BBC 3D – IVC executive director Joanna Maher will share the IVC story and what’s new for 2023 and beyond. 

For years IVC has been connecting neighbors facing challenges related to aging, disability, or adversity with volunteers and resources to support independent and fulfilling lives (ivcbainbridge.org/servicesintro).

Joanne Maher joined IVC as Executive Director in May 2021. Motivated, collaborative, Joanne is an enthusiastic marketing professional and community volunteer interested in improving and supporting the lives of individuals. She is experienced in leading and collaborating on nonprofit programs to encourage and support community members, educate families through targeted activities, and reach across community agencies creating programs that yield slow but steady positive culture shifts (linkedin.com/in/joanne-maher-2497b910/).

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ OfficeXpats – Madison Ave. N, Bainbridge Is., upstairs in the real Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, networking 

8:00-8:55 – Island Volunteer Caregivers, w/ Joanna Maher

8:55-9:00 – announcements, what’s next week, month, lightyear

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Sincerely, the BBC management, KaveDragen Ink, and other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC.

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BBC Notices, News, Events

OfficeXpats Workshop. OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett presents final session of “What is Editing?” – March 22, 4:30-6:00, “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.”  Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public:mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

BBC Regular Donna Dowdney art exhibit: WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? March 17 to May 14, The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Reception: March 17, 5:00-7:00 PM. Info: pafac.org/gallery-exhibits/whats-for-lunch/

Office Shock – March 30th, 5:30-7:00, at OfficeXpats.Author Bob Johansen will lead a discussion on his newly released book, Office Shock, and how to design one’s own way of working for the future. 
To purchase a community ticket as a non-member, first click “join” to create a free account. More Info at:  officexpats.spaces.nexudus.com/events/1415167732/. This is a free event, butIf you are not a member yet, consider joining with a Passport membership, $35/month. The Passport was designed for those who want to participate in community events and only pay for additional hours or meeting rooms with member discounts as needed. However, our **virtual** writers and authors events are open to non-members.

BBC 3D – “Be Wacky” – New Ways to Look At Your Business.

Finding simplicity through different perspectives (POV). First, ask “Why?” Second, ask anything!

This BBC Friday Bill Ruddick will lead us in a “Your Board Of Directors” business problem-solving roundtable, using a multiple perspectives strategy for finding solutions. 

So bring a business problem you – or colleagues or business friends – are having. (A wacky solution could turn out to be the most interesting one.)

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Notes from last week’s meeting (PDF): Ken Sethney’s BulletPoint_Mktg_Plan and  Dave_SummaryNotes.

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ OfficeXpats – Madison Ave. N, Bainbridge Is., upstairs in the real Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, networking 

8:00-8:55 – Your Board Of Directors, w/ Bill Ruddick

8:55-9:00 – announcements, what’s next week, month, lightyear …

OfficeXpats Workshop. OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett presents final session of “What is Editing?” – March 22, 4:30-6:00, “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.”  Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public: mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

Office Shock – March 30th, 5:30-7:00, at OfficeXpats. Author Bob Johansen will lead a discussion on his newly released book, Office Shock, and how to design one’s own way of working for the future. 
To purchase a community ticket as a non-member, first click “join” to create a free account. More Info at:  officexpats.spaces.nexudus.com/events/1415167732/. This is a free event, but If you are not a member yet, consider joining with a Passport membership, $35/month. The Passport was designed for those who want to participate in community events and only pay for additional hours or meeting rooms with member discounts as needed. However, our **virtual** writers and authors events are open to non-members.

BBC 3D – Marketing Plan Development, w/ Ken Sethney

What is the best way to develop an effective marketing plan?

Ken will share his “Bullet Point Marketing Plan” and how it can relate to your particular business needs.

Ken has spent much of his career helping leaders of midsize companies develop strategic plans and make profitable marketing decisions. Following his retirement, Ken became a volunteer business mentor helping entrepreneurs start and grow their companies. His worksheet is designed to help entrepreneurs develop a way to attract more customers.

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ OfficeXpats – Madison Ave. N, Bainbridge Is., upstairs in the real Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, networking 

8:00-8:55 – Your Bullet Point Marketing Plan, w/ Ken Sethney

8:55-9:00 – announcements, what’s next week, month, lightyear …

OfficeXpats Workshop. OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett presents final session of “What is Editing?” – March 22, 4:30-6:00, “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.”  Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public: mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

Office Shock – March 30th, 5:30-7:00, at OfficeXpats. Author Bob Johansen will lead a discussion on his newly released book, Office Shock, and how to design one’s own way of working for the future. 
To purchase a community ticket as a non-member, first click “join” to create a free account. More Info at:  officexpats.spaces.nexudus.com/events/1415167732/. This is a free event, but If you are not a member yet, consider joining with a Passport membership, $35/month. The Passport was designed for those who want to participate in community events and only pay for additional hours or meeting rooms with member discounts as needed. However, our **virtual** writers and authors events are open to non-members.

BBC 3D – Outsourced Finance & Accounting, w/ David Schor, Northwest Accounting & Financial Management, PLLC

Business finance & accounting tips: Outsourcing Finance and Accounting functions helps organizations focus their energy on their mission. This delightful BBC Friday, David will share his business story and finance wisdom.

Dave, owner and principal at Northwest Accounting & Financial Management, has 20 years of experience in accounting, auditing and audit preparation, bookkeeping, budgeting, and financial management. His clients include nonprofit organizations, local privately-held companies, corporations, and universities. Dave has prior experience working in government agencies, and knows agency and nonprofit budgeting and finance inside and out. He also holds a Masters in Social Work from the University of Washington, https://nwafm.com/team/david-schor/. Dave on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin/in/david-schor-cpa-9ba4aa2/.

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!

First Friday Art Walk – March 3, 2023, 5:30-8:00. Great story in The Island Wanderer: theislandwanderer.com/first-friday-art-walk-march-3-2023/.

OfficeXpats Workshops. OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett presents “What is Editing?” – There’s still one great session left! March 22, 4:30-6:00, “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.”  Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public: mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

NOTICE:

BBC Is canceled this Friday the 24th due to extreme cold and icy roads.

Ken Sethney will present “Bullet Point Marketing Plan Worksheet” on March 10th. In the meantime, a related article, suggested by Bill Ruddick: “Marketing vs. Advertising” (https://www.ama.org/pages/marketing-vs-advertising/).

OfficeXpats Workshops: “What is Editing?” – Still two sessions left! OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett will offer three new workshops for writers on the editing process. 2nd session, February 22: “Developmental Editing: Fiction And Nonfiction.” 3rd session, March 22: “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.” All workshops are on Wednesday afternoons, from 4:30-6:00. Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public: mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

BBC is taking off this Friday, for President’s Day weekend.

Last week we took on two new steering committee volunteers and we are restructuring a more rigorous schedule for this coming year beginning soon. 

Watch this space for further details. See you next Friday, 24 February 2023. 

This Saturday, 18 February, 5:00-6:00. Poet and Washington Book Award Winner Sharon Hashimoto to speak at Japanese Remembrance Event at BIMA! Great write-up at The Island Wanderer: https://theislandwanderer.com/poet-and-washington-book-award-winner-to-speak-at-japanese-remembrance-event-this-saturday/. Info and tickets (free to the public) at: https://www.biartmuseum.org/event/a-matter-of-loyalty-a-poets-reckoning-with-sharon-hashimoto/. B.I. Japanese American Community: bijac.org.

“Around Bainbridge” – courtesy of BainbridgeIsland.com, locally owned & operated by long-time husband-&-wife residents Michael & Erin Cyger; established 30 Aug. 1997. Newsletter: https://thisnewsletter.com/_g

BBC 3D – Business Problem-solving & Reality Checks, w/ Bill Ruddick

First ask why. What problems do I have in my business? What do I do to address these problems? Have I even identified the right problem? This Friday we’ll discuss some powerful strategies to help solve tough business problems, such as biohazards, budgets, & getting new clients.

Bill Ruddick of Ruddick Consulting will be speaking about the S.O.S (Situation – Objective – Steps To Solutions) problem solving system, and the “five-force” analysis for business problem solving. Bill will also introduce “Reality Checks” and “What if?” strategies, with which he has been assisting area businesses for years. The program identifies key areas that help you regain profit and value in your business.

Reality Checks: “Whether you are starting a business or struggling to survive unexpected change (like world-wide plague), get clarity by analyzing where you are and generate a plan for ways to better run your business. With five separate reality checks, learn to see your business from different perspectives.”

