Hi all, I really want to share this experiance with you all because this really meant a lot to our community! If you've had a great experience recently, please do share!
We just hosted our second members meeting (since we opened our doors in April) yesterday, and I'm so happy with the results... We just spent the last few months finishing our expansion of EcoHub, which included adding 1500 more square feet for the http://www.facebook.com/usgreenchamber [1]">US Green Chamber and a energy efficiency start-up called Empowered Energy Solutions to relocate to our Cleantech/ green business campus. The move in for them ended up going horribly wrong when our furniture plans began to fall apart and they almost had to move in on the floor! Yikes! This caused tons of stress on them, which then sent bad vibes thru the rest of the space... So, we rebounded quickly and recieved super cool donation of furniture thru our local Steelcase rep and bkm OfficeWorks, which ended up being delivered and installed one day before the members meeting! See pics here: http://www.facebook.com/#%21/album.php?aid=315111&id=357577790096 [2]"> http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=315111&id=357577790096 http://www.facebook.com/EcoHub?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=315217&id=357577790096 [3]">http://www.facebook.com/EcoHub?v=photos#!/album.php?aid=315217";>Dear EcoHub Members, Partners, Sponsors, and Interns of members, We know we have experienced some growing pains, and our recent expansion may have caused some inconvenience. We apologize for any disruptions and will do our best to better communicate and coordinate in the future. We understand that stress levels were running a little too high with some of our new members, but we're a dedicated bunch and EcoHub is all about the co...mmunity coming together to collaborate on problems and lift each other up. In response, we're announcing a Member's Meeting to be held on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 12pm and we're hosting lunch. Please let us know if you can make it. Here's a brief outline of what takes place at the Members Meeting: * Arrive at Suite 170, settle in, and meet everyone. * Break out into Groups of Five, quickly introduce yourself & your project to your "Focus Group" (1min each), talk about wants and needs, brainstorm ideas, and share resources for 30mins. * Learn about the cutting edges of sustainable business from an expert over lunch. * More Community announcements from Management, * Network with people you learned about or with people you want to get to know. Agenda: - 80% of the meeting will be dedicated your wants and needs. - 10% of the meeting will be short presentation on "Tools & Tips for Building a Sustainable Business": EcoHub has prepared a short powerpoint of insightful resources and business relationships that our Partners and Advisors are prepared to leverage to help you get: SBA loans, angel investors, corporate sponsors, affordable yet good IP/business attorneys, marketing, social media strategies and ultimately a successful, sustainable business model. - 10% Announcements and feedback. Also, please take a moment and comment on EcoHub's top discussion "Any thoughts about the Green Chamber of San Diego County and Empowered Energy Solutions moving in" on the EcoHub discussion board. This is important for us: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=357577790096&topic=14861 [4] Best Regards, The entire EcoHub Team The word of our exspansion also prompted surprise visit from our local State Senator Christine Kehoe to come and tour the EcoHub after the meeting (around 3:30pm)... see pics here: http://www.facebook.com/EcoHub?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=315451&id=357577790096 [5]">http://www.facebook.com/EcoHub?v=photos#!/album.php?aid=315451&id=357577790096 The meeting went soooo well, that we set a new record of participation and collaboration and this then prompted us to write this blog post (enjoy): THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY ENTREPRENEURS http://www.ecohubinc.com/the-league-of-extraordinary-entrepreneurs/%20 [6]">http://www.ecohubinc.com/the-league-of-extraordinary-entrepreneurs/ Sincerely green, Yeves R. Perez President, EcoHub, Inc. 4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 170 San Diego, CA 92111 w. http://ecohubinc.com/ [7] f. http://facebook.com/ecohub [8] tw. http://twitter.com/ecohubinc [9] t. 1-866-960-9495 lc. http://loosecubes.com/workspace/99 [10] yt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxWYIlVKa4E [11] Links: ------ [1] http://www.facebook.com/usgreenchamber [2] http://www.facebook.com/#%21/album.php?aid=315111&id=357577790096 [3] http://www.facebook.com/EcoHub?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=315217&id=357577790096 [4] http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=357577790096&topic=14861 [5] http://www.facebook.com/EcoHub?v=photos#%21/album.php?aid=315451&id=357577790096 [6] http://www.ecohubinc.com/the-league-of-extraordinary-entrepreneurs/%20 [7] http://ecohubinc.com/ [8] http://facebook.com/ecohub [9] http://twitter.com/ecohubinc [10] http://loosecubes.com/workspace/99 [11] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxWYIlVKa4E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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