Knowing that you won't start with 135 members out of the gate, I would recommend sectioning out your building and only "opening" a couple areas at a time. This will up your physical density to improve the energy and make it easier for you to see and help people as they arrive/move in the space. As you add members, you can "unlock" more areas. This approach saves you money b/c you don't have to furnish the whole thing at once and you can see what people need before you lay everything out.
For Day 1, one person can handle everything until you grow over 5,000 ft2 of active space or over ~100 members. Another veteran and I have discussed that we think about 6,000 sq ft can be managed by 1 full time person. Over that, you'll need some help. For context, my space is 3,500 sq feet spread over 5 levels, we have 85 members, about 30 people in and out each day and my staff is managing almost everything in about 20 hrs/ week. I probably log another 5 hours/week for higher level stuff. Angel On Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 6:27:03 AM UTC-7, Liz Boudreau wrote: > > My coworking space is opening in about 10-12 weeks. I will be acting as > operations manager, but currently have no other staff hired at the moment. > Our building is 2 floors, approximately 10,000 sf with a maximum occupancy > around 135 people. What do you consider the most important/necessary staff > positions to have filled on DAY 1. Looking for ways to scale hiring. > -- 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.
