We’re a non-profit co-op and therefore a community effort, and we don’t have streams of funding coming from pots of EU money or anything: we need to work together to make this happen.

If you’d like to have a permanent desk in the Northern Quarter with some lovely and interesting people, or are interested in hotdesking with us, here’s the details:

A permanent desk space will cost £200 per month if you’re a member of FlyThe.Coop (membership is £1 per year!) and £250 if you’re not a member.

We are also offering hotdesking at £17.50 per day for members, £20 per day for non-members.

If you’re interested or have any questions, please get in contact with Ben Gibbs, FlyThe.Coop’s secretary, by Monday 28th Sept on 07811197374.

But we need to know a few things before we take the plunge! So if you’re interested in a Co-Working space in the Northern Quarter, please fill out our survey:

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE AND TAKE OUR SURVEY!

This is the building, it used to be a skateboard shop:

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And here are some pics from inside:

This is the large space which could house a few desks.

This is the back room, a potential meeting room, once it’s been painted nicer!

This is the front room with the window, perhaps 3 desks could fit here.

This is the corridoor and stairs outside the large space.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE AND TAKE OUR SURVEY!

Thanks Muchly!

We’ve decided to start small so we’re going to be taking a space at Manchester Science Park large enough to comfortably fit 8 desks. Here is a picture of the space we want which is currently available (it looks quite dark but thats because it was so bright outside - camera exposure etc.!):

Four of these desks are already accounted for leaving two for permanent use and 2 for hot-desking. We are looking at ~£200pm for a permanent desk and we haven’t decided on hot-desking rates yet.

We’d like to fill the 2 permanent desks asap, preferably by the end of April. The space we want may go to another company anytime so we’d like to be able to commit to it as soon as we can, and we can’t do that unless we’ve got commitments on 6 of the desks. If you’re keen on becoming a member of FlyThe.Coop and having a permanent desk in our space, please get back to us at info@flythecoop.co.uk, first come first served!

It’s an exciting time to become part of FlyThe.Coop, we’d love to have you on board! If you’ve got any more questions just ask, we’d be glad to clear things up for you.

What features are important to you?

Which area would you most like Fly The Coop to be?

What part of Co-Working most appeals to you?

How would you like to use Fly The Coop?

How much do you think would be reasonable for Fly The Coop to charge?

What areas of business are you in?

Where do you currently work?

Thanks to everyone who responded to our survey, we’ve got some great feedback.

At our last Fly The Coop members meeting we looked through the survey results and agreed on 4 criterea for a space:

• 1,200 - 1,500 ft sq.
• Manchester City Centre location (as close to Piccaddilly as possible)
• Private spaces are important to consider
• No serviced offices

Do you know anywhere which fits the bill? If so, please email us: info@flythecoop.co.uk

http://flythecoop.eventwax.com/co-working-day

Here’s a snippet:

Telecommuting is new way to get the job done

TECHNOLOGY entrepreneurs across Manchester are teaming up through an idea to change the way the industry works.

Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) has been trying out the latest business trend of `telecommuting’ - bringing together like- minded people to work alongside each other and share knowledge.

After testing the idea for 18 months, a group of young businessmen are now taking steps to create a permanent co-working space at Manchester Science Park, and they want to roll the scheme out city wide.

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Here’s a bit of the article:

‘Co-working’ area set up at Manchester Science Park

A permanent shared working space is to open at Manchester Science Park to encourage business collaboration.

Fly the Coop co-operative is being set up to lease space at the science park, which will be used as a dedicated co-working office.

“Co-working is aimed at people who are working at home as it provides the freedom they have at their home base while allowing social interaction with other like-minded people,” said Ben Gibbs, an associate at IT company Liquid Bronze based on the science park, who is involved in setting up the co-operative.

Read the rest here!