seattle
• Seattle Area Software Quality Assurance Group
• Association for Women in Science
• Association of Internet Professionals
• The National Association of Asian American Professionals
• Association for Women in Communications
• Graphic Artists Guild - Seattle Chapter
• Seattle Advertising Federation
• Seattle Executives Association
• Strategic Alliances Org.
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Western Washington Society of Professional Journalists
• Startup Alliance
• Society for Technical Communication
• The American Institute of Architecture Students
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• TiE-Seattle
• Technology Alliance
• Toastmasters
• Washington State Psychological Association
• Washington Alliance of Technology Workers,
• Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
• Washington Realtor Association
• American Planning Association
• Women's Business Exchange
• Health Care Association
• Women In Small Business
• Women in Film/Seattle
• The Association for Women in Communications (AWC)
• Women Business Owners
• Washington Software Alliance
• The Washington Society of Association Executives
• Washington State Dental Association
• The Washington Society of CPAs
• Bar Association
• Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work
• Washington Accounting Association
• Women In Digital Journalism
• Women's Organizations
• Chambers of Commerce

To Be added:
http://www.planningshop.com/wbres/default.htm
Institute of Business Appraisers, Inc. (IBA) 
http://www.seattlewomanmagazine.com/read.htm
National Federation of Independent Business 
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (WSCPA)
Associate Member - Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
National Federation of Independent Business nfib.org
The Association of Washington Business

Seminars/Workshops/Training Opportunities

• For Business Owners
• Discover U Classes in Seattle, Bellevue and Kent
• North Seattle Community College Women's Network Breakfast
• Community Capital Development Seattle
• Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training
• Women Of WisdomSeattle

Business Calendars

Publish or view networking events and meetings using the links below.

Seattle or Washington

• Business Events of Puget Sound
• I Love Seattle, Publish Your Events
• Seattle Times Business Calendar
• Puget Sound Business Journal's Community Page
• Washington State Newspaper Publishers Association
• Seattle Gov Events
• Northwest Woman Magazine

Bellingham, Washington

• Once a month, Women's Group, Mornings
• Fourth Tuesday, Women's Group, 6pm
• Thursdays, Women's Group, noon
• Bellingham Chamber of Commerce
• Northwest Business Club
• City Club
• The Network
• Whatcom Young Professionals
• Builders Association
• The Business Network Alliance
• Bellingham Business Network
• Sustainable Connections
• WWU Business Vitality

• Craigs List
• The Women's Calendar

Publications

• CEO Magazine
• Find your local Business Journal or Business Examiner

Links To Many Organizations

• Washington
• Non-profit page #2
• Washington State Library list of organizations
• Seattle 24x7
• Washington Associations And Organizations
• USA
• Organizations With An Internet Presence
• Gateway of over 6,589 Associations!

Italian Connections In Seattle

• Italian Club of Seattle
• Sons of Italy - PNW
• Dante Association

Advocacy or Politically Minded

• Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
• Conversation Cafes
• Washington Public Interest Research Group
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

Social Involvement

• Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Dress For Success
• Executive Alliance
• Northwest Development Officers Association
• Northwest Women's Law Center
• Philanthropy Northwest Web
• Seattle Community Network
• The U.S. Junior Chamber -Jaycees
• Washington Women's Employment and Education
• Washington Public Interest Research Group

Business Related Government Sites

• U.S. Department of Labor
• WA Office of Minority/Women's Business Enterprise

Career Oriented

• Specific To WA
• Freelance Help
• Job Discussion List (Seattle)
• Job Discussion List (Non-profit)
• Local Career Newspaper
• Training Jobs
• NW Career & Job Expo
• Puget Sound Career Development Association
• Hi-Tech Job Network (Seattle)
• Jobs in Seattle
• WorkSource Events, Career Expo/Events
• Women in Trades
• Washington Employment Web Pages
• Worksource Job Links
• Seattle Recruiter
• Non-profit
• Nonprofit Assistance Center
• Idealist
• Technology jobs
• USA
• All Free Lance
• Craigs List
• Dice
• Career Resource Center
• E Lance
• Free Lance BBS
• Free Lance
• Free Lance Help
• Guru
• Free Lance Work Exchange
• Jim's Job List
• Sales, Marketing, Retail, and Management
• Home Workers
• Hot Jobs
• Monster
• Regional Help Wanted
• Smarter Work
• WorkoPolis

Spokane, Washington

• National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)
• National Association of Women Business Owners

Tacoma, Washington

• Singles Resources Group

Kitsap County, Washington

Click here for Kitsap County groups

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