[Coworking] Re: Examples of partnerships and franchises

2016-09-16 Thread Alex Linsker
Hi Ramon, Thanks for asking. I'm interested in this as well. Currently we are doing pre-sales led by members to open additional locations. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 2:42:20 AM UTC-7, Ramon Suarez wrote: > > Hi all, > > I would like to look at the way

[Coworking] Re: Monthly Costs for a business plan

2016-09-16 Thread Alex Linsker
Angel, that looks great. Also I'd add city and state fees such as permits and licenses, and marketing if there is any desired budget for that. On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 8:10:30 AM UTC-7, Angel Kwiatkowski wrote: > > Hi, > Here is a template we put together to help new spaces with

[Coworking] Re: Monthly Costs for a business plan

2016-09-16 Thread Cecilia Neher
Thank you Bernhard! We have a miscellaneous item in the budget that is meant to cover al lthe unexpected costs, so I would say maintenance is included in there, but maybe it would be wise to separarte it as an individual item. Marketing definitely. It needs to be an ongoing cost, not just a

[Coworking] Community Manager/Tummler role, responsibilities, and tasks

2016-09-16 Thread Thomas Lodato
Hi All- I am trying to better understand the role and responsibilities of a community manager/tummler for some research/writing I am doing about coworking. I am a postdoc at Georgia Tech and find the very limited academic research on coworking to be disconnected from the way you all think

[Coworking] Re: Can you help me find other Woman-Owned Coworking Spaces? Spotlighting for Int'l Coworking Day 2016!

2016-09-16 Thread Bisner
Hi Katie, Check out sassplace.au in Australia On Sunday, 31 July 2016 14:59:32 UTC+2, Laura Shook wrote: > > Looking to spotlight *woman-owned coworking spaces* in celebration of > International Coworking Day! If you are a woman, or know of a woman, who > has launched/founded a coworking

[Coworking] Re: Monthly Costs for a business plan

2016-09-16 Thread Bernhard Mehl
Cecilia, Coffee is definitely a significant cost, probably more so than administration software. What I don't see on your list is: - IT: IT services, IT equipment like printer, access points, routers, internet connectivity, etc - Security: Alarm services or access control (depending on size of

Re: [Coworking] Examples of partnerships and franchises

2016-09-16 Thread Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE
Ramon, not sure if this is what you had in mind… http://beahivebzzz.com/blog/2013/09/be-a-hive-looking-for-partners/ - --- SCOTT TILLITT PR yogi + social entrepreneur + community catalyst + meditator //

[Coworking] Re: Monthly Costs for a business plan

2016-09-16 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Hi, Here is a template we put together to help new spaces with business planning! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1opzWF84cx3AbLZ_2tK3BChRZodrFovmckn3USiy-HD4/edit?usp=sharing Angel On Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 5:22:43 PM UTC-6, Cecilia Neher wrote: > > Hello all, > We are working on

Re: [Coworking] Community Manager/Tummler role, responsibilities, and tasks

2016-09-16 Thread Tony Bacigalupo
Hi Thomas! My thoughts: 1) It's only necessary insofar as you care to cultivate valuable relationships between your people. One might run a shared workspace with no effort to build community and call it coworking, and maybe some community will emerge on its own. I don't consider this to be

Re: [Coworking] Community Manager/Tummler role, responsibilities, and tasks

2016-09-16 Thread Thomas Lodato
Thanks, Tony. This is super helpful. With regards to your comment about the role being a defined position. What are examples of how the community manager/tummler is instituted? I have seen from my field work a few types: full-time employees with the title; coworkers who are given space in