We Are Grassroots
This coming February, Raised Eyebrow will celebrate our 10th anniversary as an independent, privately owned business serving the nonprofit, business and government communities. When we started out, it was just the two of us – me and Emira – but now there are six of us, and we’re pretty pleased with how far we’ve come since those early days.
Last year, we published a book that we hoped would be of use to women starting their own businesses (or thinking about taking the entrepreneurial plunge) – and now we’re taking it a step further, and launching a Vancouver chapter of the Grassroots Business Association.
The goal of the Vancouver GBA is to provide a venue for local business owners to learn and share resources in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment. We’ll be meeting monthly, and the idea is for it to be as much about connecting with other small-scale entrepreneurs as it is about learning. Our sister group in Seattle has done a great job of bringing smart, creative people together who are doing what they love for a living, and we’re hoping to continue that tradition north of the border.
Our kickoff event takes place Monday, October 19th at 7 pm. (You can RSVP over here at Meetup.com.) We’re already seeing a huge response, which is both affirming and exciting. If you know any local entrepreneurs who might be interested, please send them to www.grassrootsbusiness.ca.