Listen as Patti Mercer, local media celeb, discusses what to expect from International Coworking Day 2017 at LOOM in historic downtown Fort Mill!
Author: Jennifer Belk
Member Spotlight – Tom Ostrowski
(and Happy Coworking Anniversary!)
Tom Ostrowski joined LOOM Coworking on Aug 5th, 2106, and we are so happy he did!
LOOM Members’ Handbook
(7/2017)
We are glad to have you! This handbook will help you integrate into the community. We hope that you plug in and gain a sense of ownership of the coworking spaces. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask any of the owners/directors, or any other member, for help. See the LOOM Terms and Conditions for membership for information regarding liabilities and prohibited activities.
Community – Pubs, Partners, Pride
Hobo’s Grill
Downtown Fort Mill
Coming into Fort Mill’s downtown from the south, you come over the train tracks to a beautiful park. Just across from the park is a gem of a restaurant, with the fitting name Hobo’s. As a beautiful place to listen and watch trains, Hobo’s pulls on the southern hospitality of comfort food while offering modern takes on the food of the generation that rode the rails, The Hobos. Read more
How to Stay Sane When You Work Alone All the Time (Our Tip? – Don’t!)
I recently read an article that rang true so loudly that I had to share it. Read more
Kids out of school? Home office just turn into Grand Central Station?
GREAT NEWS! SUMMER IS HERE!
Bad news …. Summer is here
Summer can be a wonderful break for kids … a way to refresh themselves and prep for the fall. However, it can be a very stressful time for the 1/3rd of us who are independent, remote or mobile workers. The place that may have been our haven now makes us the go-to person for entertainment and information for bored offspring. You want to spend time with them, but you still have a job, and now that job has become harder to do.
Is coworking a game changer independent workers?
I recently read an article, “Coworking— a game changer in office space” and thought it addressed a lot of the questions people have about coworking. Personally, I feel the community and educational amenities (lunch and learns, collaboration and consultation opportunities, etc.) are the foundation of coworking. This explains that as well as some of the more economical aspects.
Coworking communities … the “Student Union” of the mobile economy
During my 10 years at Winthrop, I had a 300 sf office with a lounge chair, sound system, kitchenette and my entire collection of Maroon 5 stalking memorabilia. Yes, office wise, I was living the high-life. But most of the time you would not find me in my cushy digs … I would be camped out in DIGS (short for the DiGiorgio Campus Center), where the action was. Read more
Keeping Company with Those Smarter Than Yourself – A Look at the Shared Economy
Michael (my other half) has always said of his job “I don’t have to know everything, I just have to know the smart people”.
New Year’s Resolutions of a burned out professional and a strung-out parent
While putting up Christmas decorations, I came across a notebook from a couple of years ago. In it was a scribbled list of new year’s resolutions. It was obviously a pie in the sky wish-list, at the time. However, I am happy to say that so many of my wishes HAVE come true … not without hard work and certainly not in the way I thought they would. Read more