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.
