I'm curious to hear from ED folks in this group about this; I'm putting together a survey for my clients to track impact and would love to know how to fine tune it so it can be as useful as possible in these contexts.
Tony *---* *New Work Cities <http://nwc.co/consulting> - Coworking consultancy & organizer network* *Open Coworking <http://opencoworking.org/> - The nonprofit that powers coworking.org <http://coworking.org>* [image: Inline image 8] <http://tonybacigalupo.com/>[image: http://twitter.com/tonybgoode] <http://twitter.com/tonybgoode>[image: http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo] <http://facebook.com/tonybacigalupo>[image: http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo] <http://linkedin.com/in/tonybacigalupo> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking < baut...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to the EcoDistrict Summit this September in Denver because I > want to move coworking into cities that may not have coworking because it > doesn't make sense from a business perspective (meaning, it will break even > but not pull in enough profit to motivate an entrepreneur from starting > one). The coworking space can encourage remote working or freelancing in > communities that may have hit hard times but people love living there. > Coworking as an economic development tool encourages people to look for job > opportunities outside of their immediate area but continue to live in the > city they love. That's my basic pitch and why I'm going. > > I will have no problem approaching people and getting the chance to talk > to economic development managers but I want to be ready to speak their > language with the proper stats and emphasis what they are looking for. I > know the business model numbers front and back, have plenty of coworking > stats about happiness, performance, who uses coworking, etc. > > What key stats do I need that would be important for economic development? > Is a single pager about coworking and my services to help coworking enter > new cities enough? > What type of things are easier for cities to offer besides money? > Are there other key terms I should be centering around besides > 'placemaking'? > > ....anything else. > > This is an exciting event for me because it's the direction I think > community coworking grow into and have a direct impact on a city. > > -- > 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
