[Coworking] Re: Small Town Success
Hi All - Scott - thanks for this original post! Jeff Gunther (founder) and I (in marketing and operations) are currently in the process of opening up a retail coworking space called OpenSpace in Charlottesville, VA. We'll be open late summer, but already have an overwhelming amount of interest in the space. One thing I wanted to comment on was your original comment about building the community first. With almost every important decision we've made, we've involved a broad range of potential users in brown bag sessions, surveys, general conversations. These people have then naturally become advocates of the space and have spread the word. Amazingly, I'm more worried about oversubscribing the space (knock on wood) than I am about not having people sign up. It does seem to be a natural progression of the changing workplace. Bottom line...it gives me great hope to hear that another small town (C'ville's not huge) is achieving success. Looking very forward to reading your case study...I'm hoping we can benefit from a few lessons learned! Congrats! Nikki Haffey OpenSpace Director of Marketing and Operations nikki.haf...@openspacecoworking.com t 703.338.5200 fb /openspacecoworking On Jul 22, 1:17 pm, Scott Tillitt / ANTIDOTE collective sc...@antidotecollective.org wrote: Thanks for the encouraging words, my coworking comrades (watched Farewell My Concubine last night...). Glad I could spark some neurons! I've gotten a few requests for more info, here and offline, so rather than respond to them all it makes more sense to finally write up a sort of case study (which I've been meaning to do anyway). I'll do that probably in the next couple of weeks or so and post it. I forgot to mention in my initial email that we're likely expanding to another Hudson Valley town 45 minutes up the river, slightly larger but with similar creative class profile and one that is trying to promote a digital corridor in the area. Cheers, scott. On Jul 20, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE wrote: Hello, fellow coworkers... There have been a few posts looking for inspiration and feasibility in starting a space in small towns (I asked myself several months back). So I thought I'd just share our success so far. BEAHIVE opened not quite 3 months ago with an auspicious beginning in Beacon, NY -- a small town shy of 15,000 an hour north of NYC on the Hudson River. We've grown to 19 Founding Members with a few more starting soon. We're making monthly expenses. We had 90 or so at our launch party, including the mayor and his wife. And we've generated quite a bit of buzz in the media: 3 profiles of us this week alone (all listed on our site athttp://beahivebeacon.com ). (It helps that I do PR/communications for a living.) Now, Beacon is not like most towns of its size. It's on the NYC commuter train line and, perhaps most importantly, a major contemporary art museum opened here 5 years ago (Dia:Beacon). Along with it has come many NYC and other big city emigres. (Some folks jokingly call it NoBro: North Brooklyn.) As many have said tirelessly, it all starts with building the community and excitement first (another area my main profession comes in handy). I'm happy to share any specifics offline. Bzzz... scott. - -- - SCOTT TILLITT PR yogi writer [ sc...@beahivebeacon.com / 917.449.6356 ] BEAHIVE collaborative community workspace / join the hive. engage. sign up for BEAHIVE Bzzz:http://eepurl.com/caxT [www.beahivebeacon.com / www.twitter.com/BEAHIVE] ANTIDOTE COLLECTIVE socially conscious communications / apply liberally. [www.antidotecollective.org] - -- - t h i n k / f e e l - -- - ...an idea or product that deserves the label 'creative' arises from the synergy of many sources and not only from the mind of a single person.” (Mihaly Csikszentmihaly) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking at Universities?
