0 Workbar Network Links Co-Working Office Space

co-working office space at WorkBar in Boston

Credit: BetaBoston

Have a peek at how some of the shared workspace providers manage users and spaces locally and worldwide.

A BetaBoston article notes, “over the past several months, Workbar has partnered with Fields Corner Business Lab and five other regional co-working spaces to create the Workbar Network, which will link these independently run facilities into a larger community. Other participating sites are Work Station in Cohasset, The Entrepreneur Innovation Center at Framingham State University, Running Start in Worcester, and Groundwork! in New Bedford…As part of the network, these six sites are now using Workbar’s proprietary software to help manage their members, Cole says. The software provides tools for managers to check people in, coordinate conference room bookings, and promote events and happenings throughout the network at large. “It’s everything they need to run the space,” says Devin Cole, Workbar’s director of business development.

You can read the full BetaBoston article on its website, here.

0 Co-Working Office Space Coalition Opens in Downtown Crossing

co-working coalition in downtown crossing Boston

Credit: Bostinno.Streetwise.co

Coalition is the latest to enter the shared workspace environment, opening in Downtown Crossing at 101 Arch Street.

Coalition opened in Boston’s Downtown Crossing neighborhood in February. “The setting is no doubt part of Coalition’s charm. At 101 Arch St., the 7,060-square-foot office boasts a fantastic view over The Hub and no shortage of restaurants and bars nearby for post-work winding down. (The area has also attracted collaborative working spaces in the area including WeWork, Techstars and even CIC Boston/Space with a Soul.),” according to an article on Bostinno.Streetwise.co. “Coalition aims to differentiate by partnering with MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge and other similar organizations to give young entrepreneurs the chance to work with seasoned local professionals. It’s a pretty impressive community, too, with venture capital and private equity investors and veteran entrepreneurs (with two to four founded firms under their belts) alike.”

Follow the link to read the complete Bostinno.Streetwise.co article.

 

0 Boutique co-working space opens in Back Bay

More co-working office space is now available in Boston for upstart companies to choose from. Not too sure if you can make a long term lease commitment? Idea Space at 867 Boylston Street is the newest to jump in to this evolving market. Their niche: boutique co-working space.

Co-working space in Boston's Back Bay

Idea Space in Boston

According to coverage on the BBJ, “the 4,500-square-foot space is home to about 25 small companies.” Idea Space owner, Lauren Mearn, notes the impetus for opening the co-working space in Back Bay in the BBJ article:

“people want ‘a cool place to work that wasn’t a coffee shop and that wasn’t home'”

The full article on the Boston Business Journal is available, here.