Meet other local writers and let creativity bloom! Come to a Writers Meetup to review work, trade literary tips, make friends and have fun! All aspiring and accomplished writers are welcome! We are creating the most supportive, engaging and empowering writing group in New Jersey! We are creating a community of practice where people who want to learn more about writing can come and find out how exceptional writers create and maintain their effectiveness, professional writers can hone their craft …

Solos, Freelancers and Frustrated Firm Lawyers - Let's Unite and Succeed in this Economy! This group is dedicated to solos, freelancers, temps and frustrated lawyers working at firms. Non lawyers welcome who have a valuable resource to contribute. Have you just lost your job at a firm and want to find clients of your own? Do you work for a firm, but are tired of making only a FRACTION of your billable rate? Do you desire more freedom and flexibility over your schedule and the types of cas …

This Meetup is based out of the Hive at 55, a coworking space for freelancers, entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses in Lower Manhattan. Join this group if you are a Hive member, a friend of the Hive, curious about what we do, or interested in learning more about coworking. We will offer programming, workshops, meet and greets, and other events that support and promote the coworking community in Lower Manhattan, New York City, and beyond!

Stop going to Starbucks, and staying home, and sitting in a quiet library. Come get your work done in a place that is comfortable, has snacks, space to works, lots of windows and i located on Main Street with FREE Parking. :) And the coffee is free, and tea, and snacks and wi-fi.  Oh and there is a great happy hour down the street and train station. We're looking for freelancers, consultants, programmers and more. TRY COWORKING (this will immediately give you an an updated and trendy approach to …

The National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981) is the only labor union representing freelance writers in every genre. With 16 chapters nationally, the NWU works to advance economic and working conditions of writers -- lobbying for legislation, initiating lawsuits, educating writers on their rights, networking, organizing picket lines, publicizing viable alternatives to unfair practices by both the traditional and Internet publishers, and by mobilizing members to fight for their collective self-inte …

With the job market down, but baby births still on the rise, what's a smart, intuitive mother to do these days with her design talent, education & contacts?! Bring your experience & your querries to Designing Moms of Westchester where we discuss options for utilizing those valuable skills. We'll pool our knowledge & experience to find part-time, freelance & other collaborative options.

This meetup is intended to facilitate free events for people in the Long Island area interested in coworking. Coworking is a personal choice for independent workers to share workspace and resources with other like-minded professionals. Coworking has become an appealing lifestyle choice for many app/software developers, freelancers, entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses around the world. This group will have many free coworking events in a professional environment. Events will include wor …

The workplace is drastically changing. A December survey showed that a whopping 84% of people planned on leaving their job in 2012, up from 60% just two years ago. Some will look for more pay. Others will look for a better opportunity. But a growing number of passionate workers will strike out on their own, abandoning the safe corporate life to pursue a side project or dream that has been burning inside them. Are you working in a full-time job you hate? Do you have a great business idea inside t …

This is a gathering point for all of us finding our way in learning how to live creative in NYC. For filmmakers, video producers, camera ops, relevant start-ups, writers, coders, designers, actors, financiers, brain-stormers, make-up artists, costume designers, etc. A place to network, start projects, source talent, find a job and imagine new possibilities for how we can all leverage our contacts, talents and ideas to create more and better work. This a take 2, about 2 years ago I created "NYC I …

The future of content on the web – content that gets discovered, creates value, and builds audiences – is not cheap text cranked out by content farms. It's high quality, editorial and entertainment created by experienced journalists and passionate bloggers. The future is a social media world, where humans are the arbiters of quality, and search algorithms reward sharing and human readability. The Internet means publishers should no longer be confined to the limits of in-office staff, nor should …

We are a hyperlocal New York City group that meets to improve freelance business skills, share stories, solve problems and enable targeted learning through small-group conversations, informal talks, and mutual micro-mentoring. We form a community in which we can use our collective resources and experience to support one another. This group is open to all independent workers living or working in the NYC area. We originated from the Freelancers Union Monthly Member Meetings.

What is Coworking? Coworking is a shared office workspace for small businesses, entrepreneurs, freelancers, professionals, and the Work-At-Home individuals that are tired of being alone. It's also a great alternative to working in a coffee shop and it's full of excellent resource for the independent minded. It’s more than just a desk for rent, it’s a community of people that share similar values, and philosophies and come together to meet their individual goals. It’s for people who want work ind …

This group was originally started a couple of years ago by me to help parents learn about photography, and give parents a chance to take amazing pictures of their children with other parents. To learn from a professional photographer as well as each other. We will attempt to meet at least monthly with various topics that could be something like: Taking photos on the beach Taking photos at the amusement park Taking photos at the playground Taking Christmas card photos Taking Event (birthday, com …

Coworking Westchester is based out of W@tercooler, a shared workspace for area freelancers, located in Tarrytown, NY. This group is for anyone who loves coworking. We are a bunch a like-minded entrepreneurs, small business owners and catalysts who find that working together under one roof makes us more productive, more focused, and mo bettah. Join us if you are interested in learning about coworking, joining our space, or attending our many workshops and events.

