CONTENTS

• CoF Community News
• The Support Economy: Voices for Change
• Upcoming CoF Events
• Invest in the Bull Market
• Special CoF Discount for FC Subscriptions

CoF Community News

Several Company of Friends groups around the world organized events and activities over the course of the last month-plus that indicate the wide range of ideas and experiences CoF members can explore at the local level.

In Philadelphia, members gathered to explore how telling good stories can contribute to a leader's and organization's success. The report on the event touches on communication strategy, the elements of a powerful story, and branding.

In New York, a panel discussion of small business leaders shared their business development tips and tactics. Topics addressed included sales and marketing, advertising, and professional networking.

And in Houston, a local business leader gave an informative overview of business process outsourcing: the factors driving it, its impact on sustainable business development, and the hidden costs of offshoring.

The Support Economy: Voices for Change

Fast Company recently launched a new online discussion group focusing on the work of Shoshana Zuboff, a Fast Company columnist, this week.

"The Support Economy: Voices for Change" discussion addresses distributed capitalism and a new commerce that honors the complexity and uniqueness of our lives today. Shoshana facilitates the discussion, and we also offer a related series of Meetup events that enable participants to meet up where they live and plan physical events. The next event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14.

Answer the call to action. Add your voice. Change the world.

Upcoming CoF Events

To help you learn more about -- and get involved in -- the best and brightest CoF events organized by members and groups every month, Fast Company offers a global, public calendar.

This network-at-a-glance calendar is accessible by non-members, as well as by CoF members. Use the global calendar as you travel on business. Share it with friends who don't belong to the network.

CoF gatherings are a great way to meet other FC readers and forward-thinking business leaders and innovators in your area. We hope to see you at a CoF event soon!

Invest in the Bull Market

Fast Company is working with contributing writer Seth Godin to create a directory of people and organizations that can help you make a Purple Cow.

Bull Market 2004 will be a compendium of companies that can help you make things happen. It will highlight copywriters, brainstormers, newsletters, graphic designers, namers, logo designers, printers, jingle writers, and other people, teams, companies, and organizations that can help you be remarkable.

Inclusion in the book will be free; all you need to do is visit Bull Market online to learn how you, your colleagues, partners, and suppliers can be included in the directory.

Special CoF Discount for FC Subscriptions

As special thanks for your involvement in the Company of Friends -- and for your ongoing support -- Fast Company offers a special subscription discount for CoF members.

As a member of the CoF living or working in the United States, you can subscribe to Fast Company for $10.50 a year -- more than 80% off the cover price! (For Canadian subscribers, we need to add $17 to cover postage and GST.)

If you live outside of North America, the subscription price is $56 -- $30 less than our previous international rate.

Subscribe today!

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