The Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

Down and Out Coworking Plan 0

We’ve been hearing that quite a few people have been losing their jobs recently. The economy hasn’t yet picked back up, like we all want. What better time than now to start your own business? Did you know that the number of small business dramatically increases after a recession?

The okcCoCo is here to support entrepreneurs and so we have created the “Down and Out Coworking Plan”. If you have lost your job and are looking for another or are trying to launch a new business, we’ll give you up to six months of any of our coworking plans to help you get back on your feet. At okcCoCo we can provide you flexible office and meeting space as well as professional and social networking opportunities. Such a support network is critical for launching a new business.

Want more information? Contact us and tell us how we can help you launch your business.

okcCoCo Colearning 0

When we started the okcCoCo, we wanted to create a place where you could not only work, but also learn and grow. We want to encourage people to share the knowledge and experience that they have worked so hard to learn with other members of the community.

It is with this goal in mind that I am proud to announce a new feature of the coco, Colearning.

Every Thursday night from 6pm - 9pm, knowledgeable volunteers will make themselves available to okcCoCo members. They will be able to help answer questions, solve problems, or simply help you get started learning something new.

Currently we have a number of topics covered, including:

HTML
CSS
Javascript
PHP
JAVA
Photoshop
Ruby
and more

If you have a specific need that is not listed, feel free to contact me and let me know. I will do what I can to line someone up for you.

Share Your Knowledge
If you are willing to volunteer your time on Thursday nights to help make the okc tech community better, please let me know! We are always looking for new things to share with the community.

Farewell to Level 9, okcCoCo offices now available! 0

We’re sad that Level 9 is moving out of the okcCoCo, but very happy for their success! They are taking up a much larger office space in Bricktown, converting the old Brew Ha Ha retail space across from the police station into what will likely be some of the best designed office space in the city. We even hear they have a rooftop spa - a must for any successful design firm!

In the time that Level 9 has been at okcCoCo, they have grown, taken on new clients, bigger projects and grown their team. It is really exciting to see them succeed in this economy. We hope that okcCoCo played some small role in their success and we wish them continued success.

Offices Available

Their departure means that we have some great office space now available! Offices available at okcCoCo are a spacious 250 square feet in size with hardwood floors, high ceilings and window pane doors. Each office comes with a reserved parking spot in our adjacent parking lot. Offices are located in a secure area, with immediate access to the okcCoCo coworking area.

Having an office at okcCoCo also give you access to our community resources including the coworking facilities, 14 person board room, 6 person conference room, social area and event space. If you are running a company from your office, we do our best to promote your services through co-branding on our website (see the sidebar), listing you in our service provider directory, and providing you sponsorships on our events like OpenBeta.

An important part of being part of the okcCoCo community is the professional networking opportunities that exist only at okcCoCo. okcCoCo members are some of this city’s top developers and developers. We host the meetings of a dozen technology focused community groups each month. We also run special educations events and host invited speakers that are free for okcCoCo members to attend.

To really understand okcCoCo and the benefits that having an office at okcCoCo can provide, you need to visit. Please stop by anytime from 9am to 9pm to get a tour of our facility and our available offices.

Downtown D.I.Y. 3

Next meeting: Saturday, June 27th, 7pm

What people work on will depend on who’s coming. There can be scrap bookers, painters, knitters, beaders, all kinds of needle work, some may be weaving. We’ve even had carving and people bring their sewing machines. Whatever makes them happy. A lot of people in the past take this monthly opportunity to work on inventory for their Etsy or other shops.

We also welcome sharing. If you want to show something off that you made, or a new tool that you’ve aquired, that’s great!

Newbies are TOTALLY welcome. We are hoping to meet lots of them at this first public event! If they want to come in to observe or add their name to our mailing list, they are welcome to do that too. In the past we’ve had people come from out of town and bring significant others. Sometimes they go do other stuff, sometimes they hang out, but they are welcome.

