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53 Coworking Centers in the Top Cities for Entrepreneurs

coworkersWhat is the one thing every young entrepreneur is looking for? Money! How to make it, how to save it, how to use it etc…Of course while bootstrapping a business every entrepreneur is looking for ways to keep what little money they do have but build an empire at the same time. Coworking is a relatively new option for business owners when it comes to getting office space.

If you don’t already know coworking centers are places that allow you to rent a desk, office, or simply come to hangout in an open room with other business owners doing the same thing. The centers will offer wifi, coffee, comfortable furniture, printing and of course an innovative setting. You have to signup for one of their packages that could range from $10 for a day pass to a few hundred dollars to rent your own desk for the month and a variety of options in between.

Whatever you do it becomes a cheaper and often more comfortable and innovative setting then renting your own private office space.

We put together a list last summer of the Top 10 Cities for Young Entrepreneurs and decided to now list all the coworking centers in those cities. We have also added a handful of cities to the list that were suggested on that previous article.

New York City

  • Sunshine Suites – One of the largest centers in New York. “Where Start-Ups Get Started”
  • Coworking Brooklyn @ The Change You Want to See Gallery (Williamsburg) – home to cultural producers, programmers, writers, theorists, activists, professionals, and adventure seekers.
  • The Metropolitan Exchange – coworking space for architects, urban planners and designers
  • Green Spaces NY – Collective workspace for sustainability-oriented small businesses. Green business incubator. (Downtown Brooklyn in the MEx)
  • Jelly – Coworking in various locations around NYC, including Bryant Park, Williamsburg, and Tribeca. Jellies usually occur every other Friday, and they generally take place in someone’s living room. Jelly is always completely free! (Manhattan & Brooklyn)
  • 3rdward – For creative design professionals in Brooklyn
  • SparkSpace – “coworking for startups”
  • New Work City – Manhattan’s community coworking space. Full-time, part-time, and drop-in memberships, as well as workshops and events.
  • The Hive at 55 – Shared workspace for 30+ people, three private workrooms, as well as flexible space for conferences and workshops. Sponsored by the Alliance for Downtown New York.
  • WeWorkNYC – Located in downtown Manhatten with multiple options for any businesses needs.

Boston:

  • Betahouse – Coworking for entrepreneur, technologists and creatives in Central Square Cambridge.
  • Geek Offices – Cambridge coworking with 25 cubicles ready to go and a full set of amenities
  • WorkBar – Downtown Boston shared office space
  • Cambridge Coworking Center – Located in Cambridge with monthly rates at $250
  • Design Annex – Design Annex provides the resources for small firms and solo practitioners in design fields in Somerville and surrounding communities to grow their businesses.

Chicago:

  • COOP – “Where Ideas Hatch” Shared workspace in Fulton Market with options available for the day, week, or month.
  • Ravenswood Coworking Group – Located at Montrose and Ravenswood.
  • OfficePort – Multiple