Lunchtime Lesson: Attracting Business with the Right Message – Fri August 7th 2015

Michael Giotis will present and discuss practical tools for developing a winning message for any size project or business. We’ll talk candidly about what makes these tools work and how to use them to drive productivity and collaboration. Much of the lesson will be spent using the tools on our projects, products or businesses with […]
Lunchtime Lesson: What you can and can’t use from the Internet – Fri July 31st 2015

Content is everywhere but confusion still reigns about who can use it and when. From websites to your mailbox, you are inundated with content from others. The content is wide ranging including images, video, music, brochures and software. Some stuff you are actually looking for. Other stuff is just getting pushed to you. In this […]
coWORKing Coffee Talk: The Water Challenge

How many gallons of water per person per day does your household use? When Nancy came to Coffee Social with Petaluma’s new Drought FAQ handout, we jumped all over the opportunity to discuss this timely subject. In fact, we spent most of the hour on this one topic, which says a lot, considering our standard […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Master Your Money Mindset to Grow a Bigger Business – Fri July 24th 2015

How to Take Back Your Power and Earn What You’re Worth! You give yourself away. You discount your services. You don’t ask for the raise. You sabotage yourself with issues related to money and self-worth. NO MORE. In this engaging talk, Shannon Presson describes how we get all tangled up around our money issues, pushing […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Introduction to 3D Printing – Fri July 17th 2015

Learn about the various additive manufacturing technologies collectively known as 3D printing. We will cover: Costs Available materials Online resources for 3D printing and modeling Strengths and limitations of current technology 3D printing services and some of the exciting ways that 3D printing will change the world in the near future. Discussion will end with […]
coWORKing Coffee Talk: Reimagining Value and Payment

Is the world ready for a new form of currency and a 21st-century payment system? It seems long overdue. The last twenty years have seen exponential growth and unprecedented change in so many sectors, yet money has remained much the same. It’s easy to imagine how helpful it would be if exchanging money was […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Photo Organization & Refinement – Fri July 10th 2015

Phil’s previous lunchtime lesson discussed general techniques for image organization and archiving. This lesson will demonstrate specific methods for importing, improving, and printing/publishing your photos using Phil’s Lightsage photography software. Interested class attendees will be able to download a pre-release version of Lightsage EVE (Windows only). Although this lesson will focus on using Lightsage, the presented techniques […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Creating Actionable Marketing Plans – Fri July 3rd 2015

Concepts are abundant in small business marketing, but action plans are often less accessible. In this talk, Lorin will translate the concept of web-based inbound marketing into a simple, actionable plan for the small business and solopreneur. She will cover the fundamentals of inbound marketing in the context of your online business presence. No fluff, […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Be a Blogger Who Blogs – Fri June 26th 2015

While you can’t control the life your blog may take on, you are in control of choosing to begin or restart a blog and enjoy the experience of sharing your writing, opinions, observations, and interacting with others orbiting in the blogosphere. Find Your Answers to the Following: Why blog if there are 31+ million blogs […]