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10/18/2010

Openofficespace.com is Proud To Be A Sponsor of The Rise of The Cubicle Farmer Road Trip

Openofficespace.com is proud to be a sponsor of The Rise of The Cubicle Farmer Project - An epic journey to discover the changing landscape of "work".

If you're a start-up, entrepreneur or frustrated cubicle farmer and dream of making work more about what you do than where you sit, you should really follow the LaC team throughout their journey.

The Trip
11,921 Miles
1,080 Hours
55 Stories
45 Days
35 Cities
20 CoWorking Joints
1 Roadtrip

About Rise of the Cubicle Farmer
Rise of the Cubicle Farmer is a 45 day Road Trip documenting the changing landscape of the idea of “work” among entrepreneurs, small business people, and progressive corporate types.

AJ Leon and The LaC Project are traveling across the United States and Canada to meet with entrepreneurs, digital nomads, workshifters, small business people, co-working centers, founders of business web applications, executives in large corporations, authors and academics – to capture stories of people leveraging technology to create innovative businesses and empowering work environments.

We will be meeting with people about how they define their work as something they do instead of some place that they sit. We want hear stories and understand how coworking, workshifting and modern web applications have changed how people manage their businesses and live their lives.

Who are the Crazies behind this project?
AJ and Melissa Leon are the passionate and digitally nomadic entrepreneurs behind The LaC Project. AJ blogs about relationship marketing, social media and the experience economy over at www.ajleon.me . AJ also writes a Newsletter dedicated to helping you launch your business and social projects and act on your ideas. Sign up and receive the Rise of the Cubicle Farmer eBook for Free!

Why are we doing this?
Our primary goal is to tell inspiring stories of small business owners and entrepreneurs using technology, web applications and modern work environments (ie coworking spaces) to run their businesses and projects in interesting ways and on their terms. We are hoping to educate and empower aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners to follow their lead. To show them that the tools are out there, they just have to start leveraging them.

We also want to highlight larger corporations that are leading the enterprise revolution away from the corporate cubicle farm culture by enacting workshifting and distributed workforces.

Where are we going?
Our 10,000 mile route will take us across 26 states as well as two Canadian provinces. You can check out the entire Route here. If you have your own story to tell about your rise from the cubicle farm culture, you can request a stop and we’ll do our best to swing by if its on our way!

Who are our sponsors and why did we approach them?
Our full sponsor list can be seen here. Every single sponsor that we approached provides products and services that we personally use and love. We want to make business people aware of these amazing web applications and products that are either free or ridiculously inexpensive to show how you can run a seriously robust business in an ultra lean way.

Oct 18, 2010 11:29:42 AM | cheap office rent, Co-Working Space, collaborative office space, commerical real estate, Coworking Space, entrepreneur, find office space, month to month office space, shared office space, startup, sublet office space, temporary office space

09/14/2010

How The Layout Of A Space Dictates “The Vibe” - Lessons From A Jelly

The following is a re-post from the Jelly Long Island blog.

One of the initial triggers that led to the blog post, Why are there no Coworking Spaces In Long Island?, and eventually into our growing bi-weekly Jelly event, was the book Emergence – The Story of the Centre for Social Innovation.

Emergence is the first of a three part series published by CSI entitled Shared Spaces for Social Innovation. The three part series offers a comprehensive overview of the CSI shared space model.

Part 1 – Emergence – The Story of The Centre for Social Innovation

Part 2 – Rigour – How To Create World-Changing Spaces

Part 3 – Proof – How Shared Spaces Are Changing The World

Having read all three books now, one of the concepts I found most fascinating (especially after our last Jelly) came from Part 2 – Rigour.
The most important thing to remember is that you are not just creating a physical space – you are creating a social, environmental, and psychological space too. Each of these elements deserves careful and deliberate “curating“ to achieve the vision and goals you have set.

Heres Why.

Yesterday’s Jelly was held at the Citibank Conference/Breakout Room, generously donated by Citibank and RXR Realty. As I’ve probably said a hundred times already, “the space was awesome!” We had a huge U-shaped conference table, a big area with couches, private bathrooms and more…the perfect space to aspire to when we are ready to move to a permanent space.

