Here is how you can be part of the network - PEI's Ultra Small Business Network - Making a living!

Six Month Full Membership requires 6 monthly payments of $100.00 and includes:

• One I-Button key for entry into secured building
• Unlimited 24/7 use of the common areas (workspace, small meeting rooms, kitchen, etc.)
• Phone extension with email messaging
• An open post box within the Commons – 224 Queen Street mailing address
• Internet Access (wireless & limited wired connections)
• Average use of other Common’s equipment (photo copier, printer, fax, desk top computer)
• Boardroom Meeting space (based on availability) – Bookable online
• Front Room Meeting Space (based on availability) – Bookable online
• Free subscription to Commons Academy Intranet

Single Month Full Membership requires 1 monthly payment of $200.00 and includes:

• One I-Button key for entry into secured building
• Unlimited 24/7 use of the common areas (workspace, small meeting rooms, kitchen, etc.)
• Phone extension with email messaging
• An open post box within the Commons – 224 Queen Street mailing address
• Internet Access (wireless & limited wired connections)
• Average use of other Common’s equipment (photo copier, printer, fax, desk top computer)
• Boardroom Meeting space (based on availability) – Bookable online
• Front Room Meeting Space (based on availability) – Bookable online
• Free subscription to Commons Academy Intranet

Network Membership – $10.00 monthly and includes:

• Access to QSC member events
• Access to QSC learning and training events at member rate
• Boardroom Meeting space (based on availability)at ¾ Standard User  rate and for free after  7PM
• Front Room Meeting Space (based on availability) at ¾ Standard User rate and for free after  7PM
• Free subscription to Commons Academy Intranet

Drop-In Daily Membership – $30.00 per use and includes:

• Use of the common areas (workspace & kitchen)
• Phone extension
• Internet Access (wireless & limited wired connections)
• Average use of other Common’s equipment (photo copier, printer, fax, desk top computer)

Standard User Fee: $100.00 per full day use of either Board Room or Front Room Meeting spaces.

Standard User Fee: $75.00 per half day use of either Board Room or Front Room Meeting spaces.

Network Member User Fee: $75.00 per full day use of either Board Room or Front Room Meeting spaces.

Network Member User Fee: $56.25 per half dayuse of either Board Room or Front Room Meeting spaces.

The QSC is happy to offer one free day to prospective members to come and experience the space, the company and the services. This is a once only offer.

via queenstreetcommons.org

Until this week the Queen Street Commons was only available to "Full Members". But now we have many ways where you can find the value of being part of the movement toward ultra small business and the ideal of "Making a Living" where having access to a network gives you more power than just being on your own.

So as well as being a full member, you can be a Network Member for a very small sum of $10 a month. See how this works above.

Need a great meeting space - you can book it for a very competitive rate.

Need just a day - you can book that too.

There is more than space involved here. We have 2 big ideas that we are working on.

The first is to set up the network so that we can share our knowledge.

For instance, today, Ann Worth is hosting a conversation on how the very very small organization can prepare to export. On PEI there are many of us who know a lot about some things and there are the rest of us who need to know this. For instance, when I started working a lot in the US, I could find no one who knew anything about the Visa regulations for my kind of work. I am now an expert and can share that knowledge.

Later we will have conversations on getting paid!! Later logistics - see what I mean. We plan to cover the full range of issues both business and personal.

The second big idea that we are working on is sharing expensive gear. You have a big presentation to make - but do you really need to own a digital projector? You need a flip chart.. you need a great video camera.. and so on. But some of us do have these things - mainly hardly used. We are looking to find a way of setting up a sharing/rental facility among the members.

The QSC is also part of a global network on Co-Working spaces. As a member, you can use other co-working spaces all over the world. So you have have access to a network in any city.

Our purpose over all is to create a network that provides practical value to the very small. More than just meeting for coffee. More than schmoozing. But finding the missing person for your project. For instance Ann is helping me on setting up a conference - one of her areas of expertise. You may need a website. You may need marketing help. You may also need kit - such as a projector. You may have a question that has to be answered - I can think of the many times that I had to call Kelly to get help on using Simply Accounting. The network is full of people who can help you directly. The network has people that need you too.

Why are we doing this? Because the old way of doing business is not working very well - if at all. The job is dying. We are being forced to look after ourselves. But alone, this is too hard. In a network we have all the value of an organization without all the bullshit and costs.

So this is why we are working to create such a network.

If we can find a way of coming together in a network, then we can do a lot more for less and have more power. We can make having a very very small business a way of making a good living. This may be the future of business and of our economy.

So check us out - please. We also need your help. We have a good idea of where to go but the HOW is the challenge - you can help design that how.