[Coworking] Re: Membership trends

2010-06-17 Thread Kelly Brown
coming in because the kids were home from school and they'd need a place to focus. But nope. Like you I take comfort as we discover and learn to leverage this - and the other - dynamics of the business. Thank You! Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com On Jun 16, 4:46 pm

[Coworking] Re: New Work City's Grand Experiment

2010-04-10 Thread Kelly Brown
Ughh all our worst fears I'm confident you'll get a great solution - I just hope it's not too painful getting from 'A'' to 'B'. Im not sure what i could do to help but am wikling to try and at least know you have our support. Kelly. Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com

[Coworking] Re: How important is having reserved/dedicated desks for members?

2009-12-30 Thread Kelly Brown
We're in the 1/3 dedicated 2/3 flex group. Although the dynamics are changing as we expand into additional locations. It's not so much 'dedicated' space that people want -- as a hovel to sneak away to when they need to make phone calls have privacy. Sometimes they just want the comfort of a

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2009-12-20 Thread Kelly Brown
be profitable. And once we get there -- given the steadiness of growth -- it will be very sustainable. Best of luck! Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com On Dec 19, 1:23 pm, spacelogix dar...@spacelogix.com wrote: Hello my name is Darryl and I have been working to start

[Coworking] Re: update on the opening of bzhie in Marin County Calif.

2009-12-09 Thread Kelly Brown
Dan That's awesome. One thing we learned early on in our launch - never take you footoff the gas when it comes to marketing and membership sign up activities. Hosting events have been VERY successful for us. Best of luck and congratulations. Kelly Brown www.officespacecoworking.com On Dec 8, 2

[Coworking] Re: Entrepreneur Magazine - Oct. edition

2009-11-21 Thread Kelly Brown
Susan, I just discovered this -- GREAT piece. Nice pictures - great profile piece for both Office Nomads Coworking in general. -Kelly Brown http://www.officespacecoworking.com On Sep 23, 10:57 am, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: And here comes the official link, in case you haven't

[Coworking] Re: Increase in interest

2009-11-21 Thread Kelly Brown
I would agree. Drop-ins are few far between at Office Space Coworking in Akron. -kelly http://www.officespacecoworking.com On Nov 20, 5:49 pm, gerard helloger...@gmail.com wrote: Only issue:  Not one commuter or telecommuter.  Everyone here is small business, consultant, social media

[Coworking] Re: Online Resource Manager

2009-11-09 Thread Kelly Brown
__ BLANKSPACES work wide open www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036323.330.9505(office) On Nov 8, 2009, at 6:25 AM, Kelly Brown wrote: We use Divvy.com to great success for online booking. And whiteboards versions of the online

[Coworking] Re: Online Resource Manager

2009-11-08 Thread Kelly Brown
-- but it was a lot of money for something that just didn't work in *our* application. (It cost like $1000 to start w/$100 per month.) Kelly Brown http://www.officespacecoworking.com On Nov 7, 11:21 am, Chris Conrey con...@chrisconrey.com wrote: We use a complicated post it note system.  Write your name

[Coworking] Re: MBA student: Confused about Profitability of Cowroking?

2009-10-31 Thread Kelly Brown
respect that -- we all need to earn a living. Best of luck! Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking http://www.officespacecoworking.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group

[Coworking] Re: Giving Cleveland a go

2009-09-09 Thread Kelly Brown
location within the year -- so maybe there's some things we can work together on. I'm familiar with Joe the fs15 guys. Was sorry they weren't able to get going as the CLE could use it. Either way - good luck and please reach out if interested. Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking http

[Coworking] Re: Reservation systems - what works for you?

2009-02-26 Thread Kelly Brown
is very, very close. But i would love something that would allow us to upload a map of our office and people could see visually what's available etc. like booking a flight. Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com On Feb 25, 2:59 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com

[Coworking] Re: Recruiting Locals

2009-02-06 Thread Kelly Brown
w/wi-fi or the like. Don't try Direct Mail -- it was a disaster -- I come from a DM background and the lists out there - that we tested - it was a disaster. -kelly brown On Feb 5, 10:52 am, Brian Del Vecchio hybern...@gmail.com wrote: James, betahouse in Cambridge is built around the web

[Coworking] Re: ON Office Tour Video up!

2009-01-31 Thread Kelly Brown
Susan, Very nice -- the place looks great! Reminds me we have some video to get up there on our site as well. So glad to see you guys have such success...kb On Jan 30, 1:08 pm, Susan Evans susan.c.ev...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, We just posted a new video to our website that gives a little

[Coworking] Two videos of Office Space Coworking in Akron...

2009-01-31 Thread Kelly Brown
We've been doing more and more with video and have been seeing a lot of success there. (we're up to 22 members and we just opened in October). I saw Susan's post sharing their tour and thought I'd share some of the things we're doing locally. 1) We did some radio spots, had some success and so

[Coworking] Hotelling Software?

2009-01-31 Thread Kelly Brown
Anyone had any luck with hotelling software to coordinate reserve workspaces for members? I'm currently looking at a solution from NetSimplicity and then one from EMS software. They look like they'll do the job -- but are pricey and all require self hosting. I was hoping for a Web based

[Coworking] Creating a weasel free zone...

