Hi Shel, I grew up in Detroit area and was just back there this summer looking for a coworking space to explore. Congrats on getting started. I now run Mojo Coworking in Asheville, NC and have been open for 1.5 years. Similar to Workantile, we are at about $30 - $50 in supplies each month in a smaller space (1625 soft). I also run a marketing agency out of Mojo and so I keep minimal office supplies on hand for that operation. I'll get infrequent requests from other members for batteries, manila folders, envelopes, etc. but everyone pretty much takes care of their own office supplies. (Note: Although as we expand later this month to a larger 4500 sqft space, I'm considering approaching Staples/Office Max to offer them some type of presence in exchange for either a membership fee or member discounts. We're downtown Asheville and the closest office supply is out of town.)
We offer free coffee,cream, sugar, etc. ... but no snacks. Again, in the new space - we are looking into the idea of a community lunch one day per week for something like $5 per person. On and off in the past we have offered Cliff MOJO Bars for $1 each on the honor system. Best of luck. On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 4:29:27 PM UTC-4, shel kimen 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<http://www.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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/KSeviRI1cwUJ. 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.
