I have started taking a copy of a person's drivers license. Last week two shady types came in and I told them all I need is $$ and to make a copy of their licenses....have not seen them again (but I am expecting a business license in the mail in the near future!).
What is the best way to do a real background check? Thx, Mike On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 5:15 AM, Bianca Rico <r...@miamishared.com> wrote: > We sort ours , and everyone just checks with us every time they come in. > They will also email us if they're expecting something important. > > > On the address issue, we have two separate addresses , ours and our members > "shared address". Our office used to be three separate offices 501,502,503, > and was turned into one large office, so this is why we actually have three > address. Most of the companies are startups and need an address. We give > them that, and when city inspectors comes, they have our business listed > several times and have visited so often, they just leave a paper for the > member to sign and return to the city. They just ask if this business if > currently working out of our office, not a huge inconvenience. They pretty > much understand the business model and we have never had an issue with it. > > As for the community members vs virtual members, we have a $50 plan which > is our most chosen, its basically a person who drops in only once a week, > but this has turned into a virtual office membership. We don't mind because > this leaves plenty of room for members who actually use the office > frequently in the shared space. Also it never hurts to have extra funds > coming in, besides we do background checks and if there is anything shady we > just deny the membership application. > > Say what you will but Miami is Miami, and background checks are a MUST! > > > > On 8/4/2011 3:59 PM, Alex Hillman wrote: > > How does everybody handle the mail delivery itself? Do you notify people > that they have mail or is it their responsibility to check for new mail when > the come in? > > The latter is our approach - we do basic sorting but that's it. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Mike Pihlman > <telbitconsult...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> We have had that happen several times...resulting in mail coming to us. >> >> Up until now, I had been writing on the letters that come in (like the >> person's business license) "Return to Sender" and just giving it back to the >> postal person. >> >> However, a coworker says I should just put them in the circular file...I >> am thinking of that option. He says we are under no obligation to keep the >> mail, or send it back. >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Alex Hillman < >> dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Virtual offices are legal - but the services don't fit the core values >>> of coworking without some weird bending reality. >>> >>> Our focus is on community workspaces. People who never show up *aren't >>> community members*. >>> >>> If they want a service like a virtual office - there's companies that >>> do that. I don't think coworking should be confused with this service >>> though. >>> >>> -Alex >>> >>> /ah >>> indyhall.org >>> coworking in philadelphia >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Karl Long <k...@karllong.com> wrote: >>> >>>> now that's some savvy marketing right there :) There should of course be >>>> a special fee for people who do such a thing. >>>> >>>> I don't think there should be legal issues if "virtual offices" are >>>> legal, certainly no problem in London. >>>> >>>> K >>>> >>>> -- >>>> @karllong >>>> http://experiencecurve.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Jerome Chang >>>> <jer...@blankspaces.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> We first see if they've listed themselves at our address on Google >>>>> Places, then contact them, then either "return to sender" or sometimes >>>>> have >>>>> them get a membership! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jerome >>>>> ______________ >>>>> BLANKSPACES >>>>> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >>>>> >>>>> www.blankspaces.com >>>>> ph: 323.330.9505 | 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los >>>>> Angeles, CA 90036 >>>>> ph: 310.526.2255 | 1450 2nd Street (@ Broadway), Santa Monica, CA >>>>> 90401 >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 4, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Derek Young wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Hello Wise Co-Working Friends, >>>>> > >>>>> > It's been way too long since I've participated with this group. >>>>> Suite133 is still here and growing. We may be neglecting our coworking >>>>> community duties, website, and self-promotion, but we are still here. >>>>> > >>>>> > Here's my question for you. Have any of you had companies register >>>>> your address as their own without actually being a member? In the four >>>>> years >>>>> that we've been around, this has happened twice. First it was a limousine >>>>> company. Then it was an alarm company. >>>>> > >>>>> > We first discovered it when someone dropped into our office to look >>>>> for one of the companies. A few web searches later and we discovered our >>>>> address all over the interwebs and in business license filings that were >>>>> not >>>>> related to us. At first we got rather worked up about it. Our attorney, >>>>> however, told us to not worry about it as there was no actual harm being >>>>> done to our business. So, just the other day a few more people dropped in >>>>> to >>>>> see someone about an alarm system. Again, our attorney (who has a desk >>>>> here) >>>>> tells us that this is a problem for state/city government types that >>>>> handle >>>>> licensing and not us. >>>>> > >>>>> > I'm curious. Have any of you run into this before? If so, what did >>>>> you do? >>>>> > >>>>> > Any input would be appreciated. >>>>> > >>>>> > Thank you, >>>>> > >>>>> > Derek Young >>>>> > Suite133 - Tacoma, WA >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>>>> > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. >>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> > 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 coworking@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Donate $1.00 to the Carol Phan "Dollars for Scholars" College >> Scholarship Fund and help us help a Tracy, CA student go to college. >> http://forcarol.wordpress.com/carol-phan-scholarship-fund/ >> >> Mike Pihlman >> AltamontCowork / ForCarol.com, Inc. >> 95 W. 11th Street, Suite 205 >> Tracy, CA 95376 >> Phone: 209-757-8862 >> Web: http://AltamontCowork.com <http://altamontcowork.com/> >> Twitter: @AltamontCowork >> Facebook: >> http://Facebook.com/AltamontCowork<http://facebook.com/AltamontCowork> >> Drive Safe! 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