Online Networking Events This Week — September 1 to September 7
You don't need to leave your desk to grow your network this week. From an AI-focused learning lab for women business owners to a free marketing conference streamed straight from your laptop, here's where entrepreneurs, marketers, and small business owners can log on and connect between Tuesday, September 1 and Monday, September 7.
NAWBO AI Learning Lab: Use AI to Attract Better-Fit Customers
Kick off the week with a practical session from the National Association of Women Business Owners. This month's AI Learning Lab digs into how women business owners can use AI tools to think more clearly about who their best customers actually are — and how to reach more of them without wasting ad spend or outreach hours on the wrong leads. Expect a working session format rather than a straight lecture, with real prompts and frameworks you can apply the same day. Join via Zoom; registration is handled through NAWBO's event page.
When: Tuesday, September 1, 12:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM CT / 3:00 PM ET Where: Virtual (Zoom) Cost: Free Link: nawbo.org/event/ai-learning-lab-use-ai-to-attract-better-fit-customers
The MarTech Conference
If your networking goals this week lean toward marketing technology, The MarTech Conference is a free, fully online event built for senior-level marketers who want to see what's actually working in AI-driven marketing right now. The single-track format runs six back-to-back panel discussions — unscripted, with live audience Q&A — covering customer engagement, trustworthy data, modern marketing operations, and sustainable growth. It's a great low-lift way to pick up new contacts in the chat and DMs while learning something you can use immediately. Registration includes on-demand access for 180 days if you can't catch it live.
When: Wednesday, September 2, starting 11:00 AM ET Where: Online (single track, no physical venue) Cost: Free Link: martech.org/conference/september
EE Cross-Market Business Networking [ONLINE]
Our standing Friday favorite is back. EE Cross-Market Business Networking brings together business owners from different industries and different local markets, which means you're not competing with the person in the next Zoom square — you're building referral relationships with them. The format keeps things moving with quick introductions and open conversation, so newcomers can jump in without feeling lost. It's free, it's weekly, and it's one of the easiest virtual networking habits to build into your calendar.
When: Every Friday, 11:30 AM PDT (this week: September 4) Where: Zoom — nroi.us/eeonline Cost: Free
Global Networking (iNET Global Connect)
Close out the window with iNET Alliance's weekly Global Connect session, a one-hour online meeting built for Arizona-based, national, and international business owners who want relationships that actually go somewhere. The vibe is deliberately low-pressure — no pitch scripts, no forced follow-ups — with a professionally facilitated format that gives everyone space to say who they are and who they're looking to meet. Because the room mixes local Arizona professionals with national and international participants, the conversations tend to be broader than a typical local meetup. New guests can attend up to two meetings for free before membership or a drop-in fee applies.
When: Monday, September 7, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT Where: Online (link provided on registration) Cost: Free for first two visits as a guest; $25 drop-in fee after that Link: eventbrite.com/e/global-networking-tickets-1988599740355
Prefer face-to-face? Check yesterday's Phoenix in-person networking roundup on the Carte Blanche Media blog.
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