021 Maker Space's First Community Outreach Program

As part of addressing common concerns in this time of pandemic and giving back to the community, the 021 Maker Space Dream Incubator coworking space, conducted its very first Community Outreach Program on September 12, 2020, with the theme "We Care, We Share. Together We Can Do Best." The said community event was done in participation with the Philippine Dragon Media Network (PDMN) and XBistro Laboratory.

The chosen beneficiaries are the poor families of Barangay 282, San Nicolas, Manila, the Medical Frontliners of Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital in Binondo, Manila, and some street dwellers in the areas of Binondo, Sta. Cruz and Intramuros. 

A total of 200 poor families of Barangay 282 benefited from the 021 Maker Space community outreach program. Each family received a food bag with rice, canned goods, instant noodles, and a face shield. The activity at the barangay was realized with the support of Barangay 282 Chairman Steven Yap and Council. The 021Maker Space coworking team donated 4 gallons of alcohol to the barangay and a certificate of appreciation was handed to Chairman Yap for their assistance in ensuring a smooth and peaceful event. 

Also, with the help of the volunteers from Starlight Business Consulting Services, the coworking space team were able to randomly distribute a total of 100 food bags to the poor street dwellers along Binondo, Sta. Cruz and Intramuros, Manila. 

Furthermore, as a part of the O21 Maker Space coworking community outreach program, they donated a total of 100 meal packs, cooked with love by XBistro Laboratory, to the Medical Frontliners of Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital in Urbiztondo St, Manila. Aside from the food packs, a Certificate of Appreciation was handed to thank the hospital frontliners for their selflessness and for relentlessly fighting against the Covid19 virus.  

"We know that what we gave to our poor fellows and the medical frontliners today were not enough, but we hope that our small gesture could make a difference to them," according to the 021 Maker Space coworking representative.

By 021 Maker Space Dream Incubator coworking space, Sept. 12, 2020
https://www.021makerspace.com/

021 Maker Space Dream Incubator Opening Soon in Binondo

Binondo, Philippines, Aug. 8, 2020 - 021 Maker Space Dream Incubator, a new coworking space and business incubator will open this September 2020 at the heart of Binondo, a busy commercial district in Manila City. It would be located on the 8th floor of Co Ban Kiat II building along Juan Luna Street, Binondo. The new coworking space, owned by 021 Group OPC, will be the company’s first and largest coworking space in Manila’s Chinatown district. 

The Co Ban Kiat II building is one of the historical structures in Binondo. It was built during the Pre-War period and was previously called S.J. Wilson building, named after American Navy expatriate Samuel J. Wilson. The building, in the pre-war era, used to be the headquarters of the Manila Stock Exchange and many other prominent companies and firms, including the Standard and Chartered Bank, the Japanese Consulate General’s office, Bank of America, Sunlife of Canada, Phil Am Life Insurance, France Consulate, Switzerland Consulate, and many others. 

The 021 Maker Space coworking and incubator would occupy over 836 square meters of space. It would have 170 rentable office space such as private workstations, coworking desks, meeting rooms, nursery room, phone booths, and ample area for sitting and events venue. Noting the exceptional demand of a coworking space in the country, the 021 Maker Space Dream Incubator would offer competitive rates and would cater not only to startup companies but to companies of all sizes, freelancers, entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, influencers, and even students. 

What sets 021 Maker Space different from other coworking spaces? Venture Capital is a term often thrown around when it comes to startups and new businesses. An entrepreneur’s genius business idea often will need business funding in order to grow and Investors may offer to make a venture capital investment in exchange for a percentage return. The 021 Maker Space will be serving as a bridge between the Entrepreneurs and Capital Investors and will help with the incubation of promising companies, countless startup businesses, and turning them into multinational giants. Therefore, with the creation of the incubator named 021 Maker Space, it will turn ventures from “zero to one”. 

“Opening a coworking space during a pandemic?” It is indeed very challenging to open a coworking space in the current situation, but the owners of 021 Maker Space Dream Incubator believe that despite this pandemic, coworking is still the future on how people will work and that capital venture can have a huge contribution to the country’s economic growth. There are many companies that have asked their employees to work remotely and this kind of setup is expected to grow. At the same time, there are a lot of entrepreneurs and startups with amazing business plans who are not afraid to commence their venture and take risks even during this challenging situation. The 021 Maker Space has the potential to provide vital business services to startup businesses and support the remote workforce closer to where they are now. 

What Services and Facilities will 021 Maker Space Offer its Customers? Aside from a modern and elegantly furnished coworking space, 021 Maker Space will be offering the following services to its clients:  

Private Offices  

Coworking Dedicated Desk and Hot Desk  

Virtual Office  

Meeting Rooms and Event Space  

Wi-Fi 6 Connectivity with Up to 1 Gbps high internet speed  

Cozy Lounges and Sitting Area  

Phone Booths  

Wellness Room  

Professional/Business Events  

Community Events  

Round the Clock Cleaning Team  

Complimentary Refreshments

Reserve your 021 Maker Space Dream Incubator coworking space 

now while there are still spaces to choose from. Visit the 021 Maker Space website

For inquiries, contact: 

Contact No. : 09171111921

Email Add : admin@021makerspace.com

FB Page : https://www.facebook.com/021MakerSpace

IG Page : https://www.instagram.com/021makerspace/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/021Maker

Linkedn : https://ph.linkedin.com/company/021makerspace

Acceler8 Coworking: Wine and Cheese Event

Networking and chilling at a coworking space such as Acceler8 does have it's own rewards. To be able to hang out to meet new people, learn something new, collaborate, and possibly, find clients - it is a plus to be able to mingle with a business-oriented crowd. Going to bars means that there is not much business to be done as those places are for unwinding, so the wine and cheese event at this Makati coworking space did provide the right atmosphere to unwind with a few glasses wine or a couple of bottles of beer, and get to network.

Jan. 25, 2017

Broker's Night: Wine and Cheese Event

Acceler8: Finman Bldg, Level 7-1, 131 Tordesillas st. corner Bautista, Makati 

Acceler8's Broker's Night was a very nice event, and I got to meet a few people and chill. What I did miss, as I arrived at about 9 pm, was the referral program that was discussed, and I would like to go back there soon to find out the details. This Makati event space is great, though I was not able to check out the office spaces, from what I learned, the occupancy was very high, yet there is still space for individual coworkers like me.


Makati Coworking Space

Visiting Acceler8 was an experience, and the impact that it made on me was the realization that coworking spaces provide a community, that of freelancers and independent professionals, among others, who do want to focus on their being productive but also make time to take a break.

As many people do work online, be it full-time or part-time, the choices a year or so ago where to go, here in the Philippines, was limited to having a home office or going to a coffee shop - but now, there are coworking spaces that can be used by individuals and coworking spaces that do have rooms for rent, for 5 people or more. The rental of coworking space can be hourly, daily, up to monthly, and there are some that are consumable hours.

The advantages of using a coworking space is that it is an instant office. There is no need to shell out money to place a down payment or deposit for a rented space, no need have to furnish the place, nor pay for bills such as that of the internet or electricity.

There are other advantages.
Learn more by reading about the Positive Psychology of Coworking Spaces.

Positive Psychology of Coworking Spaces Like The Common Space

The Common Space, Pergola Mall, BF Homes, Paranaque

Recent studies show there are problems associated with working at home or at a coffee shop such as suffering the feeling of isolation. Most of us have internet connection at home or can go to a coffee shop to work online, yet with the social support system that is created in a coworking space that is vastly different from a traditional work place as which has supervisors, being in such a work environment greatly enhances productivity as each coworker goes about with their independent activity.

The Common Space, Pergola Mall, BF Homes, Paranaque

A coworking space is a modern social work environment, and there are other positive factors to having this kind of shared office space. It is possible to network, there might be collaborations, sharing of ideas, gaining or providing feedback, and since there is no task interdependence, the pressure and stress found in a traditional workplace is not present. Neither is the high noise level of coffee shops and other wifi zones - and the atmosphere greatly aids in focusing on work plus the vibe of a work environment is present.

The social group of a coworking space brings about supportive behavior. Though each coworker is independent, can be interaction, and with the ethical nature of being in a coworking space, like keeping the voice low, having to clean up after using the pantry facilities, ensuring that the area used is clean after use - there is a responsibility that comes with having a shared office space.

As more independent professionals seek to have an office space that is affordable with complete facilities, there are a number of coworking spaces in Metro Manila like The Common Space. You'll find these coworking spaces in the heart of business districts such as Makati and Bonifiacio Global City.  

There are many coworkers that are into software design, web development, consultancy, language services, consultancy, management, journalism, blogging, and writing. Renting a coworking space for a day or for even longer is a practical decision, and provides more savings that renting a traditional office that requires a down payment, advance rental, furnishing the rented place, and having to install an internet connection, and having to get an assistant. A coworking space is a ready-made office that does have a receptionist, and all that you need for an office is there.

There is a coworking space in Paranaque that provides the positive psychology atmosphere and has complete office facilities. It is The Common Space, located at the 2nd floor of Pergola Mall, Aguirre Avenue, BF Homes. It is open from Mondays to Saturdays, from 9 am to 9 pm. There is wifi, unlimited coffee and other beverages like tea. This can be used as a virtual office for mail handling and for the address to be used in corporation papers, and can be rented for meeting places and events. You may get more information by clicking this link to visit The Common Space website .

Coworking Parañaque: The Common Space Advantages

Blogger RonNotTheDJ

Ed Gonzalez and owner Jahzon Lih

A coworking place the South, nestled in BF Homes, Parañaque, is the solution that you might have been looking for when it comes to the need to work and having your own office.

Blogger Rod Gabriel and Ed Gonzalez

Get one hour free use of The Common Space. 

Go visit The Common Space Facebook page to see how! 

Of course, there's Starbucks, right - with the coffee, and you can bring your lappy and portable wifi there, and must have the art of shutting out noise when you need to concentrate - but then here, at The Common Space, there is unlimited brewed hot coffee, cold coffee, hot tea, iced tea, and you can bring in your own munchies. The noise level is that of work, and there is no loud music playing, no people who are there to disturb your concentration, as it is for coworking - a shared office.

This shared office may be rented at a monthly, daily, and for minimum of 3 hours. There are various packages. There is strong wifi at 15 Gbps, and there are two desktops that can be rented at 30 pesos and hour. There is a scanner, printer, and a landline. Just like an office, you can get your mail here, and use this coworking place in Paranaque for an office address.

When we had the blogger's event, with bloggers Rod Gabriel, Ron Barbaza, and online influencer Ed Gonzalez, we made a computation of the monthly rental, to see the cost per day. First, we discussed what a person would need if they would have their own office space, so the rental expense, the electricity, the equipment, and the internet - and since you can use this coworking space for a month, which is 6 working days a week multiplied by 4 weeks, it comes out that 4,500 pesos a month means that you will only spend 187.50 a day.

The bloggers event was that of discussion, turning out to be a meeting where we shared information, and then enjoyed the work atmosphere that this coworking in Parañaque provided. It helps one become more productive to be among people who want to focus on work, and there is a good vibe, that of energy, that comes with this spacious and airy space, that has benches set right outside for the smoking area.

The Common Space is located at the second floor of Pergola Mall, Aguirre Ave, Parañaque. You may learn more about it by accessing The Common Space Facebook page.