New (Affordable) Office Space for Start-ups, Telecommuters and You?

Tired of using Starbucks as your home office? Now there may be a better option for you.

By Dave Liss | July 14, 2010

(Reston, Va.) Reston-based interactive media consultancy WeMedia has launched WeSpace, a co-working office space tailored to tech startups, creative professionals, telecommuters and solo entrepreneurs.

The facility is located at the WeMedia headquarters, next door to the Lake Anne Coffee House in the Lake Anne Village Center of Reston, Virginia.

Space is available for daily and monthly use. Clients pay only for the days they need. Workspace is reserved online.  Daily hours are 9 am to 5:30 pm. but vary depending on use.  Monthly members can work any time.

Memberships include workspace, whiteboards, wifi, kitchen space and access to shared meeting spaces in what is intended to be a collaborative workspace. Memberships start at start at $300/month, or $30/day.

What’s Co-Working?

The nature of work and business is changing. For many professions, technology makes work anywhere possible. That means growing numbers of people work at home, in coffee shops or where ever their works take them.

Co-working spaces are intended to provide a "place" and a community for independent professionals who find they work better with others than they do alone.  Typically it is attractive to work-at-home professionals, independent contractors, or people who travel frequently who end up working in relative isolation.

A 2007 survey showed that many employees worry about feeling isolated and losing human interaction if they telecommute. Roughly a third of both private and public-sector workers also reported that they didn’t want to stay at home during work. Co-working offers a solution to the problem of isolation that many experience while working at home, while at the same time letting them escape the distractions of home.

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