Networking Resources
(revised January, 2013)
Organization
/Location
/Phone
/Website
/Description
Ajax Business Network (Ajax Economic Development Office) / meetings at McLean Community Centre, 95 Magill Dr., Ajax // - breakfast meetings, four times a year, 7:45-9:30, free
Benefits For Women / meetings at Carruthers Creek Golf & Country Club, 650 Lakeridge Rd., Ajax / 1-888-430-5369
905-426-8822 (Monica Olenroot) /
/ - networking events & resources, membership from $79.99, Phenomenal Women Awards
BitNet – Business Information Technology Network / / - networking events, membership $50
BIZ NETWORK NEWS.com / 416-865-3274 / / - networking events & resources
BNI - Business Network International / / - business & professional networking organization whose primary purpose is to exchange word-of-mouth referrals
BNI All Business Networkers – Whitby/Oshawa / meetings at Durham Soccer Club, 1143 Boundary Rd., Whitby/Oshawa / 613-966-2442
(Richard Cole) / / - networking events
BNI Build Your Business – Courtice / meetings at Hilltop Restaurant, 1540 Hwy. 2, Courtice / 905-436-6663
(Ross Libbey) / / - networking events
BNI Linked-N-Motion – Whitby / meetings at Whitby Curling Club, 815 Brock St. N., Whitby / 905-436-6663
(Ross Libbey) / / - networking events
BNI Morning Achievers – Oshawa Chapter / meetings at El Stavro’s Steak & Seafood, 557 King St. E., Oshawa / 905-436-6663
(Ross Libbey) / / - meetings every Wednesday, 6:45-8:30 am
BNI Power Networkers – Ajax / meetings at Annandale Country Club, Church St. S. & Bayly, Ajax / 416-652-9098 / / - networking events
Board Of Trade, Ajax-Pickering /
144 Old Kingston Rd., Ste. 10, 2nd Floor, Ajax
/ 905-686-0883(Kathy McKay) /
/ - networking events
Board Of Trade, Clarington / 181 Liberty St. S., Bowmanville / 905-623-3106
(Karen Fedato) /
/ - networking events
Board Of Trade, Downtown Toronto / 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto / 416-366-6811 / / -networking events
Board Of Trade, Markham / 80F Centurian Dr. Ste. 206, Markham / 905-474-0730 /
/ - networking events
BPA – Business Professional Association – Port Perry / meetings at The Front Porch Restaurant, 187 Queen St., Port Perry / 905-619-3600
905-723-2232 / - meetings every Wednesday, 7:45-9:00 am
BPA - Business Professional Association Of Canada / 905-697-7773
(Chuck Trumphour)
905-442-9518
(Mike Hurley) /
/ - networking events & seminars
BPA – Business Professional Association Of Canada – Ajax / meetings at Fox & Fiddle Mansion, Liverpool & Hwy. 2, Pickering / / - meetings every Wednesday, noon-1:30 pm
BPA – Business Professional Association Of Canada – Oshawa / meetings at Harmony Creek Golf Centre, 1000 Bloor St., Oshawa / / - meetings every Thursday, noon-1:30 pm
BPW - Business & Professional Women’s Club, Bowmanville / meetings at Chanterelle Bistro, 73 King St. W., Bowmanville / 905-623-3915
(Helen Devitt)
905-623-5327
(Roxy Barnes) / / - dinner meetings third Thursday of every month, 6:00 pm
BPW - Business & Professional Women’s Club, Durham / meetings at The New Globe Restaurant, 60 Athol St. E., Oshawa / 905-579-8184
(Kim Beatty) /
/ - dinner meetings fourth Wednesday of every month from Sept. to July, 6:00 pm, membership $150
BPW - Business & Professional Women’s Club, North Toronto / meetings at York Banquet Hall, 1100 Millwood Rd., East York /
/ - dinner meetings first Wednesday of every month, 6:30 pm, $20 members & guests, membership $125
Business Advisory Centre Durham / 3000 Garden St., Unit 200, Whitby / 905-668-4949 /
/ - networking events, seminars & resources
Business Connection Exchange – Markham / meetings at Steve’s Restaurant, 8100 Yonge St., Thornhill / 647-405-6711
(Ken Wells) / / - meetings second & fourth Tuesday every month, 7:30 am
Business Connection Exchange – Scarborough / meetings at Suburban Restaurant, 639 McCowan Rd., Scarborough / 647-287-0320
(Cheryl Rankin) / / - meetings second & fourth Wednesday every month, 7:30-9:00 am
Business Partnerships Canada / / - networking events & resources
Business Speed Networking / / - networking events (Pickering)
