Oh, and a year ago the CoworkingCanada group was talking about spaces in rural or small cities in a Twitter chat. Have a read: http://bit.ly/CdnCoworkingFeb192014
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On 9 February 2015 at 14:48, rachel young [email protected] wrote:
We’re testing this in two other cities right now, one will be in a suburb of Toronto and one will be in a suburb or burrough of Montreal. They both have their challenges, particularly the one outside of Montreal where it is 90% francophone and I am not (why do I do this to myself?). We’re nearing the end of the exploration stage for both right now and will make decisions soon, but I’m leaning towards yes to both given that our community building has gone well in both cities, so both could open by Spring.
And they are very different beasts than being in the big city. People love their home offices in the suburbs! And I agree with Michael that there is more interest for private offices than for open workspace, but thankfully still some interest in desks in an open workspace. It should be noted that in the Camaraderie culture, we still consider those in private offices to be members/coworkers just the same as those who use shared desks or have non-space usage memberships. We also encourage our members in the private offices to have an open door policy as much as possible so that the barrier isn’t permanent. We understand the need for privacy for meetings or lengthy or loud phone calls, but the office doors are open more often than not.
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We’re located at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor
(between Bloor and Roncesvalles)
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On 9 February 2015 at 11:28, Jenifer Ross [email protected] wrote:
Hey Michael-
We opened W@tercooler in June of 2011. We are in a town of 24,000 (Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow) about 35 minutes north of NYC and we have about 60 membes. We only have one private office that two businesses share, and the remainder of the space is open in addition to one conference room and a kitchen area. Aside from these two businesses, about 75% are coworking members and the rest are Mail Members (virtual). We do get quite a few asking for closed door spaces, but generally, folks are happy to be in the open area. We only have 5 full time desk, and 7 hot desks, plus a lounge area, so typically it is not too loud and if members need some privacy they can hop into the conference room or phone booth. We find that people really enjoy the proximity to other members, and don’t mind the open nature of the space so long as they can get away for some privacy if needed.
The bulk of our revenue is from the desk usage and conference room use, but we also have a ton of evening events in which members and non-members rent the space for workshops and events, plus weekend classes, and art exhibits in which we take a small commission. Our growth has been between 20-25% per year - what we could use is more space! At 1,500 square feet, it is very boutique - but that also makes it very personal 
Cheers-
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On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 4:27 PM, Michael Copeland [email protected] wrote:
I’m the Executive Director of a coworking space in the Chicago suburbs. We’ve been here since 2010.
I realize this thread is older but did a search of the group and wanted to bring up the conversation again.
Through the years, we have discovered that people in the suburbs tend to want private offices or shared private offices more often than just open coworking. “Coworking” is kind of a new concept for some people. In the suburbs, people want to “own” something. They want their own office, their own desk, something they can call their own, rather than just sitting at any open space. In fact only about 30% - 40% of our members are coworkers, while the others are doing a private office or shared private office.
What have some of you fellow suburban spaces experienced?
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