Meetup with other local freelancers. Network, discuss freelancers' issues, barter, find a space-share, and make new friends! Freelancers Union provides info and resources for officially sponsored freelance Meetups.

… Like the rest of you, I am a freelancer - I have lulls and I have really intense piles of deadlines, if you'd like to see this thing come to life, please write me, I'd love to collaborate with people and get this thing soaring on the wings of many visions.

Are you a designer, writer, editor, illustrator, graphic designer, web master, event planner, marketing specialist, human resource pro, audio/visual guru, artist?? Do you work for yourself or from home and sometimes need a break in the middle of the day? Then let's get together and brainstorm, network, socialize, or just hang out. Nothing better than making friends, building our contacts and having fun!

Brooklyn Creative was founded based on the overwhelming need to create a community for the wide spectrum of Freelancers working today in various creative professions. Rather than addressing the subject of Freelancing  in only general terms, we wanted our first Meet-up to provide you with concrete tools on how to make more money from your creative freelancing pursuits. At the end of the first evening you will leave with specific ways that you can go out and tackle your entrepreneurial opportuniti …

… 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 and network, and amateur and aspiring writers can learn more about the discipline and joy of writing and get inspired to get and keep their enthusiasm, whether it's starting their own freelance writing practice, learning to write for life and business situations, or writing creati …

Welcome to the Converge Coworking Meetup Page Converge is NJ's first coworking space and the first to be associated with a University (Kean University). Coworking is a shared and office-like workspace for small businesses, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and professionals of all types. It's an effective alternative to a traditional office and much better than working in a coffee shop. It's the best of both and an excellent resource for independents. Coworking is more than just a desk for rent, it …

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!

Idea Pinata is an exciting collaboration of people coming together to generate ideas to help you get better and more meaningful work done. This group is ideal for freelancers, small business owners, inventors, innovators and people who want to change the world by growing ideas into socially responsible businesses that make the world a better place. Our very active “idea-ups” will use techniques championed by improvisation to facilitate an environment that is fun, supportive and productive. We …

The coworking community is composed of entrepreneurs, freelancers, telecommuters, and other location-independent workers who seek to work alongside one another and share resources. This Meetup group will offer events ranging from workshops to talks to happy hours, all in the interest of helping healthily grow and educate the NYC independent community. The focus is not on networking, but on building healthy relationships, sharing knowledge, and having some good fun while we're at it :-) Most e …

… Already a freelancer but having difficulty balancing your workload? Trying to find that key designer or developer to bring your idea to life? Are you ready to start an independent business? Don’t wait… reboot your life in 2012.

We're Greenpoint Coworking (www.greenpointcoworking.com)! We provide communal workspace for independent workers. Our goal is to build and nourish community in a beautiful and professional environment while fostering individual work. We'll be hosting a bunch of different networking and show and tell events specifically for Brooklyn-based freelancers. Please join us!

Welcome to New York's first ExpressionEngine Meetup group. If you're already a developer, freelancer, or an agency working in EE, or if you're considering EE as your next CMS (content management system), this group is for you. ExpressionEngine (http://www.expressionengine.com) is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use CMS designed for both small personal websites to the largest of enterprise-level endeavors. With a superb support team and an active community of developers and designers, EE is …

What is the purpose of our meetups? PPH are always keen to encourage peer-to-peer learning, and we love finding out more from the business community. Who should join us? We are tempted to say, every man and their dog! Really we want people to come along to our meetup's who are passionate about exploring new ways of working & would like to find out how they can have the freedom to do what they enjoy the most. Why? Join our bloody good attendee list, have drinks on us & we always throw in treats! …

Whether you're looking to build a business, or just to get your personal life in order like you are running a business, or if you are interested in philanthropy fund raising or some other project or cause that you say makes a difference, this meetup group is for anyone who is interested in thinking and living like an entrepreneur! This group is intended to be a network of people who regularly master mind ideas. To learn more about master mind groups, please check out: http://www.passionforbusine …

The Collective is a coworking group in Red Bank where independent professionals can escape the isolation of working alone to build community while being productive. We are currently looking for hard-working, fun-loving: entrepreneurs, designers, web and software developers, social media consultants, marketing professionals, etc. who are interested in coworking and are willing do what it takes to help build a thriving coworking community in Red Bank. If you are tired of working alone at home, roa …

Launchpad Creative is a collaborative, creative, cultivating community of creatives! We're looking for people that want work in the creative field, i.e. graphic design, web development, social media, marketing, video production, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, small business owners, iphone developers, telecommuters, marketers, videographers, game developers, and more. Basically, if you work from home or a coffee shop, coworking is for you. Coworking is about working side by side with like min …