[Coworking] Townsvilles Newest Co-Working Space

2017-04-10 Thread Josh Roberts - Co. Habitat Co-Working Space
Hello EVERYONE, My name is Josh Roberts and I am working at opening a new vibrant co-working space in Townsville, Queensland. The space I am looking at is 400m^2 with a few private offices, large open area, large recently renovated kitchen and an outdoor entertaining area...All in all it is

Re: [Coworking] Re: Successful Coworking Spaces for Women

2017-04-10 Thread Alex Hillman
Big +1 to everything Jamie said here. -- *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Jamie

Re: [Coworking] Coworking Revenue Sharing Model Proposal

2017-04-10 Thread Jamie Russo
I would add to Alex's excellent notes about the impact on your community that it's also a big bet to go from 20 people in open space to 20k of open space...and to keep it sustainable. Most spaces are having to incorporate private/team rooms when you get to that scale in order to sell enough

[Coworking] Re: Successful Coworking Spaces for Women

2017-04-10 Thread Jamie Russo
Hi Elizabeth, there was a similar discussion in the GCUC group on FB today - I'm pasting my reply: It sounds like you're looking for data vs. examples of spaces. The current GWA Industry Financial survey (see separate post on the survey), includes a question that asks if your space is "niche"

[Coworking] Coming Soon ... Canoe Coworking!

2017-04-10 Thread tara
Hello Everyone, I'm Tara and I'm opening up Canoe Coworking in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada! I have some great founding members and we look forward to building a robust community and space within the next year. Looking forward to joining in and participating in the coworking world. Tara --

[Coworking] Re: How RFID reader writer works?

2017-04-10 Thread Matt G
Hey Steve, We use Nexudus as our member management system and it works wonders. Originally we used a cheap RFID scanner and cards to check in members. Long story short you match enter the card details on the members profile, and then when the RFID scanner is swiped, it types in the unique ID

[Coworking] How RFID reader writer works?

2017-04-10 Thread steve suard
I want to add a tracking solution with RFID keyfob or card readers for members at the door entrance. I saw many affordable readers/writers using usb output for $20 on Ebay but there is no software to track member logs like how many time he logs in or set an expiration date so it bibs and staff

[Coworking] Re: Successful Coworking Spaces for Women

2017-04-10 Thread Jen Luby
Liz, just wanted to say that I'm doing something very similar in the Chicago suburbs. My argument is that most coworking spaces skew male in both membership numbers, amenities, and even aesthetic design. The needs of women (especially moms) are unique. Two more spaces for you to check out, for

Re: [Coworking] Re: Coworking space name

2017-04-10 Thread Caner Onoglu
Thank you Jeannie. Your message inspired me to name my coworking with street name+Coworking, i.e. Freedom Coworking (in local language).Coincedentally Freedom name also summarize what I want to achieve with coworking: Freedom from renting offices, fixed costs, hiring..freedom for innovation.. On

[Coworking] Re: Coworking space name

2017-04-10 Thread Jeannine van der Linden
I think that a name does not make or break you but havign a reason for a name does help in clarity in future. My busness is called "de Kamer" which means "the room" in Dutch. It is used in Dutch for many things, which gave me many punning opportunities. It is used for the houses of