WOW congrats Franklen & Alchemical! I'd love to make a field trip up to Syracuse for the grand opening. I'm eager to learn more about the details behind this and will try to give you a call sometime soon.
This is great and keep us posted! Tony ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- *New Work City - Coworking NYC style.* *Phone:* (888) 823-3494 *Email:* [email protected] *Web:* http://nwcny.com *Twitter:* http://twitter.com/nwc On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Franklen <[email protected]>wrote: > > Alchemical Spaces Co-Working Office for Social Entrepreneurship. > Free cooperative desk and office space now available on Near Westside. > > The Alchemical Nursery, Syracuse 501(c)3 nonprofit working for > "Regenerative Urban Lifestyles & Landscapes", has announced the > opening of its "Alchemical Spaces Co-Working Office for Social > Entrepreneurship" within the Gear Factory studio warehouse at 200 > South Geddes St on the Near Westside of Syracuse, NY. > > Co-Working is the gathering of a group of people, who are working > independently while sharing values, and who are interested in the > synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same > space. Many times, co-workers are from the world of the self- > employed; freelancers who have taken to working from home or the > coffee shop, and would like more of the social interaction that a > working office provides. > > In the case of "Alchemical Spaces" our goal is to bring together > people in need of this type of working situation, and to focus on > those that are developing social entrepreneurial projects, using > business knowledge and acumen for the betterment of the social good. > In addition, developing resources specific to social entrepreneurs and > advancing knowledge of this working movement within Syracuse. > > Co-working also enables the sharing of resources and expenses that > benefits the bottom line of the workers involved. Individual desks > are located in a shared room, with shared office equipment such as a > printer and supplies provided by the Alchemical Nursery. Workers also > have access to a conference room for meeting clients or holding > meetings, a community kitchen and bathroom, and common space within > the Gear Factory for stretching their legs and participating in the > wider community. The space will be open to "Associates" 24/7, with > free wireless Internet also included. There will also be > opportunities to take part in numerous social and networking events > through The Gear Factory and The Alchemical Nursery. > > Thanks to support from the Gifford Foundation in Syracuse and its > mission "to build the capacity of individuals and organizations to > enhance the quality of life for the people of Central New York", free > desk space and office use will be available to social entrepreneurs > for up to ten months beginning July 1st. To be eligible, co-workers > must be involved in social entrepreneurial endeavors, and be > interested in working within a shared office space environment. Use > of the space is valued at $250 per month to the "Associate", costs > covered by The Alchemical Nursery. Value of the cooperative Co- > Working aspects of the space are priceless. > > Other benefits include free off-street parking, indoor bicycle > parking, tax deduction for travel from primary home office, extra > filing cabinet and shelving space for storage, reading and reference > library on-site, adjacent to Lipe Art Park, free email address > available @alchemicalnursery.org, CENTRO bus stop only one block away. > > For more information and to apply to the space, please contact > Alchemical Nursery Co-Founder Frank Raymond Cetera at 315.380.6161 or > [email protected] > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
