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09/25/2026
Bring the questions. We’re bringing the people. 🙌🏾
Mentor Match is Tuesday, September 29 hosted by The Us Space, SBA Houston District Office and BakerRipley.
Together, we’re bringing a full pool of mentors, business resources, and real-time support into the room so entrepreneurs can ask questions, make connections, and leave with clearer next steps.
And we’re excited that two of the mentors in the room are The Us Space’s very own members:
✨ Laurel K Rutledge , Chief Navigation Officer™
✨ Pamela Mayfield-Kizzee,MRFC
Together, they bring 35+ years of combined experience across business scaling, strategy, financial guidance, and money management.
We’ll also have Entrepreneur Advocates (TUS Entrepreneurs In Residents): Clark , MPH and D. Yearby helping attendees navigate the experience, make the right connections, and get the most out of their time with the mentors.
Bring the business challenge.
Bring the funding question.
Bring the decision you’ve been sitting on.
That’s what the room is for.
📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 10 AM–1 PM
📍 The Us Space
👉🏾 Register or invite another entrepreneur... scan the QR Code or tap the link in Bio 🔗
09/22/2026
What a way to spend the afternoon.
Today at The Us Space, we welcomed veterans, veteran spouses, entrepreneurs, and community members for Resources for Veterans & Veteran Spouses with SBA.
The room was filled with questions, shared experiences, resource connections, and real conversations about what support looks like when you are building a business, exploring your next move, or simply trying to understand what opportunities are available to you.
A huge thank you to SBA Houston District Office for bringing the resources, knowledge, and willingness to sit in conversation with our community.
(PeopleFund, UH Bauer College SBDC, Center Small Business Development Center, BakerRipley, Texas Veterans Commission, SCORE Mentors Houston, of Houston Office of Veterans and Military Affairs, THE HOUSTON LAUNCH PAD, Combined Arms, The Business Team, Houston Regional Veterans Chamber of Commerce)
And thank you to every veteran, spouse, entrepreneur, and community member who joined us, asked questions, shared what they are working on, and helped make the afternoon what it was. 🙌🏾
This is what The Us Space is built for: creating access to the people, programming, partnerships, and resources that help entrepreneurs and professionals move forward. It’s our five pillars in action: Professionalism, Partnership, Programming, Productivity, and Prosperity.
And we’re doing it again next week.
Up next: Mentor Match
Tuesday, September 29 | 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Check-in begins at 9:15 AM
Mentor Match brings entrepreneurs together with experienced mentors and business resource partners for focused conversations around the questions, challenges, and decisions they’re navigating right now.
Bring the question you’ve been sitting with.
Bring the challenge you’re trying to work through.
Bring your curiosity and be ready to connect.
👉🏾 Register or invite another entrepreneur to join you:
https://events.eventnoire.com/e/mentor-match-4
Thank you again to everyone who made today meaningful. We’ll see you at the next conversation.
09/15/2026
Some work needs more than a spare hour between meetings.
Tomorrow, we’re making room for exactly that.
Join us for Work Accountability Day at The Us Space from 10 AM–4 PM. Bring the proposal, content, client work, planning, admin, or whatever needs a little uninterrupted attention.
💻 Free coworking
☕ Coffee + snacks
🤝 Intentional networking
🎯 Space to focus
📍 The Us Space
808 Travis St., Suite 400
📅 September 16 | 10 AM–4 PM
Come for part of the day or stay for all six hours.
🔗 Link in bio to register and check out more upcoming events at The Us Space, including TUS House 2026, happening November 3–5.
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09/07/2026
✨ Happy Labor Day from The Us Space!
We’re closed today, Monday, September 7, and will be back tomorrow.
A little rest. A little reset. Then we get back to building, creating, connecting, and getting sh*t done. 💛
TUS Collective: Check the member email sent Friday for everything you need to know about building + TUS access today. 📩
Want to see what’s happening next at TUS? Hit the link in our bio to check out upcoming events, take a virtual tour, book an in-person tour, or grab a Day Pass for your next workday. 👀💻
We’ll see you Tuesday, September 8 — ready to get back at it.
Solo founder? Your business cannot scale if everything only lives in your head.
In this clip from The Us Space Ask Me Anything: Business, we’re talking about one of the most important pieces of building a sustainable business: your operational backbone.
For a solo founder, that starts with documenting what you do.
Not a 40-page manual. Not complicated language. Just clear, simple steps that another person could pick up, understand, and follow.
Because what feels “obvious” to you might actually include A through W before you ever get to X, Y, and Z.
