We shared a detailed "by the numbers" post for Indy Hall with Gigaom - and then on our own blog - that you should be able to glean your numbers from:
http://www.indyhall.org/blog/2010/08/06/indy-hall-by-the-numbers/ Our smartest cost-saving measure was including our members in our buildout process. We saved immensely on human labor for things like painting and running network wires because members had interest in contributing to the space construction - not only did this save us money, but it gave those members an immensely strong bond to the space, and a sense of ownership that is unparalleled. That process has saved us upfront costs as well as long-term administrative costs, all of which allow us to keep our monthly rates ridiculously low. -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I was thinking about writing a blog article about the costs of > starting a coworking space on my website and I thought what the hell? > Why not just start a thread here and get actual feedback from people > who have been through all this before. This way i can get some great > material for a killer blog post and this can also be an informative > thread for people who are thinking about opening their own coworking > space. > > So here are my questions for anyone who has started a coworking > space : > > 1)How much did it cost you to start your community coworking space? > > 2)What was the cost breakdown? > > 3)Were there any surprise costs which you never considered? > > 4)If you has to do it again how would you spend differently? > > 5)What were your smartest cost saving measures? > > 6)What is your biggest on-going cost? > > Please add any more questions you can think of! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Advertise your coworking spaces for FREE > http://www.myecodesk.com > > -- > 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.
