For those of you who are entrepreneurs, which online business forums and groups do you belong to? Also, which associtions and conferences to you attend? Thanks!

I tried Konnects but with no luck yet. Being a brand new business owner, I'll be most interested in what others have to say, especially positive recommendations.

Casey, I'd love to belong to other forums, but rarely have the time due to the time invested here. However, I will occasionally use the forums for software products I use for the association, etc.

I'm bringing this to the forefront again just to see if we can get some participation....very interesting!

http://www.solo-e.com is undoubtedly one of my fav's...I would have to sit and think to remember ALL. But this one, along with Karen Greenstreet's site, www.PassionForBusiness.com have proven themselves to be of great value to me, as a solo-preneur.

Societies? Let's see...there's the National Association of Moat Owners, the Fluffy Anonomous, th----whattt?

These are great JJ! Thank you?

I think I qualify for Fluffy Anonymous...my name is Casey and I am a recovering Fluffy addict. I have over 20 stuffed bears in my house, not to mention the gorilla...and I'm trying to wean myself from purchasing more...but who knows who will appear under the Christmas tree????

I spend a good deal of time here in BWS, it is my favorite past time when not too busy...

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I belong to a site that you need to be invited to join for people who are entertainers or producers, directors, artists, etc...
It's very private because of the press but it's a good place to be if you are laying low and avoiding press but want to say something or tell people about something going on that affects all of us or could affect us. It's hard to explain but it's a site for people who can't join some forums because they need to stay under the radar and the press can exploit anything they say.
I have to go back there when I work a lot because touring from city to city and giving interviews can make me nervous about posting on a public forum.
As I come out of my illness, I'm nervous about that more and more and I only post here...
I feel I'm "safe," here until I put something else out in the public and then I'll see how I feel here. I probably will feel "safe," but the difference will be that I am now doing interviews which I avoided when my children were living with me. I had to lay very low because of the "fame," aspect taking away your personal life. I avoided interviews and only did a few. Now, I'm open to them and have turned up on the front page of the business section of my Sunday paper not long ago already.
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Well duh? I'm a member of the National Association of Baby Boomer Women! LOL! How could I forget?

Duh, oh yes, Jaw Jaw, so am I!
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