My thoughts on Coworking

I’m not a big fan of being alone. I crave the comfort of being around other people. Having someone there that you can bounce ideas off of, or collaborate with – it’s awesome. That’s what I love about coworking.  It allows for collective collaboration of creative individuals in a friendly and open environment.

I’ve had an interest in coworking for some time now. Early last year, I was involved in trying to get a coworking space setup in Little Rock. Even though it didn’t work out, I learned a lot of what’s needed to get a coworking space started.  Mainly what’s needed is a willingness to work hard to see it through.

Fast forward to today.

When I attended this year’s LessConf, I had a great conversation with one of the presenters, Alex Hillman, the founder of a coworking space in Philadelphia called IndyHall.  That conversation sparked a newfound interest in me to get a coworking space started in my community.  So as soon as I got back from the conference I spoke with a few of my friends and they had a similar interest in seeing something like this started in Conway; thus Conway Coworking was born.

We have our first meeting planned for June 9th at 6pm at Starbucks on Oak St. in Conway. We’re going to use the meeting to gauge interest in the community and find out what creative professionals in Conway are looking for in a coworking space. We want to make sure that we provide them a proper space for their creative output.

If you’re a creative individual, you should join us. It’s gonna rock.