As a startup, entrepreneur, or small business, you can get so busy running your business that you forget to learn the skills you need to be successful. In our consulting practice we see a lot of companies with the same issues, and spend a lot of our time helping them to resolve them. So we prepared this small business education series to help you learn some of the biggest pitfalls and challenges of being an entrepreneur, and how to avoid them to become more successful more quickly. These are int …

Austin Sierra Club (local branch of the Sierra Club) holds outings for outdoor activities: hiking, camping, bicycling, backpacking, kayaking, etc. These include local one-day events as well as weeklong trips to many National Parks in the U.S.

RuffTail Runners (formerly "Jog-a-Dog") is a program brought to you by Team Spiridon, that encourages runners to run with shelter dogs, giving the dogs a little more exercise “off-campus”, away from the stressful shelter environment. As a result, they are better-adjusted, healthier, and therefore, more adoptable. This program is for runners, or at least walkers who can get the dogs out for a few miles - higher paces keep the dogs more focused and gives them more exercise, and makes some of them …

We're a social group of people who are interested in getting together to chat about honeybees and other pollinators, share books and ideas on the subject and establish some cooperatively managed honeybee colonies around town. Right now “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD) and other diseases threaten our honeybee population. We need to discover more about how we can help them, and make sure they are here to pollinate the flowers and fruits of future generations. While there is limited consensus about …

Artists, Musicians, Makers, Dancers, Crafters, Designers, Reiki Masters, Massage Lovers, Tattoo Lovers, Lovers of the Weird, Tarot Readers, Burners, Hoopers, Fire Dancers, Yogi's, and just interesting folks who love life, love connecting and creating and sharing. It is more of a state of mind than a particular job or hobby that brings us together at "The Weirdery". We are not just "outside the box" thinkers, we have grabbed the box, painted it, added a few feathers and turned it into a cool lam …

We've been an active group promoting vegetarianism in Austin since the early 90s. We've decided to start a meetup group for our organization to make it easier for new people to find out about our group and it's activities, and for our current members to interact with each other. We typically have two meetings each month, a potluck dinner held at one of our members' homes, and a restaurant visit for lunch or dinner a a local vegetarian or vegan establishment, or at least one with a vegetarian-fr …

Where Backyards Become Farmyards We are the by far the LARGEST Aquaponic Meetup Group in the Country and for Good Reason... Come join us! __________________________________________________________

SWIGGIS is a professional and social organization. Our meetings provide women geographers with a positive and productive space as well as a supportive and engaging environment in which we mentor each other, enhance our intellectual climate, and are innovative in our strategies to promote the professional status of women in Geography and GIS. Our goal is to meet monthly, and our meetings will be scheduled alternatively as educational sessions and social happy hours. Look at our www.swiggis-austi …

I found that Austin is lacking an active, free support group for individuals who are struggling with eating disorders (such as Bulimia, Anorexia, Binge-Eating Disorder, etc.) or that have struggled in the past. This group is for people of all ages who have any type of eating disorder, or for those who are currently in recovery, to give and receive support from others who really understand. Additionally, because eating disorders can often be isolating, this group is also a "social" group in which …

The Austin Swing Syndicate holds one of the longest running and best attended weekly swing dances in the country. Since 1999 our Thursday night dance at the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs (or as we call it, The Fed) consistently draws 200-300 people each week. The Austin Swing Syndicate is a non-profit, all-ages organization devoted to the care and growth of the Austin swing and Lindy Hop dance community. Austin is blessed to have one of the largest, best, and friendliest swing dance communit …

Some say that Austin just isn't the same anymore... But can you name somewhere that is? Thought so... Many of the "old school" hippies in Austin have changed also but the spirit is still here and in our present fear-based world of social manipulation we need the healthy hippie spirit more than ever. Join us as we seek out and enjoy the fun and adventure in the Austin of today as a hippie in recovery or a neo-hippie who doesn't partake in alcohol, drugs, mood altering substances but still believe …

Mission: To create a safe, comfortable social environment for Bereaved Boomers as they re-engage with the world as single adults. Reentering the social world, after years of being half of a couple, can be a daunting experience. The Bereaved Boomers is a social network comprised of people that share the experience of losing a spouse AND came of age in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. You don’t have to be born between 1945 and 1965 to join, you just have to be a baby boomer at heart and have l …

Free people, competing markets and lawful government The Austin Liberty Activists group is an Open Discussion Mailing List and Message Board serving individual citizen activists in the greater Austin Texas area. Many members are active within Austin Liberty Coalition (ALC) organizations. Open topic email exchanges via this group's mailing list are how members share, learn and develop their views on civil liberties. As this group is primarily a communication network with few restrictions organiz …

The official meetup group of Travis Audubon, the Austin-area Audubon Society. We promote the enjoyment, understanding, and conservation of native birds and their habitats, and strive to inspire conservation through birding. We host a variety of events throughout the year, including weekly field trips, adult education classes and workshops, youth education programs, monthly membership meetings, special birding events, and more! Visit our website at travisaudubon.org for more information.

