I recently read an article that rang true so loudly that I had to share it. Read more
Kids out of school? Home office just turn into Grand Central Station?
GREAT NEWS! SUMMER IS HERE!
Bad news …. Summer is here
Summer can be a wonderful break for kids … a way to refresh themselves and prep for the fall. However, it can be a very stressful time for the 1/3rd of us who are independent, remote or mobile workers. The place that may have been our haven now makes us the go-to person for entertainment and information for bored offspring. You want to spend time with them, but you still have a job, and now that job has become harder to do.
Is coworking a game changer independent workers?
I recently read an article, “Coworking— a game changer in office space” and thought it addressed a lot of the questions people have about coworking. Personally, I feel the community and educational amenities (lunch and learns, collaboration and consultation opportunities, etc.) are the foundation of coworking. This explains that as well as some of the more economical aspects.
Coworking communities … the “Student Union” of the mobile economy
During my 10 years at Winthrop, I had a 300 sf office with a lounge chair, sound system, kitchenette and my entire collection of Maroon 5 stalking memorabilia. Yes, office wise, I was living the high-life. But most of the time you would not find me in my cushy digs … I would be camped out in DIGS (short for the DiGiorgio Campus Center), where the action was. Read more
Your logo says it all …. or does it???
One thing you should know is that I LOVE a good metaphor! I also spent 14 years helping design students understand how visual (tactile, auditory, and scent) clues can influence occupants and customers.
So, when I came across the article “Why The Shape Of A Company’s Logo Matters” from Fast Company Magazine, I had to share. Take a read over it and see what YOUR logo says about YOU and your customers!
When determining the name and designing the logo for Fort Mill’s first Coworking community, we wanted to make sure that it had more than just a surface meaning. Read more
Keeping Company with Those Smarter Than Yourself – A Look at the Shared Economy
Michael (my other half) has always said of his job “I don’t have to know everything, I just have to know the smart people”.
New Year’s Resolutions of a burned out professional and a strung-out parent
While putting up Christmas decorations, I came across a notebook from a couple of years ago. In it was a scribbled list of new year’s resolutions. It was obviously a pie in the sky wish-list, at the time. However, I am happy to say that so many of my wishes HAVE come true … not without hard work and certainly not in the way I thought they would. Read more
Can’t run your confidential business from a Coworking Community? Think again!
We often have visitors who think they can’t run their business or work on a startup in a shared workspace because of confidentiality concerns. In reality, there is no better place to do it! Consider this:
Our Community Benefit Partner Program is expanding! … You in?
We would like to welcome The Mud Puddle at Olives, Downtown Fort Mill’s new (and only!) merchant of fine coffee and craft beverages to our Community Benefit Partner Program! https://www.facebook.com/onmainstreet
Community Benefit Partners are local business owners who support our members while reaping the benefits of the increased foot traffic and brand marketing done by our staff. These partners offer helpful and creative discounts for goods and services in the downtown and greater Fort Mill area. Do you own or work for a restaurant, store or service provider that could take advantage of this opportunity? …. Some examples are….
How to Network Without Being a Slimeball: by Chris Horner
We know deep down we need to do it, even though it can make our stomach turn just thinking about it. Sometimes we get the impression of the plaid coat used car salesman fast talker running around with a megaphone, shouting about themselves to everyone they see.
Even in this digital-Meetup-Twitter-Facebook saturated world, in-person networking can be some of the most productive that you can do. I’ve been to a thousand of these events for various positions that I’ve held, and I’m here to tell you that, done correctly, it’s not a waste of time. In this article, I’m going to give you some tips to make your time at these events productive and maybe, just maybe even enjoyable.