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    Warning: Entrepreneurship Can Affect Your Friendships
    • 2 min

    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
    • 1 min

    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...
    • 3 min

    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?
    • 1 min

    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
    • 2 min

    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
    • 3 min

    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
    • 3 min

    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
    • 3 min

    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?
    • 4 min

    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
    • 6 min

    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
    • 2 min

    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
    • 4 min

    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
    • 3 min

    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
    • 6 min

    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
    • 6 min

    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...