Hey Steve - there are two experienced french coworking founders who replied to my tweet here <https://twitter.com/alexhillman/status/935299066954682368> offering to help you :)
Both of them have successfully built credibility without certifications or degrees in the field...and they've even attracted the attention of local government. So they're doing something right among the French communities they're a part of! Definitely reach out to them to find out how they've learned to navigate french culture and build thriving coworking communities. Good luck! -Alex ------------------ *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 Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 2:10 AM, steve suard <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course nobody ask a diploma nor you need one to open a coworking space > in the U.S, Alex, I'm the owner of a coworking space but as a french > coworking company and France is special, they look what diploma, training > certificate... you have in order to trust you. Also when you try to hire > someone I've check on classified ads or coworking site they ask for > community manager. So tha't the reason why I'm asking it, I need to have a > certificate at least. > I couldn't find one that is not related to social media like FB, g+... > Kind of ridiculous how we french are with the papers stuff (certificate, > diplomas...). I talk with many people and they always ask me for that. > > On my business card I've add Comunity Manager not founder... because I > want to be available to all members. I'm currently taking online courses > for MBA, Leadership and Public speaking to improve my skills as someone > that comes from the web design & marketing industry. > > I'm very confident and have no issues being a coworking manager, all is > fine for me because of my experience in communication and public relation > and marketing but still want to have a certificate or diploma for coworking > owner because of French culture about business. > > > So what usually do you ask when you hire an employee or any other advices? > > > > > On Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 4:04:29 PM UTC-10, Alex Hillman wrote: >> >> Randy ain’t wrong :) >> >> I’ve met owners with backgrounds and experience from almost every >> industry. I have seen almost no correlation that lends itself to any one >> industry or background. When you’re the owner, nobody’s checking your >> diploma. >> >> Steve, are you trying to get hired or trying to start something? >> >> Alex >> >> On Nov 25, 2017, 8:50 PM -0500, Randy Zauhar <[email protected]>, wrote: >> >> You need a PhD from the school of hard knocks. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 25, 2017, at 8:25 PM, steve suard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I wonder what kind of skills and diploma or certificate you must have as >> a coworking owner. >> I need to study and have one in order to be credible as my job title. >> >> Claban@phillynews >> >> I found some with community manager but it's for social or virtual. Is >> there any training to become a real life community manager (welcome >> members, share ideas, planning events...) >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> -- > 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. > -- 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.
