Awesome Mark! Perhaps we can get a gathering of UK coworking people going at Coworking Europe. Seems like a lot of folks are popping up from various corners, and the opportunities for collaboration abound!
Tony On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 3:00 AM, Sabrina <sabrina.s.sim...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Mark, > I started a coworking space in Plymouth England - another city that > didn't have a coworking space, nor more than a few people who knew what it > was. I spent over a year, almost two, running pop-up coworking days > (jellies) to introduce the concept to people, went to every networking and > meetup group I could find, and eventually - after joining with another > person - felt confident that we could get a space and make it work. It was > a hard slog, but the space is now running reasonably well, (although I have > now moved on to other things, and still enjoy working there!). Mostly > though, the space has been a catalyst for bringing together like-passioned > people for various community efforts that have been great for the City. We > collaborate with the City Council, the University, and the Arts College, > not to mention all the digital professionals and creatives. It truly has > become a community hub. > > Happy to share more of my experiences separately and listen to your ideas. > You are right to look to this group for ideas and feedback - it is a > fantastic group, and a genuine positive spirit which is a joy to find these > days! > > I'll ping you off line to continue the discussion, > > All best, > > Sabrina > > > On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 4:49:40 PM UTC+1, Mark wrote: >> >> Hi Tony - that really does seem like a good solution doesn't it?! >> >> Sadly, after 7 years together my business partner and I have stopped >> seeing eye to eye on a number of details - one of which is around where the >> company is located, so alas, moving my existing company isn't on the >> table... :( in fact, it's got to the point where me staying at my existing >> company isn't really on the table! >> >> I think coworking will become a new venture for me, one that I'm very >> excited to be a part of, and to begin with I like the idea of being able to >> focus on building a community and a space, without the distractions of >> running an agency at the same time and in time, I hope to explore other >> options. >> >> No doubt I will be frequenting this forum on countless occasions in the >> months and years to come - it certainly seems like an amazing resource and >> the feeling of community among operators is unlike anything I've come >> across in any industry! >> >> >> Mark >> >> On Sunday, 1 October 2017 20:30:14 UTC+1, Tony Bacigalupo wrote: >>> >>> Welcome to the movement, Mark! >>> >>> Have you considered getting a larger space that your current agency >>> could be the anchor tenant of? >>> >>> There is a ton of precedent for agencies that create "hybrid" spaces >>> that are part company office, part community space. Each side of the >>> business helps to support the other. >>> >>> It's one of the few sustainable models I've found for coworking on a >>> smaller scale! >>> >>> Tony >>> *---* >>> *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co> - I help people build better coworking >>> spaces for a living, and I love it.* >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Mark <markva...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm new to the group and currently looking at opening a coworking space >>>> in Leicester, UK. >>>> >>>> One of the reasons why I'm interested in building a community is to >>>> make connections with developers and other contacts as potential >>>> collaborators in the various entrepreneurial ideas that I have. >>>> >>>> Currently I run a traditional design agency which is predominantly >>>> print based and because we're based in a "standard" office at an out of >>>> town office park the opportunities to meet new people and make new contacts >>>> are limited, particularly in the web/app development arena. >>>> >>>> As I'm looking at moving on and doing something different in the not >>>> too distant future, coworking looks like a really good fit for me >>>> personally and also professionally, and I was wondering if any other >>>> coworking managers/hosts have any experiences of working with people who >>>> operate in their spaces? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for any feedback! >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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