S2 Ep3. The balance between productivity & social interaction with Melanie Burnier
Suzanne talks to Melanie Burnier, founder of The Work Hub in Switzerland (with locations in Vevey and Bulle). Melanie, is also CoPresident of the Swiss Association of Coworking and is a big advocate of coworking in rural areas. They talk about: coworking is the alternative to commuting – the balance between productivity
6 simple steps to help your flexible workplace mitigate rising energy costs!
When it comes to energy pricing in the next couple months, costs are set to shoot up and it looks like they’ll be here for a while… It’s not just domestic homes that will be affected but businesses too, commercial premises up and down the land. But is there anything that can be done NOW […]
Would coworking work for you & why?
Coworking is defined as the sharing of a flexible workspace by (typically) self-employed, independent professionals who wish to work together in a communal, collaborative setting rather than the traditional employee-only office. More recently these spaces are being referred to as ‘flex spaces‘. Most coworking space
Juggling self-employment with family – the pros and cons
Self-employment isn’t so much a job as a way of life, chances are you’ll be doing the work that you love but is it all a bed of roses and does it really bring continuity to family life? Working for yourself clearly depends on your profession, your situation (where you’re based relative to home, family, [&hell
Coworking & flex spaces – what highlights do you need to know?
Coworking has been growing steadily over the last decade because many people now recognise the benefits to working in this type of environment and in recent times its frequently been referred to as ‘flex space’. Demand for coworking, flexible office space and desk hire has increased massively in last last few years
We’re Still Here To Keep Our Community Together!
The Hub Newry is here to help you stay sane, alive, and to get you back on track. Our initial response plan is aligned with putting our members and community first and keeping them safe. We are effectively communicating through a moving target, crisis management, running a marathon without a finish line so we have […]
Postponement of The Hub Newry & Partner Events
Due to the progression of the (COVID-19) Coronavirus our scheduled events have been postponed until further notice. We are disappointed but following government advice, have decided to take this measure to keep our members and wider community safe. As soon as we have more news we will update you!
Business Update – The Hub’s workplace revisions for safely journeying through COVID-19
The Hub’s workplace is open for business and ready to safely welcome you back! To our members, business partners and friends. The past months have been challenging but our coworking community and wider networks have and will continue to support each other through. We continue to monitor and respond to constantly changing
Hub Coworking – ‘The centre part of a wheel, fan, or propeller’
coworking hub (hŭb) n. The centre part of a wheel, fan, or propeller. A centre of activity or interest; a focal point: Hollywood is the hub of the US movie industry. The Hub Newry may not be anything to do with the US movie industry, but it certainly does have a star studded line up […]
Coworking and what it means for Northern Ireland…
This week we are over in Poland attending the Coworking Europe Conference 2019. After the success of last year’s conference in Amsterdam, this year the conference is being held in Warsaw with over 600 delegates from Europe and other international countries from as far away as the US and India in attendance. The Irish deleg
UK & European collaboration, the European Coworking Conference 2018
Had enough of Brexit? We thought it was a good opportunity to share a good news story about UK and European collaboration, the European Coworking Conference 2018. After the success of last year’s conference in Dublin, this year the conference is being held this week in Amsterdam with over 600 delegates from Europe and other
Coworking history, The Hub’s perspective.
How does The Hub Newry fit in to the history of coworking? Today, coworking is huge. Spaces all around the world cater to all kinds of workers looking for a more flexible, productive environment. The first coworking offices only really cropped up twenty or so years ago, yet coworking has already exploded into the mainstream. [
How coworking can teach us to engage with our audience.
Creating social media content that engages with your business’s audience, most importantly its members, is crucial, especially for a coworking space. The challenge is to maintain & reinforce the standard of engagement that has led to the Hub Newry being included in the top sixty coworking blogs globally this year!
Health and Wellbeing – Supporting the mental wellbeing of members in our coworking spaces.
In our collaborative coworkingspace NI, we try our hardest to keep a check on happiness and wellbeing levels! Here’s our mental wellbeing pledge to our coworkers and visitors: “The Hub is determined to be a front runner in providing a successful and supportive coworkingspace in Newry. To do this, The Hub aims to
A coworkingspace is more than just work and business!
The readymade business network, fabulous talent, referrals, our bright innovative workspaces aren’t the only reasons to come and join our coworkingspace in Newry! Coworking is a lot more than business! We have a super nice coffee machine, so there’s often coffee & nattering as well as spontaneous brunches.
An Award Winning Coworkingspace Is Only As Fab As Its Community!
We were delighted to be awarded “Best Workplace in C. Down” by Build Magazine earlier this month for our coworkingspace and it’s all due to our amazing Hub members! Our amazing community of freelancers, microbusinesses, SME‘s,community groups and friends inspire us all everyday here in our coworkin
