TJ, Sounds like you are already on the right track. Talk to people about what they need. You will find the people who are interested in a collaborative environment and then get them excited about co-working. It Rocks!
-Felicity Founder Cubes&Crayons SF Potrero Hill - Coworking only Space (childcare available downstairs) Silicon Valley - Coworking and Coplaying On Jun 2, 7:47 am, Tony Bacigalupo <tonybacigal...@gmail.com> wrote: > TJ, > > > The economic downturn has resulted in 20,000+ jobs being eliminated in > > my company, and my job was eventually impacted. No worries. This has > > provided me the opportunity to pursue an area that I am very > > passionate about--creating collaborative work environments. > > > > Eff yeah!! That's the spirit! > > Welcome to the group, friend! We're here to help :-) > > Best, > Tony Bacigalupo > ------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------- > New Work City - Coworking NYC style. > Phone: (888) 823-3494 > Email: 3...@nwcny.com > Web: http://nwcny.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/nwc > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:45 AM, <tj.mur...@zoho.com> wrote: > > > Greetings- > > > I am new to the coworking movement and wanted to say hello to > > everyone. > > > For the past 20 years, I have worked as a senior manager for a large > > manufacturing company. My expertise is in business analytics and > > organizational development. > > > The economic downturn has resulted in 20,000+ jobs being eliminated in > > my company, and my job was eventually impacted. No worries. This has > > provided me the opportunity to pursue an area that I am very > > passionate about--creating collaborative work environments. > > > I stumbled upon the coworking movement while doing research on Remote > > Work Centers. I love the idea of coworking, and am interested in > > opening studios in Alabama and the Florida panhandle (Pensacola and > > Ft. Walton Beach). Currently, I am putting together a business plan to > > open a coworking studio within the next couple of months. > > > When I go out and talk to people, I am finding there is a lot of > > educating that needs to be done on the concept of coworking. Most > > people associate coworking with "executive suites". No surprise here. > > So, my immediate need is to educate people and to create some > > groundswell around the concept. Any advice you can provide in this > > area would be helpful. > > > TJ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
