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Contacts N Coffee's Reason for Being Our Purpose: To enhance the growth of members' businesses by providing an environment to share qualified and mutually profitable professional referrals and leads. A Little Background It all started in September 2009 when I was frustrated. I got other Santa Barbara business owners who were fed up with paying costly annual dues, getting locked out by exclusive industry categories and being restricted by membership requirements, just for the opportunity to network with other local businesses. requirements, just for the opportunity to network with other local businesses. I asked them 'Why not make it simple?'. 'Let's just find a place to meet every week, bring some coffee and snacks, charge a nominal cover, spread the word to our associates and NETWORK!' Contacts N Coffee was born. Within a few short months, through word of mouth, Contacts N Coffee became the fastest-growing networking group in the Santa Barbara region. Which just goes to show you: Keeping it simple has huge rewards. The End (or rather, the Beginning of our members' success).