[Coworking] Re:Clarification -> ethnographic research

There's a student at Sarah Lawrence College (where Joseph Campbell taught) doing an ethnographic paper on coworking. She spent time at New Work City in NYC and interned with BREAKOUT! last summer. She came up to BEAHIVE last week and will come again. She's looking at the history and evolution o

Re: [Coworking] sharing "how to" info with members of our space

We put together a *very* comprehensive "Guide to the Hive" that covers both of our locations and runs about 5 pages of pure content. It's probably overkill but people can skim and find what they need to. I go over the key points in person with new members and also email it to them. There's a ha

[Coworking] Local Living Economies & Coworking - BALLE Business Conference

Fellow coworkers, Some of you may know that I started BEAHIVE with a vision of using the space and the members for local social/community change (which is in line with my other professional *and* personal work). One of the movements I'm inspired by (besides coworking, of course) is local livin

[Coworking] Re: Member meetings

We've done something similar in the very early stages at both locations (before or just after opening) and will do the same at a third opening in the fall. We also do weekly member lunches and often these things come into the conversation, sometimes organically, sometimes spurred by me. They're

Re: [Coworking] Kickstarter

I've been thinking about using Kickstarter for several months now, not necessarily for a buildout but for more specific things -- like a projector, or a specific program... just to test it out. And so, I find inspiration in two of the movement's leaders to kick start my ass (Tony B @ NWC) and "

Re: [Coworking] Coworking and Beer?

This doesn't make sense to me. We've had some pretty big parties, sponsored by a winemaker, a beer company and a local wine show, and heavily promoted as such. At the last one, along with the sponsored beer, we had a group of local home-brewers serving their concoctions. (I actually got arrested

Re: [Coworking] Introducing myself & w@tercooler

Welcome to the 'hood, Jenifer — that would be the global coworking 'hood and the Hudson Valley 'hood. We should get together sometime and exchange ideas and see if there's a way to collaborate. I have 2 BEAHIVE spaces north of you (Beacon, Kingston) and am probably opening a 3rd (Poughkeepsie)

[Coworking] BEAHIVE anniversary party + fundraiser > this Sat > Beacon, NY

Hey folks, I've been so busy of late with various projects that I haven't been very engaged in the list. Apologies. I've also forgotten to do the customary notice of our anniversary — we opened the doors to our first space in Beacon, NY, in May '09 (we now have two and are exploring more in the

Re: [Coworking] Coworking book club

Anything by social psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihaly. The quote in my sig in particular has been a kind of a conceptual inspiration behind my consultancy and BEAHIVE. It's from "Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention" - http://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Flow-Psychology-

Re: [Coworking] What does Coworking have to offer a new economy and #OccupyWallStreet ?

Hi Dr. Ron... I'm happy to be engaged in this as much as my very limited bandwidth will allow (especially limited over the next couple of weeks). I'm not a technologist but I'm a bit believer in what OWS is doing, have integrated progressive advocacy into my career, and have integrated Local L

[Coworking] research on how coworking has impacted local economies

Haven't noticed any come across this group or elsewhere, but I'm looking for stats on how coworking has impacted local economies. Is there any research out there? Emergent? Deskmag? Thanks, scott. - --- SCOTT TILLITT PR yogi + social entrepreneur + community catalyst + meditator [ sc...@

Re: [Coworking] Nomad-in-Residence Program at ON

Awesome. I mirror Alex's enthusiasm for member involvement. We did something similar at BEAHIVE (though with much less member involvement). A friend who wanted to support us but wasn't able to be involved as a member sponsored a free 3-month Full Coworker membership. We solicited applications f

Re: [Coworking] Local coworking alliances

Hi Susan, while not an official alliance, 3 spaces in NY's Hudson Valley collaborated to celebrate 3 years of coworking in the region through some outreach and coordinated open houses: http://beahivebzzz.com/blog/2012/05/3-groups-celebrate-3-years-of-coworking-in-hudson-valley/. Happy to share

[Coworking] Small Town Success

Hello, fellow coworkers... There have been a few posts looking for inspiration and feasibility in starting a space in small towns (I asked myself several months back). So I thought I'd just share our success so far. BEAHIVE opened not quite 3 months ago with an auspicious beginning in Beaco

[Coworking] Re: TOPIC: Upcoming Breakout! Sessions: An Experiment in Mobile Work and Peer Production

I suppose I should add that we're also co-hosting a BREAKOUT!, um, breaking out of the city... in Beacon (NY). I'm calling it BREAKOUT! Beacon -- 'cause it just sort of works. October 15. Haven't worked out with them yet exactly what we're doing but if anyone wants to join us from the city.

[Coworking] partnership agreement (BEAHIVE is expanding)

Esteemed coworking colleagues... need some advice. I think I've hinted in a previous post that we might be expanding up the river. So we indeed are, partnering with Luminary Publishing — which publishes a popular Hudson Valley arts/culture/spirit glossy magazine called Chronogram — to popula

[Coworking] Mailing List - 2 Lists or 1 Segmented?

