Loral Ann Jorza from “Anything Else?” June 12, 2009!

Time Melting AwayLoral Ann Jorza’s business name is “Anything Else?” which is a much needed service for folks that don’t have time to sit and have a cup of coffee anymore (hmm…yours truly should consider her services) .

What services you ask? Adult home care is a particular passion of hers. Imagine your senior having a companion around the house that cooks and cleans and keeps them company instead of being home alone? This is a true gift of love.

Loral Ann also assists with moving seniors from their homes into assisted living condo’s or apartments that get them back into the mainstream again. Loral Ann will also cater to your pets, water your garden, and even take care of your kids when you need it.

Loral Ann Jorza was the last owner of Island Ice Cream & Coffee on Bainbridge  Island – something I and 5,000 commuters wish would come back! Come here her story today!

Athenique’s founder Vernell Sutherland – Friday, June 5, 2009:

Athenique’s founder Vernell Sutherland will be sharing her story Friday.

 

Vernell Sutherland already had successful careers in education, high-tech, and the law when she discovered her true passion: skincare. Vernell Sutherland

Like most successful entrepreneurs, Vernell founded athenique on a simple brand promise: affordable, clinical, skincare. She opened her first athenique agelessSkin clinic in April 2004 in Carmel, California after two years of planning and market research. The athenique agelessSkin clinic on Bainbridge Island, Washington opened in December 2008.http://www.athenique.com/

BBC Meeting May 22, 2009 — Shannon Evans Tells Her Story

Shannon Evans will tell her story. Shannon “helps business people develop rich contentshannonevans for their business. The content leads to a bigger presence on the web in the form of landing pages, local search listings, article marketing, and press releases. Over time you produce enough good material to create the book that sets you apart as the expert in your field. We can help you position your business so you are the go-to person!.”
http://biznik.com/members/shannon-evans-0

We will also have another iLearning video.

Also, if you haven’t already, visit our new Bainbridge Business Connection Web/Blog at
http://www.eofficeinnovations.com; you can comment on any article you want to!

If you would like to post an article or issue, please send it to tim.[email protected]

The BBC Steering committee will review and, if appropriate, add it to the blog. General blog suggestions are also appreciated.

I look forward to seeing you all Friday!

Sincerely,

Tim Longley,
BBC Chair
http://www.eofficeinnovations.com

The Bainbridge Business Connection meets every Friday from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM at the:

Blue Ocean Café
360 Knechtel Way NE,
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

http://www.blueoceancafeonline.com/

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Gordon Hewes Speaks May 8th at the BBC Meeting.

Gordon Hewes, who specializes in natural whole food nutrition and weight loss products, has managed his Juice Plus distributorship (www.juiceplus.com/+GH81830) for 14 years. He states that “most of my success has come from Bainbridge Island referral business.” Gordon Hewes resides on Bainbridge Island and works as a team with his wife Kim Hewes.
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Guest Speaker Bruce Carter – Interiors Only Painting – May 1st, 2009

[Editor]  We will try to get Bruce Carter to speak in a new time slot. Watch the BBC.

This week’s Guest Speaker will be Bruce Carter, owner of Interiors Only Painting (http://www.interiorsonlypainting.com). Bruce (who could double as a marketing consultant) is celebrating his 6th year in business.

“While our specialty is re-paints and remodels, we offer a full range of information on color and design, including recommendations for color consultants and designers and new product specifications suitable for your project. Our success is tied to the health and vitality of our local community.” …Bruce Carter

Drop by and here Bruce’s story. Be part of the Bainbridge Island “Morning connection!”

April 17th Meeting Featuring Dave Kragen of KaveDragenInk LLC

17 April 2009, 7:30-8:00: 22 people show up for networking, coffee and waffles. Meeting begins precisely at 8:00 AM with Carolyn Olberg at the Gong

Tim Longley, BBC Chair  – MCs and introduces Dave Kragen – “A challenge: after Dave tells his story, does someone want to practice their 90 second elevator speech?”

Kevin Dwyer, Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce  – “Quick announcement!” Gives upcoming events at the Chamber Of Commerce. Reminds everyone that Carolyn O is maintaining our business card file and contact list. Yesterday’s workshop at the library went great. Next: investing in turbulent times, next Thursday, 5:30-7:00, Real Foods.

Tim Longley – “Person-to-person relationships, that’s what we’re about. Now, here’s Dave .”

