Local entrepreneurs, app developers, programmers and small startups now have the ability to work in an innovative and collaborative work environment, similar to those that have been successful in such areas as Boston and San Francisco, with today's unveiling of the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's (CIE) new Coworking Lab.
Representatives from the Greater Pensacola Chamber and Pensacola State College announced today that their business incubator has expanded to include a dynamic, nearly 1,000-square-foot-lab, that will house graphic designers, programmers and just about anyone else in need of inexpensive office space.
The number of co-working spaces across the country is on a rise, and more and more young companies are looking to coworking facilities for their office space needs.
In addition to office space, tenants of the new Coworking Lab will receive a high-speed Internet connection, fax capabilities, access to the CIE's conference rooms and the invaluable opportunity to rub elbows with like-minded professionals.
The facility was made possible by a long-time supporter of the CIE, software company Overgroup Consulting, which donated office furniture to the space and already has two employees signed on as tenants of the new Coworking Lab.
Designed to take small, early-stage businesses that have what the industry calls "high-growth potential," the CIE is a partnership between the Greater Pensacola Chamber and Pensacola State College that provides entrepreneurs with reduced-cost office space and professional guidance, all within an environment conducive to spawning rapid growth.
To learn more about innovative coworking facilities and how they are revolutionizing the concept of the traditional workplace, visit http://bit.ly/1eVk6kZ. For more information about the CIE or how to become a tenant, contact Kelly Reeser, Director of Entrepreneurial Development for the Greater Pensacola Chamber, at (850) 696-1314 or [email protected].
