Carrboro Creative Coworking

TONIGHT at 6:30pm here at CCC
Laugh, learn, and network with other like-minded entrepreneurs interested in identifying how their personal values is inseparably tied to the success of their company. Aberdium Consulting will be facilitating the 2nd in a 12 part series teaching the fundamentals of marketing and growth for start-ups. Come with questions - leave with hope.

Event Facilitator: Rob Danzman is owner and founder of aberdium consulting, the first marketing and growth firm using psychology, marketing, business, and sociology to increase profits without selling clients' souls. Rob combines his expert knowledge of business development, consumer psychology and marketplace analysis with his mastery in conflict resolution and communication skills. When he is not managing aberdium consulting or one of his other companies, he is training for or competing in international ultramarathons.

Very cool to see this excellent story (video) about Conjunctured Coworking in Austin, TX.

There's a good story in The Herald Sun newspaper today by Sarah Scott called Carrboro Creative Coworking fills niche (registration required). This article does a good job of describing our community atmosphere and what we offer. It has wonderful quotes from two CCC coworkers Sean Cribbs and Kathleen Kearns.

We have space for you! Even though we are doing well and lots of people are working here there is room for you. If not today tomorrow. Right now we have a Full Time Desk and many Part Time seats available. In the future even more opportunities will open up. So keep an eye on the right column block called Space Availability for the latest info. :)

There are a lot of people working here doing a variety of things. We have a consistent group of writers, software engineers, web developers, a documentary film maker, a cable network TV reporter, and many others. But because of the flexibility built into the Part Time Coworker and Full Time Coworker packages space becomes available occasionally. If you look on the right column of this site you'll see the box titled Space Availability. This is where you'll find the most up-to-date information about opportunities to work with us here at CCC.

Right now there is a Full Time Coworker desk available. Details about this option is on our pricing page. Plus we have several seats open for Part Time Coworkers. Right now a organic group of PT coworkers appear often on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the group room aka Conference Room A. They often go out to lunch together and talk about the projects they're working on. A great way to find collaborators and learn about new tech.

The Part Time Coworker is super cheap. Just $90 for ten days. That's $9 a day for reliable & fast WiFi, plenty of electrical outlets, free coffee, a professional atmosphere, and valuable networking. Drop in and try it out for free!

Alex Hillman of Independents Hall, a coworking space in Philly, has a post up at Mashable called 6 Reasons to Start Coworking. Here's the list to entice you.

1) You're Lonely
2) You Need Motivation
3) You Love to Learn New Things
4) You have no idea what’s going on in your region
5) Your work/life balance is out of whack
6) Sharing of resources is RAD

You should really read the explanations for each of these. There is so much wisdom within. Much of this is why I opened CCC.

Kevin Smith organized a Erlang hack night last month here at CCC. It went so well we've decided to hold it on a regular basis. It'll happen on the second Thursday of every month at 7pm. Come learn about the programing language Erlang and meet other programmers. The next one is Thursday November 13th.

Rob Danzman from Aberdium Consulting has graciously offered to facilitate TWELVE sessions about marketing for your business. The series is called the Aberdium Toolkit for Startups. These meetups will be held the first and third Wednesday of each month. Matter of fact the first one is tonight at 6:30pm. Check our calendar for more info.

Rob is not your usual business consultant. He's down to earth, knows how to listen, and really enjoys helping others. I hope to learn a lot from him. Join us!

Here are the session details:

Module 1) Marketing (November, December, January)

Goal: For participant to create basic marketing plan based on identification of personal values, target market, and frame of reference

Session 1: Fearless Branding - Steps for Profits and Values
Session 2: You Matter (to Sales)
Session 3: Why First Then Who - Identifying Your Target Market
Session 4: DNA of Greatness - Positioning Statements Broken Down and Built Back Up
Session 5: The Plan - Putting it All Together
Session 6: Getting Known and Selling the Drama

Module 2) Growth (March, April, May)

Goal: For participant to develop understanding of basic growth skills and strategies applicable within his/her industry

Session 7: Building to End
Session 8: Roles Before Goals
Session 9: Game Plan: A Cliché that Works
Session 10: More than You - Hiring, Firing, and Everything In between
Session 11: Judgment Days - Evaluating Effectiveness and Efficiency
Session 12: The Sad Magic of Letting Go - Manager to Owner

When I come in early weekday mornings and on weekends Anthony and Eli are always here. They're pulling all nighters coding to get Unblab ready. Its a web based email client that "was created with the hope that you will use it as little as possible". The goal is to help you slog through all your email in a more efficient and enjoyable way. The really cool thing is that it works with your existing email accounts.

You can sign up for free account now. I did the other day and am really looking forward to trying it out. Go on over to their well designed site and learn more with the overview.

Creating an environment for the creation of software products is one of the reasons I started CCC. I'm really jazzed watching stuff grow!

Interested in coworking and live in or near Asheville, NC? Check out the wiki page for the Coworking Asheville. Much luck with this guys!