WELCOME TO vBBC Friday #8 — Graciously HOSTED by vOfficeXpats
BBC Business Storytelling:“doing business in a time of plague, part 3”
Your three-minute plague anecdote should include: 1. something about doing business, 2. something from personal experience, 3. a story of one’s own business, a colleague’s business, or a new zombie business start-up.
Join Zoom Meeting link and password are in the BBC Newsletter. If you did not receive the newsletter and wish to attend, contact Dave [email protected] for link.
NOTE: Kevin Dwyer continues to collect “Doing Business In An Age Of COVID” stories (see menu tab above,Virtual BBC Stories 2020):
“Innovative Approaches Business Folks Are Creating In An Age Of COVID.”
Contact Kevin with a story or idea at [email protected].
Be here – like virtually – be free, be businesswise. For, in a sense, me hearties, as serial entrepreneurials, we all be business wise! Really. Arr…….
So Invite your friends and associates to join this exciting virtual-in-the-cloud event in real e-time and real e-space … and another delicious cup of vBBC!
vBBC@OfficeXpats – Virtual Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Is. the Virtual Pavilion
7:30-8:00 – virtual coffee, check-in to ZOOM, test connection, wave at others
8:00-8:55 – bring out your business plague anecdotes, pt. 3
8:55-9:00 – announcements, “what’s next … FTL space travel?”
Sincerely, BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & other entrepreneurial sentients at planet BBC – lost in e-space.
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Both-Sides-Of-The-Bridge vBBC News, Notices, Events
John Fossett, sometime BBC-regular & library sensei, has shared some cool links on small business marketing & e-commerce, including a seven-part YouTube workshops: PDF Info Sheet
Bainbridge Bucks Update. Watch their site: bainbridgebucks.com. Suggestions for candidates/companies, please pass their names along to Steve Rabago at [email protected].
MAY “Buy Bainbridge Fridays” business community support: Flyer (pdf doc). Thanks Chris Mueller Visit Bainbridge Island and Claire Donahue Bainbridge Island Lodging Association. Catch the new Tour BainbridgeGrocery Delivery Service. Island Volunteer Caregivers are also available to do grocery delivery: ivcbainbridge.org.
OfficeXpats vHappy-hour today(Thursday)at 4:30: Grab a drink, join the link. Zoom link in BBC Newsletter. Contact Dave if you didn’t get it: [email protected].5:00 PM every day – Leif Utne’s “We Will Survive” Virtual Dance Party! Info and Zoom Link at Leif’s Facebook page: facebook.com/groups/
Kitsap Economic Development Alliance weekly webinars: “Kitsap Weekly COVID Webinar Thursdays @ 10:00 AM” — useful information especially for small to medium size businesses. Info at: kitsapeda.org/2020/04/kitsap-weekly-covid-webinar-resources/
Bainbridge Island Downtown Association – BIDA is providing excellent continuous updates on individual local businesses. Support local businesses at: supportlocal.usatoday.com/
Bainbridge Recovers: bainbridgeislandcovid19.
Creating Community Resilience. “Map Your Neighborhood”: bifd.org/map-your-neighborhood.aspx. Bainbridge Prepares: bainbridgeprepares.org. Scott James’ guidebook, “Prepared Neighborhoods” preparedneighborhoods.com.
“Helping Bainbridge Homeless Teens!” Ending teen homelessness on Bainbridge Island. SHB on Facebook: facebook.com/ShelterNowBainbridge/. Steve Rabago shared some ideas, and how one can get involved: “Get Involved” button on Shelter Now homepage (shelternowbainbridge.com) to consider how you might support this wonderful community work. Email: [email protected].
WA State Gov.: doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus
City Of B.I.: https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/1213/COVID-19
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Bainbridge Tourism Update (Chris Mueller, 
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