Hey guys, I'm looking to start a coworking space and I am currently debating locations. I would be interested in starting a CUBE in the United States (Boulder, Denver, Austin, Portland, Honolulu, etc) or in Australia (Brisbane doesn't currently have one). I have been a marketing consultant for the last three years and graduated with an MBA last year and have followed the coworking movement for the last year. It seems like a revolutionary new concept that could have a significant impact on the way people perform business and I would love to start a new career in it. I would love to tak to someone at The Cube about the details.
I recently posted this new discussion that listed my observations and ideas for coworking today, July 21st, and desire to start a cowroking facility. This groups has been a great group to follow. I'm from Grand Rapids, MI where two coworking spaces have opened up in the last year. I recently graduated with my MBA and have been a marketing consultant for the last three years and would like to start a new career. I would like to spend a year or two as an office manager or marketing member for an existing space and learn about the business and the exact needs of the community. I am open to moving to any location for this experience. Please let me know if you know of any opportunities. I'm excited about the concept and would like to start a new facility with the intent of managing it and expanding. The goal here is to provide an open creative space, but also generate a profit with a possibility of multipul locations. It seems most coworking spaces are opened by a small team of people that operate the facility and performing consulting work on the side with a goal of breaking-even or generating a small profit, but not substantial sum. I believe, if coworking is going to change the way people work on a mass scale then it needs to be a profitable venture for people. It seems Citizen Space and Sandbox in San Francisco are successful ventures and are hiring staff or opening second locations. Does anyone know of any other coworking spaces that have matched their success? Here are my take-a-ways to being a profitable coworking space (with a brainstorm of ideas on way to improve coworking following): Space to fit 30 to 40 people (starting around 2500 - 3000 sf, please let me know if these numbers seem wrong) Conference rooms (1 or 2) that fit 6 to 12 people T1 internet access with wireless, of course Coffee and snacks, partnerships with a local cafe seems popular. Community effieciency kitchen High quality printer Common area with a comfortable sofa and chairs in the greeting area Magazine and newspaper selections - Wired, NYT, Fast Company, Business Week, etc. A diverse set of members ranging from graphic designers, interior designers, consultants, online marketing, etc. Community events once or twice a week based on business education/ networking/art/business launch events Flexible rates with an introduction rate at $250 and going up to $450/ month. Small team package available. LOTS of flexible space furniture and whiteboards Downtown location with a bit of personality 24/7 card access Lockers or someway for people to store items Brainstorming ways to improve coworking: Some of these ideas I've taking from visiting a local FedEx Office (Kinkos) location 1-2 Public heavy duty desktop computer for tasking visual editing work with Adobe CS available for everyone 2-3 Public large monitors for laptops to hook up to for comfort and other editing purposes Teleconferencing rooms designed for soundproof phone or video conversations (this is present at a Grand Rapids location) Membership discounts on cell plans or local restaurants Bike and scooter storage If you opened a coworking space: What are the starting cost for opening up a coworking space in your area? Where are you located? How many members do you currently have or average? If you participate in coworking: Please let me know what you have noticed to be consistant among successful coworking spaces? What are features that people don't seem to care for? How did you discover coworking? I'm very interested in coworking and would like to start a career in it. Any information would be helpful and greatly appreciated. If you would like to contact me personally please feel free to contact me at BauteCM [at] Gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from everyone and I apologize about the long starting post. On Jul 14, 3:52 pm, Geraldo Netto <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > I'm pretty interested in developing such project here in São Paulo, Brazil > but once i'm quite newbie in business (graduating in information > systems and math) > I would suggest a 'call for volunteer'... > Is there anyone else from São Paulo subscribed here? > > Kind Regards and Best Wishes, > > Geraldo > Non dvcor, dvco => Sapere Aude > São Paulo, Brasil, -3gmt > site:http://exdev.sf.net/ > > On 14 July 2010 10:00, Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Coworkers > > We wanted to know if there were was anyone interested in partnering up with > > us to set-up CUBES in other cities, so far we are only in london, but are > > looking to expand. > > 1. It can be a space that already exists, but would like to re-brand > > 2. a brand new space > > We would bring the following to the table > > 1. Expertise > > 2. Idea Engineering Consultancy(http://thecubelondon.com/idea-engineering/) > > 3. THECUBE ethos of innovation > > 4. Our network > > 5. Capital > > The reason we are looking for partners is that we believe that each city has > > its psychology and needs, so partnering with a local is ideal. > > Thanks > > Araceli > > > -- > > Araceli Camargo-Kilpatrick > > > THECUBE > > Studio 5 > > 155 Commercial Street > > E1 6BJ > > London > > > 0207 377 9279 > >www.thecubelondon.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]. 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