Thanks Alex! That is pretty good advice. I will start spreading the word and start thinking of ways to get involved in different events where I can spread the idea and see if there is any interest. I think I'll still attempt to draft up a business plan just to help me organize my thoughts. thanks again.
On Feb 25, 10:19 am, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > Trevor, > Stop right there: > You don't need a business plan just yet, you need some people. Those people > will be your business plan. > > Yes, you could walk into a bank with a 10 page document explaining how and > what you are going to do with their money...or you could walk in with signed > checks from 10 paying members and say "see, they're already willing to pay > for it". > > Developing the community before you think "business plan" is critical, > because your business plan is likely to NOT jive with the people you're > ultimately trying to reach. > > There are some great recent posts about community development roadmaps, and > I have one that's a little more abstract that I crafted after seeing MILK at > the end of last year: > > http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/2008/12/22/a-roadmap-for-community-... > > Good luck! > > -Alex > -- > ----- > -- > ----- > Alex Hillman > im always developing something > digital: [email protected] > helpful:www.unstick.me > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Trevor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > My name is Trevor I live in Mississauga, Ontario which is very close > > to Toronto for those of you who aren't familiar with the area. I'm > > relatively new to the concept of coworking but I'm so excited that > > this exists. I have been thinking about creating my own space and I > > would like to start preparing a business plan. I don't really know how > > to get started writing a business plan are there any good templates to > > use? Can anyone suggest a good starting place?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
