Early Adopter Discounts are being extended for another week:

Early Adopter Discounts are currently being offered for a limited time only.
Members who commit to a membership plan by Friday, August 7 will receive the following discounts:

• 10% discount for a 6-month commitment (no pre-pay required)
  
• 15% discount for a 12-month commitment (no pre-pay required)
• Additional 5% discount if you pre-pay

To take advantage of these discounts, contact us by August 7.  Visit our Membership page for more details.

Take our Member Survey to be entered for a chance to win a 50% membership discount for a full year!

We had a terrific turnout for our networking mixer on Thursday, July 30.  Thanks again to sponsors VBSR and VSECU for making the event a great success.

Check out the photos on our Facebook page.

We've started signing on members, and are looking for more in order to start operations by the end of the summer.  Check out our Membership rates, and contact us if you're interested in joining.  Early adopter discounts are available, so lock in your membership now to save, and support the project by joining this exciting community.

You can check out all of our videos on our Video page here on our website, including our newest video link of our recent presentation to the Bennington Select Board, courtesy of Catamount Access Television.

The Lightning Jar has published its membership plans and rate structure.

Early Adopter discounts are available for a limited time only.  Sign up by Thursday, July 30, and receive the following discounts:

• 10% discount for a 6-month commitment (no pre-pay required)
  
• 15% discount for a 12-month commitment (no pre-pay required)
• Additional 5% discount if you pre-pay

To take advantage of these discounts, visit us during our July 30 Networking Meet-up, or contact us by July 30.

Here is a summary of our Membership Plans.

Standard Membership
$150 per month
Includes 24/7 access to all coworking services, including non-dedicated workspace, events and programming

Premium Membership
$200 per month
Includes a Full-time Dedicated Workspace, plus all of the benefits of the Standard Membership

Social Membership
$40 per month
Includes after-hours Coworking, Meeting Rooms, and Events

You can find more details about our plans and our pre-pay discounts here on our website.

The Lightning Jar is co-hosting this networking meet-up with our host VSECU, and VBSR (Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility).

Here are some of the great reasons to attend:

• Visit the coworking space, learn about coworking, and see what coworking looks like
• Learn about The Lightning Jar's affordable and flexible membership packages
• Welcome VSECU to Bennington, and hear from VSECU and VBSR about their socially responsible initiatives
• Appetizers, beer and wine will be available
• Interested in coworking at The Lightning Jar?  Early adopter membership deals and discounts will be available at this event.

The meet-up will be held from 5:30-7:30pm at The Lightning Jar, located in the VSECU credit union branch at 194 North Street in Bennington.  Check out our Events page for more details and to register.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Fresh Tracks Capital, the venture capital firm backing Ello and other highly successful Vermont ventures, is organizing their second annual Road Pitch event, in which investors from all over Vermont travel the state to hear business pitches by local entrepreneurs.  There is a cash award for the best pitch and additional funding potential for the best ideas, so this is real entrepreneurial financing in real life.

Even better, for this year's event the general public is invited to attend and watch the actual pitches, which should be very exciting.  The event will be followed by a networking reception.

I sat in on the judging for the initial round last week, and I can tell you that it was a very fun and exciting experience.  This is well worth your time.

The event will be held on Monday, August 3 at 5:00pm, at the Deane Carriage Barn at Bennington College.  Check out the event flyer below.

The Lightning Jar's host VSECU has published several videos highlighting the coworking space and talking about the importance of coworking and collaboration to a vibrant creative economy.  Check out the videos below.