Ramon
Anyone else have any input? I guess if I can communicate more clearly, here's what I'm trying to reason through:
We're looking to have four different tiers of access:
1) Day Pass
2) Part-Time (only needs access 3-5 days/month)
3) Full-Time (access 5 days a week, 9am-6pm)
4) Owner Status (24/7, unlimited access)
How can we determine what the cap would be on each level of access since they'll be there at different times?
For example. Let's say someone has a Part-Time membership. They CAN be there 3-5 days a month, but I don't know which days they'll be there, and I don't want to force people to indicate that as I think it would be restrictive.
So, how do we avoid overbooking?
I know some of you will probably look at this and say, "Geez! This guy is worried about overbooking and he hasn't even opened yet? Cocky much?!"
I get that. And you'd be right to feel that way ordinarily, but here's the thing -- I'm meeting with a County official today at noon to discuss our possibly receiving funding, and this is one of the things he wants to know. They want to see a very solid and well-outlined business plan and operating agreement, or they won't have anything to do with us.
So, if anyone can give me input before noon, that would rock! (Input after noon still very much appreciated!)
Ramon Suarez / Serendipity Accelerator
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However, the people who I'm talking to about funding want to know what my plan is for when I'm NOT far, far away from overbooking, and they also want to know what metrics I'll be using to determine when I'm close to that point. I was certain most of you have faced this, and so was hoping for input in relation to your experiences. Thanks! :)
Thank you, Jen. This was very helpful. :)
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Thank you! This is hugely helpful too!
Totally hear you on adding value beyond the space. I've recently begun to talk to another local entrepreneur who had previously been interested in starting a local small business incubator. A mutual friend of ours (who acts as a mentor for us both) put us in contact with each other a few days ago, and we really hit it off. Turns out, we both had a similar vision, which was to help small businesses and entrepreneurs in Gloucester, VA to be successful -- we just were pursuing it in different ways.
Moreover, we both felt (and feel) that our different strengths and connections complement the others', and it just seemed like it made more sense to collaborate than to compete against each other with such similar ideas and visions.
So, we decided that we are going to partner together to create what will be a coworking space that also happens to be a small business incubator. We're working to establish an advisory of local businesspeople who would essentially act as mentors. The mentors all would come from diverse fields (local business owners, accountants, lawyers, marketers, and various other consultants who will bring value), and they'd be asked to donate an hour a month of consulting/advising for the members. The advisors will also
be asked / have the opportunity to lead classes and workshops which will give them opportunity to pour into the members, but also to advertise their services, so it's reciprocal value, hopefully.
We know that the incubator aspect will not appeal to all, but that is true of the coffee, the printer, the meeting room, and even the coworking space to an extent, right? :)
I have 10 desks in 288 ft2 (28 ft2 per person) where we comfortably cowork so that kind of blows the 100 ft2 thing out of the water.
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Angel: I went ahead and picked up your cashflow spreadsheet. I can read through it while I'm listening to Alex's audiobook! :)