Posts By Fikriyyah George
Black Girls Code Brings Tech and Respect to Brooklyn
June 2014 | Fikriyyah George
Popular tech organization that exposes young girls of color to the tech field of web development, Black Girls Code, will host an all girls hackathon this weekend in Brooklyn at NYU Polytechnic University School of Engineering.
A Brooklyn First While … Read More
Beta Test for Free #BeerandBiscuits This Saturday in Brooklyn
May 2014 | Fikriyyah George
Beta testing is about to get super fun for you and your dog in Brooklyn this weekend. Dogolog is giving away free beer and biscuits at the their aptly titled #BiscuitsandBeer BBQ to those who agree to beta test the … Read More
All Your Links Are Belong to Us May 2014
April 2014 | Fikriyyah George
Events
Friday May 2 DUMBO Tech Breakfast @DUMBO Kitchen. 8:30am/ The event is free along with the stimulating conversation, but you buy your own food.
Tuesday May 6 Indiegogo Film Crowdfunding Lab @ NY Media Center. 6:30pm-9pm/Indiegogo and IFP have partnered … Read More
All Your Links Are Belong to Us April 2014
April 2014 | Fikriyyah George
Events
Tuesday
April 1. dd:OUTPOST Co-Working: Search & Social -Why and How They Work Together @ Digital Dumbo. 1pm to 6pm.
April 1. Significance Labs Open House @ Blue Ridge Foundation. 7pm.
Find out what it … Read More
All Your Links Are Belong To Us March 2014
March 2014 | Fikriyyah George
News
West Elm to Move To Historic DUMBO Waterfront NY Post
Brooklyn’s Own Surpasses $1 Billion in Pledges Mashable
MakerBot Heads to Sunset Park NY Post
Artists Plan to Convert Crown Heights Parking Garage Into Concert Venue DNAinfo
Flatiron … Read More
Brooklyn’s Most Iconic Brands
February 2014 | Fikriyyah George
Brooklyn is famous the world over. There are instances in Italy, France, Dubai, and Malaysia of food industry to menswear naming their products after this special borough whether or not they actually have an affiliation other than an intense crush.
Illustrator Gus Storms Kicking Butt At Image Comics
February 2014 | Fikriyyah George
If you saw Gus Storm on the J train you wouldn’t think he was a super hero. Well he’s not, but he does draw them for a living as the illustrator for EGOs published by Image Comics, the same publisher … Read More
The Evolution of a Creative Entrepreneur-50 Limes
February 2014 | Fikriyyah George
Whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not the adage it takes two to tango is real in love and business. It’s commonly accepted that businesses with partners or co-founders are more successful than ones without. None is that more apparent than … Read More
All Your Links Are Belong To Us
February 2014 | Fikriyyah George
It’s February and love is right around the corner. Excuse us while we satiate our love of all things entrepreneurial in Brooklyn. OH YEAH!!
This month Red Hook was home to not one but two New York Fashion Week shows, … Read More
All Your Links Are Belong To Us
January 2014 | Fikriyyah George
Jan 15. The Business Outreach Center Network is holding a workshop on how to start a hair and beauty business.
Jan 16. Social Retail Summit #6 is happening in The DUMBO Spot courtesy of Modified Ventures
Jan 17 is the … Read More
The Evolution of a Brooklyn Distiller-Jack From Brooklyn
March 2013 | Fikriyyah George
Entrepreneurs know. You can consume it in a few gulps, sips or bites, but the road to our favorite foods and drinks getting to our mouths is a journey in of itself. Today, we’re taking a look at one entrepreneur … Read More
The Proof’s In The Whiskey
March 2013 | Fikriyyah George
Does following your passion always lead to success? Does Brooklyn’s rapidly changing landscape help or hinder small businesses? We talked to small business owner Colin Spoelman of the Kings County Distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard about his and co-owner … Read More