Hello Isaac - I have wondered about how to integrate a food vendor in a coworking space so I'm glad you started this topic. May I ask why you decided on a refundable deposit instead of charging the vendor?
On Friday, October 11, 2013 7:38:27 AM UTC-5, Isaac Gilman wrote: > > 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.