2008-12-01 Thread Kelly Brown
We just held an event and got a pretty good turn out. We even got a couple solid leads out of it. BUT - invariably - when hosting an event like that we tend to attract people who have no interest in our service and are just their to pester attendees with their copier / insurance / answering

[Coworking] Re: Promotion ideas for coworking office space

2008-12-01 Thread Kelly Brown
Hey Sandra, Looks like we're in the same region...(we're based in Akron Ohio). This is kind of a collection of info we've tried w/some things doing better than others. Truth told though -- it's really been the initial members helping spread the word. Our single biggest ROI on marketing was a

[Coworking] Re: Full vs. Part Time Mix; Space Metrics

2008-11-22 Thread Kelly Brown
Hey Dave, congratulations! To answer your questions - based on early experience (we just opened October 1). We have 8 members so far and only one is full time(we're growing though!) Most of the people considering it are looking at part-time membership -- which I prefer as I think that'll be

[Coworking] Re: I count 44 existing spaces, 4 in progress!

2008-11-17 Thread Kelly Brown
Wow - that's awesome. Last i had checked it seemed like it was around 30 -- which is what i've been quoting when people ask me if there are any more around :) Thanks Tara for your leadership advocacy in this arena -- I definitely think a HUGE part of the credit for the growth of coworking goes

[Coworking] Re: Links to your space or space in progress

2008-11-17 Thread Kelly Brown
Hey Tara we're on the map but not the side bar... Office Space Coworking 453 South High St. Suite 101 Akron OH 44311 www.officespacecoworking.com Thanks!-kb On Nov 10, 2:11 pm, Tara Hunt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I'm trying to keep the list of the spaces on the coworking site up to

[Coworking] Re: Congrats Conjunctured, great coworking piece on MSNBC

2008-11-17 Thread Kelly Brown
Congratulations -- great piece! Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com On Nov 17, 2:35 pm, Alex Hillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27723226#27723226 Quality piece, nice showcase for conjunctured. Would love for a piece

[Coworking] Re: Office Nomads One Year!

2008-10-04 Thread Kelly Brown
Awesome! Congratulations Susan Jacob! -kb On Oct 1, 1:47 pm, Jacob Sayles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey everyone, It's October already?!?!? Our opening day was November 1st and a year ago we were just about to get our keys.  It's fun to see all the work we've put into the place and to see

[Coworking] Insurance for facilities?

2008-09-10 Thread Kelly Brown
insured to meet the landlord requirements? Any leads on coworking friendly insurers? Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Research: Questions about the space.

2008-09-07 Thread Kelly Brown
I'm doing some very early research for a coworking space, and I wanted to ask a few questions: 1) How much finishing did you require in order to get your space functional? We lucked out -- we found a place that was perfect that only needed some touch ups. I had budgeted $10k though 2) Did you

[Coworking] Re: West Coast Coworking Passport

2008-09-05 Thread Kelly Brown
open October 1st with plans to open 4-5 facilities within the region with 2 years. I know - plans of mice men, and all -- but I only mention that as the reason this conversation appealed to me was because portability was a key component of our business plan. Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking 453

[Coworking] Re: Business Survey for Space Owners

2008-05-03 Thread Kelly Brown
to say we're definitely moving forward with a coworking facility in Northeast Ohio. Kelly Brown Office Space Coworking www.officespacecoworking.com On Apr 21, 10:17 pm, Kelly Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I'm working on our business plan, I'm wanting to flesh out some information re: financial

[Coworking] Pink Noise Generators Direct Telephone Lines...

2008-04-30 Thread Kelly Brown
ideas and we're considering including these in our facility. I'm wondering - does anyone have strong feelings on these either way? Are these an unique feature or a 'given' that every facility should have? Are you implementing these services in your facility? Thanks!-kb Kelly Brown Office Space Co

[Coworking] Re: Business Survey for Space Owners

2008-04-24 Thread Kelly Brown
, event space rental, part time keyholders and other varying levels of membership. Tara On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Kyle Chowning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kelly...are you willing to share those results? Kyle On Apr 21, 9:17 pm, Kelly Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I'm working

[Coworking] Re: Business Survey for Space Owners

2008-04-24 Thread Kelly Brown
results? Kyle On Apr 21, 9:17 pm, Kelly Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I'm working on our business plan, I'm wanting to flesh out some information re: financial expectations. I was hoping some space owners would be willing to share some information. I've seen some other surveys

[Coworking] Business Survey for Space Owners

2008-04-21 Thread Kelly Brown
://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zDOIAyDxI9lkF01V9N5CUw_3d_3d -kb Kelly Brown Office Space Co-Working www.officespacecoworking.com P.S. I don't think there's anything too intrusive in the questions -- but if there's any question in particular you don't feel like answering, feel free to just skip

[Coworking] Nice Tool for Planning Your Site

2008-04-16 Thread Kelly Brown
We're checking out locations and one of the toughest things for us has been sharing the vision of exactly what we're thinking. I saw one of the other locations on here had a cool 3d model of their planned site and started doing some research. I found and purchased Plan 3D

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-04-03 Thread Kelly Brown
-- and will be sure to post it out for others to learn from as well (whatever form it takes). I'm going to look into starting the PBWiki for our local area -- and at least try to document as I go the process. Again -- thank you, thank you! -kb On Mar 26, 9:33 am, Kelly Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Coworking] Introduction

2008-03-26 Thread Kelly Brown
Hello, My name is kelly brown. I recently did an interview with Susan Evans @ Office Nomads for my blog / podcast (www.small-business-guru.com -- if you're interested in listening). She's got some great insight that i found very helpful. Anyway -- I'm now very excited about opening a space