Get idea. One thing would be to get pro bono law firm to draw up standardized legal agreements to lower costs? (not sure how that would work across jurisdictions.)
-Mike On Dec 14, 2009, at 4:24 PM, BrianR wrote: > From a search of our list archives I see the word 'crowdfunding' was > mentioned once about three years ago. So I'd like to take this > opportunity to bring it back up. > > As coworking spaces open and grow we'll need more and more capital. > There are lots of ways to raise it. To keep the real sense of > community embedded in coworking we must engage more people in > ownership opportunities. > > My business is planning on growing. I can do this lots of ways. I'd > like for it to be done with my greater community. So lets figure it > out here. For the benefit of everyone. I hope this thread will be like > a workshop. > > INSPIRATIONS > http://www.kickstarter.com/ > > IDEAS > What if you need to raise $100,000 USD? If you offer lifetime > memberships to your coworking space for $500 you'll need 200 sales. > > What kind of services do coworkers get for a lifetime membership? > > What if you raise seed capital to guarantee a loan? Can initial > capital just be used to raise more money? > > LEGAL > Can you give 200 coworker members/investors real equity in your > company? What are the challenges in doing this? > > FINANCIAL > What is the overhead of raising money? Online transaction fees? Legal > fees? > > STEPS > 1) Organize concept, legal, website, etc > 2) Publicize membership/investment offering > 3) Accept funds > 4) 1st Deadline - End of fundraising > 5) 2nd Deadline - When money must be used for stated purpose (ex. > Launching space) > > > Please edit these steps, answer questions, and add to the process. > Lets crowdsource this crowdfunding HowTo. > > -BrianR > > Carrboro Creative Coworking > www.carrborocoworking.com > > -- > > 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. > > -- 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.
