Do North Coworking

What Do North Coworking does

Do North Coworking is a nonprofit coworking and entrepreneurship hub operating from a 2,000 square-foot facility in the historic Bag Balm production building at 930 Broad Street, Lyndonville, Vermont. Founded in November 2018 as an economic development project of Vermont State University's Center for Professional Studies, ownership transferred to the Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) in March 2026. The company serves freelancers, remote workers, founders, startups, small businesses, and community members in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom — a rural region representing 30% of the state's land area but only ~10% of its population. Core offerings include flexible workspace memberships (Drop-in $25/day, Full $125/month, Group $225/month), meeting room rentals (Kingdom Trails Conference Room for up to 8 people and Treeline Classroom for up to 25 people), and a suite of business development programs including the KickStartNEK 10-week accelerator, CO.STARTERS cohorts, the Rumble in the Kingdom pitch competition ($17,500–$20,000 in prizes), Pitch Kitchen workshops, a mentor network, and free SBDC advising office hours.

The underlying technology is conventional physical workspace infrastructure — symmetrical 100mbps internet, HDMI/Chromecast screen casting, sound-proofed privacy booths, and ergonomic furnishings — managed through the Officernd cloud-based membership platform. Member benefits extend beyond physical space via the Scale Here platform (VCET-curated discounts on CRM, payment processing, cloud, and HR software) and partnerships with the Forest Business Accelerator and Green Mountain Accelerator Fund.

The business model blends recurring subscription revenue (memberships), transactional revenue (day passes and meeting room rentals), modest program fees ($150 KickStartNEK with scholarships), and a substantial grant/sponsorship backbone (USDA, EDA, NVDA, VCET, LSCF, regional banks and hospitals). Distribution is community-led: free first-day trials, word-of-mouth, partner referrals from NVDA/SBDC/VCET, and event-driven engagement (Dinner Circle, Game Nights, Chamber Mixers). Because Do North operates as a regional economic development platform rather than a commercial coworking chain, customer concentration risk is low across individuals but geographic and demographic exposure is inherently tied to the rural Northeast Kingdom market.

Name

Do North Coworking

Legal name

Do North Coworking

Website

https://donorthcoworking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Do North Coworking is a nonprofit coworking and entrepreneurship hub in Lyndonville, Vermont, offering flexible workspace memberships, meeting rooms, and business development programs (accelerators, pitch competitions, SBDC advising) to freelancers, remote workers, founders, and small businesses in the Northeast Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking and Shared Workspace Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Team-Building & Offsite Services (HSACADAF)

Keywords

• Coworking space
• Shared workspace
• Meeting room rentals
• Business accelerator programs
• Entrepreneurship support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyndonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Recurring monthly membership fees for access to workspace, high-speed internet, and coffee/tea. Membership tiers include Drop-in ($25/day), Full Membership ($125/month), and Group Membership ($225/month). Revenue is subscription-based with predictable recurring monthly income.
2. Meeting Room Rentals: Hourly and half-day rental of meeting spaces including the Kingdom Trails Conference Room ($40/half day, $75/day) and Treeline Classroom ($80/half day, $125/day). Provides incremental revenue from both members and external users.
3. Accelerator and Program Fees: KickStartNEK 10-week accelerator program charges $150 program fee with need-based scholarships available. CO.STARTERS facilitator program is funded by NVDA grants.
4. Sponsorships and Grants: Funding from sponsors, donors, grantors including USDA, EDA, NVDA, VCET, and local businesses. Supports operations and programming as a non-profit economic development initiative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Do North Coworking operates a 2,000 square foot shared workspace and entrepreneurship hub in Lyndonville, Vermont, providing flexible day passes, monthly memberships, and team memberships with high-speed internet, meeting rooms, privacy booths, and locally roasted coffee. Beyond physical workspace, it delivers entrepreneur development programming including a 10-week business accelerator (KickStartNEK), the CO.STARTERS curriculum, pitch competitions and workshops, mentor matching, and SBDC advising to support freelancers, remote workers, founders, and small businesses in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.