Coworking Jelly and Book Drive 0

Coworking Jelly - Free Coworking
Thursday, June 25th
9am-9pm
Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

This month’s Jelly is scheduled for Thursday, June 25th from 9am-9pm. Come out for a full day of free coworking! Or just stop by to say hello and shoot the breeze with smart and interesting people. We’ll have Jelly donuts first thing in the morning and enough coffee to last throughout the day. As always, we have places to plug in, wifi, comfortable digs and cool, cool, AC.

What is a Jelly?

A Jelly is an ad hoc coworking event. It is an opportunity for independent and freelance professionals, as well as corporate workers looking to get off-site, to work in a shared space for all or part of a day. Coworking provides opportunities to meet new and interesting people, to network with creative professionals, to share ideas, to get feedback, and even to start new collaborations.

Book Drive

Do you have one or more technical, design or business related books on your bookshelf that you probably won’t ever read again? Please bring them down to the okcCoCo and share them with the community! We have a huge bookshelf just waiting to be filled.

Bootstrappers Beer June Meeting 1

“Starting a New Business”
IRS Small Business Workshop
David Greenwell,

Partner at Cole and Reed, P.C., Certified Public Accountants
6:30pm, Wednesday, June 24th
The Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative

The workshop covers the best type of entity to use to conduct business (Corporation, S-Corp, LLC, general partnership), how to start a business (obtaining a Federal ID #, completing the Oklahoma Business Registration, Obtaining a Sales Tax Permit), how to make payroll (employee vs. independent contractor), payroll tax requirements (timiing of paying payroll taxes, filing electronically vs. paper returns), and basic income tax issues.

There will be a Question and Answer session, so please bring any questions that you might like answered.

The Bootstrappers beer is a free to attend monthly meeting for entrepreneurs in Oklahoma City. The goal of the meeting is to provide educational and networking opportunities to young entrepreneurs. Many of the attendees are passionate about bootstrapping start-up companies and… beer.

Oklahoma City Photography Group Meeting 0

Presentation: Photo Editing Software - 101
Time: 7pm
Date: Tuesday, June 23rd
Location: Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative
Description: Presentation on the basics of software and editing techniques using digital photo editing programs. For more details go to the Oklahoma City Photography Group website.

Coding Ninja? Want to be? 0

Brett Schuchert is holding the first Coding Dojo at okcCoCo on Thursday night starting at 6:00pm. This is a free event for developers of all skill ranges. Come and participate or just watch the fun. Learn more about it!

okcCoCo guest speaker 0

Twitter, blogging and video podcasting: How social media makes my car payment each month
Lane Fournerat of Lanevids

Lane Fournerat is a Blogger, Video Podcaster, New Media Expert, and Filmmaker based out of Tulsa Oklahoma. Lane produces online video, hosts live podcasts, and livecasts. Lane gave a talk on how he successfully uses social media to promote his online content and on how he earns enough money from his online activities to pay his monthly car payment. Detailed links to the resources that Lane discussed are at http://lanevids.com
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Lane has been blogging/vlogging since late 2007, but has been creating movies since 2002. Lane’s first major short film, Handicapped?, was the winner of the Audience Award at the Night Gallery Film Festival. Lane got started in Social Media after coming across the like of iJustine, Rhett and Link, and sXePhil. He now is a current and frequent user or Twitter (Follow Me), Post all of his pictures to Flickr & his Picture Blog. Lane started his own LIVE SHOW that can be found on BlogTV Thursdays nights at 8:00pm. You can also watch his Daily Vlog and other online videos on YouTube.

Lane’s latest project is his iPhone Application Review podcast where he demonstrates the working of new and cool iPhone applications.

To find out more about Lane and his online activities go to LaneVids.com

Come Teach At The Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative 0

We need your experience!

The okcCoCo is looking for knowledgeable people who are willing to share their skills and experience with our community. Bring what you already know and show it to others and make some money while you do it!

Teaching experience is not required. We will help you prepare for the class and walk with you through the entire experience. All you need is an idea and the willingness to share.

Classes will typically last one or two hours. This is variable and based on what you determine you need. If you have an idea for a longer class please contact us.

Best of all, you will earn money for each class that you teach, so what are you waiting for?!

Here are some possible subject areas: