We're a for-profit business for the purpose of sustainably providing for our members, but my partner and I do not pay ourselves. He'd been involved in arts collectives that operated as "co-ops" and seen how they fall apart and create animosity between members. We wanted a model designed specifically to avoid that tension.
I've written about this before. It's not about choosing between for profit or not-for-profit: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/11/coworking-as-a-business-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-profit/ -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:56 AM, Orchestrator <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > As I'm reading through all the coworking discussions, I have a few > questions: > > 1) Are you operating your coworking facility/office space solely as a > "for profit business" or are you just gathering a bunch of like-minded > people to help share in the cost of the rent? > > 1a) and did you receive a great deal from the landlord that you know > very well (friend or family) because vacancy rates are probably at all > time high? > > While I've heard some people with a coworking office/business say, "We > are profitable"... > > 2) If so, are you doing this 100% as a for profit business and paying > yourself and other employees (not including spouse, children or other > family members who will work for peanuts) from this coworking > business? > > 3) Or, are you having to run another business within the coworking > office space (say a marketing consulting services company), thus > combining both incomes to satisfy the "take home pay" range in order > to support you and your family? > > I'd be curious to hear from those who are Coworking as "True Coops" > and those who are in it as a "For Profit" business. > > Right now, I'm on the fence. > > Thanks! > > -- > 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.
