MAY 25 2012
SOUTH SHORE HUB DO YOU LOVE WORKING FOR YOURSELF? ... BUT DON’T WANT TO WORK IN ISOLATION?
A gathering of south shore innovators, entrepreneurs, starters and progressive business people. Over 35 people gathering in the Mahone Bay Centre on May 22nd to explore the possibility of opening up a South Shore Hub. Inspired by the Hub Halifax and Hub global, Dave Thomson, Matt Hall and Tim Merry decided to invite others to join them in creating a hub in Mahone Bay.
NEXT STEPS Event - vision into action June 19th 7-8:30pm Mahone Bay Centre
Co-Working @ Eli’s Friday Mornings 9am -12pm Eli’s Cafe, Main Street, Mahone Bay
From the invitation:
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In our experience there are many of us working in isolated pockets along the south shore who enjoy the freedom to run our own lives but miss the human connection, motivation, creativity and productivity that comes from working with others. We would like to find a way to connect us all
together so our independent passions and enterprises can thrive for the betterment of ourselves and our region. This may be a physical space for co-working, a series of idea jams for product development, social events, collaborative investment - the sky is the limit.
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OPENING - Tim, Dave and Matt introduced their vision for a hub that could build relationships among entrepreneurs, provide space to co-work and incubate our businesses
CONVERSATION - We talked among ourselves exploring the need and vision for the South Shore Hub . We identified the key ingredients we would need for it to work.
PRIORITIZING - Finally we closed the session with thanks to the Mahone bay Centre and Mateus Bistro for their support and voted on what areas we felt were most important.
Key themes and momentum:
ABOUT
S.S.HUB Location: Mahone Bay Centre, School Road Contact:
southshorehub@ facebook.com Who started it off? Dave Thomson, Matt Hall and Tim Merry Website:
www.southshorehub.ca
WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE HUB WE WANT?
Top Quote: “We're not going to save the world by email, you really have to come over and say hello.” Robert Swan
(COMMENTS BELOW ARE ALL DIRECT QUOTES FROM THE NIGHT)
Networking: networking events ... fun, social and connection
Initiators
events ... knowledge sharing ... build a broader community of entrepreneurs ... inclusive welcomes everyone ... be inspired ... the culture enables connectivity ...
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Poll Results
Here’s what you sa id we would like to becom e ... (with number of vo tes)
networking / social
14
co-working office sp
ace
12
ts
12
leaders of local chan ge
10
learning opps / even
grow business region/ global conn
NUMBERS
8 ects
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Space: super high speed internet and quality equipment ... meeting space ... co-working ... 24 hour access ... beautiful and cool ... signage ... Learning / Events: learn from others experiences (not just online) ... be bold, collaborate, find support ... teaching opportunities ... speakers ... Local change: attractor people to move here and stay here ... tech modernization ... community influenced by local innovators & entrepreneurs ... Grow Business: be around people who are making money ... builds credibility: if don’t have a physical space you are not part of the economy ... Regional/Global: links to NS, Atlantic Canada and international ... interconnected hubs across NS ...
People who joined for the session on 22 May
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