Hi Brian, Congratulations on opening your space!
My name is Jay Catalan, one of the co-founders of The Network Hub in Vancouver, B.C. We started our space back in 2006 and we've utilized the Meetup groups since we opened. We actually participated in several of these meetups, and other networking events, even before we started The Network Hub. We found them to be a great way to network for our web design company at the time. Several of these Meetup groups did not have a regular place to meet, so it just made sense to offer up our space for free once we opened our doors. Most of the members of the groups we belonged to were already ideal members, as they mostly operated from homes or cafes, so it was a good fit. One of these groups were not as active at the time and needed a new organizer. We decided we could be the official sponsor for the Vancouver Entrepreneur Meetup, and my partner, Minna Van, took over as the group's organizer. We only had a handful of people show up for that first meetup, but we now regularly have over a hundred attendees for the monthly event, and the group has become the second largest Meetup group in Vancouver. We've also donated our space to events such as WordCamp, DemoCamps, social media gatherings, and various local small business events. They've helped us a great deal in organically spreading the word about The Network Hub in the local community. I recommend asking your current members, as well as yourself, what groups/events you and them are genuinely interested in participating in; and see if the groups would be interested in using your space for their events. Cheers, Jay Catalan Co-Founder, The Network Hub Twitter: @jaycatalan www.thenetworkhub.ca 604.767.8778 3rd Floor, 422 Richards Street Vancouver, B.C. On Jan 6, 12:25 pm, brian difeo <[email protected]> wrote: > Here at the Hive at 55 <http://www.hiveat55.com>, we are a little over one > month old and are considering ways to get potential members through the > door. One idea is creating a Meetup group - but for what? For our space? For > freelancers in the neighborhood? We are in the heart of Lower Manhattan, so > terms like neighborhood and community can sometimes seem so daunting, and we > don't want to limit ourselves to the immediate area. We are having a jelly > in the near future, FYI. > > I've been attending Meetups and contacting organizers to offer our space for > future meetups and this has been a great start. But I'd like to know how > other coworking spaces have utilized meetup.com in the past, specifically, > have you created a group and has it been successful? Do you have any other > recommendations beside what I mentioned above? Is there something else out > there that is a more appropriate place to look into? > > Thanks, > > Brian DiFeo > Community Manager - Hive at 55 > > 646.556.6805 > > 55 Broad Street, NY, NY 10004www.hiveat55.comwww.downtownny.com
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