This BBC Friday join us for a Branding Bainbridge Business Brainstorming Roundtable. How can Bainbridge Island become a year-round event destination? How might the many places, products, and businesses on Bainbridge fashion a unified Island identity?

Everyone has a brand. Some are intentional, some are earned by actions, some good, and others not so good. What message do we, as a place on Google maps, represent to the outside world, to visitors, to those considering moving their businesses to Bainbridge? Do we come across as closed and insular? Or looking to the future, innovative, creative? 

A Bainbridge Brand should be true to our message: to visitors, businesses, and residents. Bring your thoughts, ideas, visions, brains, for a lively Bainbridge Brand Business Strategy Roundtable. (See: visitbainbridge.com)

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!

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

Craig Clermont’s “Password Management” PDF (Google Doc): Links & Tips.

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion   7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – Branding Bainbridge
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

14 May, 7:00-9:00 AM. BBC’s own Alyse McConnell, “From Overwhelm To Overflow: Turning Your Stress Into Success.” Hosted by Kitsap Business Forum, at Kitsap Golf & Country Club (kitsapgolfcc.com) Bremerton. Highlights: “How to jump off the overwhelm cycle. When to embrace boundaries, presence, and energy management. The surefire antidote to burnout.” Free, but must register: kitsapbusinessforum.com. Alyse at a2coachinggroup.com. 

19 May, Sunday, 2:00-3:30, “Hidden Timber Books Online Workshop” w/ BBC Regular Anne Clermont, Bookish Media. $45, register online by 12 May: hiddentimberbooks.com. Learn what makes for a great website that attracts readers, helps them discover your work, and keeps them coming back.

23 May 2019, 5:30-7:00, Chamber After Hours @ Anthony Piazza  Bainbridge Island Woodworks, 8040 Day Road NE, Bldg 6, Suite E. Drinks, snacks, networking, fun. Free and open to the public. More info: Bainbridge Chamber.

July 4th Parade Applications Are Now Available! Still Some Vendor Spaces Available for the Grand Old 4th. All the info on 4th events at: grandold4th.com. (Remember: 2019 Chamber Membership Directory at bainbridgechamber.com.)

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

Join us this sunny BBC Friday for a classic Think Club Business Strategy Roundtable Discussion.

Play, share, bring a business idea or problem to discuss. Let BBC be “your board of directors.” Play, learn, dream. A total BBC-OXp adventure! 

Last Friday’s BBC “Password Management” Google Docs PDF (Courtesy of Craig Clermont): Links & Tips.

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!

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion   7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – BBC Think Club Friday
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

19 May, Sunday, 2:00-3:30, “Hidden Timber Books Online Workshop” w/ BBC Regular Anne Clermont, Bookish Media. $45, register online by 12 May: hiddentimberbooks.com. Learn what makes for a great website that attracts readers, helps them discover your work, and keeps them coming back.

New 2019 Chamber Membership Directory: bainbridgechamber.com/membershipdirectory/. Each year Bainbridge Chamber produces the Navigator, a complete directory of current Chamber members. In print and interactive e-reader version available online 24/7.

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

Join us this delightful BBC Friday for a technology roundtable discussion focusing on password management and Internet security. BBC Regular Craig Clermont of Bookish Media will lead the discussion. Craig on LinkedIn.com.

Those of you who have had experience with password management software or apps, please join the discussion and share your stories. As time permits, we can also open the table to related topics of net security and web reputation.

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!

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion   7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – Password Management Technology Roundtable
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

25 April (Tomorrow!) 5:30-7:00 PM – Chamber After Hours, hosted at Bergh Images gallery, 400 Winslow Way East, Suite 115, right across from the Chamber office. bainbridgechamber.com.

Month Of April – Donna Dowdney (donnaleedowdney.com) Fabric Art Exhibit at newest gallery in Port Townsend, Port Townsend School of Arts Gallery (ptschoolofthearts.org).

NEW 2019 Chamber Membership Directory: bainbridgechamber.com/membershipdirectory/. Each year Bainbridge Chamber produces the Navigator, a complete directory of current Chamber members. In print and interactive e-reader version available online 24/7.

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

BBC is off for Easter & Passover holidays. We’ll be back on 26 April with… something… fun.

Don’t forget to check News & Events below!  

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

Month Of April – Donna Dowdney (donnaleedowdney.com) Fabric Art Exhibit at newest gallery in Port Townsend, Port Townsend School of Arts Gallery (ptschoolofthearts.org).

