Your future colleagues and close personal lifelong friends are waiting for you.

This is it, folks. Summer is often referred to as the “hottest, sexiest, spiciest season for networking” (Innovators Peak), so that means August is your last chance. You never know who you might meet: a sultry CEO, an enigmatic entrepreneur, even a mischievous multimedia maverick. “This was the best summer ever,” you and your new, mysterious business colleagues will say to one another over fabulous cocktails in a tropical location, but that’s only if you come out. Here your best bets for networking events in Denver this month.

Ultrapreneur Success Groups is for all aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners to learn the ropes in creating a successful business. This event will walk through steps needed to take you to get to where you want to be in your career path. // Thu., Aug. 6, 10 a.m., Nigel’s Office, 4900 W. 29th Avenue, Suite #9. (This event takes place every Thursday of the month.)

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Last time we gave you some advice from the peak, we talked about how to get out there and meet people. For entrepreneurs, it’s important to know that you’re meeting the right people to help your business.

If you want to start growing, what’s one thing you’re always going to need? That’s right — money. When an investor comes your way and starts throwing cash around, it’s not so easy to turn down.  This is where a lot of startup founders make their first big mistake: taking the wrong money from the wrong people.

Investors do their due diligence when choosing what companies to invest in — it’s up to you to do the same to them. Here’s what to look for in investors and why:

1. Mo’ money mo’ problems

If your idea is that good, getting your hands on money won’t be all that hard, but you need to be careful with what you take. As Biggie once said, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” The more you take, chances are, the more control you’re going to give up. Ask what else they can offer you.

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Summer is in full swing, so why not dive in on some exciting social networking events? Whether it is an outdoor or indoor gathering, keep it cool, make some new friends and check out these Denver networking occasions going on in this lovely month of July.

Master Networks/ Denver Entrepreneurs Networking Summer Social

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On July 8, this event will allow those to form new relationships and perhaps to renew old ones! All you should bring are your best business-savvy socializing skills. // 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., $5, Chinook Tavern, 6389 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Denver.

This is an event that meets every second Wednesday of the month.

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Kegs with Legs. It’s a catchy name for an event that’s catching our attention.

Put in simplest terms, it’s a monthly happy hour event that promotes networking among creative professionals in the Denver/Boulder area.

A little get-together for creative professionals … okay, so what else is new?

Well, as it turns out, putting Kegs with Legs into simple terms pretty much removes all the imagination and ridiculousness that makes this event so unique and so popular.

With themes like “Paddle Battle,” “Carnival on Colfax,” and “Beer, Ball, and Beef,” Kegs with Legs promises to be the least lame networking event you have ever been to.

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Why is it that the wisest old men are always hiding way up at the top of mountains, making us regular folk have to go to great lengths to seek their help? Is it because only the foolish man lives in society? Is it the altitude and the privacy that allows them to meditate so much that makes them so wise in the first place? Or maybe they’re just selfish and want to keep all of that wisdom to themselves?

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Luckily for us, we’re surrounded by mountains – so setting out for answers wasn’t as hard as you might think. We climbed and climbed and climbed until we found that wise, elusive old man and sought all of the wisdom, advice, and tips we could get out of him.

Oddly enough – this wise old man was very business-oriented, so we exchanged emails, connected on LinkedIn, and he even offered to help us out with our new advice column: The Tip of the Peak – named in honor of this friendly fellow.

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