Ditto!
On Monday, August 2, 2010, Jacob Sayles <[email protected]> wrote:
> Excellent tips Jodi! Thanks for taking the time to share them.
> Jacob
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> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 5:08 PM, [email protected]
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> An earlier response on this board provided discern about how it was
> tough to build a community for your coworking space. As I have
> built OurSpace, LLC, I can concur about the elbow grease that I have
> applied to building a strong community. It's been quite the journey,
> and I will share some things, that I learned a long the way:
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> 1. Kindness is the best policy! I have meant jerks along the way,
> and sometimes I have been a bit short with people, however I have
> learned that killing a person with kindness is the best policy.
> 2. Bars and coffee houses are a great place to meet coworkers.
> Enough said.
> 3. Festivals and art galleries are another great place to meet the
> cool people in your town.
> 4. Find your niche. Recently, I collaborated with a director of an
> area art museum of to put on a seminar entitled "How to Survive as a
> Creative in Northeast Indiana." In the audience was a young man, who
> was a film maker, who was gasping with the issue of how to survive in
> Ft. Wayne, and use his creative talents. As I have heard from a few
> other film makers in this area, I decided it was time to take some
> leadership. Thus, I organized a group who will be meeting in my
> conference room this week for the 1st time.
> 5. Don't forget social media - twitter, blog, facebook, meetup, etc.
> 6. Collaborate, collaborate and then collaborate some more. From
> local government officials to economic advisors to religious leaders
> (make sure they can leave their religious tone at the door) to
> nonprofit personnel to small business individuals, there are a number
> of individuals who want to help independents succeed, all you have to
> do is ask.
>
> Jodi Dean, Founder
> OurSpace, LLC
> Your Space to Be Creative
> 825 S. Barr Street
> Fort Wayne, IN
> www.ourspacefw.com
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