Posts tagged hampton roads
5 Reasons Why Hampton Roads Businesses Should Be at Burn Both Ends

This conference is focused on growing businesses who take joy in what they do, and want their professional development to be as laid back and fun as the work they do passionately every day. It's also for businesses who understand that they no longer get to just do one job. Business owners and small business teams wear many hats, so you have to reach out and get training and information on those areas where you're not an expert.  

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Burn Both Ends: Tickets are on SALE!

CAMPFIRE & CO. AND THE CONTENT CHOP SHOP HAVE COMBINED FORCES TO BRING YOU BURN BOTH ENDS, AN ALL-DAY CONFERENCE FOR GROWING BUSINESSES AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM.  

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Behind the Press: Jesse Scaccia

To help give us some insight into how members of the press decide which stories to pick up and topics to highlight, we are excited to have Jesse Scaccia, editor at AltDaily.com, as our special guest speaker. But before we get his professional opinions, we wanted to learn a little bit more about the man behind AltDaily, NEON and so much more. 

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Fireside Sessions Arrive in Hampton Roads

This fall the sessions will take place at The Corner Gallery in the North Colley section of Norfolk, Virginia. This woman-owned small business is the perfect spot for our casual, 100% analog, creative workshops.

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Collaboration Versus Competition

As an entrepreneur in the competitive world of businesses marketing services, I often feel at a disadvantage.

I’m not a competitive person. I was never into sports as a kid, although I was active and spent most of my time climbing trees and swimming. When I was forced to play a sport for my physical education credit in high school, I chose tennis - arguably the most noncontact, least team-oriented sport possible.

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Get Nitty Gritty

There are only two Fireside Sessions left and I highly encourage you to sign up for one of these sessions as soon as possible. There are very limited seats available and as the first two have sold out, we anticipate the next two will as well, likely within the next two weeks. Next up is 03: The Nitty Gritty of Writing for the Web.

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Designers and Developers, Listen Up

How many times have you gotten to 90% on a project then spent days, weeks or even months waiting on the last 10% from your client? And how many times has that last 10% that you've been waiting on been content

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The Top Ten Reasons We Love Living in Chesapeake and Don't Care What You Think About It

A few weeks ago, a website called Movoto, an online real estate site, published an article on the Top Ten Most Boring Cities in America. Chesapeake, VA was rated #3. Chesapeake, VA also happens to be the city in which The Chop Shop operates and in which we reside. 

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