Hi there! Market research for Norwich Hack/Maker space.

[Karl Ablitt]

Hi there!  

  My name is Karl and along with some other people I am trying to start a hacker/maker space in the city of Norwich, in Norfolk.  In order to do this we are seeking funding and to help us apply for this funding we need to do a little market research.  Therefore I wonder if you would mind helping me by answering a few questions?

Q1:  How many active members do you have currently, and how much do they pay for membership?

Q2:  How long have you been going?

Q3:  How many members did you start with and how did membership numbers progress?

Q4: Do you advertise your space at all?  If so how and where do you advertise and what is your advertising budget?

Q5:  Do you have any other forms of income than memberships, for example donations or charges you make for equipment or venue hire etc. 

Q6: What are your costs, for example utilities, rubbish collection, rent etc.

I am very grateful for any help you may be able to give, and thank you for taking the time to answer my questions!

Kindest regards

Karl Ablitt. 

[James Hayward]

Hi Karl

1. Around 280. We operate a "pay what you think the space is worth" system

2. Just over 4 years. 3 years in the current space

3. I think it was 4 members who started it off, then it slowly built up to 30 full paying members before we moved into our current, big space. We now get around 3-5 new members a week

4. We don't spend anything on advertising really. We have some collateral made up (leaflets, etc) which we give out at appropriate local events

5. We get some donations, but about 80% of our income comes from memberships. The rest is workshops

6. About 2000 a month on bills, another 500-1000 a month on tools and consumables

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