CoWorking

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•Coworking is a business services provision model that involves individuals working independently or collaboratively in shared office space.
•Coworking is a style of work that involves a shared working environment, yet independent activity. Unlike the typical office environment, a coworking space is generally shared by individuals from different organizations and professions.
•The idea is simple: independent professionals and those with workplace flexibility work better together than they do alone.Coworking spaces are about community-building and sustainability.
•This style of work is attractive to creative types, entrepreneurs, independent contractors, work-at-home professionals, and people who travel frequently and end up working in relative isolation.
•Coworking also provides a social environment where individuals can work independently while still being part of a community of talented individuals with shared values and synergy.

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•Working from home, has some cons.Sometimes it can feel isolating or distracting. Receiving all the business mail at home means one is giving his/her home address out to anyone who asks, and separating work from home life is a challenge.
•Some looking for a sense of community turn to working from coffee shops – which often means fighting for a table, begging someone for a plug, or being distracted by others.
•Coworking gives you a professional space where you can be more productive and potentially more prosperous. Another benefit is, it is inherently more economically sustainable, and shared resources means that it’s more eco-friendly.
•Coworkers can also take advantage of meeting and conference rooms to do conduct professional meetings and workshops.Finally Coworking allows members to network and connect with a like-minded group of people for ideas, feedback, and resources.
•Coworking offers a solution to the problem of isolation that many freelancers experience while working at home, while at the same time letting them escape the distractions of home.

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Co-Working is for

•Individuals who enjoy working for themselves but not always by themselves.
•People who are looking for a sense of community and a focused place to work.

•The typical user of a coworking facility is self-employed, a telecommuter, or a freelance worker. Some  businesses use the spaces to provide employees with equipment, space and services that they could not afford.
•Larger enterprises sometimes use coworking facilities to provide office space when they have more than the normal number of employees working at any given time.

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Co-Working Space

Coworking space include:

•Shared work spaces.
•24/7 access.
•Reservable conference and board rooms.
•Wi-Fi.
•Communal printer/copier/fax.
•Shared kitchens, bathrooms and lounges.

•Other Amenities available at different co-working spaces range from free Wi-Fi and coffee to weekly seminars with high-profile guest speakers and shared staff members, such as receptionists.
•Coworking facilities follow various business models. Some facilities, for example, are cooperatively managed spaces run as non-profit organizations. Such organizations may charge members just enough to support operations.
•Other models include flat rate memberships and fee structures based on access for a single visit or a certain number of days per week, month or year.
•Co-Working spaces offer memberships ranging from a daily drop in pass to a monthly or yearly membership to make changes in the size of your team — or even a change in location — painless.
•Co-Working spaces are also a great place to get hired if you want to work at a startup.
•In 2005 Brad Neuberg used “Coworking” to describe a physical space which he originally called a “9 to 5 group”
•Brad was also one of the founders of Citizen Space, the first “Work Only” Coworking space.

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References : herahub ; whatis