[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.
Hi Karen. Numbers of staff in all the spaces I've been so seems to vary hugely, and not always logically with regards to numbers of members etc. From my experience the closer a space is to a workspace (vs a studio space) then the more likely/necessary a full time person is, as someone needs to man reception, let visitors in etc. We have 3500 sq ft here, 150 members and around 30 in on any given day, and we have 3 of us working here, though only 1 full time, one effectively half time (as in here but also working on business development for our new hub), and one (me) who is around less and less as we bring other hubs on line. One thing that does need to be taken into account is lunch breaks- you really need two people so that the person on reception can have a lunchhour. On Friday, 15 May 2015 19:58:41 UTC+1, Karen Ruane wrote: Hi all, I'm Karen, and along with two other partners, I'll be opening a coworking space for creatives/artists this August in Bend, OR. While the creation of this business has been nearly a year in the making, and has become a full time pursuit, we are looking ahead to a few months after opening, once major wrinkles are ironed out. We are wondering what sort of time commitment we should expect? Assuming we will use some sort of software management system, have keycode access to our space, and be hosting the occasional after-hours event, how much time do you think we will have to put in for operations? Is it a single 40 hour per week job? Or will the three of us likely be putting in near full time hours? We are all working artists as well, so hope to find a nice balance between running this space, and our personal businesses. Pipe dream? Thanks so much, Karen -- 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.
[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.
Thank you so much, Tom, Elizabeth and Angel! I'm so impressed with the wealth of knowledge available on this forum - I wish I'd found you all months ago! Best, Karen -- 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.
[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.
Ah yes, that info. would help! Our space is 2400sqft. It's a bit different in that much of this space will be in the form of art studio space, reducing our membership drastically. We plan to have about 9 resident members, and another 15-20 drop-ins. Out hope is to have about 10-15 people in the space each day. Thanks! Karen -- 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.
[Coworking] Re: Owner Commitment and Hours Put In.
Karen, How big is your space? How many members do you currently have vs. how many you max out at? On Friday, May 15, 2015 at 12:58:41 PM UTC-6, Karen Ruane wrote: Hi all, I'm Karen, and along with two other partners, I'll be opening a coworking space for creatives/artists this August in Bend, OR. While the creation of this business has been nearly a year in the making, and has become a full time pursuit, we are looking ahead to a few months after opening, once major wrinkles are ironed out. We are wondering what sort of time commitment we should expect? Assuming we will use some sort of software management system, have keycode access to our space, and be hosting the occasional after-hours event, how much time do you think we will have to put in for operations? Is it a single 40 hour per week job? Or will the three of us likely be putting in near full time hours? We are all working artists as well, so hope to find a nice balance between running this space, and our personal businesses. Pipe dream? Thanks so much, Karen -- 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.
