2014 may be winding down, but employers are ramping up hiring as they add seasonal employees during the holidays and look ahead to 2015.
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What to Do When You’ve Outgrown Shared Office Space
Growing your business is a wonderful thing – in fact, that very goal is at the heart of most business operations. However, growth also has its downsides, especially when the shared office space environment begins to get stuffy. When that happens, it’s time to look for a new office that matches your current (and future) needs without wasting your resources.
Falling into New Space: Why Shared Offices Make Sense for Seasonal Businesses
This month marks the official start of fall, and with the end of 2014 just a few months away, a number of seasonal businesses are ramping up operations as they prepare for their busiest time of year: the holidays.
Get Smarter About Shared Office Space in the Chicago Loop
Sharing office space can be frightening – after all, you’re not in complete control of the area, and that means you may not be able to capitalize on all of your needs. However, shared space is an increasingly popular option throughout the entire Chicago loop, especially for smaller businesses that want the benefits of a larger location without the costs or the troubles. Here’s how the process works and what benefits you can expect to receive from utilizing shared office space in the Chicago Loop.
The 7 Things No One Told You About Your Shared Office Contract
Shared office space or co-working environments offer many advantages to entrepreneurs and branch offices of businesses and continue to grow in popularity. Much of this shift is due to the rising rental and purchase costs of commercial office space, as well as to the decrease in suitable space in many places. If you decide that shared office space is the best option for you and your company, then fully inform yourself as it will pay off in the long run.
Shared Office Sprawl Creates Conveniences – and Headaches – for Business Owners
In business, it’s all about location, location, location – a mantra that rings especially true when it comes to finding and leasing office space.
Coworking 2.0: Collaboration Meets Privacy in the Workplace
Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the cubicle, and while few people dispute the impact this workplace wonder has had on office design and culture, most agree that cubicles have come to symbolize the old way of doing business.
Small Business, Big Dreams. How Shared Office Space Can Change Your Business.
So you’re a small business. That doesn’t mean for a second that you can’t have big dreams.
Do you find yourself drooling over successful business owners and asking, “why not me”? Don’t waste time doubting or convincing yourself that you don’t have the means to be successful. You and your small business have the ability to become a huge success if only you set yourself up for it.
5 Reasons Coworking Spaces Make Sense for Freelancers
Demand for freelancers continued to climb in 2014 as employers sought to streamline operations and reduce overhead, and if the latest numbers are any indication, the trend shows no sign of slowing in the months and years ahead.
In fact, it’s estimated that freelancers, defined as “individuals who have engaged in supplemental, temporary, or project- or contract-based work in the past 12 months,” currently account for 34 percent of the U.S. workforce, contributing more than $700 billion to the nation’s economy each year. While experts have varying opinions on how quickly the freelance economy will grow – some predict independent workers will make up as much as 50 percent of the workforce by 2020 – the general consensus is that the “full-time job with benefits” is falling out of favor with workers who increasingly prefer the flexibility of the project-to-project lifestyle.
Shared Offices Hit the Right Note for International Music Firm
Shared offices come with a variety of perks – a full suite of amenities, on-site support staff and a central location, to name a few – but one of the biggest benefits isn’t something you’ll find on a center’s list of provided services.
By bringing together individuals from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, collaborative offices provide business owners with a unique, one-of-a-kind professional network that’s difficult, if not impossible, to replicate in a typical office environment. It was this camaraderie that struck a chord with James Lenger, founder of Chicago-based Guitar Cities, which provides music lessons to students of all ages and skill levels.