Jun
These days many successful web businesses can be managed equally well from a corner office in a downtown highrise, a home office, or your neighborhood coffee shop. An increasingly popular addition to this list of work space options – especially in urban areas – is the “coworking” office space.
A coworking space is essentially a casual open office that rents desks by the day, week, month, etc – without long term commitments, and allowing flexible schedules. Facilities (like conference rooms), equipment (like printers), and utilities (like WiFi internet) are generally available to all members – just like in a corporate office…but without the corporate “stuffiness.”
Coworkers are most often solo entrepreneurs, or independent contractors, very often working in internet industries, wh look to coworking offices as a place where they can gather to work and socialize with like-minded professionals. Coworking can be a solution for the individual or team who is looking for (a) more social interaction than what their house pets or baristas can offer, (b) more elbow room than their home offices can offer, (c) a change of environment, (d) professional workspace at a lower cost than a private office, (e) a place to network, and a host of other reasons.
If you are an independent worker or small company, and are looking to make some new connections while getting out of your home office for a change, check the coworking wiki to see if there are any coworking spaces near you. Many offer free trials or free drop-ins.
We have spent a good bit of time at a coworking spot in San Francisco, called Sandbox Suites, and can wholeheartedly recommend their facility to solo entrepreneurs in the area.
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