Posts by Sarah
New Bedford Book Festival: A story of people and books.
Guess what? People still love books. Real, object-in-hand books. Over 400 people filed into Groundwork! for the first New Bedford Book Festival and it was a smashing success.
Read MoreHow Buenos Aires made me fall in love with coworking
Life in Buenos Aires meant a certain intimacy with humanity. I’m talking about bumping into people from all walks of life all the time. This intimacy is what inspired me to co-found Groundwork! with my good friend Dena. And it’s why I’m happy to be here.
Read MoreSoCo Stars: Steven Froias
You might know Steven Froias as co-chair of New Bedford Open Studios, or maybe you’ve seen him around downtown on AHA! nights, or maybe you bought one of his awesome…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Women’s Fund
“We are often blown away by people’s generosity. People spend so much of their time working hard on our committees, giving so deeply — it’s really a community of people sharing a heart connection to the mission, wanting to help women move to economic strength and are willing to really roll up their sleeves, share what they have to make that happen.”
Read MoreSoCo Stars: Timothy Ellis Cole of Partner Projects
“Community is hugely important as an artist. When I first had a din of creative friends in my late teens in New Mexico, I was a part of a bigger ball of creative energy than I ever knew about. We were all into so many different things and somehow would throw together totally cohesive collaborative projects, regardless of how much we may have differed. The community promotes dialog, shared resources, motivation through seeing other’s work and a general sense of belonging. People who decide that they are pursuing the arts are generally very unique and being around them is hugely empowering.”
Read MoreWhat are the perks of coworking?
Why would you want to come into a big, shared coworking space with no privacy when you could just stay warm at home and jam away on your laptop in your jammies all day? After all, isn’t the freedom to work from home why many of us turn to freelancing and self-employment?
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Matt Medeiros
“[I’m inspired by] The pursuit of building and creating something from nothing. It comes in all shapes, sizes, and doesn’t just stop with me but passing the motivation on to do the same for others as well. I do a lot of mentoring and coaching with other businesses in my space and I really enjoy being able to help others.”
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions for a better Groundwork!
It has been an amazing year at Groundwork! and the best part is that there’s always room to get better. Dena and I took a moment today to come up with three shared New Year’s resolutions for how we want to manage Groundwork! It’s about setting a positive intent for the coming year. You are hereby invited to hold us accountable!
Read MoreFrom the Ground Up: Groundwork!’s Year in Review
It’s hard to believe that Dena and I were camping out alone in the BETA space just a year ago. In this post I look back at our original vision for Groundwork! and reflect on just how much we accomplished.
Read MoreCoworking and Composting: True Sustainability
We want to walk the talk when it comes to sustainability, so we are thrilled to introduce composting to Groundwork! Our member and friend Adam Davenport is spearheading the effort, and here he explains why composting is so important.
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