New year - new you - new business plan ... well, that's what you were planning before Snow Week hit, right? The crew at LRBN are ringing in a belated back-to-it event on Monday, January 31st at ... wait for it ... Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium on the corner of Edgewood and Boulevard.Thanks to the writings of Hollis Gillespie - and the loyal patrons of the Local - Grant Henry and his artist alter-ego Sister Louisa have been a fixture in the ATL-alt scene for…See More
Last month’s ice cream social was so much fun that we’re doing it again, but this time with Chips & Dips! And what goes great with a chip & dip? Glue & Glitter!! Becky Striepe of Glue and Glitter is graciously opening her home (and hopefully her craft room!) to us on Wed, Aug 25th.It’s BYO again, so bring your favorite dip to share, a bag of chips and whatever booze you like to guzzle. I’m sure it won’t be the first time you've woken up the next morning with glitter in your pants.See More
It's summer time and the living is easy. It's so easy that this month the Lady Roguers are hosting a lazy ice cream social. It's BYO, so bring your favorite flavor of ice cream & any boozy items you would like to drink. We'll provide sundae toppings!Come on over to Elizabeth's pad for some mixing of flavors, mingling of toppings and non-sucky networking goodness. Delish!See More
Panel discussion with the ladies of Beehive Co-op and treats from local eateries including Front Page News. $10 donation for wine, snacks and indie networking magic.*If this is your first time at an LRBN event - awesome! Come as you are, even if it's a little late - bring business cards if you have’ em, and be prepared to meet some great folks who can help you create grassroots success for your business.MORE ABOUT BEEHIVE! The beehive is a local boutique comprised of independent local and…See More
This month's LRBN is all about PARTNERING!Do you have a business partner?A financial partner?A life partner?Do you partner with other local, independent businesses or organizations to promote your business?Join us at Urban Cannibals Bodega and Bites in East Atlanta for our next meetup. Owners Calavino and Doria will share their experiences in partnering on every level. Not only are they business and life partners, working and…See More
As many of you know, rogueApron is just one of the many interesting projects regarding food that I am involved in.I would like to take a moment to introduce the growBot Garden project to you. I am part of a Georgia Tech team that is exploring how technologies could impact organic farming.If there was an inexpensive robot that could help small-scale growers, what would it do? Our project is to create the conversation spaces for these imaginative talks - not to build the robots.That's where…See More
"Hi there!! Hi, My business is Big Daddy Biscuits and we make All Natural Dog Biscuits and wholesale to many companies. Would love to talk to you and share the knowledge that I have.
All Our Best,
Big Daddy"
The Cafe of Life is sponsoring a hydration station on Amsterdam Avenue for the ING Georgia Marathon. We need 35 volunteers to help out and if our station wins, we will donate the $1000.00 prize to RescueMe Animal Project
I <3 Marketing - Part 2You came out to YoungBlood last month to brainstorm marketing ideas in small groups. You got some great ideas ... now how are you going to make them happen?The first step in making sure you don't weasel out of your promises to yourself is to present them to a sympathetic audience that will give you immediate feedback.So we're going to put together a Slideshow Extravaganza.You present your ideas. You see everyone else's ideas. And at the end of the event, you go home…See More