BBC Friday 27 June 2014 – Think Club does the 4th Of July!

This BBC Friday we’ll dive into a delightful and challenging business strategy roundtable brainstorming session.

Process: the famous Think Club method, w/ founding BBC Regular and renowned thinkologist Bill Ruddick.

Subject: BBC @ the 4th. 

Goal: supporting  “OXp, home of the BBC.” OfficeXpats, our 7th and longest-surviving venue, has been our home for half our existence on Earth (or anywhere else actually).

In exactly one week we’ll be celebrating our 5th anniversary BBC @ the 4th! BBC has always been about community, supporting each others business by supporting and encouraging one another.

So, this very exciting year 2014 — the year the US (almost) won their first World Cup Football championship! — let us continue the BBC tradition of serendipitous entrepreneurial creativity and community support and service … by thinking well.

Think about it!

Be there, be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, as serial entrepreneurs, we’re all business wise!

BBC @ OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Avenue N, Bainbridge Island, Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 – THINK CLUB @ THE 4TH!
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

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BBC Regulars Lots Of Really Exciting Upcoming Events!

JULY OXp TUESDAY@NOOON WORKSHOP! “From Business Idea To Pitch” Do you have an idea for a must-have product or service, but need help with what comes next? Michael “Luni” Libes, author of The Next Step, provides a simple, understandable path through the stages of business planning. Each stage includes a set of key questions, which when answered, provide you with the materials needed for your formal business plan and pitch. July 8 – Sharing your idea. Problem/Solution/Customer; July 15 – Market research, Opportunity size, and Competitive analysis; July 22 –Financial planning and fundraising; July 29 – How to create and deliver a great pitch. Register while there’s still time at officexpats.com. Michael Libes on the web: fledge.co and kickincubator.com.

Grand Old Fourth! The Chamber may still need volunteers. Visit the new GRAND OLD 4th website grandold4th.com, designed by BBC Regular Brian Creamer’s  spiderlilyweb.com. You’re invited to attend and participate in the Grand Old 4th of July Parade and Community Celebration on Friday, July 4th, 2014. Now in its 47th Year, the Grand Old 4th includes a Pancake Breakfast, all-day Street Fair, foot races (benefiting Bainbridge Youth Services), a Classic Car Show, Historic Baseball Game, Music, Food, Entertainment, a Beer Garden, and plenty of Family Fun—all capped off by the “Best Small Town Parade in America.” The mile-long parade begins at 1 p.m. sharp! The Grand Old 4th is produced and presented by the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, with the help of dozens of volunteers and a handful of loyal sponsoring businesses.

DON’T MISS Bainbridge Island Fireworks this year at the 4th! For more information or to find out how you can help:  bainbridgefireworks.org/BIFW or contact: 2014 Fireworks Chairman, and Founding BBC Regular emeritus Tim Longley at [email protected].

REMINDER for BBC Regulars: Open/Public BBC Regulars Business Info & Contact List ! For Single Page Referral Sheet and BBC Website Regular Members List. As BBC Regular members, you can have your business and contact info available for the BBC Community and on the BBC Website. Follow this link (form courtesy of Annette Walker) and fill out BBC Regulars Member List contact info: http://bit.ly/1mZGKfR

BBC on Facebook: Alice David has kindly set up a BBC Facebook destination. Take a look: facebook.com/pages/Bainbridge-Business-Connection/654519374596401 – friend, post, share, bake, blog, barbecue.

BBC REGULAR Jack Morgan, Surfin’ Seafood NEW Website! Visit, enjoy, shop,  surfinseafood.com.

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