We structured our business model to include free drop-ins. Based on rent owed for your space, it might not work for everyone though. Because we view ourselves as a community service we want everyone to be able to come in and utilize our services whenever need be. This was especially important following Ike when many people were without power or internet.
Matthew carolinecollective.cc On Oct 6, 1:16 pm, HeatherO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to get ours going, so I don't have experience to speak from other > than there is no way we can make the numbers work if everyone w/o an > assigned desk gets to come in for free. > Philosophically I have always found that people do not value or respect that > which costs them nothing... > just my opinion:) > > [image: Click Here] <http://1unv.com/ujuo00/c.map> > > At Your Service, > > HeatherO' > > Heather O'Sullivan Canney, RP, Broker/Partner > Heather O' Real Estate, Inc. > Real Living Partners Triangle, LLC > > (919)427-7770 > 104B N. Salem St. Apex NC 27502www.HeatherO.comwww.ApexGoodLiving.com > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Mike Schinkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > Hi all: > > > I'm hearing that a lot of you are allowing people to use the coworking > > spaces for free. In trying to plan a facility I've run the numbers and I > > don't see how that is possible. First I don't see how you can get people > > to > > pay for what you are giving for free and second I don't see how you can > > make > > the density work. > > > I understand that coworking is all about providing an open environment and > > letting people use it w/o signing up is in the spirit of things but in > > order > > for us to pull this off it needs to be profitable, i.e. not operating at a > > loss. > > > Could anyone speak to this please? Thanks in advance. > > > -Mike Schinkel > > President; NewClarity LLC > > Organizer: Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs > >http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeschinkel > >http://mikeschinkel.com > >http://atlanta-web.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
