Please take a look at this short column I posted a couple of days ago on the Denver Post's Your Hub Denver Zone Edition.  If you like it, your 5-star rating and comment would be VERY helpful. If you don't like it, please email me your thoughts about what would make it better, OK? Thanks!

Here's the column, "Connect to Win." I hope you find it helpful:
http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Opinion/Write-a-Column/Story~985935.aspx

John Wren
(303)861-1447  John@JohnWren.com

DENVER-- With the Denver IDEA Cafe Startup Workshop this Friday, May 27, to share his startup experience will be Rick Raddatz, an entrepreneur, philosopher, and professional speaker. He has degrees in both Computer Science and Philosophy from UW/Madison.

Rick worked at Microsoft from 1988 to 2000 and started his own software company in 2003.

To create the Win+Win Revolution, Rick to spent four years brainstorming with other small business owners representing all political views.

Recently, Rick handed over control of his business to a partner so he can focus full time on the Win+Win Revolution.  http://www.winwinrevolution.org/

Going forward, Rick has big plans for the Win+Win Revolution including a mix of non-profit, for-profit and political organizations dedicated to one combined purpose -- making the world a better place.

For more information see our Facebook Page and it's link to our Denver Small Business Chamber Group http://Facebook.com/Small.Business.Chamber or our Meetup site http://Meetup.com/Denver-IDEA-Cafe.

Question? Have an idea for a good speaker for an upcoming IDEA Cafe? Want to become part of the Franklin Circle Peer Advisory Group that is forming now? Contact John Wren at John@JohnWren.com or (303)861-1447.

DENVER—The Small Business Chamber of Commerce's free Denver IDEA Cafe Startup Workshop  meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. each Friday at Panera Bread, 13^th and Grant in Denver. Speakers and brainstorming. Other IDEA Cafes are starting in cooperation with local chambers of commerce. For speaker this Friday and more information see http://meetup.com/Denver-IDEA-Cafe   or http://Facebook.com/Small.Business.Chamber or call   (303)861-1447.

 

This Friday, May 20, speaking on the topic of "Starting a career in journalism and/or starting your own publication," will be Christine Tatum (in photo to left, past president, Society for Professional Journalists),  Robert M. Schwab (former editor, Colorado Business Magazine), Scott Rodgers (independent publisher of online information site for the 2008 Democratic National Convention), and Joe Sabah (founder, Colorado Independent Publishers.)  All of the speakers are actively working now in journalism and publishing. 

The Small Business Chamber of Commerce's free Denver IDEA Cafe Startup Workshop meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. each Friday (except for some holiday weekends) at Panera Bread, 13th and Grant in Denver. Speakers and brainstorming. Other IDEA Cafes are starting in cooperation with local chambers of commerce. RSVP by clicking on "IDEA Cafe Meetup" to right, or on the Small Business Chamber Facebook Page http://Facebook.com/Small.Business.Chamber

This Friday, May 13, "How I started my career and my dental practice," will be the topic of Dr. Charles Barotz (picture to left) http://www.barotzdental.com/

Since 1994, the Denver IDEA Cafe has been helping people who are starting in a new direction by providing a free forum where successful people share their startup experience and then brainstorm specific questions or problems.

IDEA is an acronym for: I= Inspiration or Identify the Problem; D= Develop Alternatives; E= Evaluate the Alternatives; and A= take Action. The meeting is free and open to anyone who is starting a new career, a new campaign or project, or a new business.

If you click "like" on this Page, it means just that, you like what we are doing, but you are not in the wheel barrow.

To be a group member, free and open to everyone, now join a Facebook Small Business Chamber of Commerce GROUP. When we get 1000 members in any group (we already have over 600 in our Denver group after just a few days) we will hold our first face-to-face “Big Event”. Right now our Denver Group is forming, others will be forming in other cities soon. If you live in Denver and would like to join it go to: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=145283622175466&ref=ts

If you’d like information about starting or joining a group near you, contact http://Facebook.com/John.S.Wren

Why do this?

The new, free Small Business Chamber of Commerce's purpose is to strengthen the voice of the grassroots in business and politics.

We are not in competition with local chambers of commerce, but are rather an app for them to use, a way for local chambers to offer additional help to their members and potential members who are starting in a new direction with their work, starting an new career, a new project or campaign, or a new business.

Our three activities are: IDEA Cafe Startup Workshops, Franklin Circle Peer Advisory Groups, and monthly "Big Events", free to those who exhibit and free to those who attend.

Want to start an IDEA Cafe Startup Workshop near you? Contact John Wren at http://Facebook.com/John.S.Wren for help to get it started.

Our Facebook Page has a unique URL that we use in media releases, facebook.com/small.business.chamber.

Our Community Room College is now offering a new 6-week certificate program, Self-Direct Learning for Learners and Teachers. For more see http://communityroomcollege.blogspot.com/

There is still one seat available for our new Franklin Circle Alpha Group. This is a closed, confidential group of people who are interested in starting a Franklin Circle. For more information, contact John Wren at John@JohnWren.com or (303)861-1447.

We have 866 Denver Small Business Chamber Facebook Group members.When we get to 1000 we'll have our first monthly "Big Event", free to exhibitors and free to those who attend. So join by clicking the above link, then clicking "Join" if you haven't already, and invite your Facebook friends to join us too, OK?

Denver IDEA Cafe startup workshop will have two meetings this Friday, downtown and south Denver. Details and optional RSVP at http://meetup.com/Denver-IDEA-Cafe We're trying to find a way to cooperate with local chambers of commerce to offer an alternative to the SBDCs most of them promote to their members.