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Innovation Workshop in Burlington on Jan. 14

12/31/2015

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Innovation firm Empatico is running an Innovation Workshop on January 14 at the FreePressMedia Innovation Hub.
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Who Should Attend?
  • Leaders who are tired of doing the same old thing and are compeled to create a culture of innovation.
  • Professionals who are eager to deliver people-centric solutions and ideas that matter.
  • Startup entrepreneurs and rebels.
We’ll spend the day working on:
  • Developing customer insights and understanding
  • Creating breakthrough ideas
  • Prototyping
  • Collaborating effectively in diverse teams
  • Practicing Human-Centered design tools

Learn more by reading the story at the Burlington Free Press.

You can sign up for the workshop here.
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Happy Holidays!

12/21/2015

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All of us at The Lightning Jar would like to wish you and your family all the very best for the holidays, and a very happy and prosperous New Year.  2015 was a very exciting year for us, with the startup and launch of Vermont's newest coworking space located right here in downtown Bennington.  We feel that 2016 will bring new opportunities to further our mission of innovation, entrepreneurship and connecting professionals to a collaborative community of knowledge workers.

Thanks to all of our friends and fans out there for being a vital part of our success over the past year.  Looking forward to another exciting year!

All the best,

The Lightning Jar team
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The Lightning Jar named as a model of entrepreneurial innovation for Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone.

12/7/2015

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A new report highlighting the economic development challenges and proposed solutions for Southern Vermont identifies The Lightning Jar as a model of entrepreneurial collaboration and an example of public-private partnership to be emulated in other economic development initiatives for the region.

The Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone Committee, comprising local leaders from business, education and government, issued a report outlining some of the economic challenges facing the region, and outlined a vision and 5 recommendations for improving the economic viability of the region.
The 5 recommendations of the study include:

  1. To spur business development in the Zone through an integrated strategy
  2. Implement the Southern Vermont Sustainable Recruitment and Marketing Project.
  3. Integrate workforce, education, internship and career development programs.
  4. Create a private-public partnership to attract investment capital to the Zone.
  5. Define the role of the Committee and/or other groups in continuing the work and its mission.

As part of Recommendation 4, the study states:
"The regions should encourage more collaborative co-working spaces and programs for entrepreneurs, students, and professionals, building on the model of the Lightning Jar, located in downtown Bennington."
The study's recommendation is fully aligned with the overall strategy that drove Bennington's community, in partnership with VSECU, to collaborate and create The Lightning Jar.  Our vision is to create a community and a network of resources promoting new business startups, growth of existing small businesses, and professional development.

Read the VT Digger story here, or download the full report here.
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Entrepreneurship Event for High School Students

12/3/2015

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​Calling all high school students with an interest in starting your own business!

The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont invites you to participate in the ENTREPRENEURSHIP Winter Weekend, February 5-7 at Goddard College

​Are you full of ideas, inventions, and solutions?  Do you want to know what it takes to turn those ideas into reality, change the world with your ideas, or become a successful Entrepreneur?  Find out at GIV’s Entrepreneurship strand at Winter Weekend! Learn to analyze ideas for success, identify the strengths that will ignite your entrepreneurial potential, and practice skills that every business owner needs with budding entrepreneurs (and new friends!) from all over the state. Register online starting December 10 at www.giv.org/winterweekend.
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