[Coworking] Re: Cubes Crayons (WAS Re: [Coworking] New member introduction)

2008-02-20 Thread rainesc
Felicity - Welcome to Coworking! That's a great vision you've got with Cubes Crayons, very empowering for parents who otherwise wouldn't have as many options and who still face barriers in workforce integration, even in the progressive, welcoming coworking movement, where in the pioneering

[Coworking] Introduction

2008-02-20 Thread Barbara
Hi! I'm Barbara, and I'm a freelance consultant. I've had a concept for co-working, as it would really fit my needs - I rarely need an office, but when I do it would be nice to have something where I could meet with clients, take the (rare) fax, that kind of thing. Probably because management

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-02-20 Thread Tara Hunt
The way we handle our situation is to carefully choose who are our tenants. People have to be the right 'fit' and drop into the space for a while before we let them rent. We haven't really had any situations because of that. T On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Barbara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-02-20 Thread Alex Hillman
Similar to Citizen Agency (but not quite), IndyHall encourages folks to sign up for one of our lower-level memberships (basic or lite) or even just work on a day rate before we sign them up with a full time desk. This helps makes sure that we're the right fit for them, they're the right fit for

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-02-20 Thread Raines Cohen
What Tara said. ;-) Seriously, I actually just came from a cohousing neighbor's meeting with a property-management agency that she's looking to hire to handle renting out her cottage since she finds it frustrating to deal with the details or wait for late rent checks. Their approach was

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-02-20 Thread David Doolin
Raines, This is damn good advice for starting any venture! Thanks for such an elegant summary. -dave d On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Raines Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What Tara said. ;-) Seriously, I actually just came from a cohousing neighbor's meeting with a property-management

[Coworking] Re: Introduction

2008-02-20 Thread Alex Hillman
Agreed, Raines is on the ball here. I'll be starring this email for future thoughts and reference! -Alex On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 11:46 PM, David Doolin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Raines, This is damn good advice for starting any venture! Thanks for such an elegant summary. -dave d On