That's really great news! You should be proud of all the things you've done to help the community. And I should pay you guys a visit as I'm up in Arlington, VA.
If you don't mind my asking, how is this working out for you in a business sense? I know coworking is not usually a big money maker, but are you able to at least cover your costs? Curious as I'm thinking about starting a space either in Clarendon or in SF. Speaking of which, I know some 2500 people at AOL (sorry, Aol.) are about to either voluntarily separate or get laid off. Is anyone in the DC area offering the same "pink slip specials" that you're offering? Chris Bucchere [email protected] http://bucchere.com http://twitter.com/bucchere On Nov 25, 12:24 pm, Mike Pihlman <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulations! :-) > > > > > > [email protected] wrote: > > It s been a little more then a year since we opened our doors to serve > > the small business, solopreneur, web developer, open source, and > > everyone else who doesn t fit into a ready made made mold/label. > > During that year we grew from our initial 1250 square feet to 2500 > > square feet, have made some changes and learned a lot of lessons. > > > Over the past year we have hosted conferences that ranged from multi- > > level marketing, open source hack fests, 7 Habits of Highly Effective > > Teens, Professional Firefighters Unions, Safety Seminars, CPR Classes, > > Lactation Seminars, Landscaping Seminar s, Art Classes, History > > Classes. As I write this there is a town hall/political action > > committee meeting of Bail Bondsman taking place! > > > We ve had drop-ins and members that included; Attorney s, Capital > > Asset Manager s, Landscape architects, IT architects, web developers, > > graphic artists, film makers, property managers, pool company > > managers, independent writers, tutors, firemen, printers, multi-level > > marketers, sales people, event planners, telecom consultants, and many > > more! > > > We ve had numerous open houses that have connected business with > > business that resulted in jobs that stayed local and may otherwise > > have never happened. We started and sponsored a meetup called Business > > in the Burg that has grown to 70 members. That s 70 creative local > > business owners who may otherwise have never connected. We allow non- > > profits free access to our spaces for board meetings to further > > promote the sense of community that we are striving to create. > > > We ve sponsored, Pink Slip Specials (and still do) which allow laid > > off workers 1 month of free 9-5 access to hang out and have some place > > to focus and figure out what the next step in their life is. (Maybe > > they will end up starting their own company) > > > We ve offered numerous free work days (every day it snows, it s free > > to work here), Inauguration Day was a free day, among others. > > > We ve been featured in the Free Lance Star twice, Commuter Connections > > News Letters (We are a much greener alternative then driving 48 miles > > North to DC) More Blogs then can be mentioned, a local radio program, > > and have been mentioned as an Alternative Work Site by the > > Washington Post. > > > There is much work left to do! I can t thank each of you who have been > > involved in our success enough! We will continue to grow and serve the > > creative class of our small region! > > > -- > > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- > Mike Pihlman > TracyVirtualOffice > "A Coworking Community" > 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 203 > Tracy, CA 95376 > Mobile: 209-608-4340 > Web: TracyVirtualOffice.com > Twitter: @TracyVirtOffice > Skype: tracyvirtualoffice1 -- 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.
