Thanks for the info Brian. I've emailed the SBA using that email address and posted my email on our blog <http://www.cincycoworks.com/2011/03/16/reducing-the-barriers/ >. I've also encouraged our members to do the same.
Cheers, Gerard On Feb 28, 12:57 pm, BrianR <[email protected]> wrote: > You may have heard about the Whitehouse initiative called Startup > America.http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/startup-america > > In there effort to reach out to startup communities they're holding > roundtables all over the US. More info > here.http://www.sba.gov/content/startup-america-reducing-barriers-roundtables > > The SBA (Small Business Association) is also accepting comments via > email that are being included in their Reducing Barriers > report.http://www.sba.gov/content/startup-america-reducing-barriers-roundtables > I encourage you to email them and include your thoughts. My comments > are copied bellow. [email protected] > > Cheers! > -Brian > Carrboro Creative Coworking > > Dear Sir, > > I'd love to attend the March 3 Startup America: Reducing Barriers > Roundtables in Durham, NC. I'm the owner of Carrboro Creative > Coworking, North Carolina's first coworking space. Since October 2008 > we've provided affordable seats, desks, and offices to freelancers, > telecommuters, and startups. So far we've nurtured three small > businesses and countless other freelancers. Our startups joined us > with two founders and left with ten or more employees. > > Here are a few comments to add to the Reducing Barriers report. Thank > you for accepting them via email. I realize there is a waiting list > for the event. > > 1) Remember the Freelancer > Supporting freelance workers should be high on President Obama's > agenda. We are often times thrust into self employment by being laid > off and or dissatisfied with corporate jobs. While it's a more > flexible lifestyle for many its very hard to earn more than a > subsistence living to pay down large debts. In these tough economic > times we need to remember the hard working freelancer and > telecommuter. Some of them work for themselves and other for large > companies. They are the ones who decide to go for it and launch or > join a startup. Often times they don't receive the same support from a > Chamber of Commerce or local economic development effort as > incorporated businesses do. Yet they pay taxes too. To increase the > number of startups support the freelancer so they can afford to take > the chance on a new venture. > > 2) Support US Coworking > Coworking is a international movement to create strong community > support networks for freelancers, telecommuters, and startups. Many of > them, including my business, have received assistance from local > economic development efforts. I would like to see Federal funds > directed towards coworking spaces to support their continued > operation. > > I hope while President Obama and Startup America work to increase the > number of startups they will also think about the people who join > them. Not just when they are working on a startup or employed by one > but as they work as individuals to better their own lives. > > Thank you! > > -Brian Russell -- 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.
