I too would reccomend you go to
www.stampinup.com and see who is around you that you can interview. Ask them about their vairous meetings, if they have others in their downlines and what would they expect from you...
There are also about a million demos on here who are always willing to lend a hand if you need help. Should you decide to sign up there is a Demo Forum on this site that is a user group you can join once SU! issues your demo# and you can then access that forum for valuable business related questions, workshop ideas as well as other issues that may come up.
Since the chances of there being demos in your area take some time to go to a show or two with those demos if you have time so that you can see what and how they conduct themselves. Also if you can talk to their current downlines to get a feel for how they like them you would be wise to do so!
Please also feel free to ask any questions here as we are a pretty helpful bunch for the most part.