Posts Tagged ‘HUB Workbench’

[HUB WORKBENCH] Contract Negotiation 101 for Change Agents

HUB | WHEN: April 24, 5:00 pm | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: “Unlock your negotiation skills” - Almost every business has to deal with at least a few contracts, and some businesses run almost entirely on contract-based relationships. Getting a better deal for your business is dependent on two things: knowing how contracts work, and knowing how to negotiate.

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[HUB WORKBENCH] Work Mindfully = Accomplish More

HUB | WHEN: April 17th, 5:00 pm | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: Do you ever feel that there isn’t enough time in a day? Do you find that multi-tasking has become a way of life and it is very hard to focus on one thing at a time? Would you like to develop more strategies for working with teams and colleagues?

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[HUB WORKBENCH] HUB Media Lab: DSLR Camera Basics

HUB | WHEN: April 16th, 1:00 pm | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: There has been a revolution in recent years using Digital SLR cameras to make produce compelling images for film and video. In this hands-on workshop, students learn basic cinematography and composition using Canon DLSR cameras.

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[HUB WORKBENCH] Design Thinking 101

HUB | WHEN: March 28th, 6:30 pm | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: Interested in learning how creative companies give birth to new ideas and turn those ideas into innovative services and products? Then this is the class for you! In a short, high-paced session we will introduce the concepts of design-thinking as they’re taught at the Stanford d. school and elsewhere.  This is a hands on, project-based class taught by past and current d. school d. Leaders using design-thinking in different professional industries.

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[HUB WORKBENCH] Legal for Startups

HUB | WHEN: March 27th, 1:00 pm | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: Legal mistakes can doom even the best startup concepts and founding teams. Do you want to avoid them? Legal for Startups will cover the basic legal landscape that all startups should understand well. Companies face a number of legal hurdles on their road from concept to execution, many of which can be lethal pitfalls to success. With the right amount of know-how, these hurdles can be anticipated and managed to ensure smooth company growth.

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[HUB WORKBENCH] Crash Course in WordPress - Session 3: Customizing your WordPress Site

HUB | WHEN: March 20th, 5:00 pm | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: About the Series If you want to have an awesome WordPress site, this class will help you get there. WordPress is the most popular publishing platform – in fact, over 20% of new domains registered are running their sites on WordPress. Musicians, photographers, creatives, magazine, nonprofits, and small business owners are all running their sites on WordPress – and you can too.

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[HUB WORKBENCH] Strategic Business Design for Growing Social Enterprises

HUB | WHEN: Feb 27th, 5 - 6:30 PM | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: Craft your company’s vision with specific, measurable goals.  Design and foster a culture that aligns with your values.  Optimize operations.  Create and manage appropriate financial systems.  Make a marketing plan that works for you. Participants will leave the workshop with enough guidance to begin to plan and implement a strategy for their business to help grow their organization to be able to deliver more of their goods and services and do it in a way that keeps them healthy and joyful.

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[HUB WORKBENCH] Money and Meaning

HUB | WHEN: Feb 12th, 3:30 - 5:00 PM | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: How do yoga, meditation, and contemplative practices relate to impact investing and mission-driven entrepreneurship? What are some simple and effective techniques that individuals can use on a day-to-day basis to improve clarity, health, and mental focus? How do spiritual practices inform the work we are doing to address social and environmental challenges?

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[HUB Workbench] How to Hack Crowdfunding

[HUB Workbench] How to Hack Crowdfunding

HUB | WHEN: Jan 30th, 5 - 6 pm | WHERE: 925 Mission St | Details: About the class: Crowdfunding is the pooling of funds from the people who have passion about your idea. This often includes giving back a reward or “perk”. Crowdfunding is not a new concept (for example, did you know the Statue of Liberty was crowdfunded?), however with the help of new technology, crowdfunding is becoming the go-to way for people to get their ideas off the ground. But how does it work? And how can it work for you?

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