To start the new year 2012, we have special guest Stephanie Jackson, past owner of Blinx and certified Health Coach. 

Read more about Stephanie at lobella.com/stephanie-j.htm and biznik.com/members/stephanie-jackson/about

Welcome BBC Regulars and Irregulars to a New Year — so invite a friend or associate to join us for this exciting 2012 event & another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way W.

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – “Business Success Story” – Stephanie Jackson
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
The BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & Other Entrepreneurial Sentients From Planet BBC
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BBC Regulars – Upcoming Events: Book Signing with Sonia Lien and Dave Kragen, Tomorrow, Friday @ Flowering Around! 6:00-8:00 PM, 200 Winslow Way West – west end of  First Friday Art Walk! Information on First Friday Art Walk at http://www.bainbridgedowntown.org/

Greetings this Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, Boxing Day, New Years (non-Chinese non-Vietnamese type). There will be no BBC this coming Friday, December 23rd, nor will there be one on the following Friday, December 30th. May everyone have a wonderful, peaceful, restful, and mystical year’s end. (And don’t forget over the holidays to drop by our gracious hosts at Flowering Around for a delicious cup of coffee/tea and brows their wonderful shop.)

Next BBC Friday will be 6 January 2012 @ Flowering Around – Business Success Story

 2012 Special guest, Stephanie Jackson, owner of Blinx and certified Health Coach.

Invite a friend or associate to join us for this exciting event and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way W.

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – “Business Success Story” with special guest Stephanie Jackson
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

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BBC Regulars – Upcoming Events

December 26-30, 12:00-1:30 — OfficeXpats “Think Week”:
OfficeXpats will be open and free to the Bainbridge community all week, 8:30-5:30, With free coffee and maybe some other holiday-style drinks. We’d like to get the word out to potential “Think Week” beneficiaries (commuters who aren’t commuting this week, anyone needing a little escape from kids and guests home for the holidays, etc.) and we’d love to hear what you might accomplish (getting around to 2012 planning, writing that novel, or… NO NOT THAT… catching up with e-mail…lol!). If there’s a desire for it, we can also plan some kid movies or Kinectimals sessions for your children in the event room while you are being productive. –Please pass it on!  http://www.officexpats.com/

December 27, 12:00-1:30 — OfficeXpats Tuesday Business Brown Bags:
BBC Regular Alyse McConnell, founder of “Joy Work Coaching and Consulting Solutions” for small to medium size businesses, will lead a discussion on “creating a vision for your business in 2012” – especially for those who missed her cheery presentation at BBC a couple weeks ago, this is your chance to catch her contagious, positive perspective. http://www.officexpats.com/

Special guest, Cynthia Massa, will lead a discussion on what business form is best for you: LLC, C-Corp, S-Corp, Sole Proprietorship, Partnership?

As an attorney, Cynthia is licensed in Washington and California and, as a CPA, is licensed in Washington. She works with clients both locally and elsewhere in the country. She received her B.S. in Accounting and minor in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. She received her law degree from Seattle University School of Law and her masters of law degree from the University of Washington School of Law.

Cynthia counsels small business owners regarding income tax, operational and ownership succession planning, as well as individuals and families on income tax planning (including the preparation of tax returns). She also counsels on wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, gifting strategies, estate tax strategies, estate probate administration, tax matters involving estate, gift, generation skipping, and fiduciary income taxes, as well as retirement planning. Contact info: (direct) 206-484-5989; (office) 206-201-3290; (email) [email protected]

Invite a friend or associate to join us for this exciting event and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way West

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – “Building Your Business” – with special guest Cynthia Massa
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
The BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & Other Entrepreneurial Sentients From Planet BBC

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“Agate Pass Exchange” & Local Business Investing – with guest speaker Chuck Estin

New BBCite, Chuck Estin, will give a presentation on “Agate Pass Exchange,” local business investing, community currency and Life Dollars — how it works and how it can happen here.  Agate Pass Exchange is a Local Trading Community within the bioregional Fourth Corner Exchange, a community exchange currency serving North Kitsap County. “Our vision is to create ‘wealth’ and abundance in our trading community by building trust relationships, matching needs with resources, and raising consciousness and understanding of how we can create a local living economy.” On facebook: AgatePassExchange  Additional info at fourthcornerexchange.com

Invite a friend or associate to join us for another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way W.

