I've noticed that in Colorado especially, people move here for the lifestyle and recreation but keep their jobs in other states or continue to do location independent freelance work. I think the same might hold true in Jackson, Wyoming. I suspect that the mobile workforce is there working on their laptops---somewhere. You just need to find them, inspire them and give them another option for working....... together!
On Dec 13, 2:46 pm, CoworkJackson <[email protected]> wrote: > Very excited to hear how it works in Durango! We're thinking about it > here in Jackson, WY, and you'll be facing many of the same challenges > we will like it being a small town and people spending preferentially > on ski gear. Good thing is it's probably also a bright community where > people want to stay and will create jobs for themselves in order to do > that. > Best of luck, > Laura > > On Dec 13, 8:50 am, Angel K <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Jasper! > > Congrats on starting another space in Colorado! We're thrilled to have > > you. > > > -Angel > > of Cohere Coworking Community in Fort Collins, CO > > > On Dec 12, 9:51 pm, Jazzman3 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear Coworking Community: > > > > After hearing Jeremy Neunerhttp://nextspace.us/team at the spring > > > National Business Incubation Association conference in Orlando, FL, I > > > was intrigued by the coworking movement. Thanks to Chris Reddin > > > (Grand Junction Business Incubator) for inviting Jeremy to co-present > > > on coworking at NBIA www.nbia.org Over the past 3 months, our co- > > > founder (Nancy Wharton) and I have visited Next Space (Santa Cruz, > > > SF), Sandbox Suites, the Hub (SoMa, Berkeley) and Independents Hall > > > (Philly, PA). For 11 years I have served as the director of the San > > > Juan College Enterprise Center (Farmington, > > > NM)www.sjc-enterprisecenter.com > > > And I live in Durango, CO, a small micropolitan town in southwestern > > > Colorado. We have poured over the coworking Google Groups site, > > > inteviewed 25 people (and counting), created a full blown business > > > plan and cash flows. And we are taping into our community (where > > > most everyone is only 2 degrees (or maybe 3 degrees in some cases) > > > away. We heard the "Build the community load and clear" from our > > > fellow coworking leaders. > > > Then comes the point of the "leap of coworking faith", we we made this > > > past week. With folks wanting to join our local coworking space, we > > > are starting DurangoSpace over the next 30 days in downtown Durango. > > > When you are in town, we'll be at 1221 Main Avenue, Durango, Colorado > > > (in the only place to be: downtown Durango). Initial photo > > > shoot:http://www.flickr.com/photos/durangospace Our next step is the live > > > fire exercise, and we are both excited and scared to death, like most > > > business start-ups. Only the clinically depressed are realistic. > > > And it takes a bit of "I know this will work" for any new venture to > > > succeed. We are determined to build up our entrepreneur, freelance, > > > and virtual professional community at DurangoSpace. Are we > > > ready? As much as can be, before we overthink this. Just do it > > > at some point. > > > > So here are our questions as we start up: > > > 1) We are looking at a soft opening (Jan to Mar 2011), where we are > > > working on the community, the space and being member driven (on the > > > details). Generating the community and member revenue we can, but > > > focusing on building the community (which we basically have in a small > > > town, but we need to wrap around coworking model). Any suggestions > > > on this initial 3 month process? > > > 2) We have pricing, but it still can be adjusted and tweaked. > > > Basically the daily rate, multi-day passes (on occasional end) and > > > monthly and 24/7 memberships, plus a few reserved (2 per office) > > > memberships. Our question: How did you initial encourage the new > > > member commitments, when the community is getting started? Our small > > > Colorado town gets it, once we explain the coworking community. What > > > did you do to get the early adopters dailed in? > > > 3) What really smart (and really stupid) things do you do in the early > > > days of your coworking community? What really worked? And what > > > would you have changed? > > > 4) Once you survived the shakedown cruize (first 3 to 6 months), how > > > did you go public with the real opening? At what point did you feel > > > ready to really turn on the model and expand the community (from the > > > charter/core group)? > > > > Nancy & I appreciate all the models, books like "I'm Outta Here!", > > > site visits (thanks Next Space, the Hub and IndyHall) and the kind e- > > > mails (Jeremy @ NextSpace, Tony @ NewYorkCity). But until you gear > > > up the coworking community in your home town, then you are serious. > > > So here goes.... > > > > Your thoughts, ideas and comments are welcome. And come visit.... > > > > Jasper Welch [email protected] Nancy Wharton > > > [email protected] -- 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.
