Yay! Nice to see you here Shel, and hear that you're opening up a space in Detroit! I look forward to visiting next time in there.
Cheers, Anca. On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:23 AM, Shel Kimen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Tom! Really helpful. In a few weeks when I get out from under a sea > of deadlines I will definitely ping you to come by and visit! > > Cheers! > ./s > > On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:11 AM, Tom Brandt wrote: > > 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- -=-=-=- Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal [email protected] M: (510) 220-6660 http://techliminal.com | T: @techliminal | F: facebook.com/techliminal -- 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.
