Jessica;
Congrats on your new coworking space in Longmont, CO. Nancy Wharton
& I are management consultants based in Durango, CO
www.clientfocusedsolutions.com
that are co-managers of DurangoSpace, scheuduled to open about when
you are. And we are at about the same place as you, trying to pull
all of the pieces together.
As for seating, Turnstone is the leader (in this type of space and
furniture). Turnstone (division of Steelcase) has some sweet designs
and seating (and everything else). We are going with some Hon
Huddle work surfaces, and BasyX (by Hon) work tables. Flexible,
rolls around and can store quickly if we need more space. For the
past 11 years I have run (and still run) a business incubator in
Farmington, NM. Furniture in the shared spaces that can move is
critical. For seating we are going with 9to5 Seating (Brio-fabric
seat, mesh back). We are working with the local office furniture
dealer and have received excellent pricing (and we are supporting
locally owner dealer). For side chair seating that is flexible,
check out the new Mayline Valore. 2 per carton, can roll and fold up
for flexibility
http://www.mayline.com/showcase/seating/valore.html
Some questions for you? What are you looking at for cafe and/or
casual lunch space? And how are handling staffing? And what
keyless access system are you using?
We have leased space (1221 Main Avenue, downtown Durango) and are
working hard to get ready. This pre-revenue stage when money is
going out, but not much coming in (yet) is not for the faint of heart.
Have you met Angel at Cohere in Ft. Collins? She is planning a
Colorado coworking gathering on Friday Feb 18th, site TBA.
Jasper
www.jasperwelch.org
On Dec 21, 2:01 pm, Jes <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey all! I introduced myself a while ago and have enjoyed keeping up
> with with the posts. Network, a coworking spot is coming along nicely
> and we are looking at a mid-Jan. opening day here in Longmont, CO!
> These are the steps I've taken so far (please feel free to point out
> any oversights!)
>
> Demo'd the space
> Built the space
> Set up phone/Internet
> Set up access control
> Set up insurance
> Set up a meetup group and organized my first one (went well for only
> having one person show up...they were really enthusiastic)
> Reached out to a couple other groups, one is scheduled to use the
> space already!
> Established ever-changing website/facebook/twitter
>
> and now we are actually going to fill the space with furniture! I'm
> pretty confident about most of what I'm doing, but I'm looking for
> suggestions on chairs. I feel like this is one piece of furniture most
> people will actually care about. My questions to you are, what chairs
> do you use? Do most of your coworkers use the space for 8hrs/day, or
> are they part timers? Go for comfort or style, or is there a nice
> combination of the two that won't run me $300/chair?
>
> My other question is regarding insurance. I went for liability and
> some property, though the insurance will not cover coworker's
> belongings. Do you let coworkers leave equipment onsite, and if so, do
> you provide insurance? If not, do you have them sign a waiver?
>
> Thanks for any pointers!
> Jessica
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