Allen I would encourage you (heck I would drive you there myself if I lived in the area) to start talking to the incubator right away. You have started a small coworking community, they need a community to get started and they have SPACE.
You have a lot to bring to the table. It may not seem so but even your short experience is better than their total lack thereof. This would be a great way to get a rich coworking space/experience going in Blacksburg. The coworkers coming into the space may get inspired by and have an opportunity to move their business up to the incubator, as well as have access to all the physical infrastructure already established. And the incubator gets a "farm team" of coworkers that they can access as well as the professional skills that those coworkers bring into the space. This is win-win all around. Somewhat OT: has any coworking catalyst or guru contacted the National Business Incubation Association (http://www.nbia.org/)? I had some dealings with them to do production more than 10 years ago. Could be a good partnership. Cheers! Todd O'Neill Catalyst C4 Workspace On Aug 13, 10:56 am, Allen Fuller <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone my name is Allen, > > I have been lurking here a while and talked with a few of you on > twitter but I have not officially introduced myself to the group (I > did ask a question about insurance last year under my old email > address). > > I am a freelance photographer and whatever else my clients need in > Blacksburg VA. For the last 5 weeks I have been working with a local > coffee shop owner to run Jelly like events I have been calling > Blacksburg Coworking (blog athttp://blacksburgcoworking.com). > Yesterday we had our 10th event and celebrated by giving away free > iced coffee or tea to anyone who came and telling them a little about > coworking and the little community we are starting. > > Attendance has been varying but discussion seems to be increasing. It > has also been a great learning experience for me. > > A local business incubator is looking to open a coworking space in > Blacksburg in October. Originally they indicated it was a membership > level option of businesses receiving their incubation services but > lately they seem to be indicating they are going to make it a more > public offering. I am still trying to learn more about their vision > and space, but regardless it is a pretty exciting time here in > Blacksburg for Coworking. > > Thank you for all of the insight and ideas you have shared here that > have been an inspiration to me. I look forward to continuing to be a > part of the group as more spaces open and as the future of coworking > in Blacksburg becomes more clear. > > Have a great weekend, > > Allen -- 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.
