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Coworking Spaces BK Style: Colab Factory
March 2017 | Fikriyyah GeorgeIf it seems like a new co-working space is opening up every year it’s because they are. Hard pressed to find one five years ago in Brooklyn there is currently almost 30 spread throughout the borough. Colab Factory is … Read More
Two HR Managers Demystify The Job Search
August 2015 | Fikriyyah GeorgeWhile working at Compound Cowork’s Work Exchange Program I had the opportunity to collaboratively plan an event-Career Night At The CC. One of a co-working spaces greatest resources are their members and this Prospect-Lefferts Garden space was no exception with a … Read More
Straighten Out Your Business With These Events For The End of August
August 2015 | Fikriyyah GeorgeWhen you spend 99.9999% of your waking moments building something from scratch time, becomes an even more precious commodity than when you were filing taxes with W-2s. To save some precious moments I’ve culled five events for the next two weeks happening in Brooklyn … Read More
Coworking Space Makeshift Society Closing After A Year
August 2015 | Fikriyyah GeorgeNo trend, or business is immune from the laws of supply and demand. Even with coworking’s booming growth throughout Brooklyn one of the latest coworking spaces is saying goodbye. Last week in a newsletter Makeshift Society founders Rena Tom and Bryan Boyer announced the coworking … Read More
Making a Unicorn More Common- Black Women in STEM
October 2014 | Fikriyyah GeorgeJob and wealth opportunities have opened up in Brooklyn with the advent of technology. How well that wealth has been spread across the borough’s diverse demographic is another matter. Lack of diversity within the tech nationally has been … Read More
Remote Working from Brooklyn: Make The Most of the Coffee Shop
October 2014 | Nicole DominguezModern work culture tells us that we have to spend every minute of our nine-to-five working in an office — one that may be loud, distraction-prone, and uninspiring. Now that startups and companies that embrace flexibility are becoming more prevalent, … Read More
Former Neighbors Bring Community and Coworking to Prospect Lefferts Gardens
September 2014 | Fikriyyah GeorgeBefore opening the first co-working space in Prospect Lefferts Gardens the three co-owners, Aki and Ron Baker and Rebecca Levin were neighbors for years in a loft building in Bed-Stuy.
“Their front door faced my front door and we shared … Read More
Startup Smackdown Makespace vs urBin
July 2014 | Fikriyyah GeorgeCompetition in startups is fierce. Lyft and Uber use cutthroat methods to poach each others drivers. Startups spend a large amount of their marketing and user acquisition dollars not trying to be the next Path.
Even if you do get … Read More
First Co-Working Space in Flatbush Opens
June 2014 | Fikriyyah GeorgeFlatbush formerly bereft of co-working spaces is welcoming its first-the Compound Cowork.
Run by a community-minded trio, Compound Cowork had a free day of co-working, from 1pm-8pm, this past Saturday to officially commemorate their opening. Normally, a day of co-working … Read More
Is Northside Really Serving Up Innovation?
June 2014 | Fikriyyah GeorgeDurn it! We (and by that I mean I) were too busy going on an OkCupid date to enjoy the Northside Festival this weekend. That and we’re more into the underdogs than top dogs. Luckily for us The Bedford + … Read More