Re: [Coworking] Made the leap and signed a lease! Advice?

2014-07-01 Thread Anca Mosoiu
Hi Melissa, Congratulations! I'm glad to hear this has finally happened! I run Tech Liminal in Downtown Oakland - I think Greg Turner introduced us a little while ago. Do you really mean 800 square feet? That seems awfully small for a space for coworking and events. In our space (about 2100

[Coworking] Re: Amazing article about the impact of leadership on community

2014-07-01 Thread Jeff TheFlame
A really nice place in Nice, amazing Nicolas and fellow coworkers. Congratulations for the new BA website and non-profit as well :) All the best to my friends at Les Satellites. Jeff AngkorHUB Le dimanche 29 juin 2014 20:53:11 UTC+7, Nicolas Bergé a écrit : Reading it over and over is a

[Coworking] Re: To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-01 Thread Alex Linsker
Hi Tony, I think higher purpose can be one of four things (or maybe more, or a combo): 1) Vision 2) Mission 3) Community Guidelines (limits) 4) Culture At Collective Agency, we have a strong mission statement: A cozy place to work alongside people doing work they’re passionate about and

[Coworking] Re: Amazing article about the impact of leadership on community

2014-07-01 Thread Tamara Acosta
This article makes me think. What are the abilities of a good leader in a coworking space? In my case I know people like to hang here because I am a positive and smily person I am also very accesible and help them with any thing they need. Sometimes it even becomes a kind of

Re: [Coworking] Made the leap and signed a lease! Advice?

2014-07-01 Thread Melissa Geissinger
Oh hi, Anca! Yes I've been meaning to write to you. I think you might also know my husband, Cole (he's a WordPress guy). I'd love to come by your space some time and see it. You heard that right - 800 square feet. Since our primary objective is to have our own event space, the coworking

[Coworking] Re: To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-01 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
I'm in an especially awkward situation when it comes to local or regional collaborations. There are now 4-ish shared spaces in Fort Collins. One of the spaces is owned by our former landlord operating out of Cohere's former space. He and I parted on TERRIBLE terms. I wouldn't be able to sit in

Re: [Coworking] Re: To what extent have you articulated your higher purpose?

2014-07-01 Thread Alex Hillman
Hey Alex, this is such a rad post. You gave one subtle example: We are a mini-city; if something wouldn't be right for a city, it's not right for us. (And we go for a cozy fireplace feel; if something doesn't feel like a cozy fireplace, we don't do it.) I'm wondering if you can share other

[Coworking] What did Coworking Spaces offer last year on The Coworking Day? and What are they planning to offer this year?

2014-07-01 Thread Ender Baykal
Hello everyone, I am opening this discussion board to find out what other coworking space owners offered last year and what they are thinking to offer this year on Coworking Day. Let's share some good ideas and examples here :) Thanks, Best, -Ender www.indiegrovejc.com -- Visit this forum

Re: [Coworking] Does anyone in Canada know how it works with CRA and claiming coworking costs + Business use of the home?

2014-07-01 Thread Trevor Twining
I researched this a bunch when we were setting up our space and this is what I found. NOTE: I'm not an accountant, this is just our interpretation of CRA provisions dealing with home office expenses. So, the regulations say that you can claim office expenses if one of the following are true.