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Bainbridge Island at work... together! June 5, 2012 |
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Greetings!
Summer of Innovation gets underway with our first candidate for business incubation. First Wednesday networking celebrates stories. Come early to the Self-publishing workshops and continue your social media education with Annette's office hours! And try out our new "Café" membership, where you can cowork by the hour! 
How They Started: 30 Good Ideas that Became Great Businesses
June 8, 7:30-9am: Carol Tice is a special guest at Bainbridge Business Connections (BBC) this Friday, and will also be featured at Eagle Harbor Books on Thursday, June 14. Her book "How they Started" has just been published, and she will share her journey with us, both traditional publishing and the self publishing path.
Carol's book, which she co-authored with entrepreneur David  Lester, celebrates the theme for our Summer of Innovation program, with stories about how you turn a good idea into a great business. With success stories ranging from retail and gaming to social media and the restaurant business, their book relives the humble beginnings of thirty companies including Coca-Cola, Disney, Google, and Twitter. Interviews with founders and investors give the inside scoop on each company's first steps and how they hit it big. Carol is also a regular writer for Entrepreneur Magazine. Congratulations, Carol! |
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Self-publishing for revenue and business building
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Tuesdays at noon in June: In this workshop series, we explore why small businesses would want to use self-publishing services and navigate some of the choices and issues facing novice publishers.
June 12, Session II, The Publishing Industry: Learn about contracts, royalties, turn-around times, distribution, and marketing. How much investment will I need to make? How much money can I expect to make from my book or publishing project? What are the chances of getting my book into Eagle Harbor Books, Barnes & Noble, or Costco, or onto Amazon Kindle?. Please RSVP here. |
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First "Summer of Innovation" Candidate
A local company wanting to grow within coworking is El Dot Designs, a certified B-Corp furniture design company that has matched sustainable bamboo materials with elegant modern designs. El Dot can train groups of workers anywhere in the world to hand-craft its furniture. The partners developed their concept while living in Nepal, and have trained both Northwest and Nepalese artisans to build furniture for distribution through socially responsible outlets.
Lishu Rodriquez, one of the El Dot partners, shared that "We are looking forward to one-on-one time with mentors who can help us create an efficient company." To nominate your company for Summer of Innovation, check the website!
 | | "Bamboo is the world's most sustainable wood" states El Dot founder, Lishu Rodriguez |
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First Wednesday networking celebrates stories
Wednesday June 6, 5:30pm: Our monthly free networking event is building some fun traditions as we learn together to tell interesting stories about our businesses. This month we will vote on the best 'Best Anecdote" and award prizes! You can sponsor a future event by bringing snacks and drinks, and you get extra time to tell your story! For more info, contact
Ann Whitmore (annwhitmore@gmail.com). |
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Events @OfficeXpats
- Tuesdays in June 12-1:30pm: Workshops on Self-publishing
- Wednesday, June 6 at noon: DeskFit returns!
- Wednesday June 6, 5:30pm: First Wednesday Networking
- Thursday June 7, 4pm-5:30 Coworker members meeting!
- Saturday June 9, 10:30am: Most Valuable Me (free, RSVP)
Weekly Recurring Events:
- Mondays 9:30-10am: Coworker check-in
- Tuesdays 9am-12pm: PC tech support for members
- Tuesdays 11am-12: Social Media mentoring with Annette
- Wednesdays 9-10am: Creating Health (weight loss support)
- Thursdays 4:30pm: Coworker Happy Hour
- Fridays 7:30-9am: Bainbridge Business Connection (BBC)
Save the Date:
June 21: Jason is featured at the West Sound Technology Association talking about "Understanding and Controlling Web Applications." OfficeXpats is hosting this meeting.
See our Events Calendar to save events to your calendar. Events are located at OfficeXpats and drop-ins are welcome unless otherwise noted. |
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When you refer someone who becomes a weekly 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 | |
OfficeXpats on Bainbridge Island is a community workplace following the coworking model. Our vision is to become THE place on Bainbridge Island where independent workers, small businesses, and big ideas find community and support.
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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