Coworking is comming to Carrboro, North Carolina. (A small town west of Chapel Hill, NC the home of the University of North Carolina.)

If you are interested in working at such a spot contact Brian Russell. Space is available now!

Carrboro Coworking has a Google Group. Please join it to keep up with what we're doing. Right now its private. I'll approve you ASAP. http://groups.google.com/group/carrboro-coworking

Facebook Page for Carrboro Coworking - Network with your local coworkers.

@carrborocowork is the Twitter account for Carrboro Coworking. Follow @BrianR for more uptodate info and personal stuff from Carrboro Coworking's founder.

CARRBORO CREATIVE COWORKING SIGNS THE DOTTED LINE

August 21, 2008 - Carrboro Creative Coworking: North Carolina's First Professional Coworking Space

205 Lloyd Street, Suite 101, Carrboro, NC

Carrboro Creative Coworking signed the lease and is ready for business. And it’s not any ordinary business – Carrboro Creative Coworking (CCC) is a professional shared workspace with a cafe-like atmosphere. Designed with a welcoming environment for micro-business owners such as freelance professionals, home-office workers, entrepreneurs, start-up business owners and more, CCC offers a place to set up shop quickly and conveniently. Small offices, full time desks, and seats are available for pre-sale now.

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Summary

Carrboro Creative Coworking is a professional shared workspace with a cafe-like atmosphere. It is designed to be a welcoming environment for microbusiness owners such as: freelance professionals, home-office workers, entrepreneurs, start-up business owners, tech workers, graduate students, writers, architects, civil engineers, designers and others. Members of the Carrboro Coworking space will receive access to a reliable office space inside a unique modern community.

There are an increasing number of mobile workers in and around Carrboro, North Carolina. These mobile workers are individuals who do not work in a traditional office setting; instead, they use computers and Internet tools to perform their work, most often working from home or spending hours at a time in coffee shops and restaurants that provide wireless Internet connectivity (WiFi).

Carrboro Creative Coworking Principals (Adapted from the Citizen Space Philosophy.)

1. Collaboration – Meeting a diverse group of people with a wide range of knowledge is good.
2. Openness – Transparency and openness are important. We share ideas so all may benefit.
3. Community – Creating good social connections for business and personal life benefits us all.
4. Localism – Working in our downtown will help achieve our principals and contributes to our local economy.
5. Sustainability – Sharing resources is good for our local community and the planet.
6. Accessibility – Coworking spaces need to be affordable for a diverse group of people. Plus spaces must be handicap and wheelchair accessible.

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