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The very start of the workday isn’t exactly the most beloved time of the day. Don’t believe me? Just examine the slogan on your typical novelty coffee cup. But the cliches are true: if you love your job, you’ll love beginning a new eight-hour block of it each day. I can only assume that most people really dislike writing coffee cup slogans all day.
Let’s focus on the positive: anyone who loves the morning would be happy to ring it in — with a work-appropriate gong of some kind. Here’s a look at a Chase for Business-sponsored selection of unique small businesses and the way that they’ve chosen to ring in the best part of their day, all taken from Chase’s Morning Bell site.
1. Compass Automation
Watch @CompassRobotics #RingTheMorningBell with a helping robotic hand! What’s your bell? https://t.co/JyQLRyP1Efhttps://t.co/AWmDRgBglI
— Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) July 28, 2016
The automated approach to ringing the morning bell? Getting your ten-foot-tall robotic arm buddy to do it. The robot, Suzy, even takes a bow at the end.
2. Kornegay Design
.@KornegayDesign participated in #RingTheMorningBell! See how you can too: https://t.co/xqyhqVrWUOhttps://t.co/DHg74hDDXJ
— Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) May 13, 2016
This design company has their own designer bell, a shimmering blend of flat surfaces that offers a compellingly heavy ring.
3. Hookers Crane
Hookers Crane participated in #RingTheMorningBell. See how you can too! https://t.co/byNUAiaRNZhttps://t.co/VzpQ1mb8fs
— Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) May 6, 2016
You’ve heard that, to someone with a hammer, every problem is a nail. To this Phoenix construction company, the question of how to ring a morning bell is a crane-sized problem. As this video reveals, they have the solution.
4. Hack Reactor
Today we’re featuring @HackReactor! Did you #RingTheMorningBell yet? Submit now: https://t.co/XAK2ZAWN3ahttps://t.co/eXHmSckd43
— Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) May 22, 2016
Ringing a virtual bell is easy: After creating the right program, you can simply hit “play” as many times as you want.
5. Starchild Chocolate
See @Starchildcacao #RingTheMorningBell and learn how you can too: https://t.co/2CmV09Dgq3https://t.co/uRFnVwmW4e
— Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) May 10, 2016
Probably the cutest entry here: Witness a pinata party in a chocolate store, followed by a swarm of rowdy balloon-popping kids, all in the space of 21 seconds.
6. SPACE/CRAFT Worldwide
Watch Space/Craft Worldwide #RingTheMorningBell! Click here to see how you can too: https://t.co/ucdlPMf1VLhttps://t.co/DuA2iK2Pnv
— Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) May 20, 2016
This Brentwood, NY-based custom designer and manufacturer doesn’t need to a bell. They can create their own version with a robot that shaves a block of material in all three dimensions.
7. Maniacs Hobby
Watch @ManiacsHobby #RingTheMorningBell and learn how you can too! https://t.co/ZJi2TPSAO6https://t.co/4JsWup29vU
— Chase for Business (@ChaseforBiz) May 18, 2016
What do these little maniacs like to do first? They start their day with an entire flock of drones to ring the morning bells in style.