Canada Business Network Inc. / / - networking events & resources
Canadian Association Of Renovators & Home Services (CARAHS) / 1-866-366-2930
905-428-7444 /
/ - networking events
Canadian Association Of Women Executives & Entrepreneurs / 416-756-0000 /
/ - breakfast networking, lunch ‘n’ learn series & special events
Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) / / - business resources
Canadian Virtual Assistant Connection – Durham / meetings at Kelsey’s Restaurant, 1889 Brock Rd. Pickering / 905-686-4924
(Lesly Notter) / / - luncheon meetings the last Thursday of every month, membership $30
Canadian Virtual Assistant Connection – GTA / meetings at Perkins Family Restaurant (Holiday Inn), 600 Dixon Rd., Toronto / / - meet third Saturday every month
Canadian Virtual Assistant Connection – Newmarket / meetings at The Buttery, 17565 Yonge St., Newmarket /
/ - meet first Wednesday of every month at Noon
Canadian Women’s Business Network / / - networking resources
Chamber Of Commerce, Beaverton / 705-426-2051 /
/ - networking events
Chamber Of Commerce, Ontario / 416-482-5222 / / - networking events
Chamber Of Commerce, Oshawa /
44 Richmond St. W. Ste. 100, Oshawa
/ 905-728-1683 // - networking events
Chamber Of Commerce, Scugog / 181 Perry St. Unit G-3, Port Perry / 905-985-4971
1-800-416-2057 /
/ - networking events
Chamber Of Commerce, Whitby /
128 Brock St. S., Whitby
/ 905-668-4506 // - networking events
Clarington Business Group / meetings at Bowmanville Family Restaurant, 231 King St. E., Bowmanville / 905-697-2521
(Ron Collis) / - breakfast meetings, third Tuesday of every month from Sept. to June, 7:30-9:00 am, $10
Company Of Women, Durham Region Chapter / meetings at Al Dente Restaurant & Banquet Hall, 1305 Pickering Parkway, Pickering / 905-338-1771
(Anne Day) / / - dinner meetings the third Wednesday of every month, 5:30-9:00 pm, $45 member, $55 non-member
Company Of Women, Toronto Chapter / meetings at Verity Club, 111 Queen St. E., Toronto / 905-338-1771 / / - dinner meetings the fourth Wednesday of every month, $55 for members, $65 for non-members
ConnectUs Communications Canada / 905-337-9578 /
/ - resource for networking, by Donna Messer, expert in networking – monthly meetings at various locations
DACCS - Durham Advisory Committee For Community Services / 416-701-4828
ext. 5629
(Maureen McGowan) / / DACCS is an ad hoc group of 100+ Durham area organizations involved in providing care and support to the elderly.Opportunity to network, keep in touch with local community issues
Durham Contact Business Exchange / meetings at The Victorian Gardens Banquet Hall, 570 Westney Rd. S., Ajax / 905-428-5733 (Michael Gauthier) /
info@durhamcontactbusiness / - meetings every Tuesday, 7:15-8:30 am, first meeting free
Durham Home & Small Business Association / see website for meeting locations / 1-877-220-9110 / / - meetings first Wednesday of every month from Sept. to June, 7:00-9:00 pm, meetings $20 for non-members, $25 for non-members, membership $40
Durham Networking Association /
(Tara Savelle) / - meetings second Wednesday of every month, 11:45-1:00 pm
Durham Personal Computer Users’ Club / meetings at Faith United Church, 1778 Nash Rd., Courtice / 905-623-2787
(Linda Netten) / / - meetings second Thursday of every month, 7:00-9:15 pm, membership $30, first meeting free
Durham Region Home Builder’s Association / 905-579-8080 /
/ - networking events
Durham Virtual Assistants Networking Group / meetings at Melanie Pringle’s Restaurant, 80 Thickson Rd. S., Whitby / 905-425-0693 (Susanna Doma) / - meetings second Thursday of every month at noon
Economic Club Of Canada / / - networking events & resources
Enterprise Toronto – North York / meetings at North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St., Toronto / 416-395-7416 /
/ - networking events, GTA
Enterprise Toronto – Scarborough East / meetings at Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive, Toronto / 416-395-7416 /
/ - networking events, GTA
