Virtual offices are legal - but the services don't fit the core values of coworking without some weird bending reality.
Our focus is on community workspaces. People who never show up *aren't community members*. If they want a service like a virtual office - there's companies that do that. I don't think coworking should be confused with this service though. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Karl Long <k...@karllong.com> wrote: > now that's some savvy marketing right there :) There should of course be a > special fee for people who do such a thing. > > I don't think there should be legal issues if "virtual offices" are legal, > certainly no problem in London. > > K > > -- > @karllong > http://experiencecurve.com > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com>wrote: > >> We first see if they've listed themselves at our address on Google Places, >> then contact them, then either "return to sender" or sometimes have them get >> a membership! >> >> >> Jerome >> ______________ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >> ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los >> Angeles, CA 90036 >> ph: 310.526.2255 | 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 >> >> On Aug 4, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Derek Young wrote: >> >> > Hello Wise Co-Working Friends, >> > >> > It's been way too long since I've participated with this group. Suite133 >> is still here and growing. We may be neglecting our coworking community >> duties, website, and self-promotion, but we are still here. >> > >> > Here's my question for you. Have any of you had companies register your >> address as their own without actually being a member? In the four years that >> we've been around, this has happened twice. First it was a limousine >> company. Then it was an alarm company. >> > >> > We first discovered it when someone dropped into our office to look for >> one of the companies. A few web searches later and we discovered our address >> all over the interwebs and in business license filings that were not related >> to us. At first we got rather worked up about it. Our attorney, however, >> told us to not worry about it as there was no actual harm being done to our >> business. So, just the other day a few more people dropped in to see someone >> about an alarm system. Again, our attorney (who has a desk here) tells us >> that this is a problem for state/city government types that handle licensing >> and not us. >> > >> > I'm curious. Have any of you run into this before? If so, what did you >> do? >> > >> > Any input would be appreciated. >> > >> > Thank you, >> > >> > Derek Young >> > Suite133 - Tacoma, WA >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
