Last Thursday, we ventured over to Queen Street Studios (QSS) in Dartmouth to meet with the entrepreneurs who started the space, Julia Rivard and Trevor Marshall. The intention behind meeting was to learn more about the story of their space, share information about opening the Hub Halifax and explore synergies and concerns about our ventures.
The building they are in is an old historic property downtown Dartmouth in good shape, boasting a beautiful view of the harbour from the top floor workspace. Though the exterior character of the building speaks of days past, the renovation…
This article is from April, a little bit old but just a bit more information for you on co-working trends….
Story Highlights
- Restless at-home workers improve by collaborating face to face
- Home-based workers say “coworking” balances freedom, teamwork
- Coworking groups are meeting or forming in more than 40 U.S. cities
- The trend comes as single-person businesses increase
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/07/coworking/index.html#cnnSTCText
CNN: Telecommuters band together 2:33
April 28, 2008 – 10:13 pm
NEWworkCity is a coworking space that will be opening in Manhattan. The Hub Halifax is similar in concept to this space. They use a pretty creative and interesting splash page for their site, check it out. Thanks for sharing the link Carman!
http://www.nwcny.com/