Essential Communications, Whitby Success Night / meetings at 101 Dundas St. W. Ste. 201, Whitby / 905-668-4141 /
/ - networking events, free
Heart of Networking (for business women) / meetings at Forest Brook Community Church, 60 Kearney Drive, Ajax / 905-837-5548
(Marlene Marco) /
/ - luncheon meetings 11:15-2:00
Hispanic Women’s Network / meetings in downtown Toronto / 416-888-0433
irmaparedes@
sympatico.ca / - networking events
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) – Toronto Chapter / meetings at University Club, 380 University Ave., Toronto / / - meetings first Wednesday of every month, 5:30-7:30 pm, $30 member, $35 non-member
Let’s Do Lunch / 905-655-3597
Sue Pitchforth & Debbie Williams /
/ - networking events & resources, annual membership $99
LeTip Networking, Ajax-Whitby Chapter / meetings at 40 Station St., Ajax / 866-515-3847
(Stanley Lupka) or
905-999-0036
(Marshall Spencer) /
/ - meetings every Thursday, 7:00-8:30 am
LeTip Networking, Toronto East Chapter / meetings at Golden Griddle, 7100 Woodbine Ave., Markham / 416-940-6026
Jonathan Appleton /
/ - meetings every Friday, 7:00-9:00 am
Meetup.com (entrepreneur & small business meet up groups) / / - networking groups
MetroActive Lifestyle Network – Toronto & Markham / 416-754-1824
ext. 2
(events hotline) / / - networking events and resources
POWE - Power Of Women Exchange – Durham Chapter / Forest Brook Community Church, 60 Kearney Dr., Ajax / 905-626-9060 (Connie Beck) /
/ - meetings third Tuesday of each month, 11:00-2:00 pm, networking events, resource for connecting & promoting women & their businesses, $25 member, $30 guest
POWE – Power Of Women Exchange – Markham Chapter / meetings at Transportation Hall of the Markham Museum, 16th Ave. & Hwy. 48/Markham Rd., Markham / 416-970-9460 (Sharon Ireland) /
/ - meetings second Tuesday of each month, $25 member, $30 guest
POWE – Power Of Women Exchange – Scugog Chapter / meetings at Latcham Centre, 121 Queen St., Port Perry / 905-425-6357
(Traci Trimble) /
/ - meetings second Wednesday of each month, $25 member, $30 guest
POWE – Power Of Women Exchange – Toronto East Chapter / meetings at Blue Danube Banquet Hall, 1686 Ellesmere Rd., Scarborough / 647-300-4751
(Sharmila Perera) /
/ - lunch meetings fourth Wednesday every month, 11:00-2:30 pm, $35 member, $40 guest
Pride Business Network / Piazza Manna, 175 Bloor St. E., Toronto / / - breakfast meetings every Thursday, 7:00-8:30 am, $15
Pride Employment Network / 416-487-1758
(Scott Armstrong) /
/prideemploynet
/ - networking events and resources
Progressive Group For Independent Business / / - networking events, GTA
Progressive Group For Independent Business Women / / - networking events, GTA
Referral Quest / 519-927-5308 /
/ - networking events, GTA
Rotary Club Of Ajax / meetings at Ajax Public Library, 55 Harwood Ave. S., Rotary Room, Ajax / 905-721-4146
(Lon Harnish) /
/ - meetings every Thursday, 12::15 pm
Rotary Club Of Durham / meetings at Super8 in Ajax on Westney between 401 & Bayly / 905-576-4345
(Carla Idems) / / - meetings every Monday,
7:00-8:30 am, $10 breakfast, $75 one-time admin fee, $75 6-month membership
Rotary Club Of Oshawa / meetings at Holiday Inn, Guild Room, 1011 Bloor St. E., Oshawa / 905-579-1323
(Joan Skelton) / / - meetings every Monday (except holidays), 12:10 pm
Rotary Club Of Oshawa – Parkwood / meetings at Oshawa Golf Club, 160 Alexandra St., Oshawa / 905-576-8500 (Devon Biddle) / / - meetings for dinner every Tuesday, 6:30 pm
Rotary Club Of Pickering / meetings at Annandale Golf & Curling Club, Church St. S., Ajax / 905-428-0678 / / - meetings every Tuesday, 7:15 am
Rotary Club Of Port Perry / meet at Francesco’s Ristorante
(905-982-0200) / / - meetings every Wednesday, 6:15 pm
Rotary Club Of Uxbridge / meetings at Jersey’s, 104 Brock St. W., Uxbridge / 905-852-5600 / / - meetings every Thursday, 7:15 am
Rotary Club Of Whitby / meetings at Whitby Public Library, 405 Dundas St. W., Whitby / 905-430-2350
(R. Richardson) / / - meetings every Tuesday, 7:15 am
