Hi all, Great thread. I haven't been able to get to answering all the questions specifically, but Cameron I'd weigh in with a big yes to that last question of yours - we can make a profit, but just not a big one. The space itself is never going to be a big money maker, but what happens within the space is where profits for members and owners alike can really get going. I like to think of the idea of profits from Office Nomads going in part to creating a rainy-day fund for the space itself (ensuring to give back to the space in ways that we'd like to see in the future), and anything left over passed to staff.
Great questions, and great responses all - Cameron if you're looking for more folks to reply fully to your list of questions please let me know - I'm happy to send more details over! Susan Office Nomads On Nov 2, 11:21 am, Cameron <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
