[Coworking] Re: Masters Thesis on Coworking

[Nabill Abdu]

hey Vanessa,

I am interessted in your thesis! what was the subject is there somewhere i 
can take a look at it? Hope you got a good grade

I am about to open a coworking place in Geneva and looking for insight :-)

thanks!

On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 2:31:00 AM UTC+1, Vass S. wrote:
>
> Hi EveryoneI'm working towards presenting my Masters Thesis and I'm 
> collecting responses from people who have spent time in a coworking spot or 
> plan to.  May I please request your help in filling out this quick 10 
> question multi choice survey?  It would really help me out a lot.  Thanks 
> so much!
>
> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7ZKH7B3
>

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[Coworking] Master Thesis on CoWorking

[Nabill Abdu]

Hi guys!

I am about to write a master Thesis on coworking and it's future but not 
really sure which subject really make sense as it seems that everything has 
been already covered!! 

I am looking for any subject that would make sense to the coworking 
community as I am seeking to create something relevant and maybe even 
inspiring.

looking forward for your help and unvaluable guidance on my topic selection!

thanks in advance for your time helping me.
Nebill

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Re: [Coworking] Update on Coworking in Gloucester, VA

[Caner Onoglu]

You may be surprised to see the landlords are ready to drop the rental
price 50% or even more. Just ask for it. Location is not everything but
quite important. Get a good carpenter and build tables and shelfs from
solid wood which you can use for many years and makes your space cool.

On May 9, 2017 00:02, "Kevin Haggerty"  wrote:

> I just wanted to write an update for those of you who have been following
> along with our progress in Gloucester, VA -- in particular to those of you
> who have helped and given valuable input along the way.
>
> If you recall, the situation has been fairly unique, in that the landlords
> (husband & wife) of the building we were looking to use were approaching
> things from a benevolent approach/perspective, and had chosen to focus on
> their desire to support the business and less about the agreement and our
> roles. Several of you (rightly) had apprehension over that, and in response
> to your advice of the advice of other mentors, I have been making firm
> efforts to nail them down on some kind of agreement over the past two
> weeks. (It hasn't been easy.)
>
> Long story as short as I can make it - the results have been
> disappointing. When I finally got them to give me some hard numbers, their
> proposal was $17.40/sq ft for the lease. To give frame of reference,
> commercial real estate in the area typically leases for anywhere from $6/sq
> ft up to $16/sq ft on the high end. So, we suddenly went from them being
> invested in the vision and wanting to help foster that to it being very cut
> and dry and them essentially making me a business offer that I'd have to be
> foolish to accept.
>
> The good news is that we got this out on the table now versus later.
>
> I did not respond to their offer right away (it was made during a meeting
> last Tuesday), as I wanted to have time to process and do research. I'm
> scheduled to meet with them this evening, where I will tell them I cannot
> accept their terms and see where the conversation goes. It's likely I'll
> need to walk away, which is totally ok, because I know it isn't about a
> building. :)
>
> Additionally, I've recently taken on a partner. She is a young lady who
> was looking to start a local small business incubator, and we both felt our
> similar interests and what we bring to the table would complement the other
> well. So, the focus has shifted a little, and the plan is now to create a
> coworking space that would also have a small business incubator built in,
> including an advisory board of mentors who are local business owners and
> entrepreneurs who have expertise and experience to share.
>
> Our group of interested coworkers continues to grow, and we're now up to
> about 20 people who have said they want in when the doors open.
>
> I also got an email from the local newspaper this morning, and they're
> looking to do an article on what we're trying to do.
>
> This afternoon, my partner and I are going to look at the upstairs of a
> local building as a possible alternative location. It's old and needs a lot
> of TLC, but the rent/lease is about 25% of what the other landlords were
> asking. The thought is that we could get our feet wet there and learn about
> running the space, and we could even just go cheap on the furniture by
> getting thrift store stuff, building certain aspects (floating wall desks),
> and just trying to operate n a shoestring budget until things take off.
>
> We've also found a local accountant who is going to help us make sure
> we're doing things by the book in that regard, and she will be on retainer
> for $150/month (which we think is pretty cheap).
>
> We're thinking about just going ahead and launching presales and doing
> some crowdfunding to help with upfront costs, but our fear is that people
> won't buy into that without a building/location. I'd love to hear from any
> of you who have been successful in similar circumstances.
>
> As always, I appreciate all feedback and support.
>
> More to come.
>
> ~Kevin
>
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[Coworking] Update on Coworking in Gloucester, VA

[Kevin Haggerty]

I just wanted to write an update for those of you who have been following along 
with our progress in Gloucester, VA -- in particular to those of you who have 
helped and given valuable input along the way.

If you recall, the situation has been fairly unique, in that the landlords 
(husband & wife) of the building we were looking to use were approaching things 
from a benevolent approach/perspective, and had chosen to focus on their desire 
to support the business and less about the agreement and our roles. Several of 
you (rightly) had apprehension over that, and in response to your advice of the 
advice of other mentors, I have been making firm efforts to nail them down on 
some kind of agreement over the past two weeks. (It hasn't been easy.)

Long story as short as I can make it - the results have been disappointing. 
When I finally got them to give me some hard numbers, their proposal was 
$17.40/sq ft for the lease. To give frame of reference, commercial real estate 
in the area typically leases for anywhere from $6/sq ft up to $16/sq ft on the 
high end. So, we suddenly went from them being invested in the vision and 
wanting to help foster that to it being very cut and dry and them essentially 
making me a business offer that I'd have to be foolish to accept.

The good news is that we got this out on the table now versus later.

I did not respond to their offer right away (it was made during a meeting last 
Tuesday), as I wanted to have time to process and do research. I'm scheduled to 
meet with them this evening, where I will tell them I cannot accept their terms 
and see where the conversation goes. It's likely I'll need to walk away, which 
is totally ok, because I know it isn't about a building. :)

Additionally, I've recently taken on a partner. She is a young lady who was 
looking to start a local small business incubator, and we both felt our similar 
interests and what we bring to the table would complement the other well. So, 
the focus has shifted a little, and the plan is now to create a coworking space 
that would also have a small business incubator built in, including an advisory 
board of mentors who are local business owners and entrepreneurs who have 
expertise and experience to share.

Our group of interested coworkers continues to grow, and we're now up to about 
20 people who have said they want in when the doors open.

I also got an email from the local newspaper this morning, and they're looking 
to do an article on what we're trying to do.

This afternoon, my partner and I are going to look at the upstairs of a local 
building as a possible alternative location. It's old and needs a lot of TLC, 
but the rent/lease is about 25% of what the other landlords were asking. The 
thought is that we could get our feet wet there and learn about running the 
space, and we could even just go cheap on the furniture by getting thrift store 
stuff, building certain aspects (floating wall desks), and just trying to 
operate n a shoestring budget until things take off.

We've also found a local accountant who is going to help us make sure we're 
doing things by the book in that regard, and she will be on retainer for 
$150/month (which we think is pretty cheap).

We're thinking about just going ahead and launching presales and doing some 
crowdfunding to help with upfront costs, but our fear is that people won't buy 
into that without a building/location. I'd love to hear from any of you who 
have been successful in similar circumstances.

As always, I appreciate all feedback and support.

More to come.

~Kevin

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