Small business has long emphasized alternatives in efficiency. While they may enjoy a level of professional intimacy and organizational flexibility not often enjoyed by their super-sized counterparts, small businesses usually don’t have resources to burn. And, money or no, when it comes to office space, their needs can be almost prohibitively unique. This probably explains why shared office spaces came about generations ago. Business ‘A’ had too much space. Business ‘B’ didn’t need much. So began the symbiosis that many large and small companies and non-profits share.
The model has long been at work in Savannah. United Way building on Monterey Square, for example, doubles as office space for no less than nine other entities. But, the idea of shared spaces seems to have traditionally been one of afterthought, an ad hoc plan created to make use of excess. No more. Thanks to some visionary companies and designers, the widespread concept of planned shared office space has come home to roost on the creative coast. And with them comes reduced cost, preferential location, environmental efficiency, and creative, interactive work spaces.
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