BBC Friday 28 August 2015 – Ron Peltier – “Sharing Business Wisdom”

RonPeltier2Ron Peltier, fifty-year Islander and local business owner, Environmental Bainbridge founder, and active with Islanders for Responsible Developmentwill be our special guest this Friday, sharing his business wisdom and insights on local economic sustainability and environmentally creative business practice. 

RonPeltierFacebookEnvironmental Bainbridge serves as an umbrella for environmental groups striving to promote sustainability and stewardship. We believe saving the planet starts at home and effective activism does not trivialize environmental principles (environmentalbainbridge.org). Islanders for Responsible Development is working to promote smart development on Bainbridge Island (facebook.com/EnvironmentalBainbridge). 

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

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

BBC@OfficeXpats – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is., Upstairs At the Pavilion

7:30-8:00 coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:45 Guest Speaker Ron Peltier
8:30-9:00 more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients from planet BBC

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BBC Regulars Really Exciting Upcoming News & Events!

ChamberLogo2014SweetLifeFarm27 August, Chamber After Hours, 5:30-7:00: Sweetlife Farm  is hosting this month for networking, appetizers, wine, beer. Discover the crafts and products that Bob & Nancy Fortner (of Fortner Books fame) produce from ingredients grown on the farm. Check out their new option for overnight stays – “glamping” in a tepee! Free event, public is welcome. At 9631 Summerhilll Lane. Info at bainbridgechamber.com.

fallout2NOTE — The handout with lots of great links from last week’s exciting business emergency preparedness presentation by Colleen Kragen is available here: Business Disaster Recovery Plan

CreateBainbridgeBBC Regular Terry & Joanna Arndt (formerly owners of Paper Products) have opened their new Bainbridge School Supply and Create Bainbridge! Both are located in the Safeway Shopping Center on High School Road. So go visit and check them out. Very exciting!

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NOTICE: Sonia Lien, Founding BBC Regular (and coauthor with Dave Kragen, From Alone To Aloha), has been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. Updates on CaringBridge. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. For now, Sonia is able to live at home, Hostmark Apts. (Contact Dave for address & more info [email protected].)

OfficeXpats is the 2014 Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year! “It was an honor just to be nominated, and it is kinda crazy that we actually won. We are very excited. This award is based on contribution to the Chamber’s mission, and to the Bainbridge community at large.”

BBC on Facebook: Alice David kindly set up a BBC Facebook destination: friend, post, share, bake, blog, barbecue.  We remember you Alice! (officexpats.com/thank-you-alice-a-true-ambassador-for-community/).

REMINDER – For BBC Regular Members: We’re building our Open/Public BBC Regulars Business Info & Contact List for a single page referral sheet and BBC website Members List. As BBC Regular Members, make your business/contact info available for the BBC community and website. Follow link (form courtesy of Annette Walker) and fill out BBC Regulars Member List contact info: http://bit.ly/1mZGKfR.

Special thanks to our friends at Toastmasters Bainbridge. There are 2 clubs on the Island: The Noon Edition toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00002183-bainbridge-island-club and The Evening Edition toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00002238-u-speak-easy-club.

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BBC Related Links
OfficeXpats officexpats.com
Chamber Of Commerce bainbridgechamber.com
Accelerate Kitsap, Business Support Network acceleratekitsap.org
Kitsap SCORE kitsapscore.org
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) bainbridgebarn.org
Chamber Bainbridge Visitor Site visitbainbridge.com
Bainbridge Island Downtown Association bainbridgedowntown.org
inside bainbridge insidebainbridge.com
Kitsap County Emergency Management kitsapdem.org
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K. D. Kragen is a philosopher, writer, teacher, editor, husband, father and grandfather. A third generation San Franciscan, Vietnam era vet U.S. Coast Guard (1973-1977), married to Janet L. Kragen for 32 years (1977-present), K. D. is a published novelist ("The KillWare Chronicles" and "Plagueman"); he has taught logic and lectured in philosophy of art at various college and local art schools (Northwest College of Art, Trumeau College of the Arts). Presently he teaches senior citizens basic computer skills (to be able to keep in touch with children and grandchildren), does general computer maintenance, MS and Linux OS, manages a small publishing house, Scandia Patch Press, and edits and ghosts the writings of other local authors. KaveDragen Ink LLC Clean, sparkling copy is often the first impression you make on prospective clientele. Every company needs: One, the Visionary, company owner, manager. That's you! You are the market expert. You know your products and services better than anyone else. Two, the Copy-editor, the wordsmith. That's me. I supply the polish and clarity of communication needed to grab your client from the very first line.