> > I would say that if you can build relationships within a company, that's > going to be your best asset. That employee can sell the product better than > you can in most cases.
Amen to this! Awesome story, Kelly :) thank you for coming back and sharing this. ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Kelly Fitzgerald <ke...@societyofwork.com> wrote: > Hi All- > > Just revisiting this post as a lot has changed since my initial post. We > have found that corporations are definitely interested in the idea of > providing flexible options for their employees (for both recruiting and > retaining employees). We've had Unum (a large insurance company) join in > the past year for one of their departments as a sort of R+D project. > Basically, they want to be more in the know about mid-level developers. > After having worked in the space for 3 months or so, they've had a couple > of different conversations with freelancers that they wouldn't have met > otherwise. This also shows their ability as a company to relate and let > people know you don't have to work in a cubicle filled office to be a part > of their team. > > That said, this idea of Unum joining came after they hired one of previous > members who went to work there and proposed the idea because he was so > energized by our community. I would say that if you can build relationships > within a company, that's going to be your best asset. That employee can > sell the product better than you can in most cases. > > Kelly > > > > On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 6:53:40 AM UTC-4, Katherine Warman Kern > wrote: >> >> >> We have a member and non-member rate for meeting rooms. Non-members are >> usually Corporations. The non-member rate is a significant premium and is a >> minimum of a half day. >> >> Pricing is hard. Especially for entrepreneurs. If our member >> entrepreneurs don't research pricing and charge what they are worth, they >> won't survive to pay member fees. So set a good example. >> >> Do the research. Call hotels, conference centers, etc and find out what >> they charge a day. >> >> Find me at GCUC if you want to talk more about this. >> >> Katherine Kern >> CO-Founder >> COMRADITY >> 203-883-9255 <(203)%20883-9255> >> >> -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