Ryan, I've done an immense amount of research and in the US, I haven't found a coworking space (yet) that is directly affiliated with a University. I've asked other coworking space founders and the biggest reasons they've given is that Universities move too slowly and often limit a groups autonomy. I have found too many instances that Joseph Rooks mentions below, incubator style companies that are on or near a campus and are focused on companies rather than a community. That said... We are opening the first (that we can find) coworking space in the country to be connected to a University. We're renting 5000sf from Kean University in NJ and are being given complete autonomy to run as a true coworking space. We will be directly next door to a space that we're also helping setup for students to do their own coworking and run their senior design studio classes from. The benefits for the students will be ridiculously huge and as a result of these benefits, the university is helping out a ton with starting up the space. The long term goal for our space is that we will occupy space in their new School of Design building that is being built over the next three years. This is our pilot to get the community going and help the students. Hope that helps. Feel free to reach out if you need more info or want to chat more! Steve Guberman NJ Coworking www.njcoworking.com njcowork...@gmail.com On Jul 21, 10:15 am, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: I was having a discussion about coworking last night and in talking about the efforts so many cities have now to cater to their creative class, it made me think about Universities. In Orlando, our major college (UCF) is not geographically integrated with the city. You have to drive 30+ minutes outside of downtown (or any established neighborhood) to get there. UCF is always calling themselves the partnership university because of their ability to partner with big businesses to bring in some research lab or new school program. Why not form a partnership with the community as a whole and create a coworking space on campus? It could be a way to encourage the local workers to continue their education, and also provide them a place to work on days when they have class. I think you would have to prevent it from being flooded with students (honestly, most students probably wouldn't even know it was there), but it could be cool. Does anyone know of schools that invite the community into their space like this right now? My best example is UCF's small business incubator. The barriers to entry are much higher than a traditional coworking space, but they offer a lot more services. They actually have several locations sprinkled around Orlando. Peace, Ryan Price CoLab Orlando Orlando, FL rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking at Universities?
Ah! Coworking studio space sounds like an amazing idea. The art department here at VT recently lost some valuable studio space to renovations, yet just a block away is an empty building that has been vacant for nearly four years since the restaurant that used to occupy it moved next door. Thanks for the idea, Steve. Joseph Rooks josephro...@gmail.com http://josephrooks.com On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:09 AM, NJ Coworkingnjcowork...@gmail.com wrote: Ryan, I've done an immense amount of research and in the US, I haven't found a coworking space (yet) that is directly affiliated with a University. I've asked other coworking space founders and the biggest reasons they've given is that Universities move too slowly and often limit a groups autonomy. I have found too many instances that Joseph Rooks mentions below, incubator style companies that are on or near a campus and are focused on companies rather than a community. That said... We are opening the first (that we can find) coworking space in the country to be connected to a University. We're renting 5000sf from Kean University in NJ and are being given complete autonomy to run as a true coworking space. We will be directly next door to a space that we're also helping setup for students to do their own coworking and run their senior design studio classes from. The benefits for the students will be ridiculously huge and as a result of these benefits, the university is helping out a ton with starting up the space. The long term goal for our space is that we will occupy space in their new School of Design building that is being built over the next three years. This is our pilot to get the community going and help the students. Hope that helps. Feel free to reach out if you need more info or want to chat more! Steve Guberman NJ Coworking www.njcoworking.com njcowork...@gmail.com On Jul 21, 10:15 am, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: I was having a discussion about coworking last night and in talking about the efforts so many cities have now to cater to their creative class, it made me think about Universities. In Orlando, our major college (UCF) is not geographically integrated with the city. You have to drive 30+ minutes outside of downtown (or any established neighborhood) to get there. UCF is always calling themselves the partnership university because of their ability to partner with big businesses to bring in some research lab or new school program. Why not form a partnership with the community as a whole and create a coworking space on campus? It could be a way to encourage the local workers to continue their education, and also provide them a place to work on days when they have class. I think you would have to prevent it from being flooded with students (honestly, most students probably wouldn't even know it was there), but it could be cool. Does anyone know of schools that invite the community into their space like this right now? My best example is UCF's small business incubator. The barriers to entry are much higher than a traditional coworking space, but they offer a lot more services. They actually have several locations sprinkled around Orlando. Peace, Ryan Price CoLab Orlando Orlando, FL rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking at Universities?
