This is a HUGE undertaking. Start with one space and see how you like it. Personally, I would recommend govt agencies primarily finance the project(s) and let 3rd parties run it. Govts tend to not be nimble enough to manage such an entrepreneurial endeavor.
People here use Cobot, MindBodyOnline, SuperSAAS, Excel/Google spreasheet, etc. to manage their spaces and memberships. Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 323.330.9505 (office) On May 25, 2011, at 3:57 AM, small_is_beautiful wrote: > Hi there, > > I work for the local council in Devon, UK, and we are investigating > what we can do as a council to establish a network of coworking > locations through our county, bringing forward new faciltiies, > enabling existing independent operators to come into the network etc. > We clearly want each space and community to be unique, but we also see > benefit in having the economy of scale of a network of local spaces > across what is a mostly rural county - eg we have 28 market and > coastal towns, and one city. > > I would appreciate advice from others who have experience of this - > and views, good or bad, from the wider community. > > I am also investigating any "off the shelf" packages that would offer > us an easy means to handle bookings across several sites that could > incorporate a membership function. > > Any recommendations? Pointers? Is it a bad idea for councils to get > involved - should we just encourage the private / thrid sector? What > useful contribution can a council have to kick-start coworking > locations, specifically in a rural area? > > Interested in your thoughts on any or all of the above! > > Best wishes, > > Tom > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
