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Despite Recession, U.S. Entrepreneurial Activity Rises in 2009 to Highest Rate in 14 Years, Kauffman Study Shows
Contact:
Rossana Weitekamp, rossana@weitekamp.com
Barbara Pruitt, bpruitt@kauffman.org
Kauffman Foundation
African-Americans and older Americans experience greatest increases in business-creation rates from 2008 to 2009
(KANSAS CITY, Mo.), May 20, 2010 – Rather than making history for its deep recession and record unemployment, 2009 might instead be remembered as the year business startups reached their highest level in 14 years – even [...]
Coworking Locations Directory
Coworking Locations Directory
Here is a pretty comprehensive list of coworking locations in North America but our 2 in MN are not listed:
http://cocomsp.com/
http://the3rdplace.ning.com/
Coworking is a movement that brings people to a shared space to work together. If you’re unfamiliar with coworking, you can learn more about it here at coworking.com, check out the coworking wiki, or [...]
New Coworking Articles
03-18-2010 – USA Today – New trend: ‘Coworking,’ Where People Share Office Space
03-17-2010 – Inc. Magazine – 8 Reasons to Consider Coworking
03-24-2010 – Techvibes – Coworking – It’s about the people
03-18-2010 – Techvibes – Camaraderie in Coworking
Getting closer, do not lose faith
Hey everybody, I am terrible at keeping up with the site but GREAT stuff is happening, major Fortune 500 companies are talking with us and we are on track for a July opening. In Mid-April we will again start our weekly Wednesday meetings. Also a University of Minnesota class in IT might accelerate our web [...]
Hang in there everybody – good things are coming!
Hey crew, I have been a bit in the wind but that is because there are some great things on the horizon. A larger relationship with a Fortune 500 company is progressing slowly but positively and we are making a bid on a space in Saint Paul. Look for a less cryptic note next week [...]
Coworking sites aim to give Twin Cities telecommunters a better connection
Stephen Filing is glad to see co-working experiments popping in the Twin Cities, but he’s skeptical about their business models. He’s exploring what he calls “more of a strip-mall concept,” inspired by the success of places like Snap Fitness and Anytime Fitness.
“The proliferation of the compact fitness center played on two things: price and proximity,” Filing said.
He’s doesn’t believe most telecommuters will pay much or travel very far to use a co-working facility. That’s why he’s looking to partner with a larger company to help launch a chain of small and easily franchised facilities.
“I’m not altruistic about it, and I think too many people are,” Filing said. “I don’t want to put something together than can’t sustain itself.”
Van Buren is another co-working booster who has questions about the sustainability of some of the models that have been attempted or discussed.
A few have failed because they took on too many expenses, buying high-end Herman Miller furnishings, for example, instead of seeking out discount or second-hand products.
Happy New Year!
Hey Coworking Enthusiasts,
Just wanted to say thank you to all who have come to meetings, joined our social groups and have shown interest in coworking here in the Twin Cities. There are also some new spaces coming online in 2010 and we expect to launch April 1st, No Joke.
Anywho, thank you to all and look [...]
See? I knew it! Coworking is going mainstream…
Posted by Kelly on November 21, 2009
Susan Evans, co-founder of Office Nomads in Seattle, was just featured in a nice, splashy piece on the merits of coworking in this month’s Entrepreneur Magazine. The article focuses on coworking’s rapid growth both internationally (and in your backyard).
Susan was actually the first person I ever spoke with [...]
Leasing companies think highly of coworking.
When like gives you lemons make lemon aid, when economic times are tough and leasing space becomes more difficult looking at smaller tenants becomes more palatable and when those tenants are bunched together in a coworking space then everybody wins.
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/coworking_creates_potential_fo.html
Meeting at Caribou Coffee in Roseville
A few of us met at the Caribou Coffee in Roseville and had some good discussions around whether or not the Coffee Shop CoWorking model had legs enough to stand on its own or was only an add-on to the traditional coworking space, a satellite office if you will. The Coffee Shop CoWorking Model is [...]
