New York’s mayor supports the creation of business incubator with Coworking facilities

Is the Coworking movement getting some kind of official recognition ? It sounds like it is, after Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York, just announced is support (a 250.000 $ grant has been provided) for the launch of a new business incubator with coworking facilities in the Bronx. The goal is to accomodate up to 400 entrepreneurs.

It could be an inspiring path for public decision makers and city councils in Europe…

Sunshine Realty Management inked a 10-year lease with Taconic Investment Partners to make the incubator a reality. Sunshine expects the office space to be self-sustaining within the first three years. There is about 11,000 square feet of office space in the soon-to-be-open Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator—room enough for 180 workstations. The incubator will offer desks and coworking space for freelancers.

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The benefits of Coworking

For businesses with just a handful of employees, sharing space with other companies—a practice known as ‘coworking’—can be a great way to keep costs down, and can provide all sorts of other benefits. There are a number of different coworking models worth considering depending on the size of your business and your particular needs.

The most efficient option of all, if it works for your business, is securing part-time space in a community coworking location. These spaces charge you a small membership fee that allows you to come in and work a few days a week alongside other individual freelancers and flexible small businesses.

[…] There are plenty of other ways to save money coworking:

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