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – “Building Your Business” – with new BBC Regular Chuck Estin
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Sincerely,
The BBC Management, KaveDragen Ink, & Other Entrepreneurial Sentients From Planet BBC

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BBC Regulars – This Week’s Events

Friday, December 9, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, Mighty Fruit Samples @ Walt’s Lynwood Market
Keegan Furfaro will be handing out free samples of Mighty Fruit during Walt’s Friday Hamburger Sale. Walt’s Market is located in Lynwood Center at 4759 Lynwood Center Rd NE, Bainbridge Island. Three flavors of Mighty Fruit: Spiced Apple, Mango Jalapeño and Curry are now available for sale at Walt’s Market. Look for it by the Beef Jerky. Contact: [email protected]  206-321-6985  mightyfruit.com

Tuesday, December 6, 5:30-7:00 PM – Go Solar Bainbridge @ OfficeXpats – final Go Solar workshop
Learn about new opportunities in solar energy. Go Solar Bainbridge is a limited time program that offers bulk purchasing discounts, a pre-selected contractor based on competitive pricing and professional qualifications, and easy financing options. Following the workshop you can sign up for a free solar site assessment with no obligation. We will also answer questions about Community Solar. This campaign is brought to you by the local non-profit Community Energy Solutions. Info: gosolarbainbridge.com or call Joe Deets at 855-4893. OfficeXpats website.

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This BBC Friday Goal setting & Business plan for 2012 – Discussion Leader, Alyse McConnell

Take 30 minutes to bring your focus to 2012. How will it look different then 2011? How will you define success for yourself in 2012. What are you committed to accomplishing in your business? Join us on December 2nd and look at what you need to put in place to finis this year well and what you can have in place to make next year powerful, profitable and joyful.

Presented by our own BBC Regular Alyse McConnell, founder of JoyWork Coaching Consortium, JoyWork Coaching and Consulting, 206.920.4426, joywork4life.com Leadership Team and Affiliate of Accomplishment Coaching. Coaching for Great Work Program Leader. Follow Alyse on Twitter@alysemcconnell. Become a Fan!

“Conversation is a meeting of minds with different memories and habits. When minds meet, they don’t just exchange facts: they transform them, reshape them, draw different implications from them, engage in new trains of thought. Conversation doesn’t just reshuffle the cards: it creates new cards.” –Theodore Zeldin

Invite a friend or associate to join us for another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way W.

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – Business Needs & Issues Discussion w/ Alyse McConnell
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

Flowering Around: http://www.floweringaround.com
Chamber Of Commerce: http://www.bainbridgechamber.com

Winslow Way reconstruction: http://www.ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us/winslow_way_reconstruction.aspx
Winslow Street Smarts: http://www.winslowstreetsmarts.com/p/overview.html

There is no BBC this Friday, November 25th. BBC will be back on schedule December 2nd.

Support your local merchants

And everyone have a fun and safe Thanksgiving Weekend.

This announcement has been brought to you by the BBC management and various homosapient staff.

Thank you and goodnight. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

“Washington C.A.S.H.” – guest speaker Stuart Walton – “Helping Bootstrap Local Entrepreneurs”

This week’s special guest speaker, Stuart Walton, will talk about his work with the group Washington C.A.S.H., The Washington Community Alliance For Self-Help. Washington C.A.S.H. “empowers aspiring entrepreneurs with limited resources—and unlimited potential. We provide the hands-on education, support, and access to capital needed to launch and manage successful small enterprises in the Puget Sound region, focusing on low-income, women, and minority populations.”

