Andrew's Biztalk posts

Scotch Whisky Tasting @ LIberty

I am happy to announce, that on Thursday, January 31st, Liberty will be hosting a Scotch Whisky tasting, featuring Dewar's whiskey.

Luckily for us, the main Dewar's whisky 'ambassador' will be in town to lead this tasting, and he will talk to us about the 30+ blends of Scotch whisky that goes into Dewar's, and will have tastes available to us of the many whiskies that go into their blend.

The tasting is at 7:30, and will come with one roll of sushi of your choice.

Seating is limited, so if you'd like to come by, please do let us know so that we can save you the seat.

See y'all here?

Andrew

Wharehose space, anyone?

Hey there, Y'all.

I just wanted to chime in here to let you all know that if anyone needs 5K sq/ft warehouse space located on Capitol Hill, I have the space available for you or for someone that you know.

The Good News: The space has 14 foot ceilings, is very centrally located, and is a sound, secure building.

The Bad News: The space has no present plumbing (but easily accessible for installation) and has only a four year lease.

I have a commercial property management company renting out this space, but if someone from Biznik needed it, I would rent it out for $1 per sq/ft., with the rent increasing through the fourth year (as per the master lease).

If you happen to know anyone that would like to take advantage of this space, please feel free to have them get in touch with me.

Andrew Friedman

I'd like to introduce Hawk Locksmith to you.

Hey there.

Today I helped a friend of mine, Albert, who owns Hawk Locksmith, join Biznik. Hawk Locksmith is a high-quality lock services company, and if you have any questions about locks or security systems, please feel free to give him a call.

http://biznik.com/members/albert-abramov

Which is the best Blog site to use?

So, I am going to start doing the bloggity-blog thing, but which is the best one to use?

Obviously, many of us use blogs for our business, so which one do you like to use?

Hell, what's your blog? Let's see what Biznik blogs look like.

Andrew

Anyone Know Any Commerical Architects/Designers?

So, I am looking for a commercial architect/designer to design a mall kiosk. This is somewhat a specific kind of commercial design, so if anyone knows anyone else that has experience with this niche, please let me know.

Thanks.

me (at) libertybars . com

Currency/Savings Investement Group?

Hello, All.

So, since our currency is not doing so well and the prognosis is not exactly rosy, I am interested in seeing if anyone out there would like to start a group looking into alternative methods of keeping any savings instead of the through US stocks / bank savings accounts.

Anyone want to discuss saving in Euros? Maybe gold? Something else?

Does this sound interesting to anyone?

If so, let me know, and we can meet at Liberty and have some drinks and sushi and see what we can do to hedge against any problems in our future.

Andrew

Liberty has a Happy Hour event again!

When Liberty first opened, we had a whole bunch of fun Happy Hour events, and as we have all enjoyed watching Biznik grow, we'd like to let you that Sierra is hosting an event here on Thursday, November 8, from 5:30 PM to 10:45 PM.

http://biznik.com/events/2007/11/8/classic-biznik-happy-hour-at-the-liberty

It'll be good to see many of you old-timey Biznikers, and meet many of the new members who have joined in the last few months.

In case you are not familiar with Liberty, Liberty is a classic cocktail bar that serves sushi every day from 4pm until 2am. We make scratch cocktails, have 30 bourbons, 20-some rums, and more gins and tequilas than probably you've seen anywhere else.

So, stop on in, sign up for the event - and know that every Biznik member gets Happy Hour prices all the time.

See y'all soon.

Andrew

Best Credit Card Processor?

Well. Here's an issue close to many of our hearts.

Which credit card processor is the best one? And, for that matter, what makes one 'best'?

The obvious answer is the fees that they charge us for each card taken, and the fees for simply having the service.

I currently use Heartland, a service that I am neither here nor there on. Initially, I was a fan of Heartland, and may have suggested it to some of you. But, lately I have not been so appreciative of their service.

One issue is that Heartland makes those with contracts join the Washington Restaurant Association, which is a conservative lobbying group - which as far as I know does little to help the small businessperson, and gives money to the Republicans, which.....well, this is a fact that I'm not such a fan.

So, where does that leave us?

If you like your credit card processor and would like to give them a shout-out, please let us know what the story is.

And, for that matter, why does Biznik not have a group rate that we can take advantage? Or, does it?

Thanks,

Andrew

Who is your credit

Printing in Seattle?