Anyway, as yesterday’s event went on, I was not the only one to realize that the vibe was not quite as energetic as the previous Jelly. While I heard from several folks they were able to get a lot of work done during the day, something was a little off. I even heard the word “library” thrown around a couple of times.

Around 3:30 PM, several of us in attendance gathered outside the work area to discuss the days event, and how we could improve things for Jelly #4.

Larry Reiter, President at EcoEnergy Consulting and Supply Corp, wins the prize for the most insightful post-event feedback. He noted that u-shaped configuration/formal layout of the work area was the culprit for not encouraging as much interaction as there could have been. After thinking about the layout of the room in our previous Jelly, Larry was 100% right.

In our previous location, we made a concerted effort to randomize how the tables were laid out. As a result, people felt much more comfortable walking around the room and interacting with others in attendance. The U-shaped conference configuration tended to limit the interaction in the workspace to only those who were seated right next to each other. Larry’s point was highlighted further during lunchtime where several of the attendees sat together at a rectangular cafeteria table and the conversation flowed much more readily.

While we easily could have adjusted the layout mid-stream yesterday, I am kind of glad we didn’t as it taught us an important lesson about how much the space dictates the overall vibe of the room.

On the positive side, some of the other issues we had during our first two events were non-factors, and most importantly, we added several interesting and passionate members to our growing Long Island Jelly community.

If you’re a Long Island solopreneur, start-up, freelancer or small business and want to work alongside other passionate folks “fighting the fight”, our next Jelly is for you.

Spaces are filling quickly and there is only room for 25 people. To RSVP please click here.

Image Source: Part 2 – Rigour – How To Create World-Changing Spaces

Sep 14, 2010 8:42:24 AM | affordable office space, Co-Working Space, collaborative office space, find unused office space, officebytes tv, renting an office, share office space, shared office space, small business resources, startup, sublease office space, sublet office space

08/24/2010

CanvasPop – Turn Photos Into Stunning Wall-Art. Make Your Small Office, YOUR Small Office.

As a follow up to one of my recent posts, 9 Ways of Finding Cheap (but not cheap looking) Artwork For Your Office, here is a great resource I came across to help make your small office, YOUR small office.

A site called CanvasPop, offers a pretty awesome service that allows you to create custom corporate art printed on an ultra-high quality canvas. Users can create branded, modern pop-art using a company logo, or even create art from photos shot by staff members.

As I mentioned in my previous post, your office is an extension of your brand. CanvasPop really helps you to proudly display that brand by extending it onto your walls, and ultimately creating a more beautiful place to work for you, your staff and your clients.

BTW - CanvasPop was recently featured on one of the coolest office interior design blogs in existence The Office Stylist.

Here's How The Service Works:

10 Reasons To Give CanvasPop A Try

1) Every canvas we print is handmade.

2) Gallery-quality canvas and life-like printing.

3) Choices! Choices! (and more choices)

4) Every canvas created from a photo for you is treated with an ultra-protective UV-matte laminate.

5) 100% satisfaction and lifetime guarantee.

6) Rich, vibrant colors come from state of the art canvas printing technology.

7) Free digital proofs = no surprises.

8) All mounting hardware is included.

9) Being able to work with photos from any source means that you can upload that special picture of someone close to you and have it printed to canvas and sent to them as a gift.

10) A passion for printing powered by proven technology.

When we contacted CanvasPop to get more information about their company they were generous enough to set up a promo code for Open Office Space that offers our users free shipping.

The following free shipping code should be entered in the promotion box on the shopping cart page: openofficespace8fs

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Aug 24, 2010 10:19:48 AM | affordable office space, Co-Working Space, collaborative office space, coworking long island, entrepreneur, find office space, find unused office space, inexpensive office for rent, month to month office space, office decor, office furniture, office interior design, officebytes tv, renting a cubicle, small business resources, startup, sublet office space

08/12/2010

My Visit to AMWorks - A Coworking Space in Dublin, Ireland

A little over a week ago, my wife and I hopped on a plane to Dublin, Ireland to check out the sites, sounds... and Guinness.

While in Dublin, we had an opportunity to visit AMWorks, a coworking space right in the heart of the city.

