Last month, we were asked a question we often get asked during an interview, a question about why we are successful or will be successful or the like. Our response seems to surprise our interviewers. We don't tout our low prices or the features of membership. We don't talk about our amazing marketing plan or the credentials we bring to this … [Read more...] about Success
Featured Cowork Frederick Member: Matt Edens
Matt Edens first heard of Cowork Frederick on a Thursday morning at Moxie Bakery & Cafe when opening our doors was still a goal we were ambitiously working toward every weekend, evening, and spare moment we could find. "What a great concept", he thought. Coffee shops had been his place of work for some time by then; he preferred them even to … [Read more...] about Featured Cowork Frederick Member: Matt Edens
Sacredness in our Vocations
"If we devote ourselves to sacredness in our vocations, the world will rise to meet us". (TEDxMidAtlantic - Joel Salatin - 11/5/09) I just listened to a great TED Talk by Joel Salatin and that statement stuck out for me. It occured to me that it goes to the heart of what so many of the members of Cowork Frederick are doing. Most of our members … [Read more...] about Sacredness in our Vocations
Gorillas in Our Midst
[EDIT: Yes, we had to change the title to something a bit more fun.] It seems the strengthening relationship between Cowork Frederick and the Frederick Gorilla was meant to be. I remember well the first issue of the Frederick Gorilla and how glad we were to see their thought-provoking articles on local business, life and politics. We loved … [Read more...] about Gorillas in Our Midst
A Look Back at the Cowork Frederick Grand Opening – September 4, 2012
I was just working on a welcome post for the Business Factory of Frederick when I realized, other than posting the article from the Frederick News-Post, we were so busy working on our website and posting information about all our members, we hadn't posted anything about our own grand opening! Shame! Oops! And, all manner of such things! So, … [Read more...] about A Look Back at the Cowork Frederick Grand Opening – September 4, 2012