[SPN-Discussion] NEW "Green Spaces" in TriBeCa - FREE for SPN members

[Marissa Feinberg]

Dear friends of SPN,

For those of you who are just getting to know us, Green Spaces offers a work
community office space for entrepreneurs and change makers.  We foster an
environment that is conducive to networking, quality connections,
partnerships and an atmosphere of camaraderie.  Through part-time or
full-time memberships, and events space, members have a home to grow their
organizations.

We have now moved to Manhattan and opened a second location in Colorado.  In
honor of our TriBeCa opening, we would like offer all SPN members FREE day
passes. These are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can
email <roberto at greenspacesny.com> or call us to reserve.

In light of our new developments, we are also offering...

   1. "Startup Package" and "Referral Network" of responsible products &
   services businesses need to get off the ground, ranging from legal to
   marketing, and putting your organization in front of our network of nearly
   10,000 socially minded people nationwide (5,000 in NYC)
   2. "Clubhouse" membership, offering free workshops, networking events and
   drop-in days
   3. "GreenTerns" for project work, offering an academic perspective on
   your business

It's New York City's thriving green community that has created a need for
our unique workplace. Our commitment to supporting entrepreneurship has
supported the work of many organizations in the past year.  Green Spaces
Members say...

"Finding the community of like-minded entrepreneurs at Green Spaces opened a
whole new world of opportunity and inspiration for my business. I had
thought that working at home or in coffeeshops was going to be a cost-saving
alternative, but it turns out the investment I made in this shared office
space has already returned dramatically. Engaging my officemates in formal
professional relationships, and supportive and empathetic friendships, has
played a huge part in pushing me from a 'freelancer' to a small business
owner. As a graphic designer, I was introduced to a whole new client pool,
and as an advocate for socially responsible enterprises, it's provided a
wealth of resources and subjects to profile and be inspired by." - Scott
Ballum, Founder, Sheepless Co.

"As the two founders of Crop to Cup Coffee Company, Taylor and myself poured
all of our energies, funds and resources into the endeavor. Working from
home we had a hard time getting the business to the next level. Home-based
businesses face a wide range of challenges; professional, personal and
psychological. It's just so hard to feel like a 'real' business without a
'real' office to call home, to meet with clients, and from which you can
leave to go home at the end of the day.

Once Taylor found Green Spaces in Brooklyn, he moved in right away. The very
next month our revenues rose meteorically, allowing us to hire on staff,
bring on new customers, and enter a cycle of positive growth that has
sustained to this day. Greenspaces' flexibility and service made it possible
for us to move out of our living rooms, and the community they've built has
propelled our business' growth. I can honestly say that, without
GreenSpaces, we'd be out of business. Thank you GreenSpaces." - Jake Elster,
Co-Founder Crop to Cup Coffee Company.

Seventh Generation says...
“*What Green Spaces really offers **i**s* *community*, the most important
piece of the green start-up puzzle.  When your work space is connected to
other work spaces in which *like-minded souls* are engaged in comparable
endeavors and facing similar obstacles, *you don’t have to go it alone*. You
can *share resources and ideas*. You can *network and connect* … and *this
can often mean the difference between success and failure*.”

Amenities include...
• 5,000-square-foot loft • T1 Wi-Fi high-speed communication • Conference
Room for meetings and brainstorming sessions • Event Space to build your
community and network • Kitchen - food brings us
together • Lounge accommodates part-timers • Parking for your
bicycle • Plants create fresh air and Feng shui • Furniture reclaimed and
refurbished for reuse • Rooftop coming in Fall 2010 • Priceless
networking! • Transportation prime location, Canal Street • Free
coffee courtesy of Crop to Cup

We hope this finds you well and that you drop in any time!  It's important
to us for you to know that Green Spaces exists as a resource to help drive
your good work forward.

Your friends at Green Spaces,
Jennie, Roberto, Marissa (and Hobbes, our mascot)

www.greenspacesny.com  Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/greenspaceshome>
Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/greenspacesny>

394 Broadway, 5th fl (between Walker & White)
New York, NY 10013

info at greenspacesny.com
(646) 783-8616
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