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 More options Mar 22 2012, 10:44 am
From: OC Houston <t...@theofficeconnexion.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:44:23 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Mar 22 2012 10:44 am
Subject: Re: Industry Specific Communities
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Thank you Wendy! I am glad I was not moved by my initial assumption to
delete anyone I could identify as commercial agent from my invite
list. I figured everyone has something to offer and learn. We're
excited at the opportunities a coworking space will present for the
members as well as for our own business goals. I've learned so much in
this group. We've even discovered ways to execute some of the plans
we've had since 2008. LOL! No time like the present. :-)

Oh, we were also trying to become SCORE volunteers but I sensed an
automatic exclusionary tone in the voice of the Chapter Chair. Even at
40 something I guess I'm too young. haha! But, we can still offer a
similar curriculum without being directly related. We have an
excellent small business development center officed in one of the
community colleges that will be a great "partnership" for what we are
doing.

Toni

On Mar 22, 9:00 am, "Wendy S." <we...@siteREsolve.com> wrote:

> Toni,
> Congratulations!  I'm a commercial broker in Chicago, working as a "100%"
> firm as you shared (new term for me).

> Kudos on the idea to develop training/education for real estate
> professionals that is NOT generic but more "how to run a business".  You
> are absolutely on to something!

> In Illinois, education is so focused on the residential side since the vast
> majority of agents gravitate to that area.  Illinois has moved to a
> Managing Broker designation in the past 3 years, which attempts to address
> how to manage an office.  It is seriously lacking in any "meat".  If not
> for past management and business experience, my firm would have tanked back
> in '08.

> Based on our past experience in running business centers, we established a
> 2-prong business approach: provide tenant rep in Metro Chicago and help
> clients throughout North America start, develop or improve the performance
> of shared work environments. This diversification has been instrumental to
> our success.

> Your diversification of your environment to include training is a trend we
> noticed at the GCUC conference in Austin - wishing you 50 attendees!

> Wendy Spreenberg


 
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