The types of people and companies that work out of WorkBar are diverse.  We have a talented community of professionals & entrepreneurs working in industries across the board.

Take a look for yourself:

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Antler Agency

Antler is a full service marketing agency. We build integrated, cross-channel strategies and implement programs nationwide. We specialize in non-traditional marketing, socially-focused digital marketing and interactive design and development.

Since 2001, our team has successfully implemented and executed hundreds of promotional, digital and event-based marketing programs. Our team has won numerous awards for our work in experiential marketing and social media, including an Ad Age 50 award with Miller Brewing Co. and a HALO award for best use of Social Media..

• Word-of-Mouth Marketing and Influencer Programs
• Digital PR, Social Media
• Alternative and Media
• Brand Ambassador Teams
• Event Marketing and Sponsorships
• Publicity Stunts/Campaigns
• Interactive Design and Development

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Bandsintown

Bandsintown was started in Boston, MA back in 2007. Our goal was to make the discovery of local live music easier, through personalized recomendations and notifications. Today that remains our goal and we aim to be the definitive source for upcoming concert information and tickets, no matter the size of the artist or venue.

We also have a public API which allows anyone to access our concert and ticketing data, and an affiliate program which lets anyone using our API share revenue from concert tickets sold on their sites or applications.

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Danish Management Group

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Discobeta Ventures | Blog | LinkedIn | Twitter

Adam Stewart is a freelance marketing consultant specializing in digital and social marketing.  He is currently a freelance Account Director at Circ.us, where he is managing the strategy and production of interactive media projects, including augmented reality games, website re-designs, blogger outreach programs and social media strategies.  In addition to his work as Circ.us, he is also working with Boston-based clients on general marketing initiatives and a community site.

He is always on the lookout for opportunities to enhance a brand presence through interactive media.

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Eventbrite

eXtendMobility

Evolve Space Solutions

Gene Home

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Grindstone Research

Grindstone Research is a full service boutique political research firm that provides accurate, documented information to candidates, political parties, and interest-groups in order to help develop effective research strategies that drive successful campaigns. We specialize in Opposition Research, Self-Vulnerability Assessments, Qualitative and Quantitative Polling, Perception Audits, and Message Testing. Look us up: www.grindstoneresearch.com

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Invested Development

Web: www.investeddevelopment.com

Twitter: InvestedD

Invested Development (ID) is a social capital intermediary that finds and creates sustainable solutions to global poverty and mobilizes capital towards them.  Our mission is to expand the amount of angel/seed capital supporting socially-motivated start-ups. We currently do this through investment intermediation for philanthropic-minded angel/seed investors. Specifically, we offer:

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• Investment Matching: Investors give us their criteria and we find angel, seed and early stage equity investments that match.
• Investment Assessment: Keeping social impact in-mind, we perform a unique version of due-diligence that fits socially responsible investing.
• Investment Design: We work with investors and partners to shape deals that meet the unique needs of social entrepreneurs.
• Monitoring & Follow-up: Investment milestones and social impact require long-term attention, we do that part as well.

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ID was founded by Miguel Granier who previously served as Investment Manager for First Light Ventures, founder of MicroCapital Consulting, and loan officer for ACCION New York. Before beginning his career in social enterprise, Miguel, worked for the insurance giant Fidelity National Financial in New York and the Delter Business Institute in Beijing, China.

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iTourNow

iTourNow helps travelers plan, experience, and share their travel in an organized and cost-effective manner. By teaming with travel business affiliates, iTourNow provides online traveler services such as booking, vacation packages, and group travel planning. Through social media, iTourNow is building a community of travelers and friends where you can share your adventures with us, and we’ll share them with the world! iTourNow is dedicated to providing high quality destination experiences using our cutting edge, patent-pending technology.

iTourNow: your space to plan, travel and share  www.itournow.com

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JRS Recovery Service

JRS Recovery Service is one of North America’s premier Commercial Asset Recovery and Re-Marketing companies, serving both the United States and Canada. With a successful track record of over 20 years, JRS Recovery Service can track and secure, store and sell your non-performing commercial assets across the country.

Judith A. Neiswander, Ph.D.

Dr. Judith A. Neiswander, independent art historian, curator and consultant, has served as a decorative arts curator, exhibition organizer, historic preservation advocate, educator, researcher, editor and author on architecture, decorative arts, material culture and domestic life since 1988.

