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Bainbridge Island at work... together! August 28, 2012
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Greetings!
School starts today! Yes, sadly, summer is over. Cross-island morning commute times on 305 will be a few minutes longer. But it's also a great time to start fresh on your business. The first session of Leadership Skills for Entrepreneurs starts the day after Labor Day, Tuesday Sept. 4. And, because September is our anniversary month, we're offering a sweet deal on memberships!
Cloud computing with Office 365, TODAY at noon
 Business-class email used to require that companies maintain on-site servers and hire the watchful eyes of IT staff to keep networks humming. Software like word processing and spreadsheets required up-front purchase, and files were only available on the computer that you saved them on. Times have changed.
Provincelaw.com is presenting a free tech seminar TODAY, Wednesday, from 12-1pm at OfficeXpats on how to take advantage of Microsoft-hosted Exchange e-mail and to manage your calendars and contacts from almost any device anywhere. The Office 365 level that James Province will discuss also includes Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, and Lync messenger, both on your computer and in the cloud as Web apps, for $20/month. The seminar discusses a turnkey solution with training and support for small law firms, to improve law practice communications and scheduling. But the productivity features apply to almost any small company. This seminar is a good place to get familiar with how to run your business on cloud computing, and it's free!
(Learn more about the partnership of OfficexPats and Provincelaw.com) |
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Full Time Memberships specials for September ONLY
In honor of OfficeXpats' Year One DONE we have some special offers for new and renewing full time members. Members who join as full time "Residents" ($320/mo) during the month of September will get:
- After Hours for free (normally $75/mo). That means 24/7 access for as long as you are a full time member! Start work at 6:30am, or get some quiet productivity time on the weekend. Also, coming soon are new door locks with access codes!
- A free week for every month prepaid in September, up to 6 months. So, if you prepay for 4 months, you would not pay again for 5 months.
(Note: full time members also get a locking file cabinet for stashing stuff.) |
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"Tuesdays @noon" workshop themes
 | | Leigh Calvez presents "The entreprenuerial adventure: from fear to courage" as part of the Leadership Skills for Entrepreneurs |
Do you like to plan ahead? Here's a lineup of the business skills themes for the Tuesday @noon workshops reaching all the way to next summer! Yes, there's a chance this could change because we have commitments for some but not all of the class presenters. If you see a subject on this list that you could contribute to, please let us know!
- September: Leadership skills for entrepreneurs (starts next week!)
- October: FREE and cheap business tools
- November: Planning for disaster recovery and business continuity
- December:Looking back/looking forward: end of year financial reporting and business planning for the new year
- January: Using presentations to build business
- February: Creating Wordpress websites
- March: Sales and networking
- April: Mobile business strategies for taking payments on-the-go, social media promotions, loyalty programs, and more
- May: Social Media marketing
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Events @OfficeXpats
- Tuesdays in September, 12-1pm: Leadership Skills for Entrepreneurs
- Wednesday August 29, 12-1pm: Office 365 for Lawyers (more)
- Friday September 28: Save the date for OfficeXpats' First Anniversary party!
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)
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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Join us! Become an Xpat for as little as $15/month
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| Who We Are | |
OfficeXpats on Bainbridge Island is a community workplace also known as coworking. 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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