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 have been INVALUABLE during my year and half journey to find funds. They know the options out there. I think the key is reading local and state economic development plans. Find lines that mention things like retaining businesses and jobs, increasing available office space, localism, creative class, green business, etc. All of these elements are part of Coworking. Then have coffee with your local Economic Development Director and elected officials. If you have a community CoOp in your town talk to their Directors &/or Board Members. They have experience with member organizations and ways to fund them. Plus ask your nonprofit Executive Directors about creative funding. Any successful nonprofit will have lots of experience in this area too. Go talk to local banks. I was very skeptical about what they could do to help. But at the very least you obtain perspective about the funding options. Many local bankers are your neighbors and will care about what you're doing. They can have great advice too. See what these folks are trying to do in your community. I bet you can find allies. -BrianR Carrboro Creative Coworking carrborocoworking.com On May 15, 2:56 pm, Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of my first thoughts was that our local city government would have > an interest in a coworking facility here in Louisville, KY since it's > all about revitalization and economic development locally. > > I didn't know if would be possible to get grants or other assistance > for this type of start-up. > > I was wondering if anyone else had gone down this route and what kind > of response did you get? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