She has held curatorial positions at the Harvard University Art Museums, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Stained Glass Museum in Ely, England and taught the history of architecture and interior design at the University of Minnesota.

Her books include Mansions of Memory: The Art and Architecture of New Orleans’ Metairie Cemetery (in preparation), The Cosmopolitan Interior: Liberalism and the British Home, 1870-1914 (Yale University Press, 2008) and Stained and Art Glass (Intelligent Layman Publishers, London, 2006). For Macmillan Publishers in London she edited the interior design sections of the 32-volume Dictionary of Art (1996).  Contact email: jneiswander@gmail.com

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Lis Rigby Photography

Lisa Rigby Photography started in 2009, and is a boutique wedding photography business. Each year, Lisa works closely with a limited number clients to document their wedding story. Based in Boston, Lisa photographs weddings throughout New England, the US, and abroad.

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Munevar & Associates, Inc.

Multidisciplinary Teams are Valuable Tools for the Further Development and Commercialization of Emerging Life Science Technologies

Munevar & Associates, Inc. is a life science technology development and commercialization solutions company. The company is comprised of an integrated, multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, and business professionals focused on supporting the advancement, development, and commercialization of life science centered innovations.

Product/Service offerings:

Information Is a Key Project Resource For Strategic Decision Making, Particularly In Complex Areas, Such As The Life Sciences

Our multidisciplinary team can offer valuable perspectives, experience, and insights into:

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• Life science related technical research and due diligence
• Commercialization research and due diligence
• Analysis and presentation of research results
• Technology translation and/or commercialization strategy development and implementation

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Meet our team and ask how we can support your project needs by calling or visiting our website and requesting a complimentary project assessment today.  In the interim, please see our brochure at: www.munevarassociates.com/Resources/2009/Brochure.pdf

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MuseTrek

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Newbury-St

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New Leaf Legal

Stand up. Go. Go pursue the dream you have always yearned to undertake. At New Leaf, we empower our family of emerging business and entertainment clients with Business Affairs and Legal knowhow. We focus on creatively developing Corporate, Entertainment, and IP infrastructures for our clients as well as helping established companies embark on new and entrepreneurial paths.  With clients operating in a variety of cutting edge brand-focused industries, including new media, eCommerce and LOHAS, you will be in good company.

So go forth. Stand up. We will stand beside you.

Mass High Tech: ”New Startups Undeterred by Tough Economy”

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A Selection of What We Do:

1.) Business Entity Structuring and Maintenance

• Internal corporate documents
• Employment and Contractor matters
• Mergers and Acquisitions

2.) Agreement Negotiation and Drafting

3.) Intellectual Property: Trademark/Branding and Copyright services

• Filing
• Licensing & Leveraging
• Enforcement

4.) Entertainment, Publishing and Arts Law

• Performance/Venue Agreements
• Royalty Arrangements
• Band Agreements
• Recording & Publishing Agreements

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Parq Creative Management

PARQ c.m. is a boutique talent management company representing some of the top directors, strategists, analysts, writers, creative directors, art directors, animators, editors, flash developers, artists, and designers in new media and traditional channels.
My roster is comprised of the following companies:

www.theparq.com

http://coolfiremedia.com
http://fake-up.net
http://meatoes.com
http://ps260.com
http://eyespeak.com
http://gabrieljeffrey.com
http://brwusa.com/

Specialties

Client management, automotive, interactive production and development, visual effects, all facets of TV and film production, talent negotiation, risk assessment, social media…

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Pickup Zone

PickupZone is a Boston based startup launched in 2008.  PickupZone operates a network of local neighborhood Pickup Points that let’s urban consumers get their packages at their convenience.  The service eliminates delivery issues by turning neighborhood retail stores – Walgreens, True Value, Ace Hardware – into secure personal package pickup centers that helps consumers avoid:

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• Missed deliveries and “Yellow Slips” that delay package reception
• Stolen and missing packages
• Security issues where unattended packages signal that no one is home
• Inability or inconvenience around signature reception
• Wasted time and expense traveling to package depots
• Trouble keeping gifts and packages a surprise

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Users can sign up for the service at pickupzone.com, select a convenient Pickup Point and then use their new address instead of their home address when shopping online.  PickupZone works at any online retailer and for personal packages.

