Considering Crowdfunding Event in Penzance

Cornish innovators looking for funding to get their idea off the ground are being invited to learn more about the emerging world of crowdfunding at an event in Penzance next month.

The Cornwall Social Media Café event will take place at Penzance’s newly opened flexible working space, The Workbox, on the evening of Tuesday 8^th October, starting at 6.30pm.

Crowdfunding, where individuals pool their money to invest in new ideas, projects or businesses, has continued to grow in prominence over recent years in part due to the constraints on traditional bank lending.

Guests at the free event will have the opportunity to hear from Emily Smith of Crowdfunding initiative, Crowdfund Cornwall, as well as two individuals with personal tales of their crowdfunding experience – one who successfully raised the £5,000 they required, another who failed to raise more than £62 of his £500 goal.

Cornwall Social Media Café organizer, Aren Grimshaw said,

“More and more people are turning to the crowd to raise capital for their big ideas. Here in Cornwall, Crowdfund Cornwall is looking to raise more than £200,000 to fund 100 local projects and it’s great to have the chance to learn more about how we can all get involved, either as innovators or investors.”

The Cornwall Social Media Café is a monthly event for those interested in or using social media for business or pleasure. Started in 2009 the event regularly attracts an eclectic crowd of artists, inventors, businesses, bloggers, charities, politicians and journalists.

The Workbox, Penzance

The Workbox, which opened in May this year, offers flexible workhub facilities for freelancers, home-based businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs and is

situated in the heart of Penzance’s town centre. The Workbox has sponsored the event, providing the venue and free refreshments for all guests.

Anyone wanting to attend the event should register for free on the event page here http://www.meetup.com/CornwallSocialMediaCafe/events/139608012/ or call Aren on 07598 242212 for more information.

Cornwall Social Media Cafe is 3 Years Old!

The next meeting of the Cornwall Social Media Café will take place on Tuesday, 10th April from 6.30pm at the Vertigo bar in Truro . This month the Social Media Cafe will be 3 years old and so we’re asking you to predict where we’ll be in another 3 years time.

Cornwall Social Media Cafe March 2012

Just a quick post to let you know that the March meeting of Cornwall Social Media Café has been confirmed for Tuesday 13th March, from 6.30pm at Vertigo in Truro. This event will be a social and networking event; however, if you have an idea for a topic to share with the group please get in touch.

Tweet, meet & be merry!

This month the Cornwall Digital Meetup Group and Cornwall Social Media Cafe will be holding a joint Christmas social in the city of Truro.

We would like to invite all existing members, and any new members, to join us at the Vertigo Bar, Truro from 6.30pm for drinks and good conversation.

Cornwall Social Media Cafe November @ County Hall

The next meeting of the Cornwall Social Media Café will take place on Tuesday, 8th November at 6.00pm at County Hall in Truro (click here for travel info).

Cornwall Social Media Cafe October (The Mobile Tweet Up)

Our next meeting of the Cornwall Social Media Café will take place on Tuesday, 11th October from 6.30pm at the Vertigo bar in Truro .

This month’s event will also serve as pre-tweetup for the Mobile Conference taking place at the Eden project the next day. Along with the normal opportunities to network and catch up with friends, many of the speakers from the conference will be on hand to discuss all aspects of mobile marketing and trends.

Next Event – September 2011

Just a quick post to let you know that the September meeting of Cornwall Social Media Café has been confirmed for Tuesday 13th September, from 6.30pm at Vertigo in Truro. This event will be a social event following our recent series of more formal events.

July Event in Falmouth

July’s Cornwall Social Media cafe takes place at The Fish Factory, Falmouth’s exciting new gallery and artspace, on Tuesday 12 July, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Please book a free ticket here.

Located in an abandoned scallop packing plant overlooking the River Fal, The Fish Factory underwent extensive renovations and opened in May with a launch party attended by 120 people.

The event is a chance to chat to the team behind the new venture, and view and even buy work in two exhibitions from contemporary Cornish artists.

This is Cornwall Social Media Cafe’s first time in Falmouth in over a year, so if you’ve never been to a meeting before we’d love to see you for informal networking and a free drink in a fantastic, atmospheric venue.

You can find The Fish Factory at Falmouth Wharves, North Parade, Falmouth, TR11 2TF, midway between the Greenbank Hotel and Premier Marinas Falmouth. There is parking available nearby on North Parade.

You can view a short video about the venue on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/24582476, follow The Fish Factory on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fishfactoryarts and read all the latest news at www.fishfactoryarts.blogspot.com.

Press Release: Cornwall Social Media Cafe celebrates second birthday

The Cornwall Social Media Cafe (CSMC) celebrated its second Birthday last week with a gathering of more than 30 people at the regular meeting spot of CSMC, Vertigo Bar in Truro.

The Cornwall Social Media Cafe is one of the longest established social media cafes in the UK, being the first to launch in the south west, back in April 2009.  Co-founded by social media consultant and trainer Aren Grimshaw and PR professional Laura McKay, CSMC is an informal get together for people interested in or using social media, with the aim of bringing those who may have met online to come together to meet face to face, socialise and share ideas.

March Meeting, 8th March 2011

The March meeting sees our second new venue of the year, Hall for Cornwall. Our friends at Hall for Cornwall have kindly offered to host the evening, providing food and drink and the use of the Assembly Room. The Assembly Room is located above the main foyer overlooking Lemon Quay Plaza, just follow the signs. The venue has excellent facilities including lift access for any disabled guests.

As well as being a great opportunity to catch up with CSMC members old and new, there will also be some exciting news about the forthcoming Twestival Cornwall  event on March 24th.

If you’re into social media – for work, study or play – and you’ve never been to a Cornwall Social Media Café meeting before, we’d love to see you. Each month CSMC brings together a great crowd of people from Cornwall’s business, academic, media and public sectors – sometimes just for informal networking and sometimes to hear a guest speaker talk about an interesting aspect of social media and the digital world.

Membership is free – all we ask is that you register your attendance in advance so we have some idea of numbers on the night.

Guests are invited to turn up and chat to other attendees from 6.30pm. 

If you have any questions about CSMC or would like to host the May event please contact Aren, or Martin.

We look forward to seeing you all on the 8th.