Designers rub shoulders with tech start-up founders at the photocopier, while freelancers shoot the breeze with entrepreneurs in the communal kitchen.
Co-working is now so accepted that in Melbourne’s Collingwood, the hospitality industry has its own co-working space, Worksmith.
More than 800,000 people work in Australia’s food and beverage industry, with the vast majority using non-traditional office settings. Co-founders Michael Bascetta and Roscoe Power have seen membership and revenue grow by 20 per cent month-on-month since Worksmith launched in February.
“The food, beverage and hospitality industries have never had a place to call home outside of public-facing venues,” Bascetta says.
He sees Worksmith as a place that starts to change that.
“Many people in the food and beverage industry spend time on the road, working from home or a cafe and in their or their clients’ venues. Worksmith is a better solution as it provides a touch point for someone each day to come to and get productive work done,” he says.
The site has also been set up as a space to encourage innovation and networking, including at the venue’s regular events. Read more
Brisbane Times - 14 Oct 2018
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