The CO+HOOTS blog
Thought leadership, tips and tricks on business, technology, entrepreneurship, ecosystem building and acceleration, equity and inclusion.
SBA EIDL Application Walkthrough
Weeks after mandated closures of small businesses due to COVID-19, the SBA has released several loan programs to support small businesses in this critical moment. The two most popular loan products are the SBA Payroll Protection Program (PPP) which is run...
Covid-19
OUR COWORKING SPACE IS CLOSED TEMPORARILY TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CITY.Here at CO+HOOTS, we are taking measures to protect the safety of our community and our city. As we get more guidance and news, the CO+HOOTS team continues to add actions...
Emulating Silicon Valley May Kill Our City’s Business Growth
The glamour surrounding Silicon Valley belies a toxic work ethic, set in place by myths created in the tech boom of the 90s and cemented by the web boom of the 2000s. Among the side effects of that fantasy? Millennials are entering the workplace with unrealistic and...
How the world’s most innovative companies are leveraging remote work to compete
The days of remote positions being purely underpaid telemarketing jobs are gone. -- One in five people work remotely and over 50% of workers say their company has a work from home policy. What this remote work trend has created is an entirely new workplace lifestyle...
5 Must-Know Lessons About Leadership From Women In Leadership
“Power is not given to you. You have to take it.” -Beyonce The topic of women in leadership has never trended harder in human history. With the digital age came an influx of information that started to shed light on major cultural problems. Data is widely spread and...
5 Reasons Why You Should Work in a Coworking Space Instead of a Coffee Shop
Coffee shops made their rise in the era of remote work. What was once a place to meet with friends has transformed into a place flooded with business people taking meetings, signing contracts and heads down trying, unsuccessfully, to get things done amidst blaring...
Five tips for students to reach their goals: Meet ninja intern Jeron Artest
Getting started as an entrepreneur can seem like a daunting task, but taking initiative and being willing to learn can lead to a chain reaction of incredible results. We built our internship program to help students reach their entrepreneurial goals, regardless of...
Meet Ninja Intern Samantha Shields
Hometown: Tempe, AZ Why did you want to work at CO+HOOTS? I fell in love with Jenny Poon's work and applied for an internship. Honestly, I wasn't sure I would be working in such a welcoming environment. I love it here. What are your hopes and dreams at CO+HOOTS? At...
Meet Ninja Interns Jeremy Weidner and Josh Hanson
Jeremy Weidner is a tech genius with a mind for how things work. His openness to exploring (and admitting) any and all passions is why he fits our culture so well, but his ability to #GSD is the reason why it's such a pleasure to have him as one of our ninterns! Did...
Our Desk-Spirations
Here at CO+HOOTS, our desk space is where ambition plus hard work equals blood, sweat, tears and RESULTS. To some, an empty desk may be just that. But to us, it is an entreprenerd's canvas ready and waiting to be painted by your productive madness. From tools to...
Meet Ninja Intern Patricia Susanto
The days of remote positions being purely underpaid telemarketing jobs are gone. -- One in five people work remotely and over 50% of workers say their company has a work from home policy. What this remote work trend has created is an entirely new workplace lifestyle...
Beyond Entrepreneurship: The entreprenerd guide to discovering Arizona
Arizona natives may be a rare sight in our growingly diverse state, but one thing’s for sure: We love it here. We REALLY love it here. Arizona is place where State Forty Eight gear can be spotted in every city, the cactus trend gives us pride and all our...