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Why coming out as a gay entrepreneur is a privilege and an investment

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Mike Stephenson, an EO Vancouver member who is co-founder and CEO of addy , which uses the principles of crowdfunding to make real estate investing accessible to everyone, including Black, indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ2S+ and other underrepresented groups. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Maine’s Coworking Development Fund

EntreWorks Consulting

These powerful places can take many forms, including business offices, libraries and coworking spaces, among others. The latest example comes from Maine where the Maine Coworking Development Fund has just kicked off. The Fund provides small grants (of up to $20,000) to help communities set up and run local coworking spaces.

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How Employers Can Support Workplace Mental Health

Entrepreneurs' Organization

However, due to the nature of conditions such as anxiety, addiction, depression and the like, problems can go undetected for lengthy periods of time, even as they damage relationships with family and coworkers. In the workplace, those people are coworkers and the employer. The first step toward healing is facing the problem.

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7 Benefits of Taking a Company Retreat

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A well-constructed retreat can refresh, renew and even repair a team of coworkers. Connect with Coworkers Outside of Work. Although it’s ill advised for employers to get too heavily invested in their coworkers’ personal lives, personal connections build a better culture. Invest in Your Business. Overcome Fears.

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How to reconfigure your office into an efficient co-working space

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Invest in high-quality photography to showcase the reconfigured space, which will allow potential clients to see that you have an enticing co-working space. You can even host events in your new coworking space to showcase its appeal to potential clients. and more articles from the EO blog.

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How to Fill a Building Full of Tech and Startup People

This is going to be BIG.

There are plenty of one-off coworking spaces that people like and enjoy because of a convenient locale that people are willing to come work at. What coworking does is that it solves an interface problem. You have a day job, and you suck at blogging and Twitter and all that. It was a mess. 4) Food is incredibly important.

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Child Care & Coworking Part 1

GCUC

In every facebook group, forum, contact form and unconference- Coworking and childcare comes up. Space: Dayhouse coworking. What made you want to add childcare to your coworking space? Having a parent-friendly workplace was actually what inspired me to start Dayhouse Coworking. Investment? Location: Chicago area.