[Coworking] Re: Coworking Slogans

2013-04-25 Thread Maria-Christina Rus
Hi!!! I really like your slogans. I would like to publish them in our webpage, along with each coworking space. What do you think about it? Thanks! María El jueves, 18 de abril de 2013 20:44:24 UTC+2, Darcy Swon escribió: I am working on tshirts and laptops stickers to use for marketing

[Coworking] New Coworking space in Hong Kong tailored for DIY crafters

2013-04-25 Thread info
Hi all, We just started a coworking space for crafters and all in Hong Kong. Excited to find this group and there are so much to learn from all of you! Coworking is a very new concept in Hong Kong but there are already a few in the market. I hope we can sustain! If anyone’s going to visit

[Coworking] l'm looking for a coworking co-founder!

2013-04-25 Thread Neil Steiner
PropellerCenter.com is looking for help, suggestions, feedback and of course, a good co-founder. Please visit the website to view the executive summary (flight plan) and respond to me directly there. Thanks, Neil. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You

[Coworking] Re: Carrboro Coworking business plan

2013-04-25 Thread Neil Steiner
Brian - I tried to upload your Coworking Biz Plan and get this error message - *Sorry, you're trying to access a feature that is no longer supported.* Can you send me a copy directly? I'm working on my own plan for Propeller Center in Kansas City. Thanks - neil.stei...@propellercenter.com On

[Coworking] Re: Charging to present to the city coworking group?

2013-04-25 Thread Neil Steiner
After you come to a decision Craig, let me know how we can garner that same sort of attention for our coworking startup in Kansas City - www.propellercenter.com. Thanks - Neil On Monday, April 22, 2013 12:16:16 PM UTC-5, Craig Baute - Creative Density Coworking wrote: Denver Coworks has

[Coworking] Re: HUB Oakland crowdfunds its coworking space

2013-04-25 Thread Neil Steiner
I'm working to start PropellerCenter.com in Kansas City. I'm looking for ideas, suggestions from all fronts. Thanks. On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:52:37 AM UTC-5, ella alpina wrote: Hello Coworking Friends! I want to let you know about HUB Oakland's Kickstarter project: www.ComeAliveWith.Us

Re: [Coworking] Do you offer your coworkers to rent the space per day or per hour?

2013-04-25 Thread Anca Mosoiu
Hi Maria, We do offer hourly rentals. It's not a very popular product, but a lot of our members who just come for meetups use it every so often. I can give you more specific numbers if you are planning on sharing the results of your study. Cheers, Anca. On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:39 AM,

[Coworking] Have you VOTED for the HIVE today???

2013-04-25 Thread Cheryl Jaycox
Hello Family and Friends,\ I need your help.. Have you Voted for the HIVE44 Today??? VOTE everyday for the next 11 days!! A vote for the HIVE44 is a vote for 4 local small business to have full time memberships for a year! I entered the HIVE44 in Intuits Small Business Growing Strong

[Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Rena Tom
Help me out, all. I just had a conversation with the NYBDC (New York Business Development Corporation) which works with the SBA on lending. They said the SBA won't fund coworking spaces because it's too much like a landlord/subtenant situation which is not in their charter. Have any of you taken

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Jerome Chang
An inside source once told me that the SBA doesn't finance operations based on passive income. Gyms with passive membership fees get away with it because they have a lot of trainers, retail sales, etc. So unless you can prove that more than 50% of your business is not passive, you're out of

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Alex Hillman
That's really interesting! Do they say why? It seems to me that passive income operations would be lower risk, but slower to pay off. -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.comwrote: An inside source once told me that

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Rena Tom
Hm. Well I am seeing evidence of other spaces claiming to have received SBA loans: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/print-edition/2012/10/12/co-working-space-with-the-feel-of-a.html?page=allObviously I need to do more research. On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Jerome Chang

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Randall G. Arnold
Which would support the idea of hosting a deli and/or magazine and other related sales activities onsite. Is training considered passive? After hours rentals? Randy On April 25, 2013 at 4:05 PM Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote:

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Jerome Chang
Alex, my understanding is that the govt is backing these bank loans. So the govt would want businesses to hire people to run the operations, not a kick-back-and-collect-revenue biz model. Yes you could sell magazines and stuff, but that would have to amount to a lot of revenue...at least

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Alex Hillman
That totally makes sense. FWIW, there's an argument that could be made that coworking helps its members grow their businesses and that when those businesses grow they're likely to hire. If you're describing your business as a desk rental/subscription rental model, it makes sense from Jerome's

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Rena Tom
i think the SBA instituted these rules to avoid using the money for real-estate speculation, yes, but as we all know, running a coworking space is far more hands-on than a sublease or even managed office. classes and event rentals can make up a large chunk of revenue but i don't want to pitch it

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Rena Tom
good idea, will talk to Mike. I'm just upset that the person i talked to shut me down before i even explained fully what we intend to do. On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.comwrote: That totally makes sense. FWIW, there's an argument that could be made

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Randall G. Arnold
I just threw magazines out as a quickie, not an end-all-be-all. The point was supplementing operations with related retail; I know of spaces doing this. And I led off with a deli because it was the stronger item, and would be a draw unto itself that could bring in potential customers.

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Alex Hillman
I'm just upset that the person i talked to shut me down before i even explained fully what we intend to do. Welcome to the world of entrepreneurship. If you're not getting shut down once in a while, you're probably not trying hard enough ;) -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Jerome Chang
Oh, I of course totally agree we aren't just a subleasing businesses but banks and govt policies do not understand us. And we all know to convince those two institutions to update their policies will take forever. If one were to rewrite their pitch so that membership fees pay for mentorship,

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread Randall G. Arnold
My point was that some have made mixed use work, so its one of many possibilities. Certainly not for everyone, but worth mentioning IMO. Randy On April 25, 2013 at 5:42 PM Jerome Chang jer...@blankspaces.com wrote: Oh, I of

Re: [Coworking] SBA won't fund coworking??

2013-04-25 Thread David Singer
There's a pathway for SBA loans for coworking venturesan SBA rep presented on my panel at GCUC in Austin in March. I think the issue for coworking financing is the collateral...and the liklihood that personal guaranties would be required. On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Randall G. Arnold