This is a meetup focused on herbalism and plant medicine.  We learn these subjects through herbology classes, events, scenarios and exercises that are all based on practical, herbal medicine in the field, at home, in a post-disaster setting, in wilderness or urban settings. Additionally, we teach standard Wilderness First Aid Certification. Herbal Medics is working on becoming a 501(c)(3) organization in 2012.  The main organizer and instructor is Sam Coffman, who is a former U.S. Special Force …

As Deliberate Creators, we are committed to creating what we want through our intentions and our choices. We know that the Law of Attraction is constantly in action and continually showing us, through our emotions and circumstances, whether we are truly in alignment with our source, our desires and our purpose. We meet to better understand how the Law of Attraction (LOA) works and how we can use it more deliberately to attract what we want. We practice ways to incorporate LOA in our daily lives …

Austin Conscious Evolutionaries is a resonant group of pioneering souls who believe we can co-create with Spirit, Nature, Universal Design, to positively impact the evolution of our planet. Members embody evolutionary life practices such as powerfully living to their full potential and acting as social agents for bringing in higher levels of consciousness into every day life.

Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses …

A meetup for members of PaperBack Swap (www.paperbackswap.com) in the Central Texas (Austin and environs) area. We'll meet, get to know each other, swap books, discuss books, life, the universe, and everything, and in general have a grand time!

Austin Breathwork is facilitated by TEXAS BE (Breath Elders) a group of people who share formative experiences and training in Rebirthing breathing, including the Texas Rebirther's Association,  Star Institute Ebb & Flow Integration Therapy™  (previously One World Life Services ), Water Birth & Dolphin Assisted healing,  A Course In Miracles, various forms of yoga, massage and meditation. We believe it is each person's birthright to experience the--sweetness of breath-- and be able to use their …

Welcome, women of Austin! You care deeply about people and the planet and are committed to making a difference in the world. You strive to live your passion yet still be prosperous. We join together and create all of this for ourselves in a healthy, fun, balanced way. Consider an alternative you: empowered, caring, an architect of solutions, living your dreams without financial worries to drag you down. Add to that some fun, some inspiration and the support of our group as we celebrate success f …

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting other fun folks for BYOB painting classes in a fun, relaxed environment. We will host at least one monthly meetup for anyone to attend and will have events focused for specific groups on occasion, like a singles night, Mom's night out, wine tasters, etc.

This group is for women in the healing professions, including mental health professionals, counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses and energy workers. We support each other to feel more connected, balanced, and inspired. We use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to release stress and limiting beliefs and replace negative energy with a sense of being bold, powerful, joyous and FREE! We bring the power of our group to work for us, in ways both seen and unseen. * Your facilitator, Jo …

This group is for those people in Austin who are interested in studying Druidry/Druidism from a uniquely Welsh perspective. The outer form of this group is mainly based on the teachings of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, yet is based on a firm historical grasp of the uniquely Welsh form of Druidry. The focus of this group is to build community between those of the Druid path and to share our skills and experiences as we walk through the grove. This group will be in English with the oppor …

An active community of those who support and work toward Expanded Awareness, Higher Truth, Unity Consciousness, Self-Discovery, Personal Development, Spiritual Growth, Healing, Sustainability, Vitality, Abundance and Empowerment while living a life of Purpose to encourage Right Action toward Higher Self, Humanity and the Environment. Join us to learn how to shine your bright light even brighter to help rid the world of darkness and negativity and inspire others to live with more love, peace, joy …

TEACHER seeks pupil. Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person. - Ishmael, Daniel Quinn Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month, 7pm - 9:30pm at varying locations. The Ishmael Austin group is proud to be leaderless and penniless.

The Human Potential Center offers a wonderful environment for meeting others who are committed to learning and growing. There are tons of opportunities to explore your own personal growth and to connect with and learn about others who are learning about themselves.

Free people, competing markets and lawful government The Austin Liberty Activists group is an Open Discussion Mailing List and Message Board serving individual citizen activists in the greater Austin Texas area. Many members are active within Austin Liberty Coalition (ALC) organizations. Open topic email exchanges via this group's mailing list are how members share, learn and develop their views on civil liberties. As this group is primarily a communication network with few restrictions organiz …