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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Orazure Hand Roasted Coffee
Amanda | August 15th, 2012I recently got back from a cross-country road trip where I drove from Chicago to Portland, OR. Besides putting nearly 5,000 miles on our rental car, my travel companion and I also became connoisseurs of gas station coffee. We became well-versed in the difference between “pot has been sitting here since yesterday, “tastes like dirty [...]
Six Words Of Advice From Our Small Biz Community
Amanda | May 30th, 2012Each week, we ask small business founders and owners to distill their advice to new entrepreneurs into six words, as part of our Small Business Spotlight series. What we’ve learned–besides many pearls of wisdom– is that you guys are pretty darn pithy. From witty to practical, here quite a few of our favorites: Start [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Penn Brewery
Amanda | May 23rd, 2012For some reason (probably age discrimination), I have the reputation at the office for being a booze hound. But in reality, I have one true love: beer. If you haven’t gotten the memo, craft beer is is a huge movement in the United States. The Brewer’s Association reports that in 2011, craft beer had blossomed [...]
Dear Mentee
Mike | May 15th, 2012Hi. I’m Mike. Yesterday Amanda posted an article in which she talked about the experience of professional life for a young person just starting out in her career. Well, as of tomorrow Amanda has been working at crowdSPRING for one year (note to self: get cake for Amanda); for the first few months she was an unpaid [...]
Dear Mentor
Amanda | May 14th, 2012Hi. I’m Amanda. I know you’ve seen me in and out of these parts for a little over a year now, but here’s a formal introduction: I’m 22-years-old and I just graduated from college. I’ve been fortunate to have three internships during my undergrad years. My tenure at crowdSPRING has included working on PR, marketing, [...]
The May cS Award and the April cS Award Winner
Mike | May 3rd, 2012Last summer, we announced that we would issue a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. May cS Award The May cS Award of $1,000 will be given to a designer who does the most to upgrade their crowdSPRING portfolio in the next 4 weeks. To be [...]
12 Questions: Meet Tiffany Silverberg (USA)
Audree | May 1st, 2012In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]
The April cS Award and the March cS Award Winner
Ross | April 4th, 2012Last summer, we announced that we would issue a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. April cS Award There are now more than 113,000 graphic, web, industrial designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. You come from nearly every country on the planet and speak over [...]
12 Questions: Meet Catherine Faletanoai (New Zealand)
Audree | March 20th, 2012In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]
