Posts about CoWorking in general
At SoBeCoWorks we have been developing our brand now for 8+ years. We are definitely a local niche market player and I’m hopeful that when community members hear Santiago Rivera, SoBeCoWorks and Bethlehem then I’m hoping several things come to mind and they are CoWorking, Community Development, Affordable Office Space, Startup Business Incubator, Entrepreneurial Hub,…
Background Resilience Through Entrepreneurship (Free Your Mind) is a recent video blog post I created for Facebook. It speaks to the concept that in a community of like-minded motivated individuals your life does not have to come to a stop from anxiety due to external forces. External forces that bring discomfort to our normally productive…
There are certain times during the year that become the toughest to stay on my entrepreneurial path. In the Fall and Winter, we have Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Holiday, Black Friday, Christmas Holiday and New Years. In the Spring, we have Easter Vacation, Spring Break, and Memorial Day. In the Summer, well, it’s summer. Fun…
How you sell yourself is different than how you market yourself. Marketing done right can be an incredible boon for your business’s net income. Done wrong, however, it can feel like throwing money into a raging bonfire. Because small business owners have to be whatever their small business needs — all the time — it…
CoWorking Spaces Are Ideal for Low-Cost Startups Yes, you can get a huge loan to start your business but, the majority either can’t qualify for a loan, don’t want one or just want to bootstrap it. If you’re bootstrapping, i.e., using your own money, CoWorking can surely keep your costs down. CoWorking Facilities Are All-Inclusive…
Here’s another tip for starting your business. DO NOT take this as legal advice. At some point contact a lawyer specializing in Trademarks. Do a cursory search Simply head over to USPTO.gov and simply type in your company name and see what comes up. What we’re talking about here is the name or trademark that…
Here’s a quick list of tips to consider before starting your business and in the early stages Know your customer The more you know, the easier it will be to find and market to your customer. Even if you don’t want to do the “hard” sell, you still need to know who your customer is…
So, I read this article the other day, How coworking spaces need to evolve after the WeWork disaster, and it had me thinking. “How is SoBeCoWorks different than the spaces in the article? And I think I have some answers. Process over product In the early days of CoWorking it was the fad to promote…
Every business needs help and here are some great tips for your small business Build a support network Whenever anyone works alone, whether an outside dales rep or solopreneur, having a group of people to bounce ideas off of or to even just have some coffee with, can be a huge stress reliever. Whether you…
This is the second in a series of articles in which we will discuss tools that we like to use and feel may benefit you as well. We will discuss what we like about it and what we don’t and why we chose to use it. Today we discus our image editing software. Our option…
