I helped to launch a co-working space in a community of 12,000 in the Sierra Foothills. (Although I can't claim any credit at all for its current implementation. :-) You can check it out at <a href="http://sierracommons.org/" rel="nofollow">http://sierracommons.org/</a><p>Contact Robert Trent there at (530) 265-8443, tell him Rob thought he might be willing to talk to you. If you can get him to slow down for a few minutes, he'd probably be very willing to tell you all about what he's done.<p>In short, they've managed to take a run-down space above a restaurant, and turn it into a beautiful co-working space. I think they managed to fill every available desk within the first couple of months, despite being (IMO) way pricey. They've done a lot of it through grants, so definitely ask him about that.<p>If you'd like to know anything else about the project and can't get ahold of him, feel free to drop me an email -- address is in my profile.<p>EDIT: Just to be clear, all I did was start a "solopreneur" group in the area, and shortly afterward, start pitching the idea of a co-working space. Eventually, I met Robert Trent, who had some extra office space and graciously opened it up to anyone who wanted to give it a shot. He and I debated different models for a co-working space. I disagreed with some of what he wanted to do, and eventually lost interest. He took the project the rest of the way and ran with it, and has done a truly amazing job of pulling it all together. It's still not what I had originally imagined, but he's the one that actually made it happen, and it's certainly successful. So, all props to him.