Alan Richardson, Founder of Amworks, was extremely hospitable throughout our stay and a tremendous help in organizing the filming of this interview. Aside from the slight accent (we couldn't agree which one of us had the accent), I found it very interesting how the residents of AMWorks described the benefits they derive from working out of a coworking space. Definitely highlights some common threads that a coworking space offers...regardless of location.

A few quotes from the interview are below:

"The best feature of AMWorks is definitely the diversity of its members. There in a broad range of businesses which creates opportunities for collaboration." Alan Richardson - Founder of AMWorks

"You also engage and you find people quite helpful as well to help you do certain things. So from that perspective, I have to say its been a very impressive exerience so far." John Kamara - Co-Founder of Achieve More Business Training www.achievemorebusiness.com

"We have worked with several of the other small business in here..." Conor Lynch - Founder Connector www.connector.ie

"It's a great opportunity to network internally and share advice and help spur each other along to work more effectively." Greg Fry - Co-Founder of Achieve More Business Training www.achievemorebusiness.com

"The reason I got a good deal on my logo design is because the people here told me to go to someone. So you use each others connections, each others networks, I find it absolutely perfect." Herbert - Founder of CareerTrotter www.careertrotter.eu

Other Ways To Follow The Interview Subjects:
Achieve More Business/Career Coach: (Greg Fry & John Kamara)
Blog:
http://wwwcareerscoacheu.blog.com
Linkedin:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfry
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/johnkamara
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/achievemorebusiness
www.facebook.com/thecareerscoach
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/careerscoacheu
You Tube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/achievemorebusiness
http://www.youtube.com/careerscoacheu

Connector: (Conor Lynch)
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/connector.ie
LinkedIn:
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/conorlynch
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/connector_ie

Career Trotter: (Herbert Croezen)
Web:
www.careertrotter.eu
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/careertrotter
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/careertrotter

Alan Richardson

Web.

http://www.vpm.ie

http://www.inviewmedia.ie

Linkedin:

http://ie.linkedin.com/in/alanjrichardson

Officebytes TV - WorkBar Boston (Coworking in Boston) A Quick Tour + An Interview

Aug 12, 2010 10:06:51 AM | Co-Working Space, commerical real estate, Coworking Space, entrepreneur, find office space, flexible office space, friendly sublease, open office space, renting a cubicle, renting a desk, renting an office space, shared office space, sublet office space

06/04/2010

The Current Trend in Office Furniture. Encouraging Collaboration In The Workplace.

In Part 2 of a two part interview on Officebytes TV, Jenny-Lynn Georgiades, Director of Architectural and Design Support Services at Waldners Business Environments, offers entrepreneurs & small businesses insight into the current trend of furnishing the workspace with "collaborative" office furniture.

A few quotes from the interview:

"One of the biggest trends in the office furniture industry today is the decline of the cubicle. The cubicle walls are coming down and their allowing employees to interact and collaborate."

"They're using the open office space that's left over when they shrink those workstations and doing more with the in-between areas."

"Companies are intermixing lounge areas where people are working with their laptops. They're incorporating informal meeting areas at regular height or even cafe height for more of that Starbucks feel."

"The worker of the future is going to be more mobile than ever, they're going to utilize new technologies. But they're still going to need to collaborate with their fellow employees, and colleagues, and exchange that information in real time. So, the workspace of the future is going to have to be more flexible and open to support those activities."

About Waldners Waldner’s Business Environments Inc. markets office furniture of brands such as OFS, Metro, Kimball, Steelcase, KI, and Hon. The company also offers furniture storage and refurbishing services. Its clientele include SAP, Ernst & Young, PrimeMedia, Readers’ Digest, MTV, HomeLoanBank, PepsiCo. Random House, GE Capital, Canon, and Sony. The company has strategic alliances with Adden, Buro, Falcon, Golden Oak, ISE, Jofcon, Lucia Group, and Vitra. Waldner’s Business Environments was founded in 1939 and is based in New York City.

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If you or your company has a knowledge that would help entrepreneurs or small businesses to improve the quality of their workplace, openofficespace.com would love to interview you.

