Cospace is proud to host the first WordCamp Austin on December 4th.

Austin and Central Texas region is home to some amazing WordPress talent and this event will showcase some of the best of that talent. For 1 day, attendees get to be in an intimate setting sharing knowledge, learning new tricks and ideas on squeezing ever more out of WordPress.

More information is at the WordCamp Austin website.

(Tickets for this event are sold out.)

Event Details

Wednesday, October 13 from 9am to 12pm.

About the topic (from Jan):

There are 7 potential customer types you could have. But you should have only the best. If you aren’t satisfied with your customers, learn how to set up a Platinum Customer Standard. This is more than just “target” or “niche” marketing. The right profiling system will give you a way to improve your sales process and avoid the radio-active waste prospect/customer who is out there. It will also give you a metric to judge how well your message is working: if it attracts the right prospects great; if not fix it asap. That makes this a money and mind saver.

About the Speaker:

Jan Triplett, CEO of the Business Success Center (BSC), is the co-author of Thinking Big, Staying Small. For over twenty years she and her partner Dan Diener have provided strategy and advice to owners on how to have a successful business. The BSC was named by the Austin Business Journal as one of Austin’s top 20 management consulting firms and the Small Business Administration presented it with a five star national award. She is also the author of A Networker’s Guide to Success and numerous articles that have been published nationally and even internationally. She ran a full service ad agency, bought and grew the Entrepreneurs’ Association and created an incubator and accelerator in 2000. She is proud to be a Certified Technical Advisor by the NCRC, a small business activist testifying before the government on behalf of other small businesses, and a City of Austin certified green business. She writes a blog at http://ownersview.com and is also on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter

The schedule for this event will be as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 – Networking
9:30 – 10:00 – Speaker: Jan Triplett
10:00 – 12:00 – Guests are encouraged to continue their networking conversations and stick around Cospace to try out 2 free hours of coworking in our community space.

Cospace will be hosting ‘Meet Here Mornings’ in our Boardroom. In order to maintain a collaborative and networking-friendly environment, the events will be limited to 20 people. This is a free event. You do not have to be a Cospace member to attend.

Bring something to write on, plenty of business cards and your laptop or work supplies if you plan on coworking after the networking and speaker sessions. Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring a snack.

About Cospace

Cospace is the intersection of people, space and resources. Cospace promotes coworking, but looks to go beyond it. One of the ways we will do so is by providing resources that support entrepreneurship and business growth in Austin.

‘Meet Here Mornings’ is an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with the industry experts and resources that they need to grow their business or turn their idea into reality. The series is designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. This event will consist of a networking session, a hands on learning session and an opportunity to kick off a productive day with some free coworking time at Cospace.

Please visit our site for more information about coworking in Austin, meeting space rental or ‘Meet Here Mornings‘. If you’d like to suggest a topic for our next event, or if you are looking to meet a specific type of contact at this event, please email me directly at .

Event Details

Wednesday, September 29 from 9am to 12pm.

About the topic (from Fred):

Aspiring Entrepreneurs and recently-launched small business owners struggle with the challenges of running their own businesses. What are the top ten issues that they face? And how can they address them in the early stages, so that they avoid becoming problems that may negatively impact their business? This discussion will cover these top ten challenges, with some free online resources to help guide the entrepreneur through them.

About the Speaker:

Fred Castaneda is a marketing and new media consultant for small businesses. Specializing in podcasting to help a firm’s marketing success, he has been teaching seminars and providing assistance for the past decade in the Austin area, as well as across the US. He has presented at many national conferences and events, including the Social Media Telesummit. His firm is Matrix Solutions Corporation.

The schedule for this event will be as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 – Networking
9:30 – 10:00 – Speaker: Fred Castaneda
10:00 – 12:00 – Guests are encouraged to continue their networking conversations and stick around Cospace to try out 2 free hours of coworking in our community space.

Cospace will be hosting ‘Meet Here Mornings’ in our Boardroom. In order to maintain a collaborative and networking-friendly environment, the events will be limited to 20 people. This is a free event. You do not have to be a Cospace member to attend.

Bring something to write on, plenty of business cards and your laptop or work supplies if you plan on coworking after the networking and speaker sessions. Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring a snack.

About Cospace

Cospace is the intersection of people, space and resources. Cospace promotes coworking, but looks to go beyond it. One of the ways we will do so is by providing resources that support entrepreneurship and business growth in Austin.

