The annual RISE event is coming to Austin March 1-5.

RISE stands for Relationship & Information Series for Entrepreneurs. From their site, “RISE is a free conference for entrepreneurs of all types, providing a forum where you can connect and exchange ideas that inspire the entrepreneurial spirit. RISE is not your ordinary conference. Because RISE is designed for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, the format is hands on, high energy and free flowing. RISE sessions are independently organized by hosts, each of whom chooses his/her own topic and session location. These peer-led forums are limited to 25 participants and take place all over Austin. During RISE, you may find yourself headed to conference rooms, coffee shops, classrooms or cultural centers. You’ll connect with entrepreneurs from multiple industries and backgrounds, along with leaders from universities, non-profits, neighborhoods and government. It’s a fun and highly educational ride, much like entrepreneurship itself.”

Cospace is going to be hosting some events that week.  This event will be on Thursday, March 4 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.

JC Otero will be hosting the session

Business as Unusual

How entrepreneurial thinking can be applied to solving social challenges

ABOUT THIS SESSION

Will share with audience the experience of teaching social entrepreneurship to an after school apprenticeship program at Kealing Elementary through Citizen Schools. The class was simple, ask the students what social challenges/needs they had and develop entrepreneurial solutions to address those challenges.

I will quickly cover my 10 week experience with the audience as a warm up to a condensed hands on workshop to do the same thing the students did in developing entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges.

As a group we will identify one to three social challenges Austin faces and in one hour’s time come up with entrepreneurial solutions to address those social challenges.

If a class of 15 6th graders can develop 3 entrepreneurial solutions to address 5+ challenges they face every day, surely a group of adults can do the same.

Join me for an hour and half that will inspire you to do something that is going to have an impact locally.

This session is limited to 25 people. If you are interested, make sure to sign up here

April 10, 12-5pm

Learn how to install WordPress on your laptop so you can experiment & hack up a theme.

We’ll also go through building a small starter WordPress site for a small business, including outlining a site structure, setting up widgets, picking a basic theme & customizing the code enough to make it unique and custom to you.

WordPress is, simply put, everywhere. From the New York Times & the Wall Street Journal to my mom’s quilt guild, WordPress is in use by people needing simple-to-use yet powerful content management system software.

Join us at Cospace and learn how to get started with a local install of WordPress.

Click here to register for the event

The annual RISE event is coming to Austin March 1-5.

RISE stands for Relationship & Information Series for Entrepreneurs.  From their site, “RISE is a free conference for entrepreneurs of all types, providing a forum where you can connect and exchange ideas that inspire the entrepreneurial spirit.  RISE is not your ordinary conference. Because RISE is designed for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, the format is hands on, high energy and free flowing. RISE sessions are independently organized by hosts, each of whom chooses his/her own topic and session location. These peer-led forums are limited to 25 participants and take place all over Austin. During RISE, you may find yourself headed to conference rooms, coffee shops, classrooms or cultural centers. You’ll connect with entrepreneurs from multiple industries and backgrounds, along with leaders from universities, non-profits, neighborhoods and government. It’s a fun and highly educational ride, much like entrepreneurship itself.”

Cospace is going to be hosting a couple of events that week.  Both will be led by Caroline Valentine.

On Thursday, March 4, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm she will be hosting:

Hiring Your First Employee: Dealing with TWC, IRS and all the other stuff

About this Session:

A how-to primer on hiring your first employee

The annual RISE event is coming to Austin March 1-5.

RISE stands for Relationship & Information Series for Entrepreneurs.  From their site, “RISE is a free conference for entrepreneurs of all types, providing a forum where you can connect and exchange ideas that inspire the entrepreneurial spirit.  RISE is not your ordinary conference. Because RISE is designed for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, the format is hands on, high energy and free flowing. RISE sessions are independently organized by hosts, each of whom chooses his/her own topic and session location. These peer-led forums are limited to 25 participants and take place all over Austin. During RISE, you may find yourself headed to conference rooms, coffee shops, classrooms or cultural centers. You’ll connect with entrepreneurs from multiple industries and backgrounds, along with leaders from universities, non-profits, neighborhoods and government. It’s a fun and highly educational ride, much like entrepreneurship itself.”

Cospace is going to be hosting a couple of events that week.  Both will be led by Caroline Valentine.

On Tuesday, March 2, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm she will be hosting:

Consultant, Contractor or Employee: Classify Correctly

The wrong answer could cost you.