I've been following this thread and have to say, you guys are awesome! Love this community.
[image: photo] *Felisha Hatcher-Taylor* Executive Director, Co.ology 586.842.2244 | conn...@co-ology.com Co.ology : Work + Creative Space 18940 E. 9 Mile , Eastpointe, MI 48021 <http://facebook.com/Felisha Hatcher> <http://us.linkedin.com/in/Felisha Hatcher> <http://instagram.com/Felisha Hatcher> <http://twitter.com/Felisha Hatcher> <http://www.facebook.com/co.ologyco.share> Create your own email signature <https://www.wisestamp.com/signature-in-email?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=create_your_own> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 12:30 PM Wendy <we...@deskandeasel.com> wrote: > I worked with the Small Business Development Center at my Community > College. They were a great resource for me. > > 1. We looked at office space for rent in a 20-30 mile radius, what was > included in the rent, what the office and surrounding neighborhood looked > like. > 2. I also did research online for what other coworking spaces > offered. > 3. I talked with people I knew who were remote workers or had started > a company on their own to find out what they would look for in a coworking > space. > 4. I visited local coffee shops/restaurants to see if there were a > large number of people taking up tables with laptops. > > > > Our building is in the middle of Main Street in a revitalizing downtown > area. City Hall just relocated across the street and the Chamber of > Commerce and the city Development Alliance is out my back door. Location > matters. Getting to know local business people who are involved in the > community matters. Getting involved in the community where you plan to > open your space matters. My space can be used for special events as well. > Before I had any coworking members I had hosted a few events in the space. > It was good exposure. > > > > My biggest challenge has been education. Letting people know that I was > here wasn’t enough. They didn’t know what coworking was! I had to come up > with a quick answer to “What is it you do here?” & “What is coworking?”. > If they were really interested then I could explain further. > > > > Best of Luck > > Wendy > > deskandeasel.com > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *AK <a...@alkayemedia.com> > *Sent: *Friday, October 26, 2018 10:40 AM > *To: *Coworking <coworking@googlegroups.com> > *Subject: *[Coworking] Re: Coworking Business Plan > > > > This discussion is very important to me. We own our space (2 story office > building--2800 sq ft, plus functional basement) -- two tenants including us > intend to keep some of the space. My concern is the viability of the > location, need, and interest in doing a co-op space in our neighborhood. > > > > How does someone actually do the research? > > > > Al > > > > > > On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 10:09:15 AM UTC-5, Gadei Cristina wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm working on a business plan in order to open a coworking space. Do you > have any tips & tricks for me? > > It would help me if you have a model business plan. > > > > Thank you! > > -- > 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. > 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. > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -- 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.