Hey folks, another question related to our expansion (yea!)... Reminder: We're opening another location in Kingston (NY), 45 minutes up the Hudson River. The goal is to connect these two somewhat similar- profile towns in the Hudson Valley, growing our community and our impact. I use MailChi

[Coworking] Re: partnership agreement (BEAHIVE is expanding)

Thanks Steve from NJ. Your arrangement with Kean is somewhat similar to what we're doing in Kingston. And thanks Steve(n) from Wellingston. I don't expect we'll have to resort to looking at the contract, but we need to outline exactly what you suggest, be it in one page or two. That's what I

[Coworking] Re: Insurance for Coworking Spaces

Hey Mike, I asked the same question 6-7 months ago and got a good rec from Tony Bacigalupo of New Work City (NYC). The agent is outside of Philly, but they work with folks all over to find the right insurance company (in my case, Ohio Casualty). We're in New York's Hudson Valley. I was surpr

[Coworking] Re: Open spaces or private desks?

Guess I'll chime in... I've had some inquiries for lockable storage but have held off -- and thankfully it has not been an issue. Our permanent desk members have drawers and that seems to suffice. I keep stuff for one part-timer (a friend) in one of my own drawers. I should note that we're in

[Coworking] Re: Partnerships (was PariSoMa and Zipcar)

Along those lines, when I started BEAHIVE I considered partnerships but haven't yet fully explored any. Although I should say that we opened a 2nd location in our region (40 miles away) by partnering with a regional magazine (who owns the building). Anyone have any other good examples like Pari

[Coworking] Re: Leases and landlords

Yes, you absolutely can engage landlords -- especially if you sell them on the idea. We have a true partnership with one of our locations (our second). As I mentioned in my last post re: partnerships, I joined with a regional magazine that owns the building. We have a partnership agreement, no

[Coworking] Re: How can I utilize Meetup for my Coworking Space?

Congrats on the opening, Brian... I started a Meetup back in August (several months after opening our 1st location) for 2 reasons: as another promotional avenue; and as an easy, central place to list events. We have several each month, in 2 locations. http://www.meetup.com/BEAHIVE/ I push it t

[Coworking] Re: Question from Miami Beach / ground floor spaces

I also agree with Alex. But... We have a prominent ground floor space in our new location (Uptown Kingston, NY) and a not-so-prominent sorta ground floor space in our first (Beacon). I think in a smaller town -- like ours and maybe like Fort Collins, which is quite a bit bigger than ours but no

[Coworking] Re: Coworking Annual Meeting??? -> SXSW

I'm going this year to SXSWi for the first time (though last year I did publicity for a film in the festival). Looking forward to meeting folks in the flesh. How have the coworking contingent met up in the past? I'm staying in a fairly nice-sized (and nice) condo (so I hear) near all the actio

[Coworking] Re: Interns for coworking

We also have a semi-internship/externship thing going at BEAHIVE. I had just put out a call late fall through our various channels and got a couple people interested in helping out in a very informal way. One has been great. She lives in the next town and moved there from the city (NYC) last su

[Coworking] 'Save Us. Be Creative!' - article on creative economy, entrepreneurs, coworking, social impact

Hey coworking compadres, I'm still here, lurking from time to time. Want to share this piece I wrote recently on the creative economy and how to nurture the creative class and solopreneurs. Coworking plays a role. http://beahivebzzz.com/blog/2013/02/save-us-be-creative/ It's really a broad over

Re: [Coworking] Cohousing and Coworking

Almost accidentally, I’m exploring this with BEAHIVE For several months I’ve been actively looking to add new locations and through that process have been talking to a couple affordable housing/community development nonprofits in the region (NY’s Hudson Valley). They were both already, separat

Re: [Coworking] A member's company sent me a 1099 for membership fees paid

There are a few members who give them to me each year, and the money paid is in the rent column. Some of my members do pay by check. I always chalk it up to coworking running up against traditional accounting rules. If they want to issue, let them issue. scott. - --- SCOTT TILLITT PR yog

[Coworking] Social Venture Institute / Hudson Valley - retreat for social entrepreneurs

Coworking compatriots, I want to alert you to a new initiative of mine. Blurb below. A fellow coworking space owner is one of our Case Study panelists (Marissa Feinberg of Green Spaces NYC). (I do realize the unfortunate timing and potential conflict with GCUC.) Social Venture Institute / Huds

Re: [Coworking] Need Help Naming New Coworking Space in Connecticut

As always, Alex gives some great advice on asking your constituents. I would add to ask them not only for name ideas but to help develop what the story of your community (not space) will be. Your name is just one dimension of your brand, which is your greatest asset. Ultimately, a high-impact b

