The question is…How can we better serve YOU?

For over 30 years, the Association of Home Businesses (AHB), a nonprofit membership organization, has held monthly in-person meetings to offer camaraderie, networking, and shared expertise for people engaged in home-based enterprises and/or self-employment. For a mere $10, our in-person meetings include dinner (simple fare like pizza, tacos, salads), and the enjoyment of breaking bread with like-minded independent operators has the added value of reducing isolation for people who spend most of their days alone. (This month, dinner is free! Read on…)

Still in the throes of recovery from pandemic-induced virtual realities, AHB core members have begun to reexamine our role in the community and ask how we can better serve our target audience. Indeed, one question is whether our circle should widen to include people who are employed by companies but now work at home rather than going to an office.

We would love to get input from more people to help guide our future.

If you are self-employed or a professional working from home interested in connecting with local community, we invite you to join us on Thursday, January 18, 2024, for the AHB Annual General Meeting. Past participants are more than welcome to join us for this special meeting.

After a brief election of 2024 board members, President Mark Ripkey will facilitate a brainstorming session on questions such as: How can AHB best serve our defined community? What will attract more members? Are the types of programs we’ve held in the past few years of high interest or value? Are there other topics, services or opportunities AHB could offer that would make membership and meetings more attractive? Shall we strive for in-person, virtual, or hybrid format?

We hope you will join us for what is sure to be a lively discussion from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Thursday evening, January 18, 2024.

January Dinner is on us! We are offering a free buffet supper for all attendees on a first come, first served basis. RSVP to [email protected], or by phone to 503-757-0014. Space is limited to 15, so reserve today to save your spot!

January Meeting Location: This month we meet in the Hainley Room on the lower level of SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th at Tenino (one block south of Tacoma Street) in the Sellwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.