Rotary Club Of Whitby, Sunrise / meetings at Iroquois Park Garden Café, 500 Victoria St. W., Whitby / 905-668-9433 / / - meetings every Wednesday, 7:00 am
Scugog Women’s Group / meetings at Masonic Lodge, 320 Queen St., Port Perry / 905-986-5068
(Carol Gray) / - meetings last Friday of every month except. Dec., 8:00-10:00 am, $10 breakfast, membership $30
The Executive Mentors / meetings at Cynthia’s Restaurant, 16715Younge St., Newmarket / 416-960-6208
(Susan Sparkes) /
/ - meetings second Monday of every month, 11:45-2:00 pm, cost $30, membership $175
TheLegalNet /
/ - Toronto networking events
Toastmasters – Ajax-Pickering / meetings at Pickering Nuclear Visitor Centre, 1675 Montgomery Rd., Pickering / 416-884-3888
(Chris Wiltshire) /
/ - meetings every Wednesday, 7:15-9:30 pm
Toastmasters – Bowmanville / meetings at The Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2850 Highway # 2 East, Bowmanville / 905-721-0506 /
/ - meetings every Tuesday, 7:30-9:30 pm
Toastmasters – Brooklin Club / meetings at The Court At Brooklin, 5909 Anderson St., Brooklin / 905-655-9068 /
/ - meetings every Tuesday, 7:30-9:00 pm
Toastmasters – Darlington (Bowmanville) / meetings at Darlington Nuclear, OSB Auditorium, Holt Road South, Bowmanville / 905-260-0341 /
/ - meetings every Wednesday at 11:00 am
Toastmasters – Durham Region / meetings at Durham Region Headquarters Bldg., 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby / 905-668-4113
ext. 2646 / / - meetings every Tuesday at noon
Toastmasters – Lunchtime Talkers Club – Oshawa / meetings at Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury, 2nd Floor Officer’s Mess, 53 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa / 647-404-5046 /
president@lunchtime / - meetings every Tuesday, noon-1:00 pm
Toastmasters – Oshawa Club / meetings at Oshawa Senior Citizen Centre, 43 John St. W. lower level, Oshawa / 905-263-4086 /
/ - meetings every Wednesday, 6:45 pm
Toastmasters – Pickering Powerhouse / meetings at Parkway Retirement Residence, 1645 Pickering Parkway, Pickering / 905-831-6867 /
/ - meetings every Thursday from September to June, 6:45-8:30 pm
Toastmasters – Speak Up! - Pickering / meetings at Municipal Property Assessment Corp., 3rd Floor, 1305 Pickering Parkway, Pickering / 905-837-4208 /
/ - meetings every Tuesday (except 1st Tues. of the month) at noon
Toastmasters – Spotlight Speakers – Whitby / meetings at Durham College, Whitby Campus, Boardroom, 1610 Champlain Ave., Whitby / 905-623-0682
(Kathy Bradford) /
/ - meetings every second and fourth Thursday, 6:45 pm
Toastmasters – The Talk Of Ajax / meetings at Ajax Town Hall, 65 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax /
/ - meetings every Tuesday at noon
Toastmasters – Wardrop Talks – Pickering / meetings at Wardrop Engineering Inc., 1055 Squires Beach Rd., Pickering / 905-686-2810 / / - meetings every Wednesday at noon
Toastmasters – Whitby Intrepid / meetings at Lynde Creek Manor, 50 Cullen Way, Whitby / 905-665-6500 /
/ - meetings every Monday, 7:30 pm
Toronto Technology Business Network / / - networking events & resources
Unleash PR / 416-865-3274 / / - networking events & resources
Uxbridge & Area Networking Group / breakfast meetings at Scrambles Restaurant, Foxbridge Golf Club, 228 Brock St. E., Uxbridge, luncheon meetings at Dragon Court Chinese Restaurant, Uxbridge / 905-852-6686
(Annie Hardock) /
/ - breakfast meetings second Tuesday of each month, 8:15-9:30 & lunch meetings last Friday of each month, 12:00-1:30, membership $85
WINGS – Women In Networking Growing Strong / / - networking events and resources
Wired Woman For Women In Technology / / - networking events and resources
Women In A Home Office - Toronto / 1-800-615-7685 / / - membership $60
Women In Networking – WIN – Markham / meetings at Shopsy’s, 7420 Woodbine Ave., Markham / / - breakfast meetings third Wednesday of every month, $15
Women’s Executive Network (WXN) / 416-361-1475
ext. 241
1-866-465-3996 / / - networking events and resources
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