An introduction to the future of commercial real estate. Learn about coworking, microleasing, the future of work, and the business Community Workplaces. www.communityworkplaces.com

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

2. 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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3. 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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4. Community
• Working in small spaces on diverse projects
• Work Hard / Play Hard
• Local is Global
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5. Where
Community Workplaces
THRIVE
• Coworking Facilities
• Corporate Offices
• Small Business Offices
• University Campuses ?
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6. 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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7. Driving Forces
• The Internet = Ubiquitous Computing
• Long Crowded Commutes
• Rising Unemployment Rates
• High cost of fuel
• Green Business Revolution
• Outsourcing
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8. Home Office
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9. Coworking
Home Office
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10. Physical Space Costs
Money
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11. Use Space Efficiently
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12. Microleasing
• Commercial Office Space leasing is changing
• Small spaces to many people
• More Medium to Small Companies
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13. Home vs Office
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14. 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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15. Advantages
• Create Super Offices
• Find the Next Job
• Increase Productivity
• Increase Your Competitive Advantage
• Fun Social Networking is Good Marketing
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16. 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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18. Our Services
• Workspace Construction
• Community Building
• Event Management
• Organic Incubation
• Office Technology
• Training
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19. HAVE FUN
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20. Brian Russell
brian@carrborocoworking.com
twitter.com
@brianr
@microleasing
@carrborocowork
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