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A coworking community and events center on Bainbridge Island February 6, 2012 |
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Greetings!
Rod Stevens recently wrote about who we are on Bainbridge Island, painting a picture of growth and isolation from census data, and also suggesting a way out of that isolation.
Those of us in the largest age group on Bainbridge Island are middle-aged, but most of the growth of the past 10 years has been seniors. Stevens points out that "Many of those who are working are self-employed, at the rate of about one per five households. Add in those who work for a company in Bellevue or Seattle but work from home one or two days a week, and there is probably about one person working at home for every three to four households. How do we support and connect all of those people so they are not so isolated? How do we bring all of this talent on Bainbridge together to create more opportunities?"
He goes on to suggest "One way is to think of ourselves as a 'learning community... Imagine more of a peer-to-peer system in which residents learn from one another."
We happen to be imagining just that! We have newly formed peer learning groups for Ignite Bainbridge (Wed, 1pm), Kanban (Fri, 11am) and short video production (stay tuned!), and I heard a rumor there might be interest in starting a writer's group. Let us know if you have an idea for a learning group, and we may be able to sponsor you! |
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Friends of Facebook, Face-to-Face
 | Mary West, the "Queen of Networking," is a connector.
She is also a contributing author of "Your ultimate Sales Force: 159 Strategies to Generate Referrals and Be Worthy of Them!" Mary's passion is helping business owners to connect and build relationships. |
Many of us have Facebook "friends" whom we may not actually know face-to-face. There's a meet-up for that! Starting this Wednesday, Mary West and Ann Whitmore team up to bring those Facebook friends together face-to-face. Variations of this group in Bremerton, Poulsbo and more have become great venues for meeting people in our community who can help spread the word about our businesses. First meeting: Wednesday, February 8, 11:30-12:30 pm, here at OfficeXpats.
Please join us any Wednesday, and bring friends! Help us to build a thriving "Friends of Facebook" networking group on Bainbridge. Questions? Call Ann Whitmore 206-890-4797 or email. Annwhitmore@gmail.com |
 | | Some "marketplace" exchanges at December's potluck and introduction |
Join Agate Pass Exchange to create Local Living Economy and Resilience
This Tuesday, 2/7 at 6:30 is the second potluck and "marketplace" for Agate Pass Exchange. Come meet all our new members, and buy some cool stuff or services with Life Dollars! Existing members and potential new members all welcome. We will also include our new monthly "Teach-In" feature. This month it will be Interpretting the End of Growth Story. Bring a potluck dish and/or beverage to share, some products or services to sell for Life Dollars if you wish, and visitors will be given some Life Dollars to spend. Existing members, remember to print out some checks! Or, blanks will be provided. |
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Events @OfficeXpats
- Tuesday Feb 6, 11-12pm: Free Computer Support Hour
- Wednesday Feb 8, 9-10am: It's About Creating Health weight loss support group
- NEW! Wednesday, Feb 8, 11:30-12:30pm: Friends of Facebook meet-up
- Wednesday, Feb 8, 1-2:30pm: Ignite Bainbridge learning group
- Thursday Feb 9, 4:30pm: Coworker Happy Hour
- Friday Feb 9, 11:am-12:30 Kanban! visualizing worklfow
- Monday Feb 13, 9:30-10am Coworker check-in. Share goals for the week, create accountability.
Events are located at OfficeXpats and drop-ins are welcome unless otherwise noted. |
| Membership Levels and Pricing
How many days each month would you use OfficeXpats?
Get work done in a productive, professional, and socially supportive environment. Or using a reserved conference room to host six people for a 2-hr meeting. Or both! You could even invite additional meeting attendees to join by Skype video conference.
- 3 days/month (Basic) $69
- 5 days/month $105
- 10 days/month $180
- 15 days/month $250
- Full time $320
- Add unlimited after hours/weekend access to any level $75/month
 Add a Pavilion gym membership to any level for just $20/month- Flextime Punch Card $60: Drop in 6 times for up to 2 hours each. That works out to $5/hr, and you get free coffee! Does not include use of conference rooms.
Note that memberships are limited to staffed business hours (8:30-5:30pm). Add after hours/weekends for $75/month.
To start your membership, just give us a call at 206.780.2177. |
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| Pay it Forward! | |
When you refer someone who becomes a member, we want to give you credit! $60 of membership credit, to be exact. Or, if you aren't a member yet,we can offer you a Flextime punch card, also worth $60. Pass the word and let us know who you have referred!
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| Who We Are | |
"Our vision is to become THE place on Bainbridge Island where independent workers, small businesses, and big ideas find community and support."
OfficeXpats on Bainbridge Island is a workplace solution beyond commuting to the corporate office or working from home.
Coworking is about making the personal choice to work alongside other people instead of in isolation. We offer a shared "community" office for remote workers, independent consultants, entrepreneurs, and small businesses.
OfficeXpats is located upstairs in the Pavilion on Madison, just a 10-minute walk from the ferry terminal, through beautiful downtown Winslow. We hope to help you in your quest for 'new ways to work.'
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P.S. Please help us get the word out that coworking and meeting space is available in the Pavilion. to other independent workers and small businesses!
Sincerely,
Leslie and Jason,
The OfficeXpats Team |
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