Hi Shel, I'm with Workantile, down the road from you in Ann Arbor. That's interesting project - good luck with it! It's exciting to see people doing things like that in Detroit.
We have a 3200 sq.ft. space, and currently have 56 members. We spend roughly $70/month on supplies, which include paper products (toilet paper, paper towel), cleaning supplies, and miscellaneous stuff like paper plates, plastic utensils, and so forth. We use hardly any office supplies, except for paper for the printer/copier. But even that usage is fairly minimal, and members who use a lot of paper usually bring in a ream occasionally to replace what they used. I think we are an outlier in that members pay for the snacks. Generally, it's $1 for bag of chips, or a cookie. Coffee is $0.75/cup. Let us know when you open. I would love to visit. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Shel Kimen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All -- > > I'm new to this list and community and feel really warm about both. I'm > starting a space in Detroit (anyone else here in Detroit?). It's actually a > combination/mixed use building that will also contain a co-working space > (with small arty hotel, art space, event space, mentoring program). We are > going through a rebranding now but the current website is > DetroitHotelProject.com and > facebook.com/Detroithotelproject<http://www.facebook.com/Detroithotelproject> > > New name and identity in september!! > > I just had a tactical question about operational costs -- most I > understand (utilities, tax, insurance, part time staff, etc) and I have > that folded into the overall numbers of the project. But I wonder here what > people might spend on a space for 15-20 people on things like > > Office Supplies (do people have experience getting local support from > office supply stores?) > Software subscriptions > Coffee, tea, simple snacks > Cleaning supplies > > I saw Alex's really helpful breakdown on Quora but it didn't separate out > these important misc items from an overall operational budget of $3600 for > 1800 square foot indy hall. > > Also, I'd like to add -- as a newcomer to this list and a longtime > community builder/participant, I have not seen this kind of collective > energy since the early internet culture of the mid 90's. I have so much > respect for what you are all building together and I hope to become a > valuable member as I also learn and grow in this project. > > Thank you and many sparkles! > ./s > > > -- > 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. > -- twb member, Workantile <http://workantile.com/> @twbrandt -- 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.
