Thanks Jerome, and points well made. Agree re: scale, and yes, very much want to work with private sector - it's really looking at what we can do as catalyst.
Would love it that the public sector was nimble enough! Tom On May 26, 4:12 pm, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a HUGE undertaking. Start with one space and see how you like it. > Personally, I would recommend govt agencies primarily finance the project(s) > and let 3rd parties run it. Govts tend to not be nimble enough to manage > such an entrepreneurial endeavor. > > People here use Cobot, MindBodyOnline, SuperSAAS, Excel/Google spreasheet, > etc. to manage their spaces and memberships. > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA 90401 > > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On May 25, 2011, at 3:57 AM, small_is_beautiful wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > I work for the local council in Devon, UK, and we are investigating > > what we can do as a council to establish a network of coworking > > locations through our county, bringing forward new faciltiies, > > enabling existing independent operators to come into the network etc. > > We clearly want each space and community to be unique, but we also see > > benefit in having the economy of scale of a network of local spaces > > across what is a mostly rural county - eg we have 28 market and > > coastal towns, and one city. > > > I would appreciate advice from others who have experience of this - > > and views, good or bad, from the wider community. > > > I am also investigating any "off the shelf" packages that would offer > > us an easy means to handle bookings across several sites that could > > incorporate a membership function. > > > Any recommendations? Pointers? Is it a bad idea for councils to get > > involved - should we just encourage the private / thrid sector? What > > useful contribution can a council have to kick-start coworking > > locations, specifically in a rural area? > > > Interested in your thoughts on any or all of the above! > > > Best wishes, > > > Tom > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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.
