Coworking Croatia is also aiming for this... We want to open the cost free or minimal cost Zagreb based coworking space setup NGO style and get the city owned space from the the city and funds from the state / donators / sponsors based on activities/programs + with regional partnership projects (Slovenia + Bosnia and Hercegovina + Serbia) funding from EU funds for all sort of otehr activities.
We just started with our coworking promotion and community building activities via Coworking sessions / workshops and similar ... and we know we have a long way in front of us ... but coworking in this region is a fresh concept and media+public has received it AMAZINGLY ... everybody is excited and wanna jump on the wagon :D ;) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Matija Raos Aleja pomoraca 25 10 020 Zagreb [email protected] +385 (0)97 7932853 On Nov 14, 2012, at 7:26 PM, "Randall G. Arnold" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm still just a fly on the wall with big dreams about building a coworking > space, but I'll go ahead and share my thoughts on this. > > My goal would be a space 100% free of charge for members. Granted that could > be difficult, but that's where I would aim. > > My thoughts on accomplishing that are as follows: > > 1. Promotions/Partnerships. I would work with companies willing to put up > funds in return for promotion. For instance, companies could propose > projects, contests, etc for my members. I in turn would extend their > advertising reach, especially with grassroots efforts. Some funds from > participating entities would go toward operations. > 2. Sponsors. I would not charge individual freelance, student, retired or > unemployed members, but any companies needing temporary or permanent space > would be charged. > 3. Services. My dream coworking space would include a cafe (possibly with a > drive through to increase traffic), magazine rack, small store, and > packing/shipping/binding/etc services. Maybe even partner with Fed Ex, > Staples etc to house a satellite operation for them. > 4. Whatever else comes to mind! > > Granted these require some effort and may not work for everyone if at all, > but the idea is to create a self-sustaining environment for coworkers. I do > think it's possible. > > Randy > > On November 14, 2012 at 12:13 PM Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: >> FYI, the serviced office industry, aka, Regus et al, have provided other >> revenue streams for decades, including said mail/phone, printing...even >> internet access (which they sometimes call, "data plans" for combo laptops >> and VoIP phones). They're all add-ons in their minds, even "kitchen access" >> ($150/person!!!). >> >> Assuming some of these add'l revenue streams are ones we'd even consider, >> note that have indeed been "fully developed" by them, just not by us...yet? >> >> >> Jerome >> ______________ >> BLANKSPACES >> "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" >> >> www.blankspaces.com >> 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 >> 323.330.9505 (office) >> >> On Nov 14, 2012, at 8:39 AM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I do think the coworking business model is immature but proven to work. The >>> coworking world has many successful stories and many failures, but we are >>> within the failure and success rates of any other business and in many >>> cases doing better. What I think the coworking business model does need to >>> explore is additional revenue sources beyond just memberships that benefit >>> the members. There have been several previous discussions in this groups >>> about alternative sources - sponsorships, classes, add ons like mail or >>> printing - but these models and the process of launching them have not >>> fully developed. I think these need to explored more in the open because I >>> don't think a lot of us share these stories. >>> >>> I also think keeping new spaces expectations in check and doing a proper >>> cost and revenue analysis combined with proper runway funding would be the >>> biggest benefit to discuss. My gut instinct is that a coworking space is >>> many space owners first time taking on a large sum of fixed expenses versus >>> having a service based company and can have new challenges. >>> >>> I'm finishing up a book right now and Alex is working on one as well that >>> discusses the business aspect of coworking to address some of these >>> problems. I would be happy to contribute some of the spreadsheets and >>> pricing models and insights that will be in the book to the conversation. >>> >>> Craig >>> Creative Density >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> >>> > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > > Randall (Randy) Arnold > Developer and Enthusiast Advocate > http://texrat.net > +18177396806 > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
