DesignHammer will continue its sponsorship of the Raleigh-Durham BarCamp for 2011. This marks the sixth year for BarCampRDU and the third consecutive year of sponsorship from DesignHammer.

Recently David Minton, Stephen Pashby, and I participated in a program on rapport at the Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce. We learned the crucial steps to establishing rapport and why it is often necessary.

One of the reasons why I’m happy to be at DesignHammer this summer is that it is an excellent opportunity to learn about small business and entrepreneurship. I am grateful for DesignHammer’s support and help in my search to experience business firsthand.

DesignHammer Managing Partner David Minton and Account Manager Stephen Pashby participated in a White House Roundtable: 100 Strategies for Winning the Future. The theme of the roundtable was “The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs,” and focused on the challenges that young entrepreneurs face in the current economic climate.

Durham’s award winning web design agency DesignHammer completed its employee food drive for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (FBCENC) on April 22, 2011. DesignHammer employees donated 225 lbs. of food to feed the hungry in central and eastern North Carolina.

I'm excited to be presenting at the NCTech4Good conference in Chapel Hill tomorrow on Upgrading to Drupal 7, and thought I'd post my slides here and a few other resources for those who are interested. Unfortunately I don't have notes attached to the slides, but I'll be writing a complete blog post next week that will go into more depth on the topics in the presentation.