Past Events

What Does the Future Hold for Business in Marin County?

In our last Marin Business Forum gathering on January 17, Robert Eyler, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Regional Economic Analysis and the Executive MBA program at Sonoma State University, offered his perspective on the economic forces shaping the future of Marin County. In a session entitled, Business Vitality in Marin – [...]

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Business Vitality in Marin – Bay Area Is A Growth Market

The next Marin Business Forum gathering is scheduled for the New Year with Robert Eyler, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Regional Economic Analysis and the Executive MBA program at Sonoma State University. Professor Eyler will be assessing the growth markets around the Bay Area and Marin County in particular. Be sure to [...]

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Collaboration is Key to Entrepreneurial Success

John Stayton’s presentation to the Marin Business Forum this month, ”Collaborative Entrepreneurship: How Networks of Small Companies Can Do Big Things,” offered some valuable insights about startups and building small businesses as part of a collaborative community. John is Director and Co-founder of Venture Greenhouse and Assistant Professor MBA in Sustainable Enterprise (Green MBA) for [...]

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Collaborative Entrepreneurship: How Networks of Small Companies Can Do Big Things

John Stayton, Director and Co-founder of Venture Greenhouse, and Assistant Professor MBA in Sustainable Enterprise (GreenMBA) for Dominican University of California, will address the Marin Business Forum on Thursday, September 20, on how small businesses can band together to create new business models and be more competitive. In an interactive presentation, John will explore the [...]

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Positioning for Growth – Lessons from Clairmail CEO Pete Daffern

Positioning for Growth – Lessons from Clairmail CEO Pete Daffern

At the June meeting of the Marin Business Forrum the guest speaker wss Pete Daffern, CEO of Clairmail. Pete has a lot of expertise in building companies. Clairmail is the third company that he has sold as part of a successful exit strategy.

Clairmail CEO Pete Daffern to Address Positioning Your Business for Strategic Growth at June 21 Marin Business Forum Meeting

High-Tech Exec Shares His Expertise on Getting Venture Funding, Creating a Strategic Growth Plan, and Positioning for Acquisition at Marin Business Networking Meeting LARKSPUR, Calif. (June 6, 2012) – Every company should  have a growth strategy, whether it needs external funding to taker the business to the next level, or it wants to align internal [...]

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Seven Steps Toward Making a Great Hiring Decision

Seven Steps Toward Making a Great Hiring Decision Posted on April 4, 2012 by twoolf If you missed the Marin Business Forum in March, John Younger, CEO of Accolo, the Cloud Recruiting company, offered an insightful presentation on “How to Turn Your Company into a Hiring Machine.” We have been working with Accolo for a [...]

Next MBF Event – CEO of Clairmail, June 21, 2012

STRATEGIZING FOR GROWTH Pete Daffern, CEO of ClairMail, will be speaking at Marin Business Forum on Thursday, June 21 at 5 pm.  Pete Daffern will talk about positioning a company for acquisition, working with venture capitalists to raise funds, setting a strategy for growth and expansion, as well as strategically hiring the right talent for [...]

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Turn Your Company Into a Hiring Machine, March 22, 2012

Turn Your Company Into a Hiring Machine, March 22, 2012

Don’t miss the next MBF symposium on March 22 at 5pm at Wood Island. Turn Your Company Into a Hiring Machine! “Your best future hire could live down the street.” Speaker John Younger, President, CEO and Founder John is the President & CEO of Accolo, the leading Cloud Recruiting company. His relentless pursuit of connecting [...]

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First Meeting of Marin Business Forum Cited as a Rousing Success by County Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs

The first gathering of the Marin Business Forum, held Thursday, September 22 at the Wood Island office complex, has been enthusiastically received by Marin County business owners and entrepreneurs. The event, jointly sponsored by Pacific Crest Group (http://www.pcg-services.com), Filice (http://www.filice.com), and Cypress Partners (http://www.cypresspart.com), attracted 40 local professionals from a wide range of area businesses. All [...]