May 2012
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Closing our doors at CAMP Coworking
When I started CAMP Coworking in June 2010, I wanted to build something with the support of my friends and community that would serve the rich culture of starters here in Omaha. For two solid years we supported the endeavors of over a dozen businesses that called CAMP home, and worked to offer opportunities for learning and inspiration to our community. Book tours, startup weekends, workshop...
April 2012
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Ludum Dare #23 game jam/compo this weekend!
Hey all if you are into game development then you’ve probably heard of the Ludum Dare gaming competition/jam. Starting tomorrow, Friday April 20th 2010, game developers/designers/artists/composers from all over the world will collectively work their brains to mush over the next 48 hours to try to comlete a working game. Sounds like a romp!
Camp has graciously opened its doors for much of...
photos of our new conference table from measure...
Peter Cales is a designer and woodworker, and we’ve really enjoyed learning about his craft and his process, which he shares in generous detail on his blog at Measure Cut Cut. A few weeks ago, he delivered a commissioned “black and birch” striped table for CAMP Coworking. We were in need of a new conference table, and wanted something well-designed and bold, with some feminine je ne sais...
February 2012
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Silicon Prairie News's first Omaha Startup Job...
Last Wednesday, over 200 students and recent graduates and 40 companies filled the Mastercraft Building for Silicon Prairie News’s first Startup Job Crawl. CAMP hosted ten area startups as they met with students about job shadowing, internships, and jobs. Here at CAMP we are looking for a Community Manager, so it was great to connect with some area students who could possibly be a good...
CAMP x The Uncool: Trash Can Kids Zine Release...
Erick Abernathy, otherwise known as Erick Uncool, is an Omaha high schooler who started a movement to increase diversity and acceptance among his peer groups called The Uncool. In his words, “The Uncool isn’t just one person, it’s a movement. Together, we are a new generation breaking the walls of the old guard, combining different cultures, beliefs, values, and backgrounds into...
Fun Funds: How CAMP spent our drop-in money this...
About a year ago we moved from a $20/day fee for coworking at CAMP to a suggested donation of $5. It was a risky move but we hoped it would bring more workers in each day and make the space accessible to a more diverse group of workers—students and freelancers, for example. We have seen our membership pool grow and we have also seen the dollars in the jar by the front door stacking up, and...
January 2012
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five books that changed my life and my business -...
At CAMP we have an ever-growing library of inspirational books that people can curl up with on one of our comfy chairs when they want to take a break. There are five particular books that have been so influential to me that we give them out for free to CAMP visitors who are looking for some motivation. Here are those books and my words about why they are the greatest.
The Martha Rules by...
Jump on the Interstate: Five reasons to commute to...
One of the most common concerns we hear from coworkers before they take the plunge into coworking is that CAMP, located in North Downtown, isn’t a convenient drive from West Omaha or South Omaha or wherever they are commuting from. Find out why our CAMP commuters are glad they made the trip: 1. In a coffee shop or a smaller workspace, distractions are everywhere. But with 2,000 square feet...
December 2011
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"Who can work at CAMP?"
We’re often asked about who is allowed to work at CAMP Coworking, or what kinds of projects our space is best suited for. The short answer is, anything! But perhaps some of these types of coworkers in particular…
Software developers: It’s easy to find a comfortable place to settle in for a long night of coding—at one of our desks, our conference table, on the couch or in a...
November 2011
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Create & Bitch at CAMP #1
On the second Friday of every month, CAMP hosts Create and Bitch, a casual time for people to drop in and bring their own projects in and make stuff! Created by Courtney Gill Zurcher of Inez Gill, our first event last week was a great success and a few dozen ladies and gentlemen came by and enjoyed tea provided by The Tea Smith and a long night of crafting, making art, and collaborating!
Here are...
October 2011
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Coworking breeds success: Downs Design + Image...
Year-long CAMP Coworking tenants Downs Design and Image Made recently announced their merge to form Grain & Mortar, a brand strategy and design company. In mid-October they’ll be packing up their 800 computer monitors and moving just down the hall from CAMP to their new workspace in the Mastercraft Building. Image Made was started by Michael and Kristin Dekay in 2008 after the economy...
Badassery at Work: our coworking talk at Meet the...
Meet the Pros is a two-day event sponsored by Omaha’s American Advertising Federation chapter to connect design students with local experts representing a wide scope of careers in design. This year’s February event featured workshops, keynote speakers, student portfolio reviews and lots of one-on-one time between area professionals and the next generation of design talent here in the...