"The `Sarasota Business & Technology Group` merge two important industries, creating a marriage that can push us forward. It's important to have a group of people that are as enthusiastic and excited about a topic as these participants are. This group brings together people from both the business and technology industries to help each other understand the roll and implementation of the other. Bringing these two groups of people together gives each member a better understanding of methodology and usage of both business and technology and there relationship to each other."

— Samuel Elliot (May 9, 2008)

"I felt I got way more out of the first Meetup group meeting then I would be default. The mindset was business and getting things done! I am even more motivated now in general to help ensure I feel I'm contributing back to the group. If you want to do something constructive with your life and you see PHP, MySQL, and enthusiastic and interesting people as what you want to be part of that mix all you have to do is show up and be willing to participate! If any one needs help with basic and intermediate PHP I'd be glad to help. I'm also extremely good with XHTML and CSS and I'm getting a bit advanced with JavaScript. Feel free to shout or contact me through my website at www.jabcreations.com . Our group is active! :-)"

— John (Apr 16, 2008)

"It's a great group of people enthusiastic about learning, and focused on the applications of the technology that we discuss. There are varying backgrounds and skill levels (including advanced coders), so it's a good mix."

— Steven Bredenberg (Apr 8, 2008)