Thanks Tom! Really helpful. In a few weeks when I get out from under a sea of deadlines I will definitely ping you to come by and visit!
Cheers! ./s On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Tom Brandt wrote: > Hi Shel, > > I'm with Workantile, down the road from you in Ann Arbor. That's interesting > project - good luck with it! It's exciting to see people doing things like > that in Detroit. > > We have a 3200 sq.ft. space, and currently have 56 members. We spend roughly > $70/month on supplies, which include paper products (toilet paper, paper > towel), cleaning supplies, and miscellaneous stuff like paper plates, plastic > utensils, and so forth. We use hardly any office supplies, except for paper > for the printer/copier. But even that usage is fairly minimal, and members > who use a lot of paper usually bring in a ream occasionally to replace what > they used. > > I think we are an outlier in that members pay for the snacks. Generally, it's > $1 for bag of chips, or a cookie. Coffee is $0.75/cup. > > Let us know when you open. I would love to visit. > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Shel Kimen <ski...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All -- > > I'm new to this list and community and feel really warm about both. I'm > starting a space in Detroit (anyone else here in Detroit?). It's actually a > combination/mixed use building that will also contain a co-working space > (with small arty hotel, art space, event space, mentoring program). We are > going through a rebranding now but the current website is > DetroitHotelProject.com and facebook.com/Detroithotelproject > > New name and identity in september!! > > I just had a tactical question about operational costs -- most I understand > (utilities, tax, insurance, part time staff, etc) and I have that folded into > the overall numbers of the project. But I wonder here what people might spend > on a space for 15-20 people on things like > > Office Supplies (do people have experience getting local support from office > supply stores?) > Software subscriptions > Coffee, tea, simple snacks > Cleaning supplies > > I saw Alex's really helpful breakdown on Quora but it didn't separate out > these important misc items from an overall operational budget of $3600 for > 1800 square foot indy hall. > > Also, I'd like to add -- as a newcomer to this list and a longtime community > builder/participant, I have not seen this kind of collective energy since the > early internet culture of the mid 90's. I have so much respect for what you > are all building together and I hope to become a valuable member as I also > learn and grow in this project. > > Thank you and many sparkles! > ./s > > > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > twb > member, Workantile > @twbrandt > > > -- > 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.
