Tuesday 23 September 2014

THE GBG Baguio Fireside Chat 3


This September 24, 2014 from 4pm to 7pm, GBG Baguio will hold the third fireside chat at the first and only coworking space in Baguio City, 5Space.

What is A Fireside Chat?

A fireside chat is a discussion among participants both entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs to discuss topics relating to business and use of Google products. For the third fireside chat it is dubbed as the unconference where the event will not have any speakers only moderators and the speakers are the participants themselves where they will be sharing their thoughts and knowledge in terms of the topics to be discussed.

So far the participants have chosen the following topics:

1. Growing Your Startup Business
2. Using Google Apps For Work
3. Thinking of New Business

Of course there is no limit on what we will be discussing, every participant is encouraged to share their knowledge in business and best practices in-line with the given topics.

The Unconference is an exciting way to give every participant a chance to speak and share what they know to the community. Are you ready to learn? Share? Register today at http://bit.ly/firesidechatunconf

Sunday 14 September 2014

Benefits Of Joining A Map Up

Have you heard of a mapup? No? Well, this is happening several times a year in the Philippines. A mapup is an event where participants are taught how to contribute and make Google Maps accurate by editing the map through Google Mapmaker.

Why You should Join A Mapup?

1. It is a Fun Activity
2. It is an opportunity to make the Google Map, which you may be using a lot more accurate.
3. It is an opportunity to meet more people
4. It is an opportunity to learn how to use a Google product
5. For Entrepreneurs it is an opportunity to learn how to put your business visible online through maps.
6. Get to receive Swags/Items from the Google Mapmaker team
7. It is an Opportunity to Pay It Forward - Google maps is also being used for Disaster Risk Management efforts, thus, if you contribute to make the map accurate it is going to be a lot of help for rescuers if they could easily locate a specific point of interest through the use of Google Maps.

On September 27, 2014 from 9am - 12noon, learn and contribute to making the Baguio City map accurate on Google Maps. At 5Space, the first coworking space in Baguio City, located at #19 Leonardwood Road Baguio City.

Please pre-register here to receive you swags/items: http://bit.ly/mapbusiness