8:05-8:20: Dave Kragen’s Speech:

“I like this group. We have great folks here. Like Carolyn Olberg, artist at designing personal financial portfolios: “What we’re doing here is to introduce one another as individuals-beyond the elevator speech.” And Shelly Blain Reimer: “Stop making excuses, take responsibility for your own success, help as many others as you can and you will reach your goals. It is not about you, it is about being grateful and giving, helping others to see the angel inside of them and helping them make positive changes in their own lives.” Christine Grams: “Connect with friends. If you can have quality there, you can better have it out in the workplace or marketplace.” Barbara Reininger who tells how she started “My Kids’ Cookies”: “I used to bake cookies to get my kids to do their homework; now I’m baking cookies to pay for their college.” Dave Beck, who practices the art of hospitality: “Think collaboratively; this is the key.” Tim Longley, “I love rock and roll!” And our COC master at arms, Kevin Dwyer: “I’m from Syracuse, New York. My neighbor keeled over dead while shoveling snow.” All real stuff, positive stuff, encouraging each other in hard times.

“I know. I’m supposed to talk about myself, tell my story. Ok. I’m not from Minnesota. I am a third generation San Franciscan (only country in the US that had its own Emperor). Great grandfather Samuel settled there in 1863, having fled pogroms in Krakow at the age of nine to be a ‘journeyman’; landed in New York, 1857, but didn’t want to settle in another Jewish ghetto. I am a bomb baby. Duck-and-cover years were the first I recall. 1956, the Cold War covered the world in its icy fingers while a kid in kindergarten waited for the end of the world, incineration in the atomic fires of nuclear holocaust.

“No, really, this is going to be cheery, give me a minute. Maybe that’s partly why, entering fourth grade, I still couldn’t read. PTSD. 1971, draft number came up (#82). U.S.C.G. had an opening-pretty much out of Nam by ’72-so I did four years of search-and-rescue and aids-to-navigation as a deck sailor in Alaska and Northern Spain, Galicia. Graduated from Syracuse with degrees in philosophy, linguistics, philosophy of art. Finished my first short story, “The Chairs” in 1984. First novel, “Creatures Of The Heart” in 1991. First published novel, KillWare (http://www.killware.com) in 2004, Plagueman in 2005 (http://www.plagueman.com) [Dave holds up book…Tim makes joke about the ending].

“I started KaveDragenInk LLC (http://www.kavedragenink.com ) last July to freelance my copy-editing skills. My wife of 33 years, Jan’s a school teacher, national lecturer in history, language arts, the gifted-and-talented child at risk, and a writer. She has been my sponsor since the beginning or our life together. My daughter, Colleen, and her family presently live in Bellingham (grandson Dante is 7½).

“Take-away thought:

Do art!

Nurture your aestheticness. We’re all artists of one sort or another: baking, painting, making music, telling stories, creating eloquent financial strategies, writing poetry, caring for the elderly, performance art such as public speaking, teaching. In some ways it’s easier being an artist who is also a theist. I can see the story something like this: The first thing The God does is create a universe. Then The God creates us to be creators ourselves (The God creates out of nothing, we create out of the stuff The God creates). The first thing The God asks us to do, care for the Garden. Gardening! What my wife calls four-dimensional art-three spatial dimensions which change over the fourth dimension of time through the seasons. So the first profession wasn’t prostitution, it was gardening.”

Be artful! We homo-sapiens are all, by nature, artists and creators.”

8:20-8:30: 90 Seconds speeches – John Brubeck: “I’m not from Minnesota. I work for Fairbanks Construction. They’re best known for custom houses and commercial projects such as Island Church and St. Cecilia’s. However, we also do remodeling jobs; jobs of any size, bathroom repairs, kitchen remodels. Thanks, Kevin, for inviting me here. I am a COC board member now.” (http://www.fairbankconstruction.com)

Gordon Hewes: Juice Plus Healthy Drink is better than diet drinks. There’s a kids-for-free program, and a program for young athletes. “If you don’t take care of your body, where else are you going to go?” (http://www.healthprojuiceplus.com)

Tamara Sellman: “I used to live in Minnesota. My background is in journalism. I am director of ‘Writer’s Rainbow Literary Services, LLC’. I also work for Field’s End writer’s community here on the island (http://www.fieldsend.org/). Thank you.”  (http://www.writersrainbow.wordpress.com)

Tim Longley – “That brings our meeting to a close…Carolyn…Caro-”

GONG!