For sure! And I think from my limited experience already, you definitely need a good mixture of BOTH real-life and online networking. So far we've only had a chance to discuss Saint Louis Coworking online and there have been results, but not the overwheming ones that I KNOW are to be had here downtown!
Best, Jenn On Aug 1, 7:08 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: > > 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, INwww.ourspacefw.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.
