[Coworking] Re: CoWorking in London
Count me in for the jelly event On 3/5/07, Simon L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damien, Sounds interesting. Any pictures of the space? How about hosting a one-off Jelly type event? For example, pick one day and get interested coworkers to work from the space. It will be a useful experiment for all involved, and will at least get things rolling in London. --Simon We've (New Bamboo -http://new-bamboo.co.uk) got offices in Caledonian road and have a space desk with space for 4-6 people. It's a shame to see it go to waste. We're toying with the idea of inviting people in. We've got a couch and a Wii :). Preferably Ruby on Rails developers, but we're open to anything. -- Riccardo CAMBIASSI mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.codewitch.org --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking - Self Employed Health Insurance
On 3/4/07, Chris Messina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [] My biggest concern is with overhead administrating such a scheme. Yeah. The overhead is always present somewhere, usually hidden until the real costs of doing business pop up. Trinet is *expensive.* Last time I talked you needed 5 employees and it was $200/head pay to play. I'll have more on this later. -dave --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking - Self Employed Health Insurance
Check out your chamber of commerce. In Brooklyn, they will soon be offering health insurance to small biz AND sole proprietors. I've requested more details but it seems like it will be more affordable than the Freelancers Union. good luck, matthew http://theCoup.org On Mar 5, 10:34 am, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trinet is *expensive.* Last time I talked you needed 5 employees and it was $200/head pay to play. When I was at Riya.com, we used Trinet and I paid over $600/month to the health/dentalcare for family coverage (because I have a teenage son), and I still have hospital bills! It's so odd to me that there isn't a funded healthcare system here. I've taken it for granted for so long being a Canadian. Now, when something is wrong, I don't go to the doctor in fear of going broke. :| It would be awesome if something was in place for us. I could handle $200/month, personally, but I recognize that won't work for everyone, and that is part of the nightmare of administration. I'd love to hear more, Dave. There are so many indie workers and small companies out there that I'm positive that this has been looked at before. -- Sincerely, Tara --- tara 'miss rogue' hunt agent provocateur Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog:www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking not suitable for programmers?
Any programmers been using Coworking space a few times a week? Have you found it possible to get real development work done, rather than just checking e-mail and performing other less intensive (than coding) tasks? I'm in a small co-working space in Toronto. I think that we are all amazed at the amounts of work that we are getting done when compared to the home office. Jamie McQuay --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Possibility in Seattle
I might be interested in the occasional drop in, but at $350 a month it is out of my range. I had found a place some places in the 400 sqr ft range for about 600 to 800 monthly back in november, so that might be coloring my judgement. On 2/15/07, Mary Deaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have found a space in the Madison Valley near 28th and Martin Luther King that is suitable for coworking. I am only going to pursue it, however, if I can get some substantial interest from others. The space has high-bandwith already. There is a shared restroom and no kitchen in the space, but micro and such can be brought in. It is dog friendly. There is space on two floors, with a total of five offices. Check out information on information on the coworking wiki.https://coworking.pbwiki.com/Co-working%2520in%2520Madison%2520Valley -- Mary Deaton Deaton Interactive Design and SodaBlue Partners Tools of the UX Trade - http://uxtools.blogspot.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking in Seattle
The flurry of activity was really just me, no one came forward with any interest at the time, so, as I mentioned to someone who posted resently on the coworking blog (in response to my post: http://blog.coworking.info/2006/12/08/coworking-in-seattle/) that I no longer have such an immediate need as i left my tiny apartment share and got a nice sized apartment with a living room to work in. I would still be interested in talking about coworking, but my need for a space is of more of a drop in variety at this point. On 1/18/07, MMDeaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was a flurry of posts in December, but nothing seems to have come of it. Is there still interest out there? Mary Deaton Deaton Interactive Design http://www.mmdeaton.com http://uxtools.blogspot.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking - Self Employed Health Insurance
I'd mention AHIRC http://www.ahirc.org/ Access to Health Insurance / Resource For Care (CivicActions is in the process of working with them on a site redesign). They are a clearing house for health insurance information specifically for artists. My understanding of frlancers union is that it ain't cheap! upwards of $400 a month. Insurance rates fluctuate wildly based on age and city of residence. I would recommend that folks look at HDHPs (High Deductible Health Plans) combined with HSAs (Health savings accounts). Basically, you assume that as a young health person you are not going to have lots of chronic health care costs, so you get a catastrophic plan that will cover hospitalizations or any big unexpected stuff, then you save money before taxes in an HSA and you use that money to pay your deductibe, which might be as high as $2500. But since your plan costs you around 100 to 200 a month,, your annual health insurance payment is maybe around 2k and the 2500 that you put into the hsa stays there, and you can keep on adding to it up to a certain amount each year. Sorry if this isn't so clear. It's getting late, but i saw the question so figured i would chime in with some info. On 3/5/07, Brad Neuberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It sounds like a partnership situation is the best way to do this, to ease our own administration burdens. Possibly with NASE, the Freelancers Union, etc. Best, Brad On 3/5/07, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We actually just spoke with the Net Squared folks (a project of Compumentor.org) about this and they will be sending us some resources that we will pass along and look into. I think they said that one of them is called Working Solutions. They also have another package that gives us some options with creating a membership organization to get a bulk discount. T On 3/5/07, matthew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out your chamber of commerce. In Brooklyn, they will soon be offering health insurance to small biz AND sole proprietors. I've requested more details but it seems like it will be more affordable than the Freelancers Union. good luck, matthew http://theCoup.org On Mar 5, 10:34 am, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trinet is *expensive.* Last time I talked you needed 5 employees and it was $200/head pay to play. When I was at Riya.com, we used Trinet and I paid over $600/month to the health/dentalcare for family coverage (because I have a teenage son), and I still have hospital bills! It's so odd to me that there isn't a funded healthcare system here. I've taken it for granted for so long being a Canadian. Now, when something is wrong, I don't go to the doctor in fear of going broke. :| It would be awesome if something was in place for us. I could handle $200/month, personally, but I recognize that won't work for everyone, and that is part of the nightmare of administration. I'd love to hear more, Dave. There are so many indie workers and small companies out there that I'm positive that this has been looked at before. -- Sincerely, Tara --- tara 'miss rogue' hunt agent provocateur Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog:www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 agent provocateur Citizen Agency (www.citizenagency.com) blog: www.horsepigcow.com phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
