Business Podcasts for All-Day Inspiration

If you haven’t hopped onto the podcast bandwagon yet, we’re going to help you get started. Podcasts are not only a way to enjoy stories, stay up to date with local and national news, and hear all the details on your favorite sports teams, it’s also a great opportunity to learn. You can learn about hobbies or interests you already …

Get the Most Out of Cornerstone Coworking in 2020

Starting a new decade brings lots of excitement and a new energy to resolutions and business goals. We want this year to be a major one for each of our members, but you need to know how to get the most out of Cornerstone to grasp your new goals. Below you’ll find a few ways to use our space for …

Issues in Gwinnett You Can Help Solve

The holidays are exciting for many of us, but for some it brings on a lot of anxiety and questions. As you prepare for Thanksgiving meals and Christmas presents, we hope you think of those in our community who are not as privileged. There are many issues facing Gwinnett County, and a majority of them are not too large for …

Redefining Your Work Break: The Benefits of Working Outside

Written by Samantha Proctor Can we just talk about the beautiful weather we’ve had lately? There is something about a beautiful day that makes me feel happy and productive. I’m currently sitting outside at Cornerstone Coworking. Every year, they set patio furniture outside so coworkers can soak up some sun while taking a break or finishing projects. There are numerous …

How Sharing a Meal is Creating Community Change

Getting creative when you’re wanting to refresh your business is difficult. There are only so many ways or so much money you can spend on your team. But in 2014, the city of Chicago took a new and effective approach to reaching their community. They started On The Table, where individuals gather into small groups around a table for a …

How To Use Social Media for Customer Engagement

Part of refreshing your business is taking another look at your social media strategy. It’s not enough to have a profile on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., but your accounts need to be active with creative content. Taking a unique approach to each platform will allow your brand to stand out among the rest of those in similar fields. Through …

Create a Money-Making Marketing Strategy

Whether you are starting a new business or updating your current one, a marketing strategy is a great way to visualize how you are reaching customers. A study from Smart Insides asked 604 businesses if they have a clear marketing strategy and only 34 percent said theirs is created and implemented. That’s a small percentage of businesses getting the most …

Where to Spend and Save: Managing Money for Your Small Business

Revitalizing a business may take more than sprucing up little areas here and there. Sometimes it requires a complete adjustment of how you are investing in your business. The Small Business Administration (SBA) discovered over half of small business fail within their first five years because of poor planning/investing. Establishing a small business is a feat for the strong willed, …

Building Effective Relationships at Work

We spend the majority of our lives working. With school then real world jobs, a lot of our time involves interactions with numerous people and hours working as part of a team. Because of this time dedication, it’s important we know our coworkers/team members and are able to build appropriate and effective relationships with them. A 2017 survey from The …

Overcoming Business Setbacks

It always seems that ‘life’ happens in the most inconvenient times. Your car breaks down when you’re on your way to a meeting, the kiddos get sick right when you’re out of PTO, and my personal reoccuring life moment, your phone dies when you’re alone and nowhere near a charger. These things are extremely stressful, but are just inconveniences. But …