This document outlines plans for a coworking space and cafe called hiveBK in Brooklyn. It describes the core team members and their roles in operating the space, cafe, and coworking aspects. The space aims to provide locally sourced foods and beverages to support productivity as well as shared office space, equipment, and events to foster collaboration and community among independent workers, artists, activists and entrepreneurs. Financial projections estimate the space becoming cash flow positive after 7 months of operation with annual profits growing each subsequent year.

1. hiveBK
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2. core team
ERIK space
Day-to-day operation, bookkeeping, procurement and staffing.
ERIC café
Sourcing ingredients and producing food and beverages
MATT coworking
Coworking recruiter, marketing, nonprofit and government relations.
DEVIN integration
Branding, strategy, business development and investor relations.
JEN community
event coordinator, resident journalist and website editor.
+ you
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3. thesis
ARTISTS! ACTIVISTS
INDIE WORKERS
ENTREPRENEURS
work best in environments, not institutions.
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4. mission
BUILD AN ENVIRONMENT
that nurtures the indie worker
This environment must facilitate:
Autonomy
Services that help individuals and core teams conduct business.
Energy
Foods and beverages that support high performance.
Collaboration
A community that can provide each other and its members with
valuable products and services.
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5. trends
BUILD AN ENVIRONMENT
that nurtures the indie worker
This environment must facilitate:
Autonomy COWORKING
Shared office space communities and business-oriented indie hubs
are proliferating through the world’s metroplexes.
Energy NUTRITION
The emergence of raw/living food dovetails with the growing
popularity of yoga, LOHAS and alternative lifestyles.
Collaboration SOCIAL NETWORKS
The internet enables members of local communities to identify,
connect and create value with each other.
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6. welcome to
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7. 3 pillars
Café
Accessible, locally sourced, holistic performance food.
Coworking
Everything one needs to operate, whether you’re on the road or
running your business from our space.
Space
We use modular and easily movable furniture that allows us to
constantly change our layout to fit changing needs.
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8. café
Accessible, locally sourced, holistic
performance foods.
Juices – cold pressed from fruits and
vegetables
Elixirs – juices with herbal supplements
Coffee – drip and pressed coffees,
no espresso
Tea – a wide selection of loose leaf teas
Raw Food – vegan, never processed meals
and snacks
Salads – including raw, veggie and
carnivorous options
Sandwiches – bread, meat, sauces, etc.
for “the masses”
We’re a café – not a restaurant. We don’t
cook anything on the premises, so we
don’t need ventilation.
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9. coworking
Everything one needs to operate, whether
you’re on the road or running your
business from our space.
Basics – tables, chairs, whiteboards,
and quiet space
Premium – address, phone, printing, and
conference rooms
A la carte – equipment rentals, high
volume printing
Leveraging coworking and café to increase
efficiency
Coworkers receive discounts on café
products
Coworkers earn further discounts by
working café shifts
Café patrons can use excess coworking
capacity
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10. space
Our space uses movable carts and walls,
enabling us to change the layout to fit
our ever-changing needs.
We will produce a wide range of events:
Yoga
Meet-ups
Performances
Parties
Speakers
Movies
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11. location

12. financials
Requesting a total of $150,000 – $200,000 of investor capital.
Expenses
Month 1: Launch including 3 months of rent = $50,000
Months 2-7: Overhead/personnel costs ($20,000/mo) = $120,000
Cash flow positive projected by Month 7
Contact
devin@hivebk.com
for
a
full
financial
model.
Public
release
coming
soon.
Profits (Loss)
Year 1 – ($88,147)
Year 2 – $189,602
Year 3 - $226,446
*Erik’s detailed financials available on request.*
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13. menu
By Eric Levinson
Founder, Sun in Bloom
Our menu will be very
different but with the same
desire to provide sustainably
produced, accessible, high
energy foods to our patrons.
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14. stay tuned
hiveBK.wordpress.com
collaborate
Urban Sustainability
Collective Google Group
contact us
devin@hiveBK.com