[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[Eric Marden]

> Like - small businesses formed out of a
> crowd of talented solo workers/freelancers/consultants. Have you ever
> seen that where you cowork?

That's what we're paying for access to! :)

Coworking isn't a flat surface and a wi-fi. It's a gym membership for  
your brain.

But all metaphors aside, that's exactly how it works for my team. And  
it got started at the space.


- Eric Marden
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
http://ericmarden.com




On Jun 12, 2009, at 6:05 AM, Lisa K wrote:

>
> Thanks everyone! I work for a company called MBO Partners. The long
> and short of what we do for independent consultants (the ones who
> would normally be 1099's) is kind of offload all the back office work
> like billing, invoicing, contract negotiation, and we carry all their
> business insurances, etc. But also, because we hire them as W-2
> employees, provide group benefits like health insurance, a 401(k)...
> stuff like that.
>
> As far as questions for the group - Ya know a while back I wrote a
> blog post about coworking and how a lot of independent consultants are
> choosing to cowork rather than work at home alone. Then, as we were
> preparing an upcoming webinar on working in "teams" as a consultant,
> we started wondering if there were ever small teams that formed at
> these coworking locations. Like - small businesses formed out of a
> crowd of talented solo workers/freelancers/consultants. Have you ever
> seen that where you cowork?
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Jun 11, 7:18 pm, WHERE MMM  wrote:
>> What is the company you work for?
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Lisa K  wrote:
>>
>>> Hello!
>>> My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more  
>>> about
>>> coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so  
>>> I'm
>>> kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry.
>>> Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to
>>> learn as much as I can than through this group.
>>
>>> Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate
>>> world. I promise I'm good people :)
>>
>>> Lisa
>>> www.twitter.com/mbopartners
> >


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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[Lisa K]

Thanks everyone! I work for a company called MBO Partners. The long
and short of what we do for independent consultants (the ones who
would normally be 1099's) is kind of offload all the back office work
like billing, invoicing, contract negotiation, and we carry all their
business insurances, etc. But also, because we hire them as W-2
employees, provide group benefits like health insurance, a 401(k)...
stuff like that.

As far as questions for the group - Ya know a while back I wrote a
blog post about coworking and how a lot of independent consultants are
choosing to cowork rather than work at home alone. Then, as we were
preparing an upcoming webinar on working in "teams" as a consultant,
we started wondering if there were ever small teams that formed at
these coworking locations. Like - small businesses formed out of a
crowd of talented solo workers/freelancers/consultants. Have you ever
seen that where you cowork?

Thanks!

On Jun 11, 7:18 pm, WHERE MMM  wrote:
> What is the company you work for?
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Lisa K  wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> > My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more about
> > coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so I'm
> > kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry.
> > Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to
> > learn as much as I can than through this group.
>
> > Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate
> > world. I promise I'm good people :)
>
> > Lisa
> >www.twitter.com/mbopartners
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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[Eric Marden]

Do you have any specific questions about coworking and how it could  
impact your firm?



- Eric Marden
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On Jun 10, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Lisa K wrote:

>
> Hello!
> My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more about
> coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so I'm
> kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry.
> Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to
> learn as much as I can than through this group.
>
> Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate
> world. I promise I'm good people :)
>
> Lisa
> www.twitter.com/mbopartners
>
> >


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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[WHERE MMM]

What is the company you work for?

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Lisa K  wrote:

>
> Hello!
> My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more about
> coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so I'm
> kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry.
> Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to
> learn as much as I can than through this group.
>
> Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate
> world. I promise I'm good people :)
>
> Lisa
> www.twitter.com/mbopartners
>
> >
>

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[Coworking] Re: New to the Group -- Thanks for being nice :)

[tj.murphy]

Welcome, Lisa!

 On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:27:11 -0700 Lisa K  
wrote  


Hello! 
My name is Lisa and I'm really here in this group to learn more about 
coworking. My company actually supports independent consultants so I'm 
kind of tasked with learning as much as possible about the industry. 
Coworking seems like a big wave right now, and what better place to 
learn as much as I can than through this group. 
 
Thanks for welcoming me and being nice to someone from the corporate 
world. I promise I'm good people :) 
 
Lisa 
www.twitter.com/mbopartners 
 

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