Work Smarter: Four Apps You Didn’t Know You Needed
With people relying on technology more now than ever, we asked ourselves ‘how can we help people work more efficiently, so they can take care of what matters most in their lives?’ To help us answer this question, Kevin Adelsberger, founder and manager of Adelsberger Marketing, sat down and gave some critical advice to those who want to be more productive in the workday.
Small Businesses: Before You Shut Your Doors For Good...
This post is for all of our small business owners: if you are on the verge of shutting down your business, consider these three things first. Just ask for the help you need-- it’s humbling but it’s worth it for you to stick around! We’re all in this together!
What Entrepreneurs Should Know About IP Law
For entrepreneurs, intellectual property (IP) law is definitely one of those areas since protecting the unique ideas and elements of a business or brand is vital to keeping it alive in an aggressive marketplace.
Jackson Escape Rooms Recommends CO.STARTERS
“When we started Jackson Escape Rooms in the spring of 2015, we had no idea what we were doing. Frankly, we had no business being in business.” Lee Wilson, owner of Jackson Escape Rooms, attributes much of his business success to his time in CO.STARTERS.
Lee and his team had just completed a three week pop up version of Jackson Escape Rooms. They faced an interesting dilemma - huge success. According to Lee, “we had all this success we never anticipated. No knowledge. No information. No way of knowing what to do next.”
So he began to search for something to help him during this strange crisis. He found out about CO.STARTERS and decided to participate.
An Introduction to the Resident Co Workers at theCO
theCO in Jackson Tennessee functions as a space for entrepreneurs to run their business out of a place that is not their home, as well as offering services or connections to entrepreneurs who need assistance or training with grant writing, branding, or marketing. theCO has a large number of members that work at theCO daily, but there are a few companies that have a “resident” coworking space.
Introducing theVenture
Driving Innovation is a program launched by theCO in October of 2017, but it wasn’t until the beginning of this year that it really came into full swing. January was the start of a lot of new things for theCO, and the different buses that make up Driving Innovation were no exception, each having their own specific undertaking. theLab, the first of these buses, focuses on STEM education and has been visiting various kid’s camps, festivals, high schools, and colleges since this spring. Now finishing their second creation, theVenture, Driving Innovation is shifting its focus to small business owners and entrepreneurs for this specific bus. The end goal is to have three unique buses altogether, but the last one is still in the process of being developed.
Member Spotlight: Kelly Maust
Kelly Maust was fascinated by the jewelry that her mother-in-law used to send her from Ecuador. The stones were meticulously polished and shone in a variety of vibrant colors—except they weren’t stones; they were made from palm seeds.
Ecuadorians harvest the seeds, dry them out, and then colorize them with vibrant dyes. They then use the seeds to make lovely and eco-friendly beads, small toys, keychains, ornaments, and more.
Two years ago, when Maust and her husband were visiting his parents for Christmas, Maust had an idea.
New Year, New Ideas: One Year Later - Terrinopolis
Last January, theCO hosted an event called “New Year, New Ideas” as an effort to spread the word some incredible community efforts that were making headway in 2017. One year later, we are celebrating some major progress in these projects and letting you know how you can best support them in 2018.
When Ryan Pflasterer’s daughter, Addison, was nine years old, the two of them began creating the story of a Phoenix father and prodigal daughter that took place in kingdom called Terrinopolis. The king plants seeds for a magical garden, which grows as he awaits the return of his princess.
Now, that garden is taking root in Jackson.