Community Workplaces
We're doing it Coworking style. Join Us.

What is Coworking?
Coworking is a movement to build community workplaces.
Sharing costs and building our
personal and business social networks is the goal.
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Motivations
• Reducing costs by sharing resources
• Find business partners and employees
• Adapting to the future of distributed work
• Less people will work in large companies
• Networking can lead to sales
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Community
• Working in small spaces on diverse projects
• Work Hard / Play Hard
• Local is Global
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Where
Community Workplaces
THRIVE
• Coworking Facilities
• Corporate Offices
• Small Business Offices
• University Campuses ?
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We are Modern Workers
• We work "virtually" with few boundaries
• Constantly connected to each other
• Not just in the technology sector
• Virtual Work is an established practice
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Driving Forces
• The Internet = Ubiquitous Computing
• Long Crowded Commutes
• Rising Unemployment Rates
• High cost of fuel
• Green Business Revolution
• Outsourcing
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Home Office
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Coworking
Home Office
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Physical Space Costs
Money
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Use Space Efficiently
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Microleasing
• Commercial Office Space leasing is changing
• Small spaces to many people
• More Medium to Small Companies
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Home vs Office
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Home vs Office
• Cost
• working at home may be cheaper but you pay for it with
social isolation
• Social Interaction leads to collaboration and opportunity
• Productivity
• changes in environment increases productivity.
• being around strangers can help create a silent peer
pressure.
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Advantages
• Create Super Offices
• Find the Next Job
• Increase Productivity
• Increase Your Competitive Advantage
• Fun Social Networking is Good Marketing
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Grow your
network
• We know more people
• Customers
• Sales people are no longer
• Business Partners
the only ones with a large
Rolodex • Future Employees
• Consultants
• Friends/Family
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Our Services
• Workspace Construction
• Community Building
• Event Management
• Organic Incubation
• Office Technology
• Training
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HAVE FUN
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Brian Russell
brian@carrborocoworking.com
twitter.com
@brianr
@microleasing
@carrborocowork
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