Oh brother! and looks like my crystal ball still works :) In such a small town, you'll want to keep an olive branch firmly extended even if you have to grit your teeth a little.
angel On Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 12:26:02 PM UTC-6, Kevin Haggerty wrote: > > Angel, > > Thanks, and good suggestion! We're actually looking to open up fundraising > in the next few days, and one of the things we're hoping to do is offer > discounted memberships for those who sign up in advance (as many of you > have done). > > Additionally, I got some "fun" news this morning. Apparently, the > landlords of the place we were looking at previously are now planning to > still try and do a coworking spaced out of the property, and they plan to > call it Cowork Gloucester VA. > > My plan was never to call the venue that, but it was always the brand used > to promote the movement, so they're definitely infringing and potentially > adding market confusion. > > I now believe my suspicions have been confirmed and that they intended to > push me out with an outrageous offer and attempt to do it without me. > > As soon as I heard the news, I went online and trademarked the name, > Cowork Gloucester VA. I also own the website, and all the social networking > accounts. Next, I plan to go down to the county and register there. So, > weird strategy on their part, but if they move forward, they may end up > funding my coworking space. :) > > -- 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.
