Hi Gerry, Thanks! We are working out our model as we go. It took three founders willing to put in either time, money and/ or both. So we are completely privately (self) funded. Jake and Michael each put in funds. I put in time and labour.
What I've found: It is a FULL time job to have one person run the space. Although I created the space I have hired a new person to run it. It will be "managed" in exchange for using the space and collecting a stipend. I found I need to be a member only - as I am not able to run the space and work on my own company / projects. This is a huge thing to consider if you are starting your own space. One of our main obstacles seems to be the restricted hours of operation 10am - 6pm. Still I must say that joining this co-working group was the best thing I did! Even if no one is in our space I never feel alone. I'm sure we just need to kick our promotion up a notch and keep moving forward. The new person is David Pakula, who will join this group soon. He is full of new energy and enthusiasm and I look forward to passing the torch! Good luck with your own space. It's a rewarding experience. Best, Catharine. On Mar 18, 2:31 pm, Gerry Kirk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Catherine! > > That is an amazing place you have, and a great story of reclaiming the > space. > > How have you funded all of the work up to now? > > What is your pricing model? Do you have several options people can choose > from? > > I'm not part of a co-working space, but I hope to start one this year in > Sault Ste. Marie, ON. :) > > All the best! > > - Gerry > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Catharine <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > It's Catharine. When I introduced myself a long way back I'm not even > > sure we had a name! We certainly didn't have our "work email" or > > website up. It has been an amazing (and amazingly exhausting!) four > > months. > > > I put together our little story of how Foundery came about. I'd like > > to share it here for anyone who is interested. > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdIa7Cvb4qw > > > The name of our Co-working space is "Foundery". Yes, it does have an > > 'e' - which refers to "founder" and was easier to register :) Our > > website iswww.foundery.isand our blog iswww.foudery.is/blogging/ > > Currently they are not linked :( but as some might relate to - we tend > > to do everything ourselves in the name of saving funds until "the > > people" come so.......all in time. > > > Actually there are thousands of "in time" things but for the moment we > > really need to get more than one paying coworker in here! (help god? > > lol) I'm working on it.... (thankfully all of you exist!). We have > > had a couple of events and made co-working in February free, but were > > surprised at how many people who came for free in February just > > stopped coming in March. We recently put out a craigslist ad and > > also created fb and linkedIn profiles. That's about it for now. > > Thanks everyone. > > > Have a fantastic day! > > > Catharine. > > > -- > > 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. -- 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.