NEW 2019 Chamber Membership Directory: bainbridgechamber.com/membershipdirectory/. Each year Bainbridge Chamber produces the Navigator, a complete directory of current Chamber members. In print and interactive e-reader version available online 24/7.

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

Join us this sunny warm spring BBC Friday for a fascinating and serendipitous roundtable discussion: “Business Pop-ups.”

Czar-Of-Day-Road, ZimpleMoney Founder, and long time BBC Regular Steve Rabago will lead off, sharing his ideas of a Large Art Studio POP-UP plan. “I want to discuss a business idea for a permanent “Pop-Up” location where an artist or artists can rent space when they want a one-time location for a show. It’s along the lines of a farmers market – a permanent location for rotating artists.” (Hmmm. Rotating Artists!) Steve on LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Business Pop-ups: The venue of the future for future entrepreneurs? The next venture in business coworking virtual reality? Bring your brains to the BBC, and be creative.

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – Business Pop-ups, w/ Pop-up Host Steve Rabago
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

Month Of April – Donna Dowdney (donnaleedowdney.com) Fabric Art Exhibit at newest gallery in Port Townsend, Port Townsend School of Arts Gallery (ptschoolofthearts.org).

NEW 2019 Chamber Membership Directory: bainbridgechamber.com/membershipdirectory/. Each year Bainbridge Chamber produces the Navigator, a complete directory of current Chamber members. In print and interactive e-reader version available online 24/7.

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

Join us this BBC Friday for “Business On Bainbridge, Part 2” (BOB, Pt.2) — a follow-up conversation with our own Leslie Schneider, OfficeXpats co-owner, longtime BBC Regular, and Deputy Mayor, Bainbridge Island City Council.

Leslie will not only share cool business stuff like affordable housing and related issues — but, as always, she appreciates accessing her “BBC Board Of Directors” (that’s us) to pick our collective BBBs (Bainbridge Business Brains). She appreciates us and we APPRECIATE her and Jason for their generously hosting the BBC! Leslie on City Council. Leslie on LinkedIn.

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – B.O.B. – w/ Leslie Schneider
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

3 April Wednesday Tomorrow! Silverdale Greendrinks (5:24-8:03) hosted by Silverdale Chamber and the new Mehfil Indian Cuisine & Bar, 3537 NW Anderson Hill Rd. Info: facebook.com.

4 April – Chamber Breakfast at Wing Point Golf & Country Club.Big Changes For Small Websites in 2019w/ BBC’s own Craig Clermont of Bookish.Media. Topics: privacy laws, digital accessibility guidelines, & Google changes from a small business perspective. Register at bainbridgechamber.com/chamber-breakfast/.

5 April, 6:00-8:00 PM, First Friday Art Walk! Lots of Bainbridge Island artists, beverages, and bites! Sponsored by COBI and BIDA More Info at: bainbridgedowntown.org.

NEW 2019 Chamber Membership Directory: bainbridgechamber.com/membershipdirectory/. Each year Bainbridge Chamber produces the Navigator, a complete directory of current Chamber members. In print and interactive e-reader version available online 24/7.

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

Join us this delightful late winter BBC Friday for another OPEN MIC Business Strategy, Support, & Sharing Roundtable.Bring a business idea or problem to share, show-and-tell art, app, or friendly xenomorph from Venus or Ganymede. BBC – “Your Board Of Directors!”

Play, share, dream, be mortal. Be creative, think sideways, have fun..

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – Open MIC Friday Business Roundtable
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

26 March, [email protected], 12:00-1:00 – Why There is a Gender Pay Gap (and what we can do about it now!). Presenter Craig Clermont, Bookish Media, performs website audits for compliance, security, and SEO. He also consults on helping clients decide which CMS is best for them. Craig studied economics in Canada and is a self-taught expert in team and organizational decision-making. Free and open to the public. Register here to reserve your spot: officexpats.com.

28 March 5:30-7:00 PM – Chamber After Hours, hosted at Z Bones Pet Mercantile (zbones.com) in the Winslow Green. Browse the earth friendly and naturally processed pet food and toys while you enjoy wine and people treats. Free & open to the public: bainbridgechamber.com.

NEW 2019 Chamber Membership Directory: bainbridgechamber.com/membershipdirectory/. “Each year the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce produces the Navigator, a complete directory of current Chamber members. In addition to our usual print run, we’re pleased to present an interactive e-reader version of the 2019 Navigator, available online 24/7.”

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

This BBC Friday special guest Cilla Utne, BBC Regular and OfficeXpats Ambassador emeritus, will focus on Cross Cultural Journeys’ work with local partner organizations. For example, Cross Cultural Journeys is producing a trip over spring break for BIFC (Bainbridge Island Football Club), leading 31 young soccer players and a dozen chaperones on a journey to Manchester  –  soccer capital of the UK. The trip departs on March 28. Very exciting!

Cilla Utne has been President and CEO of Cross Cultural Journeys since 2015. A purpose travel company based on Bainbridge Island, and founded in 1991, Cross Cultural Journeys has provided socially and environmentally responsible travel for individuals and organizations interested in global awareness, indigenous wisdom, and societies at the crossroads. Cross Cultural Journeys has offered People-to-People experiences in Cuba since 1998, among many other destinations. For close to three decades we have built meaningful relationships with local organizations, NGOs, artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, doctors, architects, and everyday citizens. CCJ draws upon these relationships to make each trip an in-depth cultural immersion experience.
Cilla’s business bio: crossculturaljourneys.com. Cilla on LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – “Cross Cultural Journeys 2019” w/  Cilla Utne
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

28 March 5:30-7:00 PM – Chamber After Hours, hosted at Z Bones Pet Mercantile (zbones.com) in the Winslow Green. Browse the earth friendly and naturally processed pet food and toys while you enjoy wine and people treats. Free & open to the public: bainbridgechamber.com.

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

Join us this cozy BBC Friday MORNING for an exciting discussion on “How To Win Customers And Influence Co-Workers” — with Remarkable BBC Regular Rosyln Webber, Seabold Consulting and Predictive Group Associate.

The ability to influence others both within an organization and externally is an essential business skill at all levels and roles. Successfully articulating ideas, creating clear and compelling plans, gaining “buy-in” on a proposed strategy, and building consensus require knowing and using a proven set of influence practices. But here’s the catch – people are different. If you can understand and flex with those differences, you can increase your sales effectiveness and, especially for smaller businesses, develop more successful collaborations and long-term partnerships.

How do you quickly identify those differences? How do you tailor your message to appeal to different audiences? Roslyn will share the Social Styles matrix, a widely-used model for organizing buying behavior into four categories. We will practice quickly identifying which “style” our buyer (client, colleague, coworker) prefers and learn what we need to give them to win their business or support.

Roslyn Webber is a strategic consulting partner with clients tackling human challenges. She helps employers increase their hiring success, reduce turnover, improve teamwork, and develop leaders. A workplace behavioral expert adept at analyzing what drives day-to-day behavior through assessments and workshops, Roslyn applies that data to teach clients how to better manage and communicate more effectively. Contact: 206-300-1211,  seaboldconsulting.com, on LinkedIn. Predictive Group predictivegroup.com. (Interesting blog on the “Social Styles” matrix: miller-klein.com/2017/05/22/.)

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – “Social Styles Matrix” w/ Roslyn Webber
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

28 March 5:30-7:00 PM – Chamber After Hours, hosted at Z Bones Pet Mercantile (zbones.com) in the Winslow Green. Browse the earth friendly and naturally processed pet food and toys while you enjoy wine and people treats. Free & open to the public: bainbridgechamber.com.

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.

Join us this BBC Friday for another “Business On Bainbridge“ (or BOB, or bring your own beer) — a conversation with our own Leslie Schneider, OfficeXpats co-owner, longtime BBC Regular, and Deputy Mayor, Bainbridge Island City Council.

Quick alphabet soup quiz: what is the DUOWM, why did it cause so many people to show up at last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, and what is its status now? Alternate question: What is the difference between a business meeting and a study session? For extra credit, what is an executive session? For those who follow such things, what do you think of the draft RFQ for the Sustainable Transportation project that Council will have discussed by Friday? These or other questions can be asked or answered by you at the next BBC, when Leslie Schneider will wear her councilmember hat (i.e., “prepared to talk policy and all things mysterious about City business”). BTW, Leslie is already 1/3 of the way through her short 6-month term as Deputy Mayor. How did that happen! (And does it mean Leslie will be running for president in 2020?)

Leslie will not only share cool business stuff, but she also wants to access her “BBC Board Of Directors” (that’s us) to pick our collective brains. She appreciates us — and we APPRECIATE her, and Jason, for their years of hosting the BBC! Leslie on City Council. Leslie on LinkedIn.

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

[email protected] – 403 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is, Upstairs at the Pavilion 7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking  
8:00-8:50 – BOB – Business [or Beer] On Bainbridge, w/ Leslie Schneider
8:50-9:00 – announcements, visiting

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

BBC Regulars Upcoming News & Events!

Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”:  bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares:  bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.