Product overview

Do North Coworking is a coworking and entrepreneurship hub offering flexible workspace memberships (Drop In at $25/day, Full at $125/month, Group at $225/month), meeting room rentals, and a comprehensive suite of business development programs including the KickStartNEK accelerator, CO.STARTERS curriculum, Rumble in the Kingdom pitch competition, Pitch Kitchen workshops, mentor networking, and SBDC advising. The organization serves as a platform for connection and collaboration in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, supporting freelancers, remote workers, startups, and small businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drop-In Day Pass Single-day access to the Do North coworking space from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., including free locally roasted coffee and tea, high-speed symmetrical 100mbps internet, and use of common areas. Targeted at occasional users, travelers, and prospective members evaluating the space. Priced at $25 per day.
• Full Membership Monthly individual membership providing 24/7 access to the coworking space, dedicated desk and storage options, high-speed internet, free coffee and tea, privacy booths, and full amenities. Priced at $125 per month.
• Group Membership Flexible team and corporate membership offering private offices, personal workstations, privacy booths, and meeting rooms as an affordable satellite office or team perk for remote teams and organizations. Starting at $225 per month with custom pricing available via email inquiry.
• Meeting Space Rental (Kingdom Trails Conference Room & Treeline Classroom) Rental of two on-site meeting spaces: the Kingdom Trails Conference Room (up to 8 people, with large TV, HDMI and Chromecast, conference phone, and whiteboard) at $40/half day and $75/day, and the Treeline Classroom (up to 25 people, with large touch-screen TV, HDMI, and Apple Display) at $80/half day and $125/day. Available to members and external bookers for small meetings, workshops, and larger gatherings.
• KickStartNEK Accelerator Ten-week Northeast Kingdom-focused business accelerator that uses the nationally recognized CO.STARTERS curriculum to help aspiring entrepreneurs and early founders turn ideas into viable businesses, covering customer discovery, operations, messaging, distribution, pricing, and financial modeling. Program fee is $150 with need-based scholarships available.
• Rumble in the Kingdom Pitch Competition Annual regional pitch competition featuring 12 businesses pitching for cash prizes totaling $17,500 across categories including Best Pitch, Community Impact, Potential to Scale, and Audience Choice. Free and open to the public.
• Pitch Kitchen Workshops Workshop series providing a relaxed environment for entrepreneurs to test and improve business pitches with feedback from experienced mentors and business advisors.
• Vermont SBDC Business Development Office Hours at Do North Free advising sessions with Vermont Small Business Development Center (VTSBDC) advisors held at Do North on the first and third Mondays of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., covering operations, IT, human resources, and business analysis for local entrepreneurs and small business owners.
• Do North Mentor Network Free and confidential mentoring service connecting rising entrepreneurs with experienced mentors to help turn ideas into for-profit, social, or nonprofit ventures.
• CO.STARTERS Program Three-month, cohort-based entrepreneurship development program where 10-16 entrepreneurs meet weekly for ten facilitated sessions using the CO.STARTERS Canvas methodology, with NVDA seeking facilitators to deliver the program in the NEK.
• The Dinner Circle Curated monthly dinner series bringing together 15 thoughtfully selected guests for theme-driven conversations to strengthen entrepreneurship in the Northeast Kingdom region.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75 new businesses tracked in NEK over last decade; 40+ new businesses in downtown St Johnsbury in 5 years; $72M+ invested in NEK business development in 5 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026NVDA assumed ownership of Do North Coworking from Vermont State University in March 2026, transitioning day-to-day operations, programming, and strategic development. This transfer positions Do North for expanded regional programming leveraging NVDA's broader economic development focus across northeast Vermont. NVDA partners with Do North on CO.STARTERS program delivery and Rumble in the Kingdom pitch competition.
• Vermont State University (VTSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVTSU originally established Do North in 2018 as an economic development project of its Center for Professional Studies. The university continues as a partner after NVDA ownership transition, providing ongoing support and collaboration on programs.
• Roasted Coffee (Burke, Vermont)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal coffee roaster partners to provide freshly roasted coffee and tea for Do North members, supporting the local economy and providing quality caffeine options.
• Vermont Small Business Development Center (VTSBDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVTSBDC advisor Richard Daniells provides weekly business development office hours at Do North on the first and third Mondays of every month (11AM-3PM), covering operations, IT, human resources, and business analysis.
• Forest Business AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccelerator for startups and seed stage businesses in forest industries (bioproducts, biochar, biofuels, advanced building materials, precision forest management). Provides $15,000 funding to one successful venture. Do North serves as a hub for participants.
• Scale Here (VCET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform developed by Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies providing discounts on CRM, payment processing, cloud credits, and HR software. Included in Do North membership. Managed by VCET Community Manager Ema.
• UVM Leahy Institute for Rural PartnershipsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded summer research project studying rural coworking and innovation hubs across Vermont, partnering with four innovation hubs including Do North. Guided by Professor Erik Monsen, interviewing 26 community members.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WeWork: Global coworking incumbent offering flexible office space and meeting rooms. Same core product category but vastly different scale, geographic footprint, and member profile.
• Industrious: Premium flexible workspace operator with national footprint and enterprise-grade meeting room offerings. Comparable core coworking and meeting-room rental products at materially larger scale.
• CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center): Large-scale coworking and innovation campus operator with shared services for startups and enterprise teams. Compares as the scaled version of the coworking-plus-entrepreneur-services model.

Direct peers

• Common Desk: Multi-location coworking operator with strong community programming and event space. Comparable hybrid model of workspace plus curated programming for members.
• Generator Burlington: Coworking space in Burlington, Vermont serving freelancers, remote workers, and founders. Most directly comparable VT-market coworking peer, though at larger urban scale and without the nonprofit economic-development mandate.
• Impact Hub: Global network of mission-driven coworking spaces focused on social entrepreneurship and community impact. Closest peer in terms of nonprofit, community-anchored coworking positioning.
• The Hive Center for Innovation: Burlington, VT coworking and innovation hub hosting entrepreneurs and small businesses. Comparable mission-aligned coworking + programming model in the same state ecosystem.

Others

• CO.STARTERS: Nationally recognized entrepreneur development program whose curriculum Do North delivers through KickStartNEK and the CO.STARTERS facilitator cohort. Compares as a program/infrastructure provider rather than a physical coworking competitor.
• Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET): Statewide Vermont entrepreneur support organization and active Do North partner via the Scale Here platform. Comparable entrepreneur-services mission and rural VT focus, though operating at a broader statewide scale rather than a single physical coworking site.

Emerging players

• Center on Rural Innovation (CORI): National organization supporting rural tech hubs and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Comparable mission of building rural startup infrastructure, though operating as a network/backbone rather than a single coworking facility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/do-north

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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