Welcome to the party Kelly! You already know this, but I will remind you anyway:
1. Build community before space 2. If and when you do decide to create a business and take on space, take steps to ensure you will be doing so in a way that is sustainable both to you and the business itself. The answers aren't obvious, but they exist. We're here to help! Cheers, Tony On Aug 16, 2011 9:29 AM, "Kelly Sims" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Long time lurker here. :) > > I have decided to try opening a coworking space in the South Bay area of Los > Angeles. I want to create a space that welcomes people in, inspires them to > create, and helps them flourish in their chosen profession. > > A little about me: I am a freelance web and graphic designer. I’ve been a > solo shop for 8 years now, and following the coworking scene for about 3 > years. I have been thinking about starting this thing for a few years now, > but fear always kept me from doing it. I recently decided that is idiotic, > and so I’m going to take a stab at this. If it fails, I’ll know I tried. If > I don’t try, I’ve failed. > > To do this, I’m going to need a great deal of help. I’m not a businessman, > nor do I want to be. I will need help in planning and running the space. I’m > creating the space because I want to work there myself, surrounded by my > local community members. > > I have been poring over the Google Coworking Group the past few weeks, as > well as researching spaces around the world. I have started talking to a few > smart people that have offered to help me in their own unique ways. But I > could use a few tips from the community as well. > > I would like to start reaching out to locals and begin discussing this. I > want the space to be built on community, so I feel it’s important to start > there. Any other suggestions would be so wonderful! > > Kelly > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/GaoOZ64SqLYJ. > 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.
