September Jelly Date set - more co-working fun

September 11, 2008

September 24, 2008
9:00 am	to	5:00 pm

casual co-working in owen sound
Last month theOwen.com held the first in what we hope to be a monthly series of casual co-working events. It was a great day with a lot of interesting conversation, resource sharing and child caring…(oh yeah, sitter cancelled, good thing the event was at our place!).

A number of local business owners/entrepreneurs made it out. Special thanks to Jen @ Keylime Creative for bringing the homemade blueberry jelly, Andrea for making a cookie run downtown and the rest of the gang (If yo didn’t get a link remind me and I’ll hook you up in the future!)

“OK, so I have first learned about Jelly (or casual co-working environment) a number of months ago. Not really sure about the name but the concept sounds super interesting. Basically a get together and work day for the solo professional set (or anyone in an office setting that can convince the boss that hanging out/working at Jelly is beneficial to the company, words like networking, creative juices, inspiration… could be thrown around during your pitch!)”

I believe a regular co-working get together for area business owners, entrepreneurs, digital creatives, visionaries … has to be a good idea and at very least it will spice up the work week a little bit.
You can read the whole intro to Jelly post here

September 24th is the next Jelly date, hope you can make it.

When

Somewhere in the 9-5 (ish) range. You don;t need to come for the whole day but you might just want to.

Where?

The event will take place at 925 2nd Ave West in Owen Sound

Leading up to the event if you have any questions feel free to contact Ryan (wiseman@theowen.com) or shoot us a message via the contact page.

Making Jelly - Casual Co-working comes to Owen Sound

August 8, 2008

August 27, 2008
9:00 am	to	5:00 pm

OK, so I have first learned about Jelly (or casual co-working environment) a number of months ago. Not really sure about the name but the concept sounds super interesting. Basically a get together and work day for the solo professional set (or anyone in an office setting that can convince the boss that hanging out/working at Jelly is beneficial to the company, words like networking, creative juices, inspiration… could be thrown around during your pitch!)

I believe a regular co-working get together for area business owners, entrepreneurs, digital creatives, visionaries … has to be a good idea and at very least it will spice up the work week a little bit.

Here are some of the details about the Jelly that started it all followed by more details about the first Owen Sound Jelly.

What is Jelly?

Jelly is casual coworking. We invite people to work from our home for the day. We provide chairs and sofas, wireless internet, and interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off of. You bring a laptop (or whatever you need to get work done) and a friendly disposition. Watch this video about Jelly, or read about it in Wired,

Why do you do this?

Jelly started in NYC in February of 2006 when roommates Amit and Luke realized that they loved working from home, but they missed the creative brainstorming, sharing, and camaraderie of a traditional office. (Office politics, not so much.) So they started inviting friends to come work from their home one day a week. They soon found that working in close proximity to new and interesting people every couple weeks resulted in new ideas and interesting conversations. Emboldened by their early success, they made it a more regular thing. Jelly was born.

Who can come to Jelly?

jelly shot Anyone! We see a lot of designers, developers, and internet types, but we’ve also had musicians, cooks, sound designers, tea sommeliers, product designers, photographers, writers, and more. Some of us are entrepreneurs or freelancers. Others work in an office most of the time, but work at Jelly for fresh ideas and a change of pace. No matter what you do or what you create, you’re welcome to come to Jelly and share your talent and learn from others.

When is the first one in Owen Sound?

We are going to kick things off with the first gathering on August 27, 2008.

How about the where?

The event will take place at 925 2nd Ave West in Owen Sound

When

Somewhere in the 9-5 (ish) range. You don;t need to come for the whole day but you might just want to.

What do I need to bring

A good attitude and some work to get done! If you like you could bring a couple of bagels or something of the sort to snack on. We’ll have coffee a brewing’ all day long and I am sure we can find a few other drink selections as well.

We should have a variety of work surfaces available (desks, tables etc) and there is WIFI in place for the computing set. If you need a bandsaw or a other technical (and big) equipment we might have some trouble with that… perhaps the Jelly would be a good time to work on your marketing strategy or business accounting?

Leading up to the event if you have any questions feel free to contact Ryan (wiseman@theowen.com) or shoot us a message via the contact page.

September Jelly Date set - more co-working fun

September 24th is the next Jelly date, hope you can make it.

Making Jelly - Casual Co-working comes to Owen Sound

What is Jelly?

Why do you do this?

Who can come to Jelly?

When is the first one in Owen Sound?

How about the where?

When

What do I need to bring

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