First Ask Why. What would I like to do new or different in my business? What do I need to change? How can I increase my income post-Covid? How do I get more customers? So bring a business problem you’re struggling with, or an idea to share – and enjoy another delicious cup of BBC.

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!

“Around Bainbridge” – courtesy of BainbridgeIsland.com, locally owned & operated by long-time husband-&-wife residents Michael & Erin Cyger; established 30 Aug. 1997. Newsletter: https://thisnewsletter.com/_g

OfficeXpats Workshops: “What is Editing?” – a three-part series, following our popular “Books and Authors” event in December. OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett will offer three new workshops for writers on the editing process. Come join us in the first of a three-part editing series. 1st session, February 1: “What Editors Do For Writers.” 2nd session, February 22: “Developmental Editing: Fiction And Nonfiction.” 3rd session, March 22: “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.” All workshops are on Wednesday afternoons, from 4:30-6:00. Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public: mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

BBC 3D – “Your Business Future In 2023″ w/ Kevin Dwyer

Kevin Dwyer, co-editor and publisher of The Island Wanderer, will lead a discussion on the topic: What are your business and personal goals for 2023, and how do you plan to accomplish them? Imagine your near future! 

Notes from last week’s meeting, “Thinking Like A Futurist” w/ Leslie Schneider: BBC_Friday_27January2023_Notes.

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!

“Around Bainbridge” – courtesy of BainbridgeIsland.com, locally owned & operated by long-time husband-&-wife residents Michael & Erin Cyger; established 30 Aug. 1997. Newsletter: https://thisnewsletter.com/_g

OfficeXpats Workshops: “What is Editing?” – a three-part series, following our popular “Books and Authors” event in December. OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett will offer three new workshops for writers on the editing process. Come join us in the first of a three-part editing series. 1st session, February 1: “What Editors Do For Writers.” 2nd session, February 22: “Developmental Editing: Fiction And Nonfiction.” 3rd session, March 22: “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.” All workshops are on Wednesday afternoons, from 4:30-6:00. Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public: mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

BBC 3D in 2023 – “Thinking Like A Futurist” w/ Leslie Schneider

This Friday we will launch the first of an ongoing conversation on “How to Think Like a Futurist.”

Leslie Schneider, founder of OfficeXpats, will share snippets from two futurists, Bob Johansen, with “Institute For The Future” (iftf.org) and local author of Office Shock: Creating Better Futures for Working and Living (amazon.com/Office-Shock-Creating-Futures-Working/dp/), and Jane McGonigal, game designer and author of Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything – Even Things That Seem Impossible Today (amazon.com/Imaginable-Future-Coming-Anything_Even-Impossible/dp/).

This discussion is a good follow-up to last week’s BBC presentation by Elizabeth Doll: Braver Angels (Braver Angels Washington), re-empowering civil conversation and public trust is good for business!

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!

OfficeXpats Workshops: “What is Editing?” – a three-part series, following our popular “Books and Authors” event in December. OfficeXpats and UW professor of editing Matthew Bennett will offer three new workshops for writers on the editing process. Come join us in the first of a three-part editing series. 1st session, February 1: “What Editors Do For Writers.” 2nd session, February 22: “Developmental Editing: Fiction And Nonfiction.” 3rd session, March 22: “The Pre-Publication Process: Getting Your Work Out There.” All workshops are on Wednesday afternoons, from 4:30-6:00. Free to OfficeXpats members; $10 for the public: mailchi.mp/new-workshops-what-editors-do-for-writers.

BBC 3D in 2023! – Elizabeth Doll, Braver Angels

Local photographer & Director Of Braver Politics for the non-profit organization “Braver Angels,” Elizabeth Doll (elizabethdollimages.com) will share her story both as artist and advocate for civil dialogue.

“We feel that face to face dialogue and thoughtful, real-time discussion is the path toward ‘A more perfect union'” (Braver Angels Washington)

Note from last week’s presentation w/ Roan Blacker: “Project Environmental Medallion” (ME-Medalion_pdf).

Be here, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Arr. 

So invite your friends and associates to join us for this exciting non-virtual non-cloud event in real time and real space … and another delicious cup of BBC!