Hey Brinda, Sounds like you're on the right track connecting with people like you! Next step is getting them together to see if this is something they want to be a part of. If they are, membership pre-sales is *exactly* how we funded the equipment and other startup costs for our original location <https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2011/09/how-to-fund-your-coworking-space/>, and it's even how we've expanded multiple times over the years.
Your community is and will be your #1 asset, far more than the square footage or the building! -Alex On Nov 10, 2018, 7:11 AM -0500, discoveryourpurpose8 With Brinda Devine < bddev...@gmail.com>, wrote: So this is where I am. After receiving some great advice from a few people I have been working on gathering info on users like me that would be my customer base. Because I am a real estate broker I am always looking at property. I came across a 3500 sf historical house not far from where I live on a great intersection, priced under market and would be the first of its kind in the city. The interior looks great and is suitable for my intended use. I can get the mortgage loan. The problem is going to be getting the start up money for some exterior repairs, modest furniture and equipment. My niche/customer base is social enterprises. Trying to figure out ways I could raise the capital. I won’t be able to borrow any more money and I will be for-profit entity. Looking for low cost/no cost/ no family/ no friends options. Possibly organizations or foundations. Or even ideas to offer pre-paid rental of conference/meeting/event space. Open to suggestions. -- 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. -- 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.
