Which should be built first, the co-working space or the tribe?

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Greetings good people,
My name is Rio and Im a newbie to the co-working world. I’ve started on my mission to create a tribe of engaged entrepreneurs, and independent contractors via online, in hopes it will lead to some great projects and business opportunities down the road offline.

I have wanted to open up a tea/coffee shop for many years, and since being turned on to co-working spaces, Ive been set on combining the coffee shop with a co-working space. I need to know, what are the top 5 expenses coworking spaces face on a monthly bases? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Take a tribe away from the space, the space dies.

Take the space away from the tribe, and the tribe can always find a new place to gather if they really want to.

“what are the top 5 expenses coworking spaces face on a monthly bases?”

At a high level: rent, staff/services, building utilities, coffee, software.

Exact numbers vary tremendously, but here’s a few snapshots from our expenses of getting started & operating during our first 5 years:

https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2012/01/how-much-does-it-cost-to-start-a-coworking-space/

Which reminds me, I need to do an updated version of this for the latest version of our spot!

-Alex

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On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 5:16 AM, [email protected] wrote:

Greetings good people,
My name is Rio and Im a newbie to the co-working world. I’ve started on my mission to create a tribe of engaged entrepreneurs, and independent contractors via online, in hopes it will lead to some great projects and business opportunities down the road offline.

I have wanted to open up a tea/coffee shop for many years, and since being turned on to co-working spaces, Ive been set on combining the coffee shop with a co-working space. I need to know, what are the top 5 expenses coworking spaces face on a monthly bases? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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