
“Creative Business Strategies” – staying connected with your clients when you’re not sending them an invoice.”
Interesting times call for creative changes.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://… (to avoid meeting hackers/crackers and Zoom-bombs, contact Dave Kragen, [email protected], if you didn’t get the Zoom link in the Newsletter) Meeting ID: 912 079 738
A Nice Zoom tutorial: support.zoom.us/
Call For Local Businesses Support: Website Development Assistance Needed for “BainbridgeBucks” – which will be a referral page for local businesses to request community members to pre-purchase goods/services. BainbridgeBucks will help local businesses stay viable and survive the pandemic. Please contact Steven Rabago, [email protected], if you can help with this project.” Thanks, Steve.
Remember the key word in the expression “social distancing” is “social.”
Be here – like virtually – be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Really. Arr…….
So Invite your friends and associates to join this exciting virtual-in-the-cloud event in real e-time and real e-space … and another delicious cup of vBBC!
vBBC@OfficeXpats – Virtual Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is. the Virtual Pavilion 7:30-8:00 – virtual coffee, check-in to ZOOM, test connection, wave at others
8:00-8:55 – Staying Connected With Clients & Colleagues
8:55-9:00 – announcements, “what’s next … FTL (faster-than-light) space travel?”
Sincerely, BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients at planet BBC — lost in e-space.
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Both-Sides-Of-The-Bridge vBBC News, Notices, Events
Virtual First Friday Art Walk (BIDA_virtualFirstArtWalk_3April2020 pdf flyer): Jeffrey Moose Gallery and BIDA, Bainbridge Island’s First Virtual Friday Art Walk, April 3rd, at 6:00 PM. Three galleries are participating in addition to live music. More info at:

Bainbridge Tourism Update (pdf doc).

Kitsap Economic Development Alliance weekly webinars: “Kitsap Weekly COVID Webinar Thursdays @ 10:00 AM” — useful information especially for small to medium size businesses. Info at: kitsapeda.org/2020/04/kitsap-weekly-covid-webinar-resources/


Bainbridge Island Downtown Association – BIDA is providing excellent continuous updates on individual local businesses.

Bainbridge Recovers: bainbridgeislandcovid19. recovers.org/. New COVID-19 community updates. Facilitating community preparedness and recovery. Residents: request help, donate, or volunteer. Organizations: click “I Represent a Local Organization.”
Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”: bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares: bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

“Helping Bainbridge Homeless Teens!” Ending teen homelessness on Bainbridge Island. SHB on Facebook: facebook.com/ShelterNowBainbridge/. Steve Rabago shared some ideas, and how one can get involved: “Get Involved” button on Shelter Now homepage (shelternowbainbridge.com) to consider how you might support this wonderful community work. Email: [email protected].
WA State Gov.: doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus
City Of B.I.: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/1213/COVID-19
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