Greater Hartford Co-Working is a group for entrepreneurs, consultants, freelancers, and other self-employed professionals who are interested in coming together to network, share ideas, successes and connections to build a community. We will hold Meetups on a regular basis, host entrepreneurial workshops, and find ways we can work together (not only in terms of bringing business to one another, but also literally work together in a co-working space in the near future).

Nomad developer, freelance designer, budding entrepreneur! – Need a change from the ever-same cafés you work out of? Join us for a day of guerilla coworking, in a new inspiring location every time. Some pro tips: Plan to do offline work. Some locations might not have WiFi. No Twitter, e-mail, surfing means productive hours! Bring your own coffee and some water. Some locations may be quite a walk from the next café.

Land more clips, faster, by meeting up with other published freelance journalists in Brooklyn to read aloud and workshop your pitches and pieces in-progress. Get facetime, inspiration, and a kick in the pants with a regular sharing deadline. Fight the isolation, build community and connections. BKFJW!

Startup companies, freelance designers, developers, hackers, PR and marketing professionals, writers, students, lawyers, telecommuters and all-around brilliant, awesome people- interested in a coworking space in Astoria? We are opening a collaborative workspace in early 2013 and want to hear from you! Help us build a space to best fit your needs. Come out and have your say!

Do you work from home, coffee shops, and/or wherever you can balance your laptop? Are you a remote worker, freelance computer professional, or self-employed entrepreneur? Many of today's knowledge workers and computer professionals are able to do their work wherever they'd like. There are certainly benefits to this lifestyle. But let's be honest, it can sometimes get a little lonely. And exploring the limits of Starbucks' hospitality can be a bit awkward too. This group seeks to help with these …

Starting Bloc is a new group for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals -- people out in the world building things, who want resources to help them do it.  Our goal is to harness the power of community to help support developing businesses. Our first challenge... WORKSPACE! Tired of fighting for seats at cramped coffee shops with limited internet access?  We’ll be putting together a series of jellies, where we line up pop-up workspace on the weekends and all get together to jam.  In addit …

Let's get together and learn more about floral design. There are so many great classes in the city, but, we are focusing on more hands on using incredible flowers and basically trying to make it affordable and fun. We will be learning from various freelance floral designers that have a wide variety of experience. The costs will be as bare-bones as we can keep it, but it will be enough to cover the flowers, the vessels and paying the freelance floral designer their rate, so that they can help us …

Freelance software developers meet to compare notes, discuss contract terms and industry standards, and shoot the breeze.

Do you work at home? Feel like getting out, working with cool people, being super productive and having fun? Interested in Coworking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coworking)? Then come check out the Middlesex Coworking Group! We're a group of freelancers, entrepreneurs, and do-it-yourselfers that meet in a shared space to work, get to know one another, and bounce ideas around. Just being around like-minded folks can increase your efficiency and help you get more done - not to mention the enjoyme …

This group is for people that want to do their own thing. People who want to start their own business, freelancers, and people trying to solve business problems. This group is for people that have trouble working for anyone other than the client directly.. who doesn't know how to have a boss, people that want to be financially independent doing waking up every day doing something meaningful. This meetup does not have classes or teaches you anything but rather is a meeting place for like-minded p …

This group encourages those who work on their own (self-employed, freelancers, entrepreneurs, employees working remotely from home, etc.) to get out and take a fitness break during the day with others who also work independently. One hour to 90 minute walks and hikes at various Westchester parks and trails will be scheduled on a regular weekly, and sometimes semiweekly, basis.  The walks and hikes will be at a moderate to brisk pace (usually with some stops and scenery breaks along the way depen …

Do you work on your own or consult in public relations, marketing, advertising, business development, communications, sales, or a related field? Do you want to find a group of people to share connections, discuss industry developments, and share best practices? Well, let's meet! This group is for anyone who wants to meet, on the regular, with likeminded folks to learn, build businesses, and connect.

Axis901 – Start Us Up! Axis901, the newest coworking space in the Hartford area, is starting up. We have the space, technology, amenities, location and affordable pricing. Now we need entrepreneurs, innovators, artists, designers, marketers, telecommuters, and anyone else with a desire to collaborate and willingness to be part of a creative, energetic scene. Axis901 – Where We Are Axis901 is on the second floor of 901-903 Main Street in the core of Manchester’s historic downtown. Our first floor …

Our mission is to create a collaborative coworking community center that will revitalize our local economy by creating an entrepreneurial culture that increases the development of local start-ups, small businesses and independent workers through growth opportunities and connections with support systems, mentorship, education and relationship building.