Are you looking to share office space with other creative businesses? Three separate spaces available between 270sq ft and 600 sq st. Ideally suited to individuals or small companies.
It’s simple: for just €250 PER MONTH, you get your own private desk and lockable desk pedestal, broadband wireless, use of the kitchen and meeting room.
For more information or to arrange a viewing please call Marian on 087 2359470 email deskspace@mip.ie
Previously mentioned here, and now available in it’s own domain.
We will be interested in talking to other Co-Working spaces around the country and beyond – seeing if there’s synergy, the possibility of desk swaps and working together. What say you?
Subsequent to some more frantic viewing, Andy McMillan and I have put the stake in the ground and decided that CoWorking Belfast will be opening soon.
As Andy writes:
we viewed a 1200sqft open-plan office (with kitchenette, disabled access & a shower) – on the first floor above the Black Box. The property ticks all the boxes – it’s finished to an excellent standard and could happily fit around a dozen coworkers simultaneously – and most importantly of all is mere feet away from coffee, pizza and beer.
Without negotiation on price – and with 10 coworkers renting full-time – its about £200pm – although obviously this price would fall when subsidized by hot-desking, virtual office services, room hire etc. As soon as we hit the 10 mark, we’ll be in a position to begin talking to the estate agent and actually open the coworking space.
We’ve also put funding into the Creative Industries Innovation Fund for desking and equipment so we’ll see where that takes us.
We definitely want to see permanent residents but also a smattering of Bedouin workers and temporary hotdeskers who just need a a conducive environment and some kick ass equipment.
CoWorking update on Digital Circle
CoWorking Update on Cimota.com
I have been keeping an eye on the commercial lettings market (mainly offices) for the last two years. I spotted an interesting trend, commercial offices lets in Dublin are dropping sharply in price. Availability of offices in Dublin also seems to be at an all time high!
Anyone that’s thinking about an office space (who is in the freelance IT space) should resist the urge to cut back on the essentials. You may be able to grab a bargain let while the market is an all time low.
Lets take one office let for example, a 4-5 desk office in college green (a premium location) is now showing on daft for €650 .. now if you do your co-working math’s, it works out at about €162.5 a head with 4 people (before VAT). Not bad!
Pop over to some of the property websites and see if you can grab a barging let. Im sure it’s the same across the whole country!
Eamon Leonard who was formally involved in TL01. Is planning to set up a new coworking space in Dublin. He already has Ken Stanley the self appointed “web standards legand” on board.
To quote Eamon:
I’ve been participating in one for the last year, but it’s recently been wound down. I’ve since started up my own company, EchoLibre, and we’re hoping to move into new office space in early October.
Given the benefit coworking had for me as a freelancer, and the belief I have that it can foster creativity and innovation, I’m going to make some of the office space available to freelancers – designers, developers, whatever (except SEOs – sorry, being able to set up a google ad campaign does not make you an expert).
The office is on South William Street and consists of two rooms – one will be for EchoLibre, the other for coworking. I already have one coworker on board, and have space for two more.
Coworking isn’t for everyone, but if you think it’s something you’d be
interested in, and you want an office in a nice part of town for a _very_ affordable price, then drop me a line.
Subsequently Patrick O’Connor was looking at the http://the-hub.net concept (while following coworking.ie). Looks like he might get onboard too.
If your interested in getting involved leave a comment or pop Eamon an email.
Thanks to Laura for pointing out the thread on PHPug. PS: Coworking.ie is still alive!
I have had a number of requests from people wanting to do more ad-hoc jelly like groups in Dublin. Let me know if you would like to meet up with like minded people around September-October ish.
Suggestion for spaces? Requirements so far are:
- Free wifi
- Somewhere warm / comfortable
- Coffee on tap!
“Jelly’s a casual work event where everyone’s invited. It’s for anyone who’d like to work alongside other creative people in a welcome environment.”
An interview with Alex Hillman co-founder of IndyHall in Philadelphia.
NetSquared: New Orleans, NetSquared sponsors ‘mashups’ that promote and enable social change.
Jelly office 2.0 video
Coworking Columbia, Last week, they decided to formalize some things
Launchpad Coworking in Austin
Over the last month, I have been working in the background to secure additional coworking locations in Dublin. The theory behind this is to make coworking more accessible and available.
I was contacted by a landlord a few weeks back who was inspired by our efforts to date. I explained the concepts and ideology behind coworking and it turned out that they were quite similar to why he set up his own business.
The second space will be located in Broombridge Business Centre in Dublin 7. The location itself is accessible by bus and train, a short commute (Only 15 mins from the M50 and 15 mins from the City centre).
Please spread the word people! Direct anyone and everyone to this page.
I popped up today and was blow away by the attention to detail that has been put into this place. The facility is huge and has been custom fitted with everything needed for your typical office.
So here is a rough outline of the deal (not fully finalised).. Please contact me if you are interested Jason@jason-roe.com or drop us a comment.
Dec 12
At long last, I got in contact with Liam Burke. Liam won the survey prize back in Aug. He requested that the full amount of â¬300 should go to the charity Barnardos.
To quote their website:
âBarnardos supports children whose well-being is under threat, by working with them, their families and communities and by campaigning for the rights of children. Barnardos was established in Ireland in 1962 and is Ireland’s leading independent children’s charity.â?
If you feel like giving a little back this Christmas, pop along to the Barnardos fundraising page and make a donation. .
I received an e-mail today from Johnny Beirne who works for Leitrim Co. Enterprise board. Johnny was keen to highlight a new hot desking facility in the Carrick on Shannon area.
To Quote improvethroughchange.com:
âAn innovation centre has been set up at both Omagh Enterprise Company and Leitrim Enterprise Board offices. These centres provide businesses with access to some of the latest information & communication technologies.â?
The services provided include:
