I agree, I am working on getting in contact with them. I have a few contacts over there so hopefully I can get in front of the right people. Once I know how things are going to go I will update everyone.
Thanks again for the advice and tips! Allen On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, t...@c4workspace <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<coworking%[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]. 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.
