souk's closing (portland)

[Julie]

souk will be closing its doors on July 31, 2011. Thank you to
everyone who comprised souk’s community. Look out for tweets
@soukportland over the next month where we’ll celebrate people and
group highlights from the last 5 years. Please share your highlights
too.

For the curious, we are closing for three main reasons:

1. Our family has recently moved to Bend, something we’ve been
working towards for several years. My attention is now focused in
Central Oregon.

2. We suddenly had several, small companies – anchors of our
membership – graduate from the space. This has been a positive move
for them, and we are happy to once again have been a place where
nascent companies start small and flourish; it’s just one, proud part
of what souk had to offer.

3. Our lease comes up at the end of this year.

Our relocation, along with significant membership graduations that
will require huge investment and attention to rebuild, and a lease
that expires at the end of this year, leads us to the decision to
close our doors.

If someone is interested in taking on this space-model of build, grow
and graduate small companies as well as nurture individuals, I would
love to discuss that with you and share what we’ve learned. I will no
longer be on point to do this at souk, and for souk, but it doesn’t
mean the concept (or a version thereof) can’t live on under someone
else’s guidance.

We are grateful to all who have joined us on the forefront of the
growing movement of coworking. I intend to continue to lend support
and connections to the wonderful entrepreneurs, the tech community,
creatives, and those who simply want to participate in community both
through my board work and through all the great coworking spaces out
there, http://wiki.coworking.info/w/page/29303049/Directory.

Between now and July 31st we will be offering our desks and Herman
Miller chairs for sale. The lease to our 5000 sqft, light-filled,
great space is also up for grabs (expires Dec 1, 2011), and I will
gladly facilitate negotiations with the landlord if you’re interested
in taking it over.

Cheers.
Julie

[Mark Gilbreath]

Vaya con dios Souk.  You helped pave the way.

Mark Gilbreath 

LiquidSpace
CEO/Founder/deckhand 

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[Julie Scanlon]

Hi Julie,

I am starting out toward this very model in Orange County, CA, i would be very appreciative if i could have a conversation with you.

Also i wish you the most fantastic future & i can see by who you are you will always have that. 

What a great announcement.

Julie
949.682.9141

[Justin Knechtel]

Hi Julie, 

I just sent an email but it bounced back to me. I'm interested in potentially continuing Souk as a coworking space / the Northwest Freelancers Association office. 

Shoot me an email at jus...@nwfreelancers.org

Cheers, 

Justin

Northwest Freelancers Association

[Tony Bacigalupo]

Julie, congratulations and next of luck! Do look me up next time you're in NYC!

[Julie]

Thank you. Email me at julie....@me.com and let's arrange a chat.

Cheers,
Julie

On Jun 28, 2:00 pm, Julie Scanlon <juliescanlo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Julie,
>
> I am starting out toward this very model in Orange County, CA, i would be
> very appreciative if i could have a conversation with you.
>
> Also i wish you the most fantastic future & i can see by who you are you
> will always have that.
>
> What a great announcement.
>
> Julie
> 949.682.9141
>

> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Mark Gilbreath <mfgilbre...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Vaya con dios Souk.  You helped pave the way.
>

> > *Mark Gilbreath  <http://goog_936366688/>*[image:
> > cid:image004....@01CA6C6C.3353ACF0]<http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgilbreath>
> > *
> > *
> > *LiquidSpace
> > *CEO/Founder/deckhand
> > mobile   208.720.8107
> > email     m...@liquidspace.com
> > skype    mfgilbreath
> > twitter    markgilbreath
>
> > *LiquidSpace(TM) - find a great space to work, now.*
> > **We're a location-based mobile application that lets you use your phone

> > to find a great space to meet and work, book it, check in securely, and

> > share it with your colleagues.   Visitwww.liquidspace.com<http://www.liquidspaceapp.com/> to
> > learn more!

> >> there,http://wiki.coworking.info/w/page/29303049/Directory.