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Here’s why parents value flexible working – and why the old office environment won’t be apart of the “new normal”

Over the last year, our homes have become our new offices, schools, and daycares. Parents not only became remote workers, but also full-time stay-at-home parents and teachers for their kids who were learning at home. As offices and schools have begun to reopen and welcome students and employees back, many working parents aren’t interested in returning to the old work environment. According to a FlexJobs survey, 61% of parents want to continue working remotely full-time, with 37% wanting a flexible,

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Here’s how your work-from-home environment is killing your productivity – and how to solve it

Many office employees suddenly became remote workers in 2020. What began as working from home for a few weeks has become a permanent working environment for many people. Depending on your housing situation, your couch might have become your new workspace. Or you might be lucky enough to have your own dedicated office. Or you might be trying to navigate working from home while sharing a space with your partner, roommates, or kids. Whatever your work-from-home setup looks like, chances

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Feeling demotivated? It might be remote work burnout. Here’s 4 ways to combat it.

In 2020, most office employees became remote workers unexpectedly. Now over a year later, office employees continue to work from home, without a clear end in sight. Employees and employers were forced to adapt – and for many, it was for the best. In its State of Remote Work Survey, Buffer found that 99% of employees would prefer to work remotely for the rest of their career. The biggest benefits to working from home were found to be having a

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How a Coworking Space Can Help Your Startup

By definition, a startup is a company typically in the very early stages of its development. They’re usually run by 1-3 founders who focus on developing a product, service or platform. In short, a startup is a group of problem solvers. At the beginning, they’re self-funded and have a very strong growth mindset.  That’s very technically speaking; at the core, startups are one of the founding principles of the “American Dream”. Startups are based upon the idea that anybody can

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