Hi Jessica. That would be The Creative Space in Barrie, Ontario! We’re 7 years in! 45 members companies so far.
No major tricks other than... Build the community first and start sustainable. We started with 1200 s/f - now in 6200. Reach out to public partners (but don’t wait around till they get it) Get people involved and allow members to take ownership early Be a community centre. Coworking by day, event and arts and culture space by night if you can. Tell stories along the way. Feel free to check out the site, read some posts and give me a shout to follow up. 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 <http://www.thecreativespace.ca/> 705-812-0689 <tel:705-812-0689> > On May 20, 2016, at 11:37 AM, Jessica Knapp <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hey all, > > I posted this is the GCUC group yesterday, so, sorry if you're seeing this > again! > > Here's my question: Does anyone have experience opening a coworking space in > smaller towns with a much smaller population than urban centres? I would > appreciate any insights, stories, tricks or tips. I'm looking at a population > of about 130,000 with one small (ish) community college. > > Thanks > Jessica > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- 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/d/optout.
