Barnes & Thornburg partners with zWORKS

We are thrilled to announce that Barnes & Thornburg is our newest gold partner and will offer office hours on the first and third Thursday of the month at zWORKS.

Five attorneys – Brian McGinnis, David Pryzbylski, Travis Stegemoller, Eric Williams, and David Wong – will be rotating every first Thursday during the mornings and third Thursday during the afternoons to offer advice on formation, fundraising, trademarks, patents, labor, privacy, cyber security, and more.

“We have several attorneys that are very interested in supporting entrepreneur startups,” Wong said. Read more…

zWORKS has a new website! It’s big and it’s bold.

The new setup will help enrich our community of members by keeping them updated on different news and events at zWORKS, as well as things happening in our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Everything is easier to find.

• Want to find out what’s happening? Check out the event page and the blog.
• Want to see members in the news? Check out the news page.
• Want to know partner and member office hours? Check out the members page.

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If you’re one of the zWORKS founding members, your pint glass is available! To pick up your glass, either attend a zWORKS Happy Hour every third Thursday or contact Kate Swanson at 317-727-7324.

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From pro golf to web design

Since he was young, Brett Atkin has always loved building things. He said if the PGA Tour wasn’t his dream, he would have been an architect.

After his four years at Butler University playing varsity golf and many more in Florida eyeing a tour card, Atkin started working on websites and hasn’t looked back.

“I like building things and I like seeing things from start to finish,” Atkin said.

He got his start from a random encounter in 1997 with a home improvement business consultant and he hasn’t looked back. He started Brett Atkin Design 17 years ago and recently rebranded to Pixel Jocks.

“We’re the jocks of the internet,” he said.

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Dan Moyers joins zWORKS startup

A zWORKS co-founder is living out the zWORKS mission: to be an economic development catalyst.

February’s Member of the Month is Dan Moyers who recently joined one of zWORKS’ own – 120WaterAudit – as the VP of Products and Solutions.

After six years with a consulting firm, Moyers made the move to an early-stage product company. 120WaterAudit is a water-sampling company that sells water-testing kits to ensure quality throughout the year. They joined with zWORKS a year ago and graduated to 10 ½ S. Main St. this past winter.

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Our Dusty Boots Tour is tonight! Happy Hour is from 5 to 7 p.m. and we will head over to the new space at 5:30.

We’re getting closer to opening our newly renovated work space at 75 E. Pine with seven meeting rooms. This will provide an assortment of options from private offices to collaborative spaces to conference rooms.

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Are you looking to start a business, but you’re skeptical of working from home? Or maybe you need reliable wifi and a quiet workspace?

zWORKS is offering startup incubation space where you can turn your dream into a reality. Rentals are available month-to-month or on a yearly basis. Head to our website if you have any questions!

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