Finding the right business opportunity or new product idea is very hard, and our group tries to help latent entrepreneurs discover business and investment opportunities in the RTP regional economy. The members of our group provide you with business advice and help you brainstorm ideas for making your business idea stronger. Our meetings are like open, fun, participatory Board of Directors meetings, with some structure to provide you with outside perspectives on your idea for a new business or …

Sometimes, as an artist, you need a little help working through your problems. We get stuck, get "artist's block," or can't seem to finalize that idea for your next painting. The purpose of this group is to get artists together to communicate their ideas and concepts and to give and receive feedback from a group of their peers. We welcome any artists struggling with a concept or idea as well any artist who would like to assist in the conversation.

… No hype and no pitching will be allowed but having a good time and walking away from each meeting with actionable money-making ideas will be a requirement. IMPORTANT NOTE: All of our meetings have been a huge success and the group continues to grow rapidly each month. As this group keeps growing we may need to move to a larger meeting location. So it's vitally important that you only RSVP if you plan to actually attend so we can get an accurate headcount and pick the proper location. I' …