drop....I've considered the Meetup thing myself. Which group or type specifically? In my area, there is a list of about 100 waiting for an entrepeneur's group to start (no one willing to pay the $20 required). I'd do it myself but looking at the waiting list, many seem to be small biz services, accounting, biz planning, or MaryK types.
I joined the entrepeneur meetup group and have been to one meeting; it was 3 people who were in business to cater to small businesses (like accountants and marketing people), and everyone else was technical, so it was a good experience for me. Those three nontechnical people were really good contacts to make. The list you're talking about doesn't sound too promising though.