Steve, That ROCKS. Please keep us posted on when you open; I'd love to hop over to Union with some NWC'ers for your opening! I'd also love to hear more about the relationship you've forged with Kean. Hopefully it can be a good case study for future space owners to use in forging their own relationships with schools. Cheers, Tony - *New Work City - Coworking NYC style.* *Phone:* (888) 823-3494 *Email:* 3...@nwcny.com *Web:* http://nwcny.com *Twitter:* http://twitter.com/nwc On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:09 AM, NJ Coworking njcowork...@gmail.com wrote: Ryan, I've done an immense amount of research and in the US, I haven't found a coworking space (yet) that is directly affiliated with a University. I've asked other coworking space founders and the biggest reasons they've given is that Universities move too slowly and often limit a groups autonomy. I have found too many instances that Joseph Rooks mentions below, incubator style companies that are on or near a campus and are focused on companies rather than a community. That said... We are opening the first (that we can find) coworking space in the country to be connected to a University. We're renting 5000sf from Kean University in NJ and are being given complete autonomy to run as a true coworking space. We will be directly next door to a space that we're also helping setup for students to do their own coworking and run their senior design studio classes from. The benefits for the students will be ridiculously huge and as a result of these benefits, the university is helping out a ton with starting up the space. The long term goal for our space is that we will occupy space in their new School of Design building that is being built over the next three years. This is our pilot to get the community going and help the students. Hope that helps. Feel free to reach out if you need more info or want to chat more! Steve Guberman NJ Coworking www.njcoworking.com njcowork...@gmail.com On Jul 21, 10:15 am, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: I was having a discussion about coworking last night and in talking about the efforts so many cities have now to cater to their creative class, it made me think about Universities. In Orlando, our major college (UCF) is not geographically integrated with the city. You have to drive 30+ minutes outside of downtown (or any established neighborhood) to get there. UCF is always calling themselves the partnership university because of their ability to partner with big businesses to bring in some research lab or new school program. Why not form a partnership with the community as a whole and create a coworking space on campus? It could be a way to encourage the local workers to continue their education, and also provide them a place to work on days when they have class. I think you would have to prevent it from being flooded with students (honestly, most students probably wouldn't even know it was there), but it could be cool. Does anyone know of schools that invite the community into their space like this right now? My best example is UCF's small business incubator. The barriers to entry are much higher than a traditional coworking space, but they offer a lot more services. They actually have several locations sprinkled around Orlando. Peace, Ryan Price CoLab Orlando Orlando, FL rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Coworking at Universities?
Ryan, Good stuff. We'll keep you posted on what we discover with our local universities. Cheers, Julie Duryea owner, souk http://www.soukll.com @soukportland On Jul 21, 7:15 am, Ryan Price ucfbass...@gmail.com wrote: I was having a discussion about coworking last night and in talking about the efforts so many cities have now to cater to their creative class, it made me think about Universities. In Orlando, our major college (UCF) is not geographically integrated with the city. You have to drive 30+ minutes outside of downtown (or any established neighborhood) to get there. UCF is always calling themselves the partnership university because of their ability to partner with big businesses to bring in some research lab or new school program. Why not form a partnership with the community as a whole and create a coworking space on campus? It could be a way to encourage the local workers to continue their education, and also provide them a place to work on days when they have class. I think you would have to prevent it from being flooded with students (honestly, most students probably wouldn't even know it was there), but it could be cool. Does anyone know of schools that invite the community into their space like this right now? My best example is UCF's small business incubator. The barriers to entry are much higher than a traditional coworking space, but they offer a lot more services. They actually have several locations sprinkled around Orlando. Peace, Ryan Price CoLab Orlando Orlando, FL rpr...@ryanpricemedia.com @liberatr --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] TVO has Skype
I am preparing for a technical blog entry on Skype videoconferencing. If you have a web cam you can make a video call to: tracyvirtualoffice1 To add to the small town success thread: Still only three membershoping things pick up after the summer. -- Mike Pihlman TracyVirtualOffice A Coworking Community 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203 Tracy, CA 95376 Mobile: 209-608-4340 Web: TracyVirtualOffice.com Twitter: @TracyVirtOffice Skype: tracyvirtualoffice1 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Want to visit coworking space in the Netherlands 11-25 july
Offcourse in Utrecht you also have www.seats2meet.com On Jun 17, 2:34 am, Liu Yan liuyan.dat...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks a lot Patrick for the recommendation of this nice site! Stephanie, efactor lounge looks great, I think I could somehow recall which building it is on Herengracht, would be great if I could come by to visit you when I am in NL. regards, Yan 2009/6/17 Stephanie Frasco stephaniefra...@gmail.com Check out Spaces on Herengracht. It is also our efactor lounge. It is gorgeous, sophisticated and has an amazing crowd. http://www.efactor.com/p/elounges On 6/16/09, inevernu patrick.tang...@gmail.com wrote: You should check this list, seems to be a few nice places: http://coworker.nl/ Patrick -- Stephanie Frasco Special Operations http://www.efactor.com -- Liu Yan刘妍 (+86) 135 2429 5509 @theliuyanwww.we-need-money-not-art.com/activistwww.xindanwei.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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: SXSW Panel on Federated Coworking
