BIZJAM on a Weekday?

I'm using some vacation days to attend BizJam.

Hi, Joe,

Although taking a weekday off can be tough, the value of BizJam will more than compensate for that lost time. I think you'd regret not going!

Best,

Valerie

Good point Joe, but maybe people could use it as extra motivation to free themselves of that day job. I don't underestimate the challenges involved with this when there are dependents and expenses. It is important to remember that freedom is priceless but must be planned for & aggressively sought out. Many of us use Biznik to help create this freedom.

Valerie, I agree with you.

I hope to see you at an event soon.

Ben

This is exactly what vacation/sick days and being a personal business person is all about. Make the time. Learn from BizJam. Grow your client base and business skills.

See you all there!!!

Thanks for the feedback. We'll miss those who can't attend because of prior commitments. I'm afraid any time you plan an event in Seattle between June & August you're going to meet scheduling conflicts. If we were to host the event on a weekend in July, I guarantee there'd be a fair number of folks who would be unable to attend because of a wedding, family trip or reunion.

The reason we chose a Wednesday and a Thursday this year is because BizJam is a business conference - and it seemed reasonable for it to fall during business operating hours.

Maybe you should hold BizJam during a less busy time of year. A lot of people go on vacation, People have kids that are out of school on vacation. It might be tough for a lot of people during the week. I'm sorry but I dont agree with Amanda. Vacation time is to relax not work.

I think Richard Florida summed it up well in his book, Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life (Basic Books, 2003) when he said, "Creative people are never not at work."

You can view BizJam as "work" or you can view it as an opportunity to meet new people, learn how to grow your business, and gain some insight and inspriation from some of the movers & shakers in the realm of social media and small business. Even when I'm on vacation, I enjoy meeting new people and exploring new ideas, which impact the growth and profitability of my business.

I've been attending business conferences and trade shows for over 40 years and I've gotta say that I like them during the business week days best because the purpose is business and business improvement. I don't like the weekend meetings because that is time for personal and family events for me. Just my 20 cents worth.

I agree with Howard. In our case as well, over the years and years that we have been attending trade shows and conferences, I can count on one hand the instances where they were are on weekends.

Unfortunately, indies who are full-time employed, while running their own business will have the conflict. As doing both at the same time will cause lots of conflicts.

But for us who are running our own business full-time, we need to make decisions on how important a conference that falls during the weekday is to our business. And although we can look at it as two days we miss in the office, it's two days filled with education and networking that will be a big plus in the long run.

I generally prefer weekend seminars, just because my weekdays are pretty darned busiy with work work work.

Or maybe a split, like a Friday/Saturday seminar. I've done a ton of those.

But heck, Bizjam will just give me a chance to get out of the office for a bit and see what the hardworking indies of Seattle are really up to.

Don't forget that those of us with retail-oriented businesses are usually busier on weekends than weekdays.

I, for one, am relieved it's on weekdays as it means I will be able to attend.

I agree with Howard!!! I see any conference that I attend as a business meeting and thus block out that time as business as usual.

I too see my weekends as a time to connect with my family and friends. I need that time "off" to be the best I can be during the work week.

I just chalked it up to another business event...