A major hurdle that small business owners and entrepreneurs who work from home deal with is the lack of social interaction which often becomes stifling and limits creativity. Previously, in an effort to remedy this, workers would flock to local coffee shops. While this solves the physical problem of iosolation, coffee shops offer nothing to in the form of actual interaction. Enter coworking.

Coworking is a social gathering of people, working independently of one another, but wanting the interaction found when working with other highly intelligent and driven people people. This atmosphere allows those in the space to interact easier and more freely with one another. The person sitting next to you is no longer a random stranger, but a coworker. Not a coworker in the traditional sense of the word; but a coworker in the sense that if you have a problem or need some new ideas you can ask, if you notice that someone is struggling with an issue that you’ve dealt with in the past you can offer advice. The community a coworking office provides encourages collaboration between members in turn boosting the quality ,and often quantity, of work produced. The goal is to establich a community that encourages and helps young entrepreneurs and business owners find their way.

Many coworkers also find that great friendships can be formed out of coworking. The coworking community brings together like-minded people that may not had the opportunity to meet otherwise.

Below are some links to more information about coworking.

• Coworking-wikipedia
• Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle
• Next phase of working at home: Leaving home
• Coworking facilities for social-hungry solo freelancers
• They’re Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side
• Monolab, coworking & loneliness
• Every neighborhood needs a coworking space