Ann Long, founder of Burbity Workspaces, opened her coworking space in 2020. Since then, not only did she survive COVID, but she has expanded into two new locations through a management agreement and a marketing agreement with her landlord and is working on another partnership for a coworking + co-warehousing location.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE TALK ABOUT:
- Ann shares her evolution from a 4,000 square foot leased space to the deal she’s currently working on which is 28,000 square feet of coworking + 12,000 feet of co-warehousing.
- She shares the creative business models she’s using to expand.
- She also shares what roles are on her team and how she’s expanding her team to support her growth.
Everything Coworking Featured Resources:
- Masterclass: 3 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Opening a Coworking Space
- Community Manager University
- Creative Coworking Partnerships: How to negotiate and structure management agreements from the landlord and operator perspective
Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:
- Ann Long on LinkedIn
- Burbity Workplaces
- Liberty Lake Coworking (see opt-in example mentioned in the episode)
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