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New Bedford launches Accelerator for Women Entrepreneurs
The new WEB New Bedford program will provide education, networking, and resources to female entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business.
Read MoreThe Arts & Culture Planning Project comes to Groundwork!
Some readers may already be aware that the City of New Bedford is in the process of creating what it hopes will be a comprehensive arts plan. In my other…
Read MoreCoworking on the weekends is here. Get a Groundwork! weekend pass:
Have you been wanting to check out coworking at Groundwork! – but haven’t had the opportunity during the regular work week? The Groundwork! Weekend Pass is your ticket to coworking…
Read MoreSocial Media: A college student’s perspective
Thank goodness social media, and the way we use it, has been evolving as quickly as we do. Looking back at my old posts, that Facebook and Timehop love to…
Read MoreUMassD Teach-in: Bridging Differences and Creating Change
As a senior in college with graduation only three months away, not only am I sad to be leaving my UMass community and wondering how to “adult”, I am also…
Read MoreAnnouncing Groundwork’s very own podcast! (and a sneak preview)
We’re super excited to announce that 2017 will bring a new addition to the Groundwork! media empire: the Ground Control podcast. Dena and I are teaming up with everyone’s favorite blogger, Steven Froias, to bring you supreme audio content about all the things that make our community awesome: New Bedford pride, entrepreneurship, creativity, and kick-ass women. Check out the pilot episode here, in which Steven interviews Dena and I on one year of running a coworking space: lessons learned and ideas for the future.
Read MoreMass Lt. Governor Karyn Polito Visits Groundwork!
Karyn Polito, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, joined Elizabeth Warren in the ranks of powerful women who have visited Groundwork! Polito’s visit to Groundwork! was part of a larger tour of downtown New Bedford, hosted by the City of New Bedford, the New Bedford Economic Development Council, and MassDevelopment. The purpose of the tour was to show the Lt. Governor the site of a proposed re-development project in the downtown area.
Read MoreWorkbar@Staples Will Bring Coworking to the Suburbs
Earlier this month we got some big news: Workbar and Staples announced a collaboration to bring coworking spaces into three Staples stores in the Boston suburbs: Danvers, Norwood, and Brighton.
Read MoreNew 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 MoreGroundwork! Partners with the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
We are super excited to announce that as of November 1st, all full time and dedicated desk members of Groundwork! will get full member benefits to the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce. We think this partnership is a huge perk for our members and we hope it will play a role in bringing the local business community even closer together.
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