HotDesks.org opened a second co-working space on the Shore to support startup businesses and entrepreneurs bringing innovative solutions and products to market.
The new facility at 7A Goldsborough St. in Easton will offer startup businesses and individuals a professional office environment with high speed Internet, printer, fax, conference room and all the coffee you can drink.
The historic downtown location is convenient to banks, local government, shops, restaurants, and businesses. Memberships range from $25 to $99 month and come with 24/7 secure access to the facility.
HotDesks.org Executive Director Mike Thielke said memberships also come with access to the Salisbury location, which opened in 2012.
“If you’re a member of one you’re a member of both and you’re in two of the Shore’s largest business hubs,” Thielke said at the opening on Thursday, April 2.
“It’s a great way for entrepreneurs to drastically cut office expenses from the start and focus on bringing their ideas to market,” Thielke said. “It’s also an important place for entrepreneurs to build with others who too are striving to carve out a niche.”
Thielke said he got the idea for the first hotDesk location in Salisbury three years ago, when he realized that many entrepreneurs were working out of coffee shops. “If you’re camped out in a coffee shop all the time you’re at least spending $4 or $5 a day just to use Internet,” Thielke said. “Here you have access to high speed Internet and all the other technology and office provides.
Talbot Commissioner Dirck Bartlett: “We’re doing a lot of work on our infrastructure to make sure we have what entrepreneurs want.” Find a quiet spot in the facility for privacy. It’s also an ideal place when working from
your home comes with too many distractions.”
At the grand opening on Thursday local supporters poured in to show support for the project.
Talbot County Commissioner Dirck Bartlett said the location was prime for attracting businesses to Talbot.
“We’re always excited about attracting entrepreneurs to Talbot,” Bartlett said. “We’re doing a lot of work on our infrastructure to make sure we have what entrepreneurs want, like high speed broadband. We think Talbot is a great place to be and we hope hotDesks is way of attracting people who are starting a small company. These entrepreneurs will help grow the local economy and hopefully create jobs.”
“We’re really excited to have the opportunity to be a host community for hotDesks,” said
Talbot Chamber of Commerce President Alan I. Silverstein. “We think it’s a great concept, it’s cutting edge and it will bring entrepreneurs to the community, keep them here and help them grow. The goal is to help build them up so they can provide more employment opportunities here in the community.”
Easton hotDesks will offer the same programs and mentoring that have proved uccessful at the Salisbury co-working space. Visit www.hotDesks.org to know more.
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