‘Meet Here Mornings’ is an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with the industry experts and resources that they need to grow their business or turn their idea into reality. The series is designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. This event will consist of a networking session, a hands on learning session and an opportunity to kick off a productive day with some free coworking time at Cospace.

Please visit our site for more information about coworking in Austin, meeting space rental or ‘Meet Here Mornings‘. If you’d like to suggest a topic for our next event, or if you are looking to meet a specific type of contact at this event, please email me directly at .

Event Details

Wednesday, August 18 from 9am to 12pm.

About the topic (from Julie):

I have a new dream client. I’m completely redoing their branding, website, and print materials; and overseeing the marketing strategy, which includes old and new media elements. I’m also having to come up with some creative metrics to gauge our success. I’ll be sharing my strategy for making all this happen.

About the Speaker:

Julie Gomoll has been an entrepreneur for most of her career. Her claims to fame are selling her design business (Go Media) to Excite in 1996 and riding the subsequent Internet boom, failing to launch the coworking cafe LaunchPad Coworking, traveling solo around the world with only a carry-on, and diving with Great White Sharks. She’s currently doing strategic design, development, and marketing for a very select few clients. She enjoys hanging out with her dogs, who have no interest whatsoever in sharks.

The schedule for this event will be as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 – Networking
9:30 – 10:00 – Speaker: Julie Gomoll
10:00 – 12:00 – Guests are encouraged to continue their networking conversations and stick around Cospace to try out 2 free hours of coworking in our community space.

Cospace will be hosting ‘Meet Here Mornings’ in our Boardroom. In order to maintain a collaborative and networking-friendly environment, the events will be limited to 20 people. This is a free event. You do not have to be a Cospace member to attend.

Bring something to write on, plenty of business cards and your laptop or work supplies if you plan on coworking after the networking and speaker sessions. Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring a snack.

About Cospace

Cospace is the intersection of people, space and resources. Cospace promotes coworking, but looks to go beyond it. One of the ways we will do so is by providing resources that support entrepreneurship and business growth in Austin.

‘Meet Here Mornings’ is an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with the industry experts and resources that they need to grow their business or turn their idea into reality. The series is designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. This event will consist of a networking session, a hands on learning session and an opportunity to kick off a productive day with some free coworking time at Cospace.

Please visit our site for more information about coworking in Austin, meeting space rental or ‘Meet Here Mornings‘. If you’d like to suggest a topic for our next event, or if you are looking to meet a specific type of contact at this event, please email me directly at .

Event Details

Wednesday, August 4 from 9am to 12pm.

About the topic:

Company Culture – sound like a topic for a big company or at least one with deep pockets? Not true, you are creating a company culture even before you hire your first employee. It starts with your customers, develops with your first hires and can evolve and strengthen as you grow. We will be discuss the ways to identify the culture you want and need in order to have your business succeed as well as the traps to avoid that can lead to customer and employee issues and ultimately reduced profitability. Think Zappos and Google versus BP and a host of others.

About the Speaker:

Caroline Valentine, President, ValentineHR

It isn’t always possible or necessary for a business to employ their own Human Resources staff, yet the critical functions are indispensable. We provide on demand and retainer based HR consulting services to ensure your organization runs smoothly.

The schedule for this event will be as follows:

9:00 – 9:30 – Networking
9:30 – 10:00 – Speaker: Caroline Valentine
10:00 – 12:00 – Guests are encouraged to continue their networking conversations and stick around Cospace to try out 2 free hours of coworking in our community space.

Cospace will be hosting ‘Meet Here Mornings’ in our Boardroom. In order to maintain a collaborative and networking-friendly environment, the events will be limited to 20 people. This is a free event. You do not have to be a Cospace member to attend.

Bring something to write on, plenty of business cards and your laptop or work supplies if you plan on coworking after the networking and speaker sessions. Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring a snack.

About Cospace

Cospace is the intersection of people, space and resources. Cospace promotes coworking, but looks to go beyond it. One of the ways we will do so is by providing resources that support entrepreneurship and business growth in Austin.

‘Meet Here Mornings’ is an event series designed to connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with the industry experts and resources that they need to grow their business or turn their idea into reality. The series is designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. This event will consist of a networking session, a hands on learning session and an opportunity to kick off a productive day with some free coworking time at Cospace.

Please visit our site for more information about coworking in Austin, meeting space rental or ‘Meet Here Mornings‘. If you’d like to suggest a topic for our next event, or if you are looking to meet a specific type of contact at this event, please email me directly at .