Small businesses are stronger together.
The Pond is a community for small business owners to know people, be known, share what they have, ask for what they need, learn together, and support the communities around us.
It's free to belong. Members are included in The Pond directory, making it easier to find, support, refer, and buy from businesses within the community.
Created and stewarded by The Koi Collective.
Know people. Be known.
We want to make supporting small businesses more practical.
When you need a service, recommendation, introduction, resource, or perspective, look within The Pond.
When you have something useful, share it.
When you need something, ask.
When you find a business you believe in, tell people about it.
And when there's an opportunity to do something good in the community around us, let's show up.
The Culture Matters.
We are ruthlessly protective of the culture we build here.
Come genuinely interested in other people. Be kind. Be generous. Stay curious. Make the introduction. Share the resource. Support another owner's business when they're the right fit. And ask for help when you need it too.
Give more than you take. The health of the room matters more than making it bigger.
Once a month, we get in the same room.
Once a month, we get in the same room. Our gatherings follow a simple 90-minute rhythm:
30 minutes - Connect. Meet people. Catch up. Have real conversations.
30 minutes · The Current. What's worth knowing. What's happening around us. And Below the Surface.
30 minutes · Connect Again. Take what you heard back into the room and keep talking.
Gatherings are ticketed and intentionally capped to protect the experience.
Between gatherings, we keep showing up.
Twice a week, The Pond shares something worth knowing.
• A member to support.
• An ask someone can answer.
• An opportunity worth knowing about.
• Something happening locally.
• A resource that could help.
• A way we can contribute.
Members can submit something anytime. We curate what's useful and help connect the dots.
Come be part of something bigger.
And be a part of the ripple effect we create one business, one relationship, one conversation, and one act of support at a time.