I'm working on that same question myself... I hired someone as an admin, who is motivated and dedicated enough to keep the place running and also help me with the consulting side of the business. I'm also working with a possible partner.
The space has to be able to run without the "owner" there. If I was running a retail shop, or a hote, I would hire a clerk - so why not for a co-working space? However, this has an influence on cash flow and profitability, so, it takes some planning to be able to do it. Cheers, Anca. On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com> wrote: > > I think you should hire someone to run the space or monitor it at > least on an admin level. At some point, you'll get sick, injured, or > on vacation, let alone your regular on-site client visits. For > liability reasons, I wouldn't hand over supervision to a "customer" > unless you're set up as a co-op or something. > > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work wide open" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Aug 5, 2009, at 2:47 PM, JeninVT wrote: > > > > > Just uploaded my cash flow statement. It's a work in progress. > > > > One issue that I'm challenged with, that you'll see on my cash flow, > > is that I can't > > be at the space all of the time once it's up and running. I own an IT > > consulting > > company, which requires me to be at client locs 2-3 days a week. > > How does everyone else handle staffing/manning the loc when you're not > > there? > > Options I've considered: > > 1. partner with someone (I have someone that i'm working with and we > > may be able to split > > the hours to cover the space) > > 2. hire someone (although I'm not sure they will give the place the > > right feel) > > 3. ask one of the community members to cover in exchange for reduced > > fees > > > > Other ideas? > > > > Jen. > > > > On Aug 5, 10:41 am, "jasontgoodr...@gmail.com" > > <jasontgoodr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi! I'm in the same dilemma—looking for cashflow templates. Here's a > >> good example of a biz plan with cashflow forecasts. It's in > >> Australian > >> dollars, however. > >> > >> http://www.urbanworkspaces.com/wp/business-model/ > >> > >> You could contact the owner to see if he would make the template > >> available to everyone in an .xls format or similar. > >> > >> Good luck! > >> > >> On Aug 4, 8:37 pm, django_jedi <pemaq...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Thanks Cadu. I checked out the docs last night. Very helpful. > >>> Still > >>> looking for cash flow templates, though, if anyone is willing to > >>> share. > >> > >>> - R > >> > >>> On Aug 4, 12:32 pm, Cadu de Castro Alves > >>> <cadudecastroal...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >> > >>>> Hi Rob, > >> > >>>> There is a place in the group where people share files: > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking/files?hl=en > >> > >>>> Enjoy! > >> > >>>> []'s, > >> > >>>> Cadu de Castro Alves > >>>> Desenvolvedor Web > >>>> Blue Factory Solutions > >>>> Celular: (21) 7841-5020 / ID: 23*34315 > >> > >>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM, portlandhead > >>>> <pemaq...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>>>> Hi All, > >> > >>>>> I'm in the process of setting up a coworking space in Portland, > >>>>> Maine. I'm trying to write up a business plan and cash flow. If > >>>>> anyone has any templates, resources or words of advice, that > >>>>> would be > >>>>> greatly appreciated. > >> > >>>>> Cheers, > >> > >>>>> - Rob > >>>>> ________________________ > >>>>> #RobLandry { > >>>>> title: Principal; > >>>>> company: Pemaquid Communications, LLC; > >>>>> city: Portland, Maine; > >>>>> ph: 207.221.2520; > >>>>> url:www.pemaquid.com; > >>>>> twitter: portlandhead, pemaquid; > >>>>> } > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
