Thanks a lot everyone. The general notion I'm getting seems to be that you CAN make a profit, but not too much... right? So the profit is capped (especially since there are only a certain number of desks/chairs available)? Not necessarily a business to start if you are only looking at the bottom line, since that goes against the whole idea of coworking.
Again, thanks for the detailed info :) On Nov 2, 1:01 am, Natha <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you break even? If you go beyond break even, is it by much? > Yes we do, almost daily > > Is there anyone who is experiencing growth even with the recession? > Yes, we have a strong growth of coworkers from september. > > What are your membership plans? > - 250€ per month > - 10€ per day > - 7€ per half-day > - a free space > > http://lacantine.org/blog/un-espace-de-coworking > > Does being profitable have to do with charging for extra services? > No, we doesn't charge for "extra" services But we make € from events > and meeting rooms renting. > > Most of all, is this a business that one should approach with a mind > frame of making money or with one of > community, or both? > For this part i totally agree with Alex's answer (sorry if i don't > developp my thought but my english to poor to answer clearly) > > Natha > > On Oct 28, 8:31 pm, Cameron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi all! > > > First off, this is a fabulous group, and I love the coworking idea! > > > I'm an MBA student and I need to choose a topic to write a > > profitability/feasibility analysis on for a class, and am interested > > in writing about this concept, but wondering about the profitability. > > > I've researched a lot, and it seems like people have different > > answers... a lot say its not profitable since its the community aspect > > that's appealing, while others say it can be profitable if you do it > > right (what IS considered right is the question?). > > > I don't want to start a repetitive post, but I would love to hear from > > those of you who have experience with running/owning a coworking spot. > > Do you break even? If you go beyond break even, is it by much? Is > > there anyone who is experiencing growth even with the recession? What > > are your membership plans? Does being profitable have to do with > > charging for extra services? Most of all, is this a business that one > > should approach with a mind frame of making money or with one of > > community, or both? > > > Don't worry about answering EVERY question... I'm just trying to be as > > through as I can be in my research! I would be happy to post my > > findings once it's all done! :) > > > Any help would be awesome! > > > Thanks in advance! > > > Cam :) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