By allowing carriers to aggregate packages and reduce wasted trips, idling time and urban traffic, PickupZone users enable a green solution for parcel delivery and help the environment.

PickupZone is continually expanding. Visit for pickupzone.com/find for locations

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Sustainable Business Strategies

Sustainable Business Strategies is a consultancy founded in 2005 by Andrew W. Savitz, author of The Triple Bottom Line and formerly a lead partner running PricewaterhouseCoopers’ sustainability consulting practice. We work with a wide range of organizations, including Fortune 100 companies and major non-profits, to develop and implement environmental, social, and economic sustainability strategies.

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We assist our clients to:

• Develop and implement sustainability strategies
• Assess, design, and implement sustainability programs
• Measure and report economic, environmental and social
• performance, often with reference to the Global Reporting Initiative
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and other internal
• guidelines
• Identify, track, and analyze issues, trends, regulations and voluntary   codes of conduct
• Work on supply chain issues related to sustainability
• Build awareness and competency within the organization
• Engage with stakeholders, track and anticipate public concerns
• Communicate internally and externally

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Tech Point Ventures

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The Cultivated Word

The Cultivated Word. Freshly grown content.™

The Cultivated Word provides copywriting, video production, creative strategy and art direction services for a wide variety of clients including web designers, start-ups, agencies, entrepreneurs, and large companies. We transcend the traditional boundaries of advertising and marketing to create compelling stories that move people and build brands. We specialize in online video production services featuring kinetic typography and other innovative animation techniques. Our work has been nominated for a Mashable Open Web Award, was named to Marketing Sherpa’s Viral Hall of Fame 2009, and has also been recognized by the Web Marketing Association. Whether you need copy for your website, a video produced, or simply some assistance putting your “big idea” into words, The Cultivated Word will work with you to craft powerful content that best fits your established or desired image.

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The Cultivated Word provides the following services:

• Copywriting (print or website copy)
• Art direction (advertisements, videos, and more)
• Animation services (online videos, advertisements)
• Graphic design and brand identity development
• Motion design (kinetic typography and more)
• Creative strategy
• Online video production (Flash, After Effects; we specialize in kinetic typography)
• Online video scriptwriting
• Editing and proofreading (websites, book manuscripts, advertisements, and more)
• Manuscript editing
• White papers
• Press releases
• Online biographies
• Tagline creation
• Technical writing
• Presentation design (Power Point and more)
• Company profile creation
• Ghostwriting (blogs, articles)

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Have a project that doesn’t fit into any of these categories? Want more information about fees, turnaround time, or other details? No problem. Send us an email or call us today at 888-838-WORD (9673) to discuss your project. www.thecultivatedword.com.

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The Zen Kitchen

We’re The Zen Kitchen. We do award winning, eco-friendly design that packs a serious punch for our clients. Our diverse clientele shares one common trait: they want to do what they love, and to do right by the world while doing it. We invite you to visit http://tzk-design.com and take a look at some of our client success stories. Need us to cook something up for you? Give us a call at 617.412.0585 and let’s chat about it.

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• Brand strategy and design, including logos and packaging
• Web Design, including Wordpress and Drupal development
• Eco-Friendly print design, from marketing materials and postcards to annual reports
• Promotional design for special events

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We’re willing to bet that you have a great business, you love your clients, and you have a passion to make the world better.

Why will we bet on that? Because so do we. We get what it’s like to feel passionately about what we do and how it helps improve the lives of our clients, and we’re just as passionate about the causes we support, which make a difference to the world. But how do you communicate that passion in a way that engages your audience, gets them behind your brand, but doesn’t come across as another marketing ploy?

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We’ll tell you a secret: it all comes down to your image.

A good brand should do two things: it should speak directly to the people you need to target and get them to act, and it should be consistently represented across the board. Logo, postcards, letters, websites, annual reports, direct mail – every communication your prospect has with your business is clear, consistent, and unmistakeably you.

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WherePhone, Inc.

WherePhone provides automatic vehicle, personnel, and asset location and tracking services.  As well as providing real time tracking products from select manufacturers WherePhone manufactures the inMotion monitor – a small, low cost, motion activated GPS tracking
device.

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