Topics might include:

- Commercial Real Estate Expertise

- Workplace Wellness

- How To...(any topic related to improving the workplace)

- Creating an Eco-Friendly Office

- Office Products and Office Furniture

- Workplace Interior Design

- Streamlining Office Expenses

- Property Marketing Solutions

Jun 4, 2010 8:44:57 AM | cheap office rent, Co-Working Space, commercial office space, commercial property for rent, corporate fitness, Coworking Space, eco-friendly office, entrepreneur, office design, office furniture, office interior design, open office space, property marketing technology, propety marketing, real estate tools, startup, sublet office space

03/28/2010

Can Your Workplace Afford NOT to Install Healthy Vending Machines?

On the heels of a recent speaking engagement I attended about corporate fitness coupled with the fact that the summer is approaching fast and furious, I decided to re-purpose a blog post that was written a little over a year ago.(also, I think I was the ONLY person reading my blog over a year ago)

The speaker at the corporate fitness event was very passionate about how critical it is to make smart food choices in the office, as this is where most of us spend the majority of our time. As a personal trainer of over 17 years I couldn't agree more. My clients can work out everyday until they are blue in the face (many do), but only when they make a concerted effort to improve their eating habits at their workplace, do they experience real and long lasting results.

Here is the post:

A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to chat with Sean Kelly, CEO of HealthyVending.com. Many years ago, I had explored the concept of healthy vending with a good friend of mine that was in the industry. On the surface the concept seemed quite simple. All we had to do was replace the poor choices found in most vending machines with some healthier options, and we would cure worldwide obesity within a few years.

After spending about a week researching this "simple concept" we quickly realized a successful execution of a healthy vending machine business was anything but simple...we never spoke about it again.

So at this point I should step back and thank Twitter. About a month ago, I asked (via tweet) if anyone knew of any healthy vending machine companies. A visit to a local high school for my Sunday morning b-ball game prompted me to ask this question as there was not one healthy option to choose from in the vending machine.

While I received several responses to my post, no one was able to provide me with any answers. Just when I thought the issue was dead, I was contacted by Sean introducing me to his company, healthyvending.com.

The mission of Sean's company is to help unite man and nutrition (h.u.m.a.n.) by placing premium healthy vending machines across the globe and giving 10% of proceeds back to charitable causes that fight obesity and malnutrition.

For the last 15 months h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending has focused on building a one of a kind vending machine, specifically designed to overcome the obstacles that have prevented healthy vending from achieving a mainstream adoption in the past.

h.u.m.a.n. machines were created to accomplish three primary goals:

Increase revenues & profits for vending operators & sales commissions for locations.
Make operating, maintaining, & stocking the machines easier while making consumer interaction more enjoyable.
Create happy, healthy & loyal customers.

The machine features a touch-screen LCD, streaming video content, a cashless payment system, an eco-friendly power device and attractive graphics.

Aside from their unique machine, h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending utilizes on-location surveys, demographical analysis, & past precedence, to determine the specific product mix that best suits each location.

What most impressed me about my conversation with Sean is his companies commitment to the fight against obesity/malnutrition coupled with his clarity regarding the importance of making his machines profitable. In today's economy, most schools, corporations, health clubs, airports, hospitals, etc. would be hesitant to give up the revenue they derive from their current vending machines just to promote healthier food choices...thanks to healthyvending.com, now there is a profitable alternative.

It is no secret that a healthier employee is a more productive one. As companies downsize their workforce, it is going to be more important than ever for remaining employees to be productive.

For entrepreneurs and small businesses with a few employees it is especially critical to be self-responsible as far as making smart food choices. This demographic most likely does not have the luxury of a corporate dining room or a sponsored corporate fitness program.

h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending is the rare breed of company that truly does offer the best of both worlds.

Healthy Food Choices + A Significant Revenue Opportunity + A More Productive Workplace = h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending

Image Source: HealthyVending.com

If you have any tips or tricks that you use to help you make smart food choices in your office, openofficespace.com would love to hear about them.

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Mar 28, 2010 12:40:19 PM | cheap office rent, commerical real estate, corporate fitness, Coworking Space, entrepreneur, open office space, propety marketing, startup, sublease office space, sublet office space, workplace wellness

03/18/2010

When my office space was in Manhattan...using a long commute to your advantage.

This post is about making lemonade from lemons and inspired by today's beautiful weather and how much I miss commuting into Manhattan.