The CO+HOOTS blog
Thought leadership, tips and tricks on business, technology, entrepreneurship, ecosystem building and acceleration, equity and inclusion.
Meet CO+HOOTS’ new Operations Manager Lauren Blodgett
You can't help but notice CO+HOOTS' new Operations Manager Lauren Blodgett. Whether it's flashing her infectious smile to everyone who enters our doors or making the inevitable problems with the printer her b*tch. Isn't she the best? Read on to learn more about Lauren...
Introducing CO+HOOTS Kidterns 2016
Meet CO+HOOTS' 2016 Summer kid interns, aka "kidterns." Martin Mungia Fontes (left) and Guadalupe "Lupe" Martinez joined CO+HOOTS this summer out of the Phoenix Youth R.I.S.E. Summer Employment Program. Read on to learn a little more about these driven whippersnappers...
CO+HOOTS IS 1ST COWORKING SPACE TO OFFER HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM
CO+HOOTS, central Phoenix’s first and largest coworking community and entrepreneurial collaboration hub, is now offering its members a health benefits program, which will give members access to exclusive insurance benefit plans that allows individuals to influence...
4 Tips to Networking Like a Champ
By Michael Zimmerlich Networking is by far one of the most effective methods for gaining new business. Yet most of us are pretty terrible at it. And the ones that honed in on this skill can always improve. Here are four tips to use while networking and what to do...
CO+HOOTS is expanding and you can help
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...
AZ Small Business Finance is in CO+HOOTS
It’s that time again… time for a new Team Space member feature! This month we are stoked to introduce you to AZ Small Business Finance, one of our newest members! Their mission- to promote economic development through helping small businesses grow and thrive- is...
Building a Better Phoenix; Why I’m Supporting CO+HOOTS’ Crowdfunding
By Tanya Moushi When I feel hesitation, it makes me want to clear things up. There are so many people transforming Phoenix right now, so many people who care about preserving its history and skyrocketing it as the major city it is. Most people have no hesitation for...
Bringing MORE support to parent entrepreneurs.
Being an entrepreneur is hard. Being a parent and an entrepreneur is harder. As a parentpreneur, you’re balancing a business and a life. You’re the first one in the house to rise; and after dinner and kissing the kids goodnight, you tiptoe into your office to resume...
‘A Mountain Of Risk,’ a letter from Jenny Poon, CO+HOOTS Founder
Friends, we’re about to embark on something grand and I need your help. In 2010, I decided to take a mountain of risk. I was about to launch something; a space, but really, more than that. A place that helped people chase their dreams, that helped those who have...
Meg Taylor brings 17 years of experience to CO+HOOTS Foundation
Meg Taylor is more than a doer. But that’s exactly what she does best. Got big dreams? Big goals? That’s nice. Now let’s turn those into reality. With actual steps. With an actual plan. Meg comes into her new position as an intern and interim program coordinator of...
Pivotal Moment #1: Will Bradley On Not Knowing It All
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...
CO+HOOTS to co-host Challenge Cup, a global pitch competition, November 14.
What happens when CO+HOOTS joins forces with other coworking spaces, incubators and businesses in Arizona? Big ideas, an awesome event and an overwhelming amount of AZ love. It will all culminate on Nov. 14 at The Newton (300 W. Cambelback) in Phoenix with the first...