http://coherecommunity.com/blog/3-reasons-you-cant-afford-to-live-without-coworking
On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 8:54:21 AM UTC-6, Elaine Glowacki wrote: > > Why do you think it might be a fit for you? That's where you want to start. > > I started and run a small coworking community for women. > > In my research I've seen two basic types of coworking: real-estate based > for immediate revenue gain and community-based for longer term, but > generally more sustainable revenue growth. > > Supporting a community - engagement, consensus, tummeling (actively > encouraging cross-pollination through personal, programmatic, electronic, > and other interactions) is pretty labor intensive. I find it to be the most > rewarding part of the job. People come here because they like the amenities > and feel of the physical space, but also because they enjoy the mix of > other people here. > > We do not have private offices or dedicated desks at this time because the > space is too small. If and when there's demand, we (the whole community) > will consider finding a different space to meet the emerging needs. > > Sometimes it's cheap private office space with basic office amenities > (copying/printing, wifi, clean bathrooms, kitchenette, conference room) > that some entrepreneurs want. The interaction with other coworkers is a > bonus but not necessary. > > Research. Talk to lots of people. There are several really large > real-estate-based models out there. > > With respect to your question: so far there aren't a lot of coworking > spaces making a lot of money, so if the value you're looking for is > revenue, put that farther down on the list. If you are trying to be a good > corporate citizen, you could sponsor a coworking space such that it's free > for the community or (way) under market value, then tout that till the cows > come home. You could partner with a business accelerator and enable > coworkers to utilize your partner's resources. There are lots of options. > There's no cookie-cutter approach to coworking. It's about what your > audience wants. > > That said, think hard about what direction you'd like your brand to go in. > > I love my job. I get to hang out with some phenomenal women. Coworking has > been really inspiring for our members. > > Good luck! > E. > > On Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 12:51:12 PM UTC-5, Pranab Poira wrote: >> >> Co-working is relatively a new concept in the real estate world. What >> value do you think a co-working space has on a business associated with it. >> > -- 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.