Anyone have a good resource for printing?

I need all sorts of stuff printed, and I wonder if we have anyone here that's offering a deal?

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to seeing you guys back at Liberty for the next Happy Hour or the next time that you have a craving for a Manhattan or a Vodka Rickey.

THANK YOU! from Liberty

I just wanted to thank all of you out there that have been coming by the really fun Biznik Happy Hour event. We always have a good time, and we surely hope that you have having as good a time as we have been.

So, thanks again, and we look forward to seeing you next time.

Andrew

Oh - remember, Biznik members get happy hour all the time here at Liberty, so keep that in mind next time that you stop by, and make sure that your server knows that you are part of Biznik.

Andrew

Who is your favorite accountant?

I am finally in a position to start working again with an accountant, but can't seem to find a good one.

Anyone here have any suggestions?

Ventilation / Ductwork Professionals?

Hey, does anyone have a reference for a ventilation / ductwork contractor?

I have a large space that I need to get some quotes on, and I'll be talking to a lot of people, but I don't think that there's a better place to start this process than Biznik, so if anyone has an references, please feel free to pass on to them my info.

Thanks in advance.

I'm going to post an e'mail here because I'd rather not have my phone number available on Google, so please have them e'mail me if they'd like to get in contact.

Andrew

nowinsea at yahoo.com

Blind Vodka Taste Test

So, I wanted to invite any of you folks here in Seattle to a blind Vodka taste test that we'll be having here at Liberty.

What kind of event is it?

Well, we'll be testing six vodkas and see which vogka is best behind all the press and marketing. So, if you come by, you'll get six, half-ounce shots to taste, and you'll get to pick which of those you like the best, and we'll then announce the winner.

This event will cost around $15, and it comes with a sushi roll of your choice.

Sound interesting? We'll be doing it on either Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Send me an e'mail and let me know which day sounds good to you.

See you there?

Andrew taste@libertybars.com

Health Insurance

So, who here likes their health insurance?

Any suggestions?

Who are the trustworthy tradesmen and suppliers in Seattle?

So, who do you work with?

I've been working on a list of trustworthy tradesmen (electricians, plumbers, printers) and service suppliers (office products...), so if anyone has any companies that they work with that they feel are trustworthy and who may not already be part of Biznik, feel free to post them here and we can start a list.

Espresso Needs? Don't use Creative Concepts.

This is just my opinion, and everything that I write here is based upon my view of my experience with this company.

If you or your company are ever in need of an espresso machine, espresso services or espresso machine repair, I'd think twice about using Creative Concepts located in Edmonds, WA.

These guys sold me an espresso machine a few months ago, and I've used it twice since then. Now that I have to really use it, it seems that one important part of the machine does not work, and since they sold it to me 'as-is', they won't stand by their sale of this machine to me.

As business owners, we all just have our product or our service and the integrity that we have as businesspeople. It's difficult enough to succeed in business - and working with people that take advantage of their situation does not at all make our lives easier.

Which leads me to my next post:

Who are the trustworthy tradesmen and suppliers in Seattle?

I'll start a thread on this topic.

Thank you, Biznikers!

Hey, Y'all.

I just wanted to thank all of you that made it to this past week's Biznik par-tay at Liberty.

Even though this place was more hot than is possibly reasonable, the staff and I had a great time with you guys hanging out here, and I just wanted to say thanks and to thank Lara and Dan for putting together this great resource for all of us.

I hope that all of you are getting as much as you like out of Biznik, and if I can help any of you with your biz at all in any way, please let me know.

Have a good weekend, and we'll see you next time you stop by Liberty.

Andrew

Where to buy computer hardware?

So, where do you go to get your hardware?

I'm looking to get some more RAM and a backup, but where's the best place in town?

Thanks, y'all.

Andrew

Printing Ops?

Hey there, All.

I am in the need of a printer for some letterheads/stationary, so if someone has had any interesting experiences with printers, please let me know.

For good or ill, I should add.

Thanks in advance.

Andrew

Liberty Needs A Marketing Assistant.

So, Liberty needs someone that wants to spend 8 - 10 hours a week working with us to manage our marketing efforts.

I am not yet sure how much I'll be paying for this assistance, but if you have extra time during your week, have a good understanding of the internet and would like to work with us with our marketing efforts, please feel free to get in touch with me.

Thanks, Y'all.

Andrew