Stuart Walton, Kitsap Business Development Specialist, “brings a wealth of entrepreneurial and management experience to Kitsap client entrepreneurs. He was the owner of West Sound Business Supply and its subsidiary Paper Products, Etc. in Kitsap County for over eighteen years. This retail and wholesale engineering and office supply firm served the four county Puget Sound basin, regularly supplying products and services to all types of businesses from out of their multiply store locations, plus shipping specialty products to many neighboring states. He is passionate about helping business owners thrive and become successful by sharing his experience, knowledge and expertise. Prior to owning his own business, Stuart was controller of the Maust Corporation in Seattle, Corporate Treasurer of Koniag, Inc., Alaska and Seattle, Operations Manager of Kodiak Island Seafoods, Inc., Seattle, and financial accountant at New England Fish Company in Seattle. Stuart also has an extensive teaching background, having taught Business Courses at Olympic College in Bremerton, WA, the Economic Development Council of Kitsap County, Gonzaga University in Spokane and Economics and Business for the University of Consumer Co-Operatives and Novosibirsk State University in Novosibirsk, Russia. Stuart holds two advanced degrees, one in business and one in legal studies, from Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. You can reach Stuart at [email protected] or (360)698-4088.” (Source, C.A.S.H. website, washingtoncash.org)

Invite a friend or associate to join us for another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way W.

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – Building Your Business, guest speaker Stuart Walton
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

“Creating marketing events for 6 to 60 people” – A BBC Regular Gordon Hewes Presentation

Our own BBC Regular and founding member, Gordon Hewes, has not only attended many events connected with his business, but he has also hosted many successful marketing events. Gordon will share all the ins and outs and do’s and don’ts of how to make a good marketing event work for you.

Invite a friend or associate to join us for another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way W.

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – Business Needs & Issues with Gordon Hewes
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

BI Harbor Commission Special Report! – Economic Impact of Marine Waterfront+City Dock Development

Thom Hamilton and Mark Leese of the Bainbridge Island Harbor Commission will be addressing the BBC this Friday on a time-sensitive matter: “BI Marine Waterfront Developments and City Dock Redevelopment.” These issue will be raised by the BI Harbor Commission next Wednesday, November 9th, before the City Council. Hamilton and Leese, representing the BI Harbor Commission, would like to test-run their presentation with us this Friday.

“Many Islanders will recall that the City chose to take the Washington State Ferries (WSF) offer of $2 million and waive all claims to any development rights on their maintenance facility.  The Harbor Commission, comprising Island citizens appointed by the City Council, with strong support from the boating community, firmly believe this money should only be used for marine waterfront developments. The City Dock redevelopment would be a very appropriate project for a substantial portion of these funds.

“We are keen to have the support of members of the Chamber of Commerce in our presentation to the City Council at their meeting at 5.30 pm Nov 9th, because the Council Members need to know that it is not just the boating community that are proposing that the City Dock should be redeveloped, but also businesses in Winslow who would benefit from this project. We are estimating indirect revenue from the larger and seriously upgraded marina to be $1,106,000 per annum assuming that that an average boater will spend $86 per night, with three persons per boat.”

Come join us this Friday to hear Hamilton and Leese test-present their case for the City Council next Wednesday. This presentation raises key, timely economic issues that should concern not only businesses in the downtown core, but all Bainbridge Islanders doing local business.

So, invite a friend or associate to join us for this Friday’s fascination presentation and discussion – and another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way West

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – Special Presentation by BI Harbor Commission
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting

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NEXT WEEK, NOVEMBER 11TH:  “Creating marketing events for 6 to 60 people” – Presentation by BBC Regular Gordon Hewes. Our own BBC Regular and founding member, Gordon Hewes, has not only attended many events connected with his business, but he has also hosted many successful marketing events. Gordon will share all the ins and outs and do’s and don’ts of how to make a good marketing event work for you.
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BBC Friday – “Getting Referrals” – Discussion Lead By Carolyn Olberg

This Week’s Business Needs  & Issues Discussion will be lead by our own BBC Regular and founding member, Carolyn Olberg, CRPC, financial advisor with Waddell&Reed and business strategies wizard! ([email protected])

Invite a friend or associate to join us for another delicious cup of BBC!

BBC @ Flowering Around, 200 Winslow Way West

7:30-8:00 – coffee/tea, visiting, informal networking
8:00-8:30 – Business Needs & Issues with Carolyn Olberg
8:30-9:00 – more networking, sharing, visiting