Hi Carina,
I'm on the board of a non-profit that is working to open a space that's a
mix of artist studios, coworking, civic space, and economic development
resources. We successfully sought a town Economic Development grant last
fall and just signed a land development agreement for a long-term lease of
a 9,000 sf town building.
The grant we received was primarily to do the market survey and analysis to
identify needs of the local community and find out what kinds of resources
they are looking for in a creative workspace.
It was important in our process to really quantify the economic need. We
sourced lots of detail from prior reports and studies that have been done
before, especially as it relates to very small business (1-4 employees),
the incomes of year-round artists, and the lack of affordable office and
studio space.
You can find more details of our project on our web site at
http://commonsptown.org
Rik Ahlberg
Provincetown Commons, Inc.
commonsptown.org
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:29:59 AM UTC-4, Carina Boston wrote:
>
> I am presenting to my City Council on Tuesday, any pointers welcomed. I
> have a small ask for our pilot location in a city owned building which I
> hope to scale in a more dedicated location. There is an undefined sales tax
> fund we have defined towards "Economic Development" which I am requesting
> from. What was any of you here process?
>
> Thank you all in advance,
>
> Carina
>
>
> On Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 7:23:12 AM UTC-6, BrianR wrote:
>>
>> Would folks who have received some sort of assistance from local
>> government provide the following to the group?
>> 1) Name of Your Space
>> 2) Name of Municipality you worked with
>> 3) Type of Assistance: ex. Loan Money, free rent, etc.
>>
>> My interest is only to provide examples to my County of other
>> municipalities that have assisted Coworking spaces. Here's my info.
>>
>> Name of Space: Carrboro Creative Coworking
>> Name of Municipality: Town of Carrboro, North Carolina
>> Type of Assistance: Loan
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Brian
>>
>> On Dec 1, 3:55 am, "james.r...@cultivar.co.uk"
>> <james.r...@cultivar.co.uk> wrote:
>> > Try taking a look at our coworking space :
>> http://www.moseleyexchange.com
>> >
>> > It was started with assistance from Birmingham City Council, Advantage
>> > West Midlands and with assistance from ERDF funding. Since opening in
>> > mid 2009 we have recruited more than 50+ members with some already
>> > moving thro and setting up larger offices.
>> >
>> > Happy to have a dialogue with anyone else seeking assistance in
>> > setting up this way...
>> >
>> > James Rock
>> >
>> > On Nov 30, 3:11 pm, BrianR <anon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > Which coworking spaces have worked successfully with local government
>> > > to get a space going? I have worked with my town. Just wondering who
>> > > else has done the same. ex. received loans, grants, free rent, etc.
>> >
>> > > I'm talking to my County government about more assistance and need
>> > > other examples to share with them. Hopefully we can make a list of
>> > > relationship precedence to benefit all.
>> >
>> > > Thanks!
>> >
>> > > -Brian
>> >
>> > > Carrboro Creative Coworkingwww.carrborocoworking.com
>
>
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