Re: [Coworking] Re: Minority owned coworking spaces

[Patrice Cameau]

Hi Shira ;)

... and hi Ed! I'd also be very interested in connecting offline. I'm a 
black woman opening a space in Prince George's County, Md. (right outside 
of DC) and have been pondering on the lack of minority owned spaces in the 
country.  I actually don't think we're that few and far between, we just 
aren't as tapped into the global coworking network as much as we should be 
- which I witnessed firsthand at this year's GCUC.

Let's touch base soon!


On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 5:34:08 PM UTC-4, Shira Schwartz wrote:
>
> Hi Ed,
>
> I'd be very interested in learning more about these stats, or what you 
> have so far. I just started an academic co-working space in Detroit, and we 
> are having an event next week that will discuss just this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Shira
>
> shira schwartz
> phd candidate
> comparative literature
> university of michigan
> tisch hall
> .
> director / detroit-city-study
>
> On Jul 30, 2015, at 8:14 AM, Edward Boyd  
> wrote:
>
> Could you tell me what the name of your coworking facility is, your 
> location website address, contact information and the ethnicities and sex 
> of the owners?
>
> We are compiling this data to form a national database. Please have all 
> information sent to:
>
> eb...@invictusoffice.com  
>
> Thank you
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> On Jul 29, 2015 11:06 AM, "Tabari Brannon"  > wrote:
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>> I am one!
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 7:41:23 AM UTC-7, Shira Schwartz wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd be really interested in knowing about this as well, should you find 
>>> anything out Edward! 
>>>
>>> All best,
>>>
>>> Shira
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Jeannine  
>>> wrote:
>>>
 To my knowledge there is not one.  Very few spaces identify themselves 
 as such in their branding.  I can think of a few, and I can think of 
 several whose owners are POC.  But a formal list covering th ewhole US I 
 think does nto exist.

 If you make one, let me know, I would love to have a link to it from 
 the Coworking Wiki.  

 Cheers,

 Jeannine


 On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:12:42 PM UTC+2, Edward Boyd wrote:
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> Where can I find a national (USA) list of minority owned coworking 
> spaces? Additionally, where can I find that information broken down into 
> sub-ethnic groups (eg Asian, African-American, Native American, Hispanic, 
> etc.)???
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[Coworking] Re: serious newbie question

[Patrice Cameau]

Hi Ramon,

The GCUC 2014 finance workshop link isn't working. Please advise. Thanks!

On Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 6:04:16 AM UTC-4, Ramon Suarez wrote:
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> We started Betacowork with a simple spreadsheet. Here's an example you can 
> use : http://www.betacowork.com/can-you-make-money-with-coworking/
>
> More coworking finance resources here: 
> http://coworkinghandbook.com/finance/
>
> I've also included a finance chapter in The Coworking Handbook that will 
> help you too: http://coworkinghandbook.com 
>
> Good luck with your research, :) 
>
> Ramon 
>
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[Coworking] Re: GCUC in May? Join me on Slack?

[Patrice Cameau]

I'll be there... helping corral all of the awesome volunteers :)

On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 6:42:33 PM UTC-4, Jerome wrote:
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> Who’s attending at GCUC in LA this May? Join me to discuss plans, 
> unconference topics, lodging and airport options on our GCUC 2016 Slack 
> channel:
> https://coworkingleadership.slack.com
>
> *HINT: Burbank airport is the closest. Long Beach isn’t bad either. LAX is 
> the big kahuna, but it can be a cluster-f.*
> * Another HINT: try an AirBnB in koreatown. You can actually take a metro 
> to downtown for the conference.*
>
> Oh, and if you haven’t bought a tix, do so here:
> http://usa.gcuc.co
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> Tuesday 5/3 is GCUC Camp. $150
> Wed 5/4 - Thur 5/5 is the main event. $500
>
> Yes, breakfasts and lunches are included.
>
> * HINT: discounts are abundant on Facebook, or if you belong to GWA or any 
> other group…It’s Easter - go hunt for that ‘easter egg’.*
>
>
> *JEROME CHANG*
>
> *www.BLANKSPACES.com *
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[Coworking] Re: Coworking Members Growth Calculator

[Patrice Cameau]

Yes, I'd also be interested in seeing your calculator Tom. 

Thanks for sharing Bernhard!

On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 7:57:36 PM UTC-4, Bernhard Mehl wrote:
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> Tom,
>
> Didn't see your calculator, if you are open to share with dummy data, 
> would be super interesting to compare. 
>
> The 5x overbooking you guys do is pretty interesting. That means you only 
> have hot-desks correct? I think that's a very similar approach to what 
> gyms, hotels and airlines do. 
>
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 9:25:41 AM UTC-4, Tom Lewis wrote:
>>
>> Nice calc, thanks!  The one I built before I opened this space was pretty 
>> similar, but it also accounted for our various price plans, the time 
>> allocation of each (ie a flex member would only be pay for 30 hours a 
>> month), and a modifier based on the fact that not everyone would use all of 
>> their time every month.  Was pretty much spot on, just as well now we have 
>> 150 members and only have room for 30 to be here at any one time.  They 
>> could all turn up at once, but it has never happened!
>>
>> On Tuesday, 22 March 2016 23:09:11 UTC, Bernhard Mehl wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> Many of our (especially new space) customers and friends frequently ask 
>>> us how to ramp up members to make their space profitable.
>>> We always tell them first you have to make a model how fast you think 
>>> you can grow members, then you can decide how you get X number of members / 
>>> month.
>>> Usually you sit on a lot of upfront cost so the break-even point is 
>>> critical when calculating your cash burn and we came up with a simple model 
>>> to visualize member growth.
>>>
>>> But I assume many of you here in the group know this already that's why 
>>> I'm posting our model for some feedback.
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1isPTJuLmQOfaOVN2uL0D5e-jnd6VmepjjnQvdPoU7jw/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> It has a couple of flaws:
>>> - If you are a new space with 0 occupied desks, you'd have to input at 
>>> least 1 member and a extremely high growth rate like 120x for it to make 
>>> sense
>>> - The model assumes break even after 12 months and shows you how many 
>>> members you need to add each month. But some spaces might be breaking even 
>>> faster, like in 6 months. Currently you manually have to search for the 
>>> month where your member revenue exceeds your operating cost.
>>>
>>> What do you think about this way of visualizing member growth in 
>>> general? I think it's most valuable for spaces who have been open for 2 
>>> months, not so much for spaces in planning or already existing spaces 
>>> +12months.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

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