Coworking means sharing workspace with other professionals. This movement emerged in 2005 with a software engineer, Brad Neuberg, he was tired of working from home and got together with some friends from different fields, and this way they set up an independent office where everyone shares the expenses, but without mixing their businesses. After this, many other coworking spaces started appearing, today there are around 600 different types of coworking.
The main professionals who adopted the idea are software developers, designers, communications, advertising and human resources professionals, consultants, lawyers and engineers. The exchange of experiences ended up reducing operating costs and offering professionals a wide variety of services.
Coworking took shape and became a professional service, so there are companies specializing in coworking that offer a shared space for entrepreneurs with computers, internet access, telephone, meeting room, coffee, cleaning service, as well as consulting for different areas such as marketing.
The advantage drawing self-employed professionals to this format is mainly cutting infrastructure expenses, and also being in an environment where they meet other people who may need their services. The low cost offered by coworking companies ends up helping entrepreneurs who are beginning their journey, providing them with a pleasant, comfortable environment to welcome future clients and with great possibilities for partnerships.
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