Announcing Blacksburg Coworking
(Many thanks to Allen J. Fuller for this entry. Read more about Allen and his Coworking initiative at http://AllenJFuller.com)
Today (July 12th) from 3pm to 9pm we will begin an experiment in an independent working community at the Easy Chair Coffee Shop.
Coworking is a movement that has been growing around the country and world for the last 5 or so years. The basic premise is to unite telecommuters, entrepreneurs, freelancers, students, and any other person who primarily works from home or a coffee shop through co-locating for work. The resulting environment serves to increase productivity, provide opportunities for collaboration, and foster an organic creation of products and services that benefit the surrounding community.
Each space is independent and operate in a variety of ways. Some spaces cater to writers, some look more like business incubators, and still others look like an inventors dream with work benches and tools everywhere. Despite the independence there is a thriving community of space owners and members online at the Coworking Google group, Coworking Wiki, and through in-person meetings during conferences such as SxSW.
In Blacksburg we are trying to provide space for our diverse community of location independent workers to come together, encourage and collaborate with each other. We hope you will join us!
You can follow our story and learn how to get involved by visiting the Blacksburg Coworking Blog.
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