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

Yes, loving this thread, Tony. I started BEAHIVE with a higher purpose and I'm a communicator, so for me it's been easy (relatively) to articulate it. Though I run into the same issues as Susan: some people just don't get it. But I don't worry about them. That purpose can be found in this post

Re: [Coworking] Re: Getting rid of the "co-working" hyphen

And then there's this by @APStylebook: A pompom is an ornamental ball or tuft on clothing. Pom-pom is any of > several rapid-firing automatic weapons. Hyphens matter. #APStyleChat > https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/511555897517441024 scott. - --- *SCOTT TILLITT* PR yogi + social en

Re: [Coworking] Grind and Verizon Partner on Space

Steve, you’re missing the best part of this announcement. They left out the hyphen! ;) scott. > Grind and Verizon Partner on Space > > Steve King mailto:sk...@emergentresearch.com>>: > Oct 15 09:04

Re: [Coworking] Fascinating Academic Paper on Coworking

That. All of it. That is exactly why I started BEAHIVE 7 years ago (next week!). I address a bit of that when I applied to the Mentor Capital Network (fka William James Foundation) Sustainable Business Plan Competition, which “supports entrepreneurs who are designing companies for the long-term

Re: [Coworking] Examples of partnerships and franchises

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 // sc...@beahivebzz

[Coworking] Re: jiminy, why are nice, big trash cans so expensive? (p.s. I FINALLY found an affordable option!)

The struggle is real! > coworking@googlegroups.com > > Google Groups > > >

Re: [Coworking] Re: Question about commissions or bonuses for Community Managers

Alex, why the cap? Doesn't that also max out the incentive to outperform? scott. On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 8:10:06 PM UTC-4, Alex Hillman wrote: > > Hell yes to simple profit shares :) > > For another perspective, I've been on the receiving end of profit shares, > in a few models. The best

[Coworking] Thanks for 8 years!

Fellow coworkers… We’ve made it 8 years, despite (or because of) launching in the depths of the recession. Apparently we’re an anomaly. BEAHIVE was founded in May 2009 in a town of 15,000 people. Only 9% of spaces today are in areas with less than 20,000 people — of those, only 20% are profita

[Coworking] Re: Credit Card Processors and Gateways

I offer ACH via QuickBooks for some of the direct invoicing I do (most payments are automatic through Stripe). It’s slow as hell. I hate that, but for larger payments it beats the fees, and it’s easier than getting printed checks. I tried Stripe ACH once, but I can’t seem to get the money and do

[Coworking] Re: Are you the Founder of a rural or tiny coworking space?

I opened my first BEAHIVE in early 2009 in a town of 15,000 and have had (and am planning) several locations in towns of around 25,000. I don't have official, ongoing partnerships with economic development groups, but I have ongoing conversations and events/initiatives with them (and have person

Re: [Coworking] Coworking visa?

What Will said... Can someone please explain why there are two — and can something be done to integrate them? scott. On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:16:21 AM UTC-5, Will Bennis, Locus Workspace wrote: > > Hi Alex, > > Just feedback about this for what it's worth, from someone who probably >

[Coworking] Re: How do you handle members wanting to bring a client in?

I have this section below in the member agreement and member handbook. For “resident” members (reserved desk or private studio) we say: "occasional guest collaborators work free (within reason)” — purposely vague. > Guests > Please be aware that members pay to use BEAHIVE. You’re welcome to show

[Coworking] NYTimes Magazine piece on WeWork

Did you see the piece in the NYTimes Magazine this weekend? Gideon Lewis-Kraus spent a year visiting various WeWork locations in several cities. The result is a 5,000-word deep dive. While his focus is WeWork, WeWork is really just the photogenic celebrity poster child of what our movement has

[Coworking] anyone used TriNet for healthcare and HR services for members?

I just signed up for GCUC membership specifically so I could access TriNet, a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) that provides co-branded, discounted full-service HR services to clients, which in all of our case, would be coworking space staff and our members. Servic

Re: [Coworking] anyone used TriNet for healthcare and HR services for members?

Do you offer it to members, too? And do they take advantage? On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 3:35:46 PM UTC-4, Jerome wrote: > > Yes. We just changed over from Insperity for our 18 employees. So much > better and cheaper > > Jerome > > On Apr 10, 2019, at 12:26 PM, Scott Til

Re: Re: [Coworking] anyone used TriNet for healthcare and HR services for members?

As far as I know, but you’d have to ask TriNet <https://www.trinet.com/>. > On Apr 11, 2019, at 6:56 AM, Adolfo Taylhardat <mailto:ataylhar...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Is it valid for any state? > > On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 3:33:53 PM UTC-4, Scott Tillit

[Coworking] SBA 504 loan eligibility - passive?

I’m exploring getting an SBA 504 loan to purchase the building I’ve been in for 10 years. They’re arguing that coworking isn’t eligible, as it’s a passive business, primarily engaged in real estate in which we lease (license) it out to