Hugs, y'all. Kevin - Glad this sunk in as intended. I know from where I speak, because I know how hard it is to live by consistently.
But trust me...it's worth it. :) ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski <fccowork...@gmail.com> wrote: > @alexhillman You are a national treasure. > > > On Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 7:02:54 AM UTC-6, Kevin Haggerty wrote: >> >> So, for those of you who have been following, some of this is repeat >> info, but the short summary is this: >> >> We were working with landlords who pretended to believe in our idea to >> bring coworking to our community, jacked up the rent to an unbelievable >> amount they knew we couldn't pay so we have to walk away, and are now >> trying to do the space without us -- which we now suspect was they plan all >> along. >> >> Additionally, I've gotten wind that they even intend to try and use the >> name we'd been using for the movement, Cowork Gloucester VA. >> >> I own and have always owned the domain (www.coworkGloucesterVA.com), as >> well as the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts with the same namesake. >> >> Yesterday, we created our LLC with the same name, filed our trade name >> paperwork with the County, got our business license with that name, and, I >> think, checked all of those boxes. >> >> Additionally, I also filed for the trademark online, and here's where my >> question comes in: >> >> In order to finalize the trademark, I need to pay another $275 for the >> filing fee. I'd rather not so that if I don't have to. Do you think the >> trademark is overkill, or is it necessary? With all the other things I've >> squared away, even without the trademark, wouldn't infringement be easy to >> prove if they try and use our name? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- > 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.
