Hi-- I'm Maureen (Mo) Krasner, a solo practitioner lawyer in metro Detroit. I was recently laid off from a large law firm and I'm re-thinking things. Upon my return to the home as an office for a while I came to realize that almost as much as the steady income I miss the community of "the office". My husband is a graphic designer who has been working out of the home for years and he feels the same-- and says its really impossible to get even going with your laptop to the local Starbucks.
I also have this recollection of waiting in a hospital ICU waiting room on a critically ill relative for many days and having a few of us sit there with our laptops and completely different careers ( sales, senate intern, graphic designer, lawyer) side by side working while we waited and it was phenomenal how great it was to bounce things off each other and get perspectives unlike what you would get if (in my case) you were sitting among a bunch of other lawyers. I get a sense that there are many entrepreneurs, free-lancers, etc. working in my community who would benefit and welcome a space/community co-working space. With so many companies/industries down sizing and more people going solo I think co-working has to be factored into a successful future. My thought for a local space would not be limited to any particular field or discipline. The city of Grosse Pointe is actually a great place for something like this it with the town being very small, banks, coffee shops, bagels, a few restaurants, a library etc. all within walking distance of each other. And like so much of Michigan a place looking to renew/reinvent itself. I'd like to start trying to figure out if this is doable and how to make it happen. Mo Krasner [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