Start getting it out of your head:
• Document the process
• Write the steps in plain language
• Build SOPs as you go
• Create systems someone else can eventually follow
Your future team cannot read your mind.
Save this for the next time you say, “It’s easier if I just do it myself.” 👀
What’s one process in your business you know you need to document?
Want the full conversation? Watch the complete Ask Me Anything: Business, hosted by LaGina R. Harris with TUS Entrepreneur in Residence Ashley, through the link in our bio.
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08/15/2026
You said you needed time to get it done. We made space for it. 💻
Work Accountability Day is back at The Us Space, and it’s FREE.
Join us for a day designed for entrepreneurs, content creators, freelancers, and business owners who need focused time to work, connect, and make real progress.
Come for:
✔️ Focused work time
✔️ Intentional networking
✔️ Validated downtown parking
✔️ Coffee
✔️ A community of people getting things DONE
Bring the laptop. Bring the list. Bring the project you’ve been putting off.
📅 Wednesday, August 19
⏰ 10 AM to 4 PM
📍 The Us Space
808 Travis St., Suite 400
Houston, TX 77002
💸 FREE
You do not have to work alone just because you work for yourself.
Save your spot through the link in bio.
08/13/2026
What business decision has been sitting in your head a little too long? 👀
This month’s The Us Space Lunch & Learn is all about helping entrepreneurs ask better questions before committing time, money, and energy.
Join Lena Clark, MPH (Dutchess Adore'Me), Founder of SunflowerUX, for:
5 Conversations Every Entrepreneur Should Be Having with Themselves
We’re talking about:
• Making better business decisions
• Pricing, pivots, and priorities
• Building confidence around your next move
Whether you’re launching, growing, changing direction, or simply trying to figure out what comes next, this conversation is designed to give you a practical framework you can use again and again.
📅 Wednesday, August 19
⏰ 12 PM to 2 PM
📍 The Us Space
808 Travis St., Suite 400
Houston, TX 77002
Come learn, ask questions, connect, and leave with something you can actually apply to your business.
Save your seat through the link in bio.
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08/10/2026
Start with the brand before you start pushing the marketing.
In this clip from The Us Space Ask Me Anything: Business, branding expert and popmantra Founder Sly Roque (Rock) joins The Us Space Founder and host LaGina R. Harris to talk about why branding belongs in the business roadmap, not on the cleanup list.
AMA stands for Ask Me Anything. It is where business owners bring real questions and we share practical answers they can apply right away. We host these conversations to support the everyday innovator through clear tools, shared learning, and community-forward growth.
Your logo and colors matter, but your brand foundation also includes:
✨ Your mission
✨ Your positioning
✨ Your story
✨ The people you serve
✨ The experience you want to create
Have the audacity to write the idea on a napkin and begin. Then take the time to build the roadmap that helps you grow with clarity, communicate consistently, and avoid costly cleanup later.
If you do not understand why you are building what you are building, how can you tell the story, market it, or create a business plan around it?
Save this for your next brand or business planning session, and share it with a business owner who needs the reminder.
What came first in your business: the brand, the plan, or the marketing?
Use the link in bio to watch the full AMA on YouTube or book a tour of The Us Space. You can also find the most up-to-date information about TUS events, day passes, memberships, meeting rooms, and more.
07/14/2026
What happens after people show up?
Join us tomorrow for The Us Space Ask Me Anything: Business Live with Sly Roque (Rock) :branding expert, creative technologist, professor, advisor, founder of The Clever Group , and founder of her newest venture, popmantra .
Hosted by The Us Space Founder LaGina R. Harris, this conversation will explore what happens where branding, culture, events, community, and emerging technology meet.
Through Popmantra, Sly is creating a community-first platform that helps organizers and creators turn real-world participation into access, identity, loyalty, and lasting belonging.
We’ll talk about:
✨ The difference between attention, attendance, engagement, and belonging
✨ What event hosts often miss after the event ends
✨ Turning one-time participation into a lasting relationship
✨ Making AI, blockchain, and Web3 feel human and accessible
✨ Why culture should lead technology—not the other way around
✨ What Sly is learning while building Popmantra
✨ Her upcoming FREE FEST: Community Fest HTX
FREE FEST is a free community festival celebrating the people, businesses, organizations, and communities that help Houston thrive. Expect local vendors and communities, interactive activations, live programming, giveaways, music, DJs, and an evening community celebration.
📅 Tomorrow, July 14
⏰ 1:30 PM CT
📍 Live from The Us Space
📲 Instagram + YouTube
Bring your questions and join the conversation.
The link in our bio has the most up-to-date information about TUS events, tours, day passes, memberships, meeting rooms, and more.
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