We've launched a hacker space NFP called SimCoLab www.simcolab.org which will predominately serve the after hour hobbyists. It's one good way to maximize a coworking space use (especially if they have a decent basement) for the dark hours.
Chad Ballantyne 705.812.0689 [email protected] Barrie's Coworking Community Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. 12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3 Memberships start at $25/mth www.thecreativespace.ca 705-812-0689 On 2013-08-28, at 10:17 PM, Daniel Rivera <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you everyone for you your replies. I've been pondering what everyone > has said and really been working on trying to wrap my brain around all the > information I've gathered thus far. I already picked a space out and was > looking at designs and initial costs. I've scratched all that and gone back > to trying to figure out how to start a community. > > The problem: > I am a full time teacher. I teach high school physics and I am a "semi-pro > photographer" at night and on the weekends. That is how I stumbled onto this > idea. I got tired of working out of my house. Shooting and meeting clients > here has become a problem as my son has gotten older. (keeping the house > clean,finding a sitter, etc.) I wanted a more professional and creative > space to work. I started to talk to other photographers that worked in bigger > cities and stumbled onto places like weld and work hauss in dallas. I > immediately fell in love with the idea and wished that there were places like > that here. As I researched more about shared creative spaces and coworking I > decided that running a community like that would help bring together people > and it seemed like a great thing to be a part of. I would love to eventually > leave teaching and run a successful coworking office but it is financially > not possible right now. > > The more I think about it the more I feel that initially it will be easiest > to find members in my situation - full time job and some passion or hobby on > the side that brings in a second income - but can't see people like this > coming together for a Jelly. I feel like my goal of opening a coworking > space is slowly turning into a shared office space that rents out meeting > rooms (not sure if that is a bad thing or good thing). From what I've read I > think a lot of coworking spaces do this, but it seems like I will be missing > the community factor that is so important. > > Has anyone started a coworking community of moonlighters or started an after > hours Jelly that attracts people with second jobs/hobbies? Any thoughts or > opinions on the matter are greatly appreciated. > > > On Monday, August 19, 2013 8:57:13 PM UTC-5, Daniel Rivera wrote: > I want to open the 1st coworking space in my region > The closest coworking space to where I live is a 4 hour drive away. I don't > live in a technology or "creative" driven community but I feel that a place > like this could bring these people together and help foster growth in my > community and benefit all involved. > > I'm late to the wonderful concept of coworking so I have been using google to > find as much information as possible. First and foremost, thank you Alex > Hillman for all of your insight. I love stumbling onto your blogs, videos > and in depth responses to questions posted by others. > > To all who have opened a coworking community - how do you walk the fine line > between trying to start a community before you open your doors and having > someone run off with your idea and beating you to the punch? > > > > > > > > -- > 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. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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