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Brightside Coworking's new website design helps mental and behavioral health professionals visualize working in our Portland, Oregon locations with enhanced service descriptions, new professional photography, virtual tours, and member testimonials from our existing clients.

Credible sources suggest that as many as 1 in 5 people in 2024 planned to seek out therapy to improve their mental health. With so many people searching for mental health services online, a website is critical for attracting new clients and building a professional image.

The professional landscape for therapists in private practice is undergoing a profound transformation. For decades, the path to credibility started with renting an office—a choice that brought significant startup costs, long-term lease obligations, high monthly overhead, and personal financial risk. With COVID, home-based telehealth became the norm, with significant cost benefits. However, this model brought social isolation and privacy risks. Now insurers are clamping down o

Brightside responds to CareOregon Behavioral Healthcare Network Change with three goals to enhance service for OHP members.

In July 2023, the USPS released new regulations that change the definition of Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies (CMRAs). Under the new...

Hi Brightsiders! In January 2024, we posted info on mail services that turned out to be incorrect. Since then, as we've worked to add...

Smart solopreneurs know that branding isn't just about picking out a snazzy logo, a vibrant font and a clever tagline -- it's about...

We are living during a time in which counseling services are in higher demand than ever – the COVID-19 epidemic is overwhelming crisis...

Smart solopreneurs know that branding isn't just about picking out a snazzy logo, a vibrant font and a clever tagline -- it's about making s

For the coworking-curious, below are a few of the advantages of working in the same space as other professionals. Beyond the obvious benefits of sharing expenses and the potential for camaraderie, there are a number of less well known benefits that you might be surprised to discover. Along with the opportunity to share learning, mentorship and collaboration and the potential to jointly offer trainings and participate in masterminds and peer learning groups, coworkers often

At least once a week, when I emphasize the importance of networking to career transition, a solo business client elicits anything from a barely perceptible wince to an outright scoff. I usually share my antipathy for the word, “networking,” and help them think of it as a way to expand their circle with people they would like to spend more time. Honestly, I am not sure if my disaffection for the word has more to do with the fact that it can seem nakedly self-serving to outwa

Every month I am consistently again blown away by the ingenious creativity of friends and clients who joined me and my partner in...

As of January 2018, one-third of the American workforce is comprised of small business owners, contractors, or freelancers. Independents represent a rapidly-growing sector, expected by some experts to rise to one-half of the workforce in the next decade. Considering this trend, starting a business or a “side hustle” makes a certain kind of sense. For the self-directed individual, entrepreneurship can offer an opportunity to express oneself that can be elusive in conventiona

Traditional wisdom dictates that professionals need to have an elevator pitch at the ready, prepared to sell themselves in a minute’s notice in the time it takes to ride an elevator. This pearl of wisdom is true and not-so-true. In the event that you are given the relatively unusual opportunity to speak uninterrupted for 1 to 3 minutes the elevator speech is golden. Often formal networking events give you this chance, although this seems to be less common these days. If yo

It happens to the best of us. We get overwhelmed, exhausted, and frustrated, losing our ability to focus or deal with the minutiae of a given project. You know you have work to do yet can’t seem to resist the temptation to toggle over to Facebook to check out Vine videos of your cousin Carl’s trip to Moab. When this happens try out these strategies to catalyze your momentum. 1. Take a break. When a deadline is looming taking a pause seems impractical, but studies indicate

Starting a business or changing careers is often fraught with anxiety. We are moving outside of our comfort zone, naturally putting us in...

Most of us aren’t trained in media relations, so the prospect of an interview with a newspaper, blogger or podcast can easily overwhelm....

While many solo business owners opt to operate under their given name, I believe it best for every business to create a brand name. Many...