Is this current member often complaining about other things? Or are they fantastic? This would be a huge factor in my decision. Are they a full-time member or are they just renting the space occasionally?
On one hand, you exist for your current community, but you need a set of shared values for the space, which should include inclusivity and cooperation. In the end, go with your gut. On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 2:05:40 PM UTC+1, Fiona Frank wrote: > > We've been running for 3 years as a non profit Coworking and event space > in a small village in north west England. We have a shared Coworking space > wjrh 9 desks, and offices, studios and workshops most of which are leased > and then shared too. > > We have an interesting and surprisingly completely new situation where a > wedding and lifestyle photographer is objecting / very worried about the > possibility of another wedding photographer coming into the space and > setting up an office in a shared space next door. > > We run as a cooperative and encourage members to discuss issues like this > but wonder if other spaces have come across this. My ohotographer says it's > a cut throat business a s he would feel threatened .... > > What experience do other Coworking spaces have of this issue and what's > the answer ? We have always had a gut policy or not encouraging exclusivity > . Recently a wedding planner wanted exclusive rights to run weddings in our > space. We reluctantly agreed to it for a limited period but it felt wrong > st the start and as the months went on it was worse and worse - she put out > badly written brochures , she had loads of demands ... we had to set up a > really complicated and draconian contract to work wjrh her envisaging the > worst case situations etc ... anyway now she has pulled out due to ill > health and we are telling ourselves to go with our gut in future . > > So we know that exclusivity is wrong. But we don't want to upset our > existing workshop renter - while not wanting to limit who comes and takes > empty space . > > Help!!! > > -- 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.
