This Friday, August 9, 2019 is International Coworking Day, and with it comes a flurry of activity surrounding the concept of coworking spaces. In the past week alone, there have been spikes in the number of Google searches of the term. How, exactly, do they benefit us? Are they really better than traditional work environments? Today, we’re going to take a closer look at the many advantages offered by coworking spaces.
Firstly, those who choose to cowork will invariably have greater control over their working lives than others. Long gone are the days of mundane office spaces surrounded by unispiring cubicles , and so too are the days of working from home with no motivation and no structure. Coworking spaces offer the best of both worlds by giving you the routine and productivity of a corporate job and the freedom and flexibility of working from home. Can you work from home, where distractions abound and accountability is nowhere in sight? Not very well! Do you need a break from the mind-numbing office cube or desire the independence and freedom that comes with starting your own business? Yes? Then Coworking might be for you!
Furthermore, coworking is beneficial simply because of the interpersonal relationships you’ll form. You’ll be able to network with several different entrepreneurs and freelancers, for one thing, and who wouldn’t want a chance to pick all those creative brains? And, for another, you’ll be surrounded by people with different problem-solving methods and skillsets, which can help you think more creatively. Not to mention, it’s good to have people around you; this has been shown to fuel productivity. . Finally, working in a space like CoWork JA is simply more cost-efficient than alternative methods. Establishing a business is a very costly ordeal, and you’ll need all the help you can get from the onset. Why pay a bunch of utility bills, rent, cost of furniture, security etc that you frankly cannot afford early on? Being a part of a community like the one at CoWork JA presents you with the greatest reward for the least investment; you get a proper business address (which will make your business seem more professional than working out of your local coffee shop), high speed Wifi, meeting rooms and bottomless coffee to fuel your day at a very affordable rate, especially compared to setting up your own space from the ground up. Once you’ve built your business up (and hopefully picked up some new clients from the coworking space), then you can start thinking about finding your own office and expanding your business.
Coworking is evidence that the way people view work is evolving, and that, in time, the need for drab corporate buildings may completely dissolve. Come take a free tour, take advantage of some of the cool perks happening all day and celebrate International Coworking Day with us on Friday, August 9th, 2019!