Right, think of the group as less of a centralized authority and more as an overlay that potentially connects the spaces. The Starfish and the Spider is a decent first read, but it's also useful to read about terrorist and insurgent networks, since they're also using this sort of distributed structure. Also, there's a great recent report on the future of cloud computing (reviewed here: http://spinuzzi.blogspot.com/2009/05/reading-identity-in-age-of-cloud.html) that discusses how tech trends are pushing organizations to be more distributed. Although the association may not be so positive, you might think of this unifying organization as less like the Congressional Congress, more like al-Qaeda. That is, its function would be to find shared goals and enable reciprocal connections, not to centralize decision- making or authority. That model would probably work better for coworking, since coworking spaces are so radically different. Our two active CW spaces in Austin, for instance, are radically different in terms of atmosphere, clientele, mission, and even their relationship with capitalism. But they do find common ground in the ideas of autonomy and flexibility that underlie coworking. I like the idea of the panel a lot, as long as it can be an open-ended discussion. I'd attend it! For what it's worth, I've proposed a panel too, but it's about distributed work in Austin, with coworking as one component. Will circulate the title when it comes up on the Panel Picker. CS --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Working in a foreign land (Louisville, KY)
I am working in Louisville KY for the next week or so and I know there was a coworking space in the works, but I have not heard back from the contact on the web page and I was wondering if anyone here knew if the space was open. If not I would love to Jelly in the highlands or Frankfurt Ave. Ping me directly or catch me on Twitter. Just looking to make some connections while I am in town. Jeremiah. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Hi
where are you from Brandy?On 22-Jul-09, at 9:25 PM, ForceDotMom wrote:Hi,I am not coworking yet. Actually - I just had the idea to open aspace the other day, and I didn't even know that 'coworking' was athing. But here you all are.My thought was that it would be nice to have a coworking space thatwould incorporate childcare of some kind. I know that somecorporations have on site daycare for working parents. I think itwould be so great to have something like that for people (like me) whowork at a home office and have kids to care for.Would love to hear any thoughts or input from the group.I look forward to learning more here.-Brandy--~--~-~--~~~---~--~~You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group.To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.comTo unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comFor more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en-~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- Chad Ballantyne705.252.2423c...@rhubarbmedia.cawww.rhubarbmedia.caüPlease consider the environment before printing this email.
[Coworking] Re: Hi
I'm at about the same place as you and I also thought a childcare would be a super great amenity. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:25 PM, ForceDotMom bcol...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am not coworking yet. Actually - I just had the idea to open a space the other day, and I didn't even know that 'coworking' was a thing. But here you all are. My thought was that it would be nice to have a coworking space that would incorporate childcare of some kind. I know that some corporations have on site daycare for working parents. I think it would be so great to have something like that for people (like me) who work at a home office and have kids to care for. Would love to hear any thoughts or input from the group. I look forward to learning more here. -Brandy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Hi
There is an up-and-running example, now with more than one space open, for doing precisely this: Cubes Crayons http://www.CubesAndCrayons.com/(although there are certainly other models to structure it, and plenty of spaces using less formal systems): http://www.CubesAndCrayons.com/ Raines Cohen, Coworking Coach http://www.CoworkingCoach.com/ Berkeley, CA Looking forward to catching Wuffaoke tour in Pittsburgh Saturday, and following it to Philly. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM, ForceDotMom bcol...@gmail.com wrote: My thought was that it would be nice to have a coworking space that would incorporate childcare of some kind. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Hi
Childcare would be fab. We've made our place child friendly for 5 and up ages. The thing with co-work most freelancers are on a tight budget - to ad childcare might put them over. At the same time if you could at least provide a room/area like doctors offices for a TV/toys/books a desk for older kids, etc. it might work out.We have space for kids to sit and play and Monsters Inc toys every where!Afull-outchildcarefacilitywouldbegreat.ChadOn 23-Jul-09, at 3:08 PM, Aaron Lozier wrote:I'm at about the same place as you and I also thought a childcare would be a super great amenity.On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:25 PM, ForceDotMom bcol...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am not coworking yet. Actually - I just had the idea to open a space the other day, and I didn't even know that 'coworking' was a thing. But here you all are. My thought was that it would be nice to have a coworking space that would incorporate childcare of some kind. I know that some corporations have on site daycare for working parents. I think it would be so great to have something like that for people (like me) who work at a home office and have kids to care for. Would love to hear any thoughts or input from the group. I look forward to learning more here. -Brandy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~--- Chad Ballantyne705.252.2423c...@rhubarbmedia.cawww.rhubarbmedia.caüPlease consider the environment before printing this email.
[Coworking] Re: Hi
I know some universities provide child care in their research facilities, since one of my friends is doing that over the summer- might want to hop into the Coworking at Universities discussion and find out if anyone knows the specifics of that. If you're near a university, perhaps it would be possible to set up some kind of partnership in that area? I don't know any kind of specifics, but it's a lead that might be worth following. - Joseph On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Chad Ballantynec...@rhubarbmedia.ca wrote: Childcare would be fab. We've made our place child friendly for 5 and up ages. The thing with co-work most freelancers are on a tight budget - to ad childcare might put them over. At the same time if you could at least provide a room/area like doctors offices for a TV/toys/books a desk for older kids, etc. it might work out. We have space for kids to sit and play and Monsters Inc toys every where! A full-out childcare facility would be great. Chad On 23-Jul-09, at 3:08 PM, Aaron Lozier wrote: I'm at about the same place as you and I also thought a childcare would be a super great amenity. On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:25 PM, ForceDotMom bcol...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am not coworking yet. Actually - I just had the idea to open a space the other day, and I didn't even know that 'coworking' was a thing. But here you all are. My thought was that it would be nice to have a coworking space that would incorporate childcare of some kind. I know that some corporations have on site daycare for working parents. I think it would be so great to have something like that for people (like me) who work at a home office and have kids to care for. Would love to hear any thoughts or input from the group. I look forward to learning more here. -Brandy Chad Ballantyne 705.252.2423 c...@rhubarbmedia.ca www.rhubarbmedia.ca ü Please consider the environment before printing this email. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Coworking space opening in Twin Cities soon(ish)
Hey all, I just wanted to drop a note about Twin Cities Coworking. That's right, after many false starts at getting a coworking space going in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area over the years, this one looks like it will actually come to fruition. I'm heavily involved with the project and we are currently in late stage discussions with property management companies, getting bids and specs on buildout of the space, writing up all of the associated legal documents one must do for a venture of this type, nailing down pricing, and much more. We've got a site up at http://www.twincitiescoworking.org/ for anyone who wants to follow our progress. We are trying to keep it as up to date as possible. In addition, if there is anyone on this list who wants to get involved, we have Twin Cities Coworking Open Forum meetings every Wednesday from 12 to 5pm - it is a come and leave as you wish sort of affair (i.e. you do not have to stay for 5 hours). We welcome any and all newcomers. In fact, at this stage of the game, we almost prefer them. Please see the website or check our Facebook page (http:// www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=79477889501) for the address and further details. Thanks Patrick Rhone Coworker http://www.twincitiescoworking.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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Coworking on Lunch.com
Hey everyone! Tara, Alex, Karen, Emma, Ridley and I are rocking Whuffaoke and are about halfway through the tour now! I hope you are enjoying our tweets and video and photos along the way. One of our sponsors, Lunch.com, has us working on some articles for their site, and I just wrote up a review of coworking. Full disclosure, they are a sponsor... but their site is rather cool, sponsor or not. You might want to check it out. Here's my review: http://www.lunch.com/data/Coworking-1394380.html Enjoy and hope to see you in your respective cities when we come to town! Rock on, Tony --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Previous mention of a booking system on list
Folks, Someone about 6 months ago (might been bit more but less than a year) posted that they looked at commercial software that did room bookings and time and such like and had the ability to link into access cards. When I looked at the site it was often used at places doing professional services like day spas where rooms and times were key aspects. I cant find the mention on the list after searching the group. If this rings a bell can the person that posted about it refresh my memory? Thanks -- Steven Heath Director, Foxbane Consulting Founder, AltSpace Cell: +64 21 706-067 www.foxbane.co.nz Suite 607 29 Brandon St Wellington AltSpace.co.nz - Shared office space in Wellington for home based workers, freelancers, or nimble companies --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Coworking in Burlington, VT - it's going to happen
Hi, Just re-introducing myself and giving an update on co-working in Burlington, VT. My name is Jen Mincar. I own an IT Project Management company in Burlington, VT and have been successfully operating as an independent consultant in VT for the past ten years. Now I’m starting an additional project, a coworking space, which I’ve been calling the BHive (but will be changing the name because I didn't realize there were already various coworking 'Hives' and 'BeaHives' out there). Upon advice from the coworking wiki and this google group, I’ve been actively building up a coworking community here in VT for the past 3 months. I’ve created a linked in group that consists of almost 80 people interested in coworking in the Burlington area: The BHive - Coworking in Burlington, VT http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/1878468/ We’re having our first informal coworking event, a jelly, next week Friday at FoundLine, Inc. This event was so popular that all of the spaces were filled within 12 hours of advertising it. I am so stoked. I’ve started looking at real estate/office space in the Burlington area, specifically: Maltex Building Pine St. All over Burlington proper/Church St. Main St. If there is anyone else out there in the btv, VT area looking to cowork and wants to join me in this quest, please let me know. Thanks for everyone's help and advice to date. As someone who reads this group's updates daily, it's been an invaluable resource to use to get VT's space started. And I know I will continue to use it, and hopefully contribute, in the future. Jen Mincar min...@gmavt.net @jeninvt Mincar Consulting IT/Web Project Management Consulting and Training http://www.mincarconsulting.com 802.363.0170 The BHive - Coworking in Burlington, VT http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/1878468/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Previous mention of a booking system on list
Hi. That was me. Yes, that app is made for yoga studios and such, but I totally re-configured it for room bookings. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work wide open www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jul 23, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Steven Heath wrote: Folks, Someone about 6 months ago (might been bit more but less than a year) posted that they looked at commercial software that did room bookings and time and such like and had the ability to link into access cards. When I looked at the site it was often used at places doing professional services like day spas where rooms and times were key aspects. I cant find the mention on the list after searching the group. If this rings a bell can the person that posted about it refresh my memory? Thanks -- Steven Heath Director, Foxbane Consulting Founder, AltSpace Cell: +64 21 706-067 www.foxbane.co.nz Suite 607 29 Brandon St Wellington AltSpace.co.nz - Shared office space in Wellington for home based workers, freelancers, or nimble companies --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Re: Previous mention of a booking system on list
what the app called? Is it available? On 23-Jul-09, at 9:52 PM, Jerome Chang wrote: Hi. That was me. Yes, that app is made for yoga studios and such, but I totally re-configured it for room bookings. Jerome __ BLANKSPACES work wide open www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jul 23, 2009, at 5:17 PM, Steven Heath wrote: Folks, Someone about 6 months ago (might been bit more but less than a year) posted that they looked at commercial software that did room bookings and time and such like and had the ability to link into access cards. When I looked at the site it was often used at places doing professional services like day spas where rooms and times were key aspects. I cant find the mention on the list after searching the group. If this rings a bell can the person that posted about it refresh my memory? Thanks -- Steven Heath Director, Foxbane Consulting Founder, AltSpace Cell: +64 21 706-067 www.foxbane.co.nz Suite 607 29 Brandon St Wellington AltSpace.co.nz - Shared office space in Wellington for home based workers, freelancers, or nimble companies --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] Coworking on Bainbridge Island, WA
Hey, all. I find myself with 3,000 sq ft of primo office space and would like to gauge interest in putting together a coworking site on BI. My personal business plans got sidelined and I am left with a lease and a space. I am looking for like-minded people who want to be part of a community. I am looking for some start up funds to get going--I have some office furniture and an internet connection. The space needs some build out. Want to start asap. If you are interested, or know someone who is, please let me know. Thanks. Jeannie --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Coworking] newbie from Orrville, OH
Hello- just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. We are exploring starting a coworking collaborative in Orrville, OH (small rural city about 1/2 hour southwest of Akron, OH.) I'm glad to have been directed to this site, its looking like a great resource so far. I'm sure I'll be full of questions later as we progress further in our endeavor. d --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
