By Liz Witbeck<\/p>\n
Several members of the local tech community
\nhave found a new place to create
\nand collaborate at Sharatoga Coworking in
\nSaratoga Springs.
\nSharatoga Coworking was opened in June
\nby Chris Thompson, a local entrepreneur. He
\nwas running his business, WorkOrder.es, a
\nmobile workorder platform for the real estate
\nindustry, out of his home office.<\/p>\n
He said he was having dinner at a Broadway
\nestablishment with friends one night and
\nthey discussed how great it would be to have
\na coworking space. They looked over, saw a
\nspace for rent and toured it with the property
\nmanager.<\/p>\n
The result is Sharatoga Coworking, at
\n368 Broadway, Suite 11. It is designed as a
\nspace specifically for the tech community
\nin Saratoga Springs — product managers,
\nsupport specialists, IT technicians, entrepreneurs,
\nprogrammers and more.<\/p>\n
“There’s a very small tech community here
\nin Saratoga” said Thompson.<\/p>\n
Tech professionals have been meeting
\nthrough local events such as Saratoga TechOUT.
\nSharatoga Coworking gives professionals
\na physical space to gather and collaborate,
\non a regular basis. The close-knit
\nnature of the tech community in Saratoga
\nSprings was one of the reasons for forming
\nSharatoga Coworking.<\/p>\n
The coworking space has 20 members
\nsigned up so far.<\/p>\n
There are several rooms inside the Sharatoga
\nsuite. In the front room is dedicated desk
\nspace. People can pay a fee to permanently
\nuse it. One such company is Empire Windrush,
\na data visualization company for schools.<\/p>\n
There is individual working space, where
\nmembers can come to work privately or collaborate
\nwith others. There is a lunch and
\nbreak area for members to relax and socialize.
\n“Taking a break is very important” said
\nThompson, who remembers too many days
\nof quickly grabbing a peanut butter and jelly
\nsandwich in his kitchen before going back to
\nwork in his home office.<\/p>\n
A conference room is located in another
\nsection, and is available to rent by the general
\ncommunity.<\/p>\n
Thompson has a large office at Sharatoga
\nCoworking, from where he runs WorkOrder.es
\nand his other business activities.<\/p>\n
For Thompson and the other members of
\nSharatoga Coworking, the space is a way to
\nbring the tech community closer together.
\n“This is a place to meet other like-minded
\npeople” said Thompson. “If you wanted to
\nfeel inspired, feel creative, this is the place
\nto be. I feel like getting more work done when
\nI am here.”<\/p>\n
Ashley Terwilliger, a member and who works remotely as a customer support
\nrepresentative for Articulate, an eLearning
\ncompany, said “being able to connect with
\nother peers in a similar tech field provided
\na needed sense of community and collaboration.
\nWorking at Sharatoga each day brings
\nsomething new, exciting, and always a learning
\nopportunity.”<\/p>\n
Thompson said in September, the company
\nwill launch a series of Sharatoga Tech Talks.
\nOnce a month, a panel of speakers will be
\nbrought in to discuss different topics in the
\ntech industry. The events will be free and open
\nto the public.<\/p>\n
People can buy a day pass for Sharatoga
\nCoworking, which provides access from 9
\na.m. to 5 p.m. A monthly membership can
\nbe purchased that provides full-time access
\nincluding early mornings, late nights, and
\nweekends for maximum flexibility.<\/p>\n
Those interested in becoming members at
\nSharatoga Coworking can fill out an inquiry
\nform on their website at http:\/\/sharatogacoworking.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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