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Tips For A Productive Workspace
Working from home may have a lot of advantages. However, if you’re not careful, you could easily fall into a routine of working longer than you should. Before you know it, there are no boundaries between your work life and home life. Don’t despair. Working at a co-sharing space is an effective way to work … Read more
Organic Networking Tips
Every interaction is an opportunity to network professionally. However, sometimes, that’s easier said than done. How do you market yourself or your business to people without being opportunistic or intrusive? Let’s talk about expanding and nurturing your connections through organic networking below. What is Organic Networking? Organic networking is a relationship where a conversation between … Read more
How Your Business Can Benefit from a Coworking Environment
If there’s anything that can stop your business from doing its best, it’s the worry of having to constantly maintain a fully functional office. But things can get tough, as we have seen in our present situation with COVID-19 – and we all need a breather. Let’s face it: paying for building permits, renting an … Read more
Hot Desking During COVID-19
What is Hot Desking? Modern companies, especially startups, are innovating when it comes to office dynamics. When we say ‘hot desking’, it means that each employee has no assigned desks or cubicles. Instead, they can take whatever seat is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Many office workers of today prefer hot desking as it … Read more
Growing in a Cosharing Space
Growing in a difficult market, can put pressure on businesses. But it is possible to thrive in a tough economy, and even gain market dominance. Working from home as a solopreneur, consultant, creative or other service-related industry can provide distractions or other days to day issues that pop up, that you don’t get when working … Read more
Beautiful Office, Beautiful Art
#BLESSED We are blessed at The Lab Factory. We have the natural beauty of HMAS Warramunga park right at the door The salty goodness of the Rockingham Foreshore only a 4-minute drive away. The open plan design of our co-sharing office space allows natural light in (Click here to read about the importance of natural light in an workspace) … Read more
Hot Desk or not to Hot Desk? That is the question…
Hot desks, like everything in business has its pros and cons. If you are a small business or freelancer, having aspirations of a huge spacious office over-looking the river with its own personal spa and sauna may seem a little far-fetched. But this doesn’t mean you should put up with hunching over a wobbly table that you can … Read more
How to get a natural boost for your business
Many people spend many hours working in a boring office space with little to look at other than a computer screen. Stuck indoors for an average of a 8 hour working day. Commuting to and from work in a car or public transport. Lunch spent eating at your desk. All that can whittle the day … Read more
Are you tempted to move your business back home?
As we near the end of the financial year, it’s always a good time to assess outgoings, to know where we need to make changes, to ensure we move forward with growing our businesses and bank balances. For most business owners, the largest expense is normally going to be the premise in which we are … Read more
Moving forward for Working Mothers
Working Mothers on the rise The drive to support working mothers back into the work force is great. Support with more child care places, Reducing the costs with Child Care subsidies Work places offering more school friendly work hours All excellent ways to support mothers returning to work. But there are more ways to support this … Read more