If you’re already using Slack as a communication tool for your business, you may love it because it pares down your email inbox and organizes messages into searchable channels, all with the ease of texting. But, have you thought of using Slack as a way to network and socialize?
AMSE is doing just that with their customized Slack channels for military spouse entrepreneurs, and the timing couldn’t be better.
Slack Offers Connection Outside of Social Media
To reduce stress and gain an easy mood boost, many military spouses are choosing to take social media breaks even though social isolation remains a problem. AMSE’s community solves that by using Slack rather than Facebook Groups to connect. Interactions are personal, positive, and can even help you find your next business BFF.
In my recent conversation with AMSE co-founders Moni Jefferson and Flossie Hall, we discussed how, as entrepreneurs, it’s getting harder to make military spouse friends.
Our free time is precious; we’re getting choosier with the company we keep as we’re becoming more seasoned; we want to surround ourselves with people who are enthusiastic about the same things we’re focused on. In this season, that’s entrepreneurship—planning, building, and growing businesses that light us up. AMSE’s Slack channels can help us find other military spouses with that one big thing in common.
How Slack Works at AMSE
AMSE’s Slack community is open to Freemium and Premium members. You’ll receive a link to sign up when you become a member.
Once you’re in Slack, you’ll want to join channels that are relevant to you. Some of the most popular channels include Collaborations, Help a Spouse Out, and Job Opportunities. It’s fun to be part of the channels where everybody’s hanging out.
Next, you want to make sure to choose your niche channels where you can connect with other military spouses that work in your areas of interest or expertise. Examples of more personalized channels include Wellness Spouses, Non-Profit Spouses, and Freelance Writers. And, don’t forget to join the Mentor Needed channel where you can drop your needs so others can advise.
Slack at AMSE is an amazing sharing space where you can support other military spouse entrepreneurs and receive support in return. There’s even some humor thrown in to lighten the mood, something we all need from time to time.
Join Us on Slack
If you are not already an AMSE member, be sure to sign up here for a Freemium or Premium membership so you can receive invaluable resources for military spouse entrepreneurs.
If you are already an AMSE member, you’ll find a link to join Slack in your Membership Dashboard.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Kimberly Bacso is an MBA who exchanged an office with a view for a life of adventure when she became a military spouse in 2001. She is the co-founder of InDependent, a non-profit on a mission to make wellness accessible to all military spouses. She is the managing editor of Legacy Magazine, a print publication celebrating service member families and the communities that support them. Kimberly is an experienced registered yoga teacher and a lifelong vegetarian who can often be found traveling off the beaten path with her husband and teenage daughter.
