Greetings everybody, My name is Isaac Gilman, and I’m working with TechTown Detroit<http://techtowndetroit.org/>. If you’re not familiar with us, TechTown is the most established business incubator and accelerator in Detroit – founded specifically to develop and grow sustainable, technology-based businesses. In the coming months, we will open a co-working space (Junction440<http://techtowndetroit.org/entrepreneur/junction440/>) to enhance and complement our current programs, plus foster a community of entrepreneurs in the neighborhood.
The space is currently in the middle of construction, but it’s coming along and should be completed by Thanksgiving. Currently, I’m researching and implementing some of the key aspects for the space so, once construction is finished, we can hit the ground running. Our space is very unique. We have about 20,000 sq ft of usable space with about 50%-75% of space being used by TechTown and then 25% percent will be dedicated to co-working. In addition, we will have a cafeteria located within our space. TechTown offers a two retail bootcamps, which helps retail businesses get off the ground. One idea is to have some of these retail bootcamp members display their food businesses in our cafeteria. Another idea is to bring in other food vendors for various portions of the month. We do not have a full fledged kitchen, again this is primarily a place where vendors can pre-make food and then sell it to our staff, tenants (other people located in the same building), co-workers and the general public. We do not plan to charge the food vendor, but we do plan to have them pay a refundable deposit. Question: Do you know other co-working spaces that offer this amenity (I have not really found any besides test kitchens)? Also, does anyone have any thoughts about a cafeteria like component mixed in with a co-working space that will be open to the general public and other people not related to the co-working space? Do you think this may be an issue? Too many distractions? Conversely, could this be a huge draw to co-workers? Let me know if you have any questions, comments, etc. Look forward to hearing from people. Best, Isaac -- 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.
