creative coast Archives - Gnatty Savannah

Last Thursday, I was delighted to be a part of She Hustles. She Hustles is an event for women entrepreneurs.

It was another wonderful event organized by Coco Papy of The Creative Coast. If you have not been, then visit The Creative Coast which is at Bull Street Labs (2222 Bull Street).

Last December, I moderated the panel. This time, I was one of the experts for “intentional networking”. Since I am a small business accountant, I gave advice on how to start a small business and how to set up your online accounting. I got a chance to talk to more women this time since I was not moderating the panel discussion. By the way, I have been compiling a list of online small business applications that are free or inexpensive.

Check out Charisse Shontai’s of Charisse Styles recap.

The Creative Coast, an organization and workspace for creative and tech start-up businesses in Savannah, opened Creators’ Foundry last fall. Creators’ Foundry is a HIVE, “a home for innovators, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs”. As a newcomer to Savannah, I would describe Creators Foundry is as an entrepreneur space and event venue. It is located on West Boundary in an old railroad building and conveniently near Georgia State Railroad Museum.

On Wednesday mornings, 1 Million Cups happens at Creators Foundry. 1 Million Cups is a weekly gathering where local people present an idea or business. 1 Million Cups is kinda like a cross between Pecha Kucha and the New York Tech Meetup. People their pitch ideas and afterwards, there’s a question and answer session. Some of the presentations for projects that are going to be crowdfunded and some of the presentations are about marketing or expanding existing businesses and getting feedback from the audience.

This fall, the Creative Coast will host GeekEnd, a conference for creatives, entrepreneurs, gamers, techies and the like. The event will be October 15-17th.