Business

Warning: Entrepreneurship Can Affect Your Friendships

My Twitter account had become a source of anxiety for me, and the longer I stayed away the more my online inactivity haunted me. "I...

On A Sh*tty Day Like Today

I wish I could throw in the towel. Yep. I said it. And I’ll say it again: I wish I could just quit. I won’t of course. I’ll never give...

So I Quit My Job...

And opened a coworking space. If you said what’s that, click here. If you said where click here. If you’re still with me, the rest of...

Part 1 - Are You Profitable?

I’ve owned a small business for 6 months, and although it’s only happened a handful of times, I am still amazed that I have been asked...

Part 2 - Unmeasurable Benefits

Continuing on from Part 1: "What if we asked small business owners: 'What has been your best moment so far?” or “What are you most...

Panel Discussions: How To Prevent A Bad One

A good panel discussion will adhere to these 4 principles. The Absolute: Have A Moderator Whether you call it a Moderator, M.C., Host, or...

Networking is BS

LET'S GET REAL ABOUT NETWORKING. Networking does not get you “connections.” Networking does get you business cards. Pieces of paper with...

Competition Makes Us Faster, Collaboration Makes Us Better

I often send friendly emails to other coworking space owners inviting them to coffee, or to exchange tours of our spaces, in an effort to...

You're Stuck. Time To Pivot?

At times it happens in your personal life, other times it happens in your professional life. It’s almost never an instant realization....

How to Make Your Space Memorable

As with many things in life, there is not just one perfect formula to coworking, but rather, a variety of combinations that can be made...

How to Be More Innovative In Your Daily Life

Dan Frysinger helps companies and organizations discover new ways to be innovative. In our conversation, Dan shares easy ways that anyone...

A Day In The Life of an Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Nick Brown & Julie Schumacher

Two self-made creative entrepreneurs open up about financial struggles, what keeps them up at night, and how they revel in the freedom of...

Chicago Women in STEM: A Conversation With Yesenia Sotelo & Beth Santos

This is the second post in our ‘Chicago Women in STEM’ series. Yesenia Sotelo and Beth Santos are two self-taught developers and...

This Chicago App Aims to Turn Philanthropy Into a Social Norm

After a life-changing trip to Haiti, Jacques Achille became “obsessively curious” with the idea of how to make all of humanity feel like...

Chicago Women in STEM: A Conversation With Research Scientist Angie Little

This is the first post in our new ‘Chicago Women in STEM’ series It was the “cool projects” in high school physics class that allowed...