As far as altruism - remember, some people do run not-intending-to-
profit spaces (not sure if they are true "non for profit / 503c etc).
I'm doing it for the "personal" benefit of having more people around,
in my eyes thats the whole reason other coworkers will want to
(hopefully) come - that's n
I'm in the final stages of receiving funds from my Town. Its not a
gift but a loan I have to pay back. (Fingers crossed)
First look for your local Small Business Association. In the US you
can find them here http://www.sba.gov/localresources/index.html. I'm
working with a local group and they hav
David's point about the corollary benefits of having a coworking community
are very, very important to us. Our operating overhead is kept low because
we can and would likely exist as a community with or without the space. The
space itself helps keep things cohesive and gelled, and while we run the
I guess my main issue is that I'm currently employed full-time.
There's no way that I could open a coworking facility and keep my job
as is. I would have to branch out on my own as a consultant and have
the coworking place at the same time. I'm trying to find out if there
are people out there that
Jay,The number one advice I can give is find a partner (or more than one
partner) to launch with. If you've got the vision, find a partner with
business experience and free time. If you've got the business knack and the
free time, get someone else to drive the vision. Youre going to need a
balance
I definitely agree. I'm definitely planning on launching with multiple
partners. It's just a little bit scary to launch multiple ventures at
the same time but I do think they would benefit each other
tremendously. I'm all about building community.
On May 16, 9:21 am, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROT
Good luck on securing funds from the SBA. I spent 4-5 months to
conclude that I basically didn't qualify. Two words: passive income.
The SBA wants "active" businesses as in people help or service
customers directly. At its core level, coworking is rental property
that just collects, well,
Hey Dawn,
I am still interested in getting a coworking facility started in the
Indianapolis area. I am working on http://www.nookshare.com as a site
to gather interest, but this site is probably better for that. We
could start off by creating a MeetUp.com group for it. What do you
think? Anyo
I agree with BrianR about getting to know the community leaders and elected
officials. Here¹s another idea for some folks. At least in Washington State
and I assume it¹s the same elsewhere there¹s a fair amount of state and
local grant money for small business incubators. It¹s not how we¹re
pos
The upstairs should be a permanent Jelly space.
On May 13, 2:41 am, "Tony Bacigalupo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> We're looking at a duplex space now, and are thinking that we might use the
> physical separation of the two floors as a way of designating a quiet and a
> not-so-quiet floor.
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Sure; we should also connect about the last email or two we've swapped about
this.
d
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Nook Share <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey Dawn,
>
> I am still interested in getting a coworking facility started in the
> Indianapolis area. I am working on http://www.nooks
Well, I just wanted to let you all know that The Office of Media PA is
almost a reality. I looked at space on Veterans Square within sight of the
Media Courthouse and it is a winner, both in price and location. It already
is wired for Ethernet and the previous tenant left all their phones! Just
Howdy All,
I am really interested in the notion of coworking as a tool for
collaborative solution building covering a range of things from affordable
work space and productivity centers to open resources for community
innovation. Any thoughts, resources or general pointers are welcome.
Cheers,
Da
Dawn,This google group itself has dozens, if not hundreds, of discussions
that cover all of your topics. From city to city, from space to space, from
community to community, the goals range across the board. That diversity,
and yet our collaborative coexistence, is what makes this place so awesome!
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