Ways to build your business with a vibrant coworking community

At the heart of any coworking space is its community. At the staggering rate at which this sector is growing, sometimes this very essence of creating a community is lost. It is true that for any startup or independent contractor to function, the physical space and the other operational benefits plays a very important role. Today, there are numerous spaces offering posh working environment to its coworkers. However, the idea of coworking embodies and encompasses much more than that. In fact, it has very little to do with the physical space and more to do with a collaborative vibrant community.

So, even though you scout for a trendy work space, if the community building initiative is not there, you will likely suffer. That is why, at Bangalore Coworking Hub, we pay much emphasis on inter-team interaction, team building and community building initiatives. This ensures that connections and collaborations are built more organically. This, in turn, facilitates mutual support activities, business references and inter-team work collaborations.

Some activities, which can assist you to create a vibrant coworking community, are:

 Volunteering activities: By partnering with volunteering groups on common interests and activities, community members can break the ice and facilitate interaction.

Skill sharing sessions: Once a week, shared office spaces like Bangalore Coworking Hub organizes valuable skill sharing sessions. Community members provide details about the kind of skills and products that they have to the other members. This, in turn, can help members to partner together to work on bigger projects.

Host Meetups: Perhaps one of the most interesting way to facilitate community building is by organizing meetups. Whether to educate about what they are working on or to narrate their success stories, with such activities members can strengthen their network and take their business to the next level.

Cool networking event ideas to host in coworking spaces

In the current freelancing and startup ecosystem, networking has become a very crucial aspect of business. Much focus is being given to creating relationships rather than simply creating business contacts. That is why startup events, conferences and meetups have become vital to establishing vital business relationships. From marketing your products to branding and funding, the right networking strategies can go a long way in giving direction to your startup.

To help you manage costs, you can use your own coworking space to drive great networking ideas. Shared office spaces like the BangaloreCoworking Hub can be used to host different forms of networking events. From connecting with industry peers to influencers, mentors and VCs, you can build the right relationships to spread the word and support your success.

Some cool ideas to host in your coworking office are:

·       Set up demo sessions to get unbiased feedback from the rest of the community members. This will also help you identify gaps and prepare ahead of your launch.

·       You can schedule weekend happy hours and use the time to not only relax but also get to know your community members. As was mentioned before, if is always about building relationships than creating contacts.

·       You can open your door once or twice a month to meetups (tech meetups, cultural meetups etc) and share your ideas. It is also a great platform for cross learning and giving new direction to your business.

·       You can also organize an awesome hackathon in your space and learn more about the latest updates in the industry.

·       Coworking spaces are also a great platform to host 3-minute pitch sessions once a month wherein you can invite industry leaders and VCs to share the platform.

For more details and tips on creating interesting events in your coworking space, write to us and share your ideas.

How to integrate health and wellness into your coworking life?

Do you know that an average adult spends around 70% time working indoors? Poor office environmental conditions may have a drastic influence on your health, wellbeing and overall productivity.

Without the optimum temperature and environmental conditions, you can become susceptible to a number of health conditions like nausea, breathing problems, headaches and more. The best way to avoid this is to ensure that you have the optimum work conditions at office. With the introduction of coworking spaces, members have a great chance at maintaining this work-life balance.

Workplace wellness has been a core value of coworking communities and more and more shared office spaces are integrating this value in their office designs. At Bangalore Coworking Hub, community managers are constantly working towards adding this core value into the environment.

A major goal for the coworking office space in 2018 will be to facilitate the well-being of its members through ideal work environment and weekly fitness sessions. With this plan, the team is planning for promoting and encouraging a community of health and wellness among its coworkers.

Some focus points for the year 2018 are:

·       Redesigning the work space to prioritize member health and wellness

·       Design a wellness program with membership incentives

·       Creating design options to include ample natural light

·       Including greenery inside the community

Do you have any ideas or suggestions how we can improve the quality of life and wellbeing or our coworking community members? Please write to us at connect@bangalorecoworkinghub.com