Freelancer Groups Toronto

Toronto Launch Your AI eCommerce Business

**AI eCommerce for Entrepreneurs – Build a Store That Scales** You do not need a warehouse or a team to run a serious online business. AI handles the heavy lifting. This masterclass shows you exactly how to set it up and scale it. Connect with other ambitious founders who are building with AI. These are the conversations that change your trajectory. Complete registration to claim your place — RSVP is just the first step. ### [SAVE YOUR SEAT](https://aiventurelab.org/product/AIEcommerce?city=Toronto&groupurlname=the-script-surgeons-screenwriting-social-club&startgmtdatetime=2026-09-12T03:21:00Z) --- What you'll build: - AI-powered product research and ad creation workflows - A marketing funnel that drives traffic without manual effort - A scalable income stream you can expand without hiring The store does the work. You just need to build it right — and this session shows you how.

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Class!

\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $35 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.

Hand Free: Snap → Polish → Post /Turn One Quick Photo Into Gallery-Ready Content

If you sell or post anything, you know the friction: it looks great in person, but the photo falls flat — so you don't post, or you post something mediocre. Restaurants, people clearing inventory, car sales, creators — same problem, same lost momentum. In this session we'll show you what's genuinely possible now, where it fits you as a solo worker, and what it would take to put it to work in yours. We'll be using Claude Code & Cowork, and it'll be demo-led — I'll show you how I do it. If you want to follow along, please install Claude Code beforehand. You'll see how these tools figure things out for you and go beyond chatbots and conversation-based interaction. Essentially, you'll be building your own autonomous agent. Wanna know more? Contact the host!

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Classes4 Adults!!

\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $36 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.

Creative Code Toronto meetup at InterAccess

Join us for a Toronto meetup of creative coders! This will be a venue to get to know each other and see what's going on in the community. We'll have a space downtown and some food available. We're partnering with [InterAccess](https://interaccess.org), a gallery, educational facility, production studio, festival, and registered charity dedicated to new media and emerging practices in art and technology! * If you've got a project you've worked on in the past that you're proud of, we'd love to see it and for you to walk us through what went into it. * If you're currently working on something or investigating some new ideas and feel like sharing, this would be a great time discuss your process so far! * If you haven't done anything yet but are interested in creative coding, we'd love to see what works have inspired you. Sign up here if you're interested in speaking! [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MsbtdvTGMNT75lqq4lnxydY4TczStAOZE1Ap8mQJKeM](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MsbtdvTGMNT75lqq4lnxydY4TczStAOZE1Ap8mQJKeM) **What is creative code?** *Creative coding* refers to anything with an artistic component that uses code as a medium. We welcome artists who use code (for visuals, audio, poetry, or whatever else), designers, animators, toolmakers, researchers, or just enjoyers and people looking to learn more! **Location:** InterAccess, at 32 Lisgar St. **Join our discord** if you want to talk to everyone before/after the event, or have any suggestions for things you'd like to see or do! [https://discord.gg/ux9txXPsdJ](https://discord.gg/ux9txXPsdJ)

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Class 4 Adults!!

\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $35 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.

FOST Conference Toronto (Free Tickets)

**Important Note**: This conference is hosted by our partner, apidays. They have graciously provided 100 free tickets (value of $1,000/each) exclusively for AICamp members. Visit the [event website](https://bit.ly/4y16NwX) to claim your free ticket (first come, first serve) use the code: **AICAMPVIP** FOST Toronto 2026 brings together API, AI, and platform engineering leaders to explore the next evolution of the API economy: APIs built for AI agents. For a decade, we built APIs for humans to consume, then for mobile applications. Today, a new class of consumer is emerging—the AI agent. Unlike developers, agents don’t browse developer portals; they discover, interpret, and interact with APIs autonomously. apidays Toronto 2026 explores what it takes to make APIs Agent-Ready and how organizations can prepare for a new machine-to-machine economy, covering API Strategy in the AI Era, APIs for AI Agents, AI-Ready APIs, Agent Experience, MCP, Agentic Workflows, API Governance & Gateways, API Security & Resiliency, Agent Tooling, and more. **On the Schedule** (Detailed schedule coming soon) From hands-on workshops to real-world case studies, explore the full agenda, featuring a wide range of topics, including API monetization, security, AI-driven automation, and emerging technology trends. **Featured Speakers:** * Jason Chomik, Director at Financial Data Exchange * Kin Lane, Founder at API Evangelist * Ruchika Suryawanshi, SDE at JPMorganChase * Mansi Mittal, Senior Software Engineer at Booking.com * Indranil Sinha, PhD, Founder & Head of QA at Marginalen Bank * Arunkumar Amaran, Technology Manager / Leader at Macys * Yuri Shelke, Distinguished Engineer at Capital One * Krishna Reddy Munnangi, Senior Software Engineer at WALMART INC. * Mark Boyd, Director at Platformable * Rahul De, Lead Site Reliability Engineer at Citibank * Hugo Guerrero, Developer Advocate at Kong * Pooja Mistry, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman * and 50+ more * **Conference Details** Visit the [event website](https://bit.ly/4y16NwX) for full details.

North York AI eCommerce for Ambitious Founders

**Start and Automate Your Online Business with AI – eCommerce Blueprint** The founders winning in eCommerce are using AI for everything — sourcing, marketing, fulfilment. This masterclass gives you the same playbook. You will meet other entrepreneurs building online businesses who are serious about using AI to scale. The room is worth joining for the network alone. Register below to secure your place — RSVP alone is not enough. ### [REGISTER NOW](https://aiventurelab.org/product/AIEcommerce?city=North%20York&groupurlname=van-life-gatherings-and-roadside-chats&startgmtdatetime=2026-09-09T08:00:00Z) --- What you'll build: - An automated AI-driven store built on a proven blueprint - A marketing funnel that drives traffic without manual effort - AI-powered product research and ad creation workflows The entrepreneurs building AI-powered stores today are setting themselves up for years of passive income. This is how you start.

Dinner at Bar Butcher | Gastropub

Mobile and Modern AI Observability

Join us for exciting talks about mobile observability and cool demos on observing AI applications! We have two new speakers with exciting new content. **Again special thanks to Nokia and Mark Prosser for hosting us at their downtown office.** **Agenda:** 6:00-6:15 PM: Arrivals and introductions 6:15-6:40 PM: Talk 1 6:40-6:45 PM: Q&A 6:45-7:20 PM: Talk 2 7:20-7:25 PM: Q&A 7:25-8:00 PM: Wrap-up and networking **Talk 1: Mobile Observability - Ben Joseph (Grafana)** **Talk 2: Modern AI Observability - Aishlee Kailey (Grafana)**

Dinner on the Esplanade: Eloise

🔥Toronto Founder Walk | Marketers, Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

A lot of people in this group work with entrepreneurs every day — or are entrepreneurs themselves. Agency owners, marketers, consultants, freelancers, creators, startup founders and business owners often end up at the same conferences and seminars... …but don't necessarily get much time to actually know one another. So instead of another marketing presentation, we're trying something simpler: # 🚶 Toronto Founder Walk A casual Sunday walk along Toronto's Harbourfront where entrepreneurs, marketers and business owners can meet through natural conversation. No slides. No speakers. No sales presentation. No forced networking exercises. Just: **Walk. Talk. Meet someone interesting.** ### The idea I've been involved with entrepreneur and community events in Toronto since 2016, and this new series grew out of the **18,000-member Toronto Entrepreneurs & Start-ups Facebook community**. One thing I've noticed over the years is that the best connections rarely come from exchanging as many business cards as possible. They usually happen when you spend enough time talking to someone to discover: > “Oh, this person actually thinks about things in an interesting way.” That's what we're trying to create. ### 📍 Location **Toronto Harbourfront** We'll meet around **Simcoe WaveDeck / Harbourfront Centre**, near The Power Plant. Exact meeting instructions will be provided through Luma. ### 🕔 Time **Sunday · 5:00 PM – approximately 6:15 PM** Please arrive a few minutes early. ### 🚶 Format About **75 minutes walking along the waterfront**. We'll help make introductions at the start, but this is intentionally informal. Possible conversations might include: * What's actually working in marketing right now? * Growing an agency or service business * AI and automation * Customer acquisition * Entrepreneurship * Building a personal brand * Sales * Hiring * What you're currently working on * Or something completely unrelated to work You don't have to talk marketing for 75 minutes. The activity is simply there to make meeting people easier. ### Who this is for Especially relevant for: * Entrepreneurs * Agency owners * Digital marketers * Consultants * Freelancers * Creators * Startup founders * Business owners * Growth and marketing professionals You don't need to sell marketing services. You just need to be genuinely interested in meeting other people who build, market or operate businesses. ### What this is NOT This is not: * A lead-generation mixer * A seminar * A pitching session * A place to aggressively collect prospects If your main objective is to distribute business cards to everyone, this probably isn't the right event. If you'd enjoy meeting a few thoughtful people and seeing where the conversation goes, it probably is. ### ☕ Optional afterward We'll finish the formal walk around 6:15 PM. Anyone who wants can continue for coffee, food or a drink nearby. ### 🎟 How to reserve your spot **Meetup RSVP does not confirm attendance.** Please register through Luma: 👉 **[https://biz1.ca/walk-mkt](https://biz1.ca/walk-mkt)** We keep the walks relatively small, so please release your spot if your plans change. ### 📱 Future events For first notice of upcoming casual entrepreneur events, join **TES Social on WhatsApp**: 👉 **[https://biz1.ca/wa](https://biz1.ca/wa)** Upcoming formats may include: * Founder walks * Small dinners * Breakfasts * Marketing/AI discussions * Sports * Wellness * Social activities ### 🙌 Want to host or contribute? We're looking for people interested in: * Hosting * Co-hosting * Photography * Video * Reels * Venue partnerships * Activities * Event support 👉 **[https://biz1.ca/host](https://biz1.ca/host)** Come curious. Leave the pitch at home. Hopefully meet someone worth seeing again. #DigitalMarketingToronto #TorontoEntrepreneurs #FounderWalk #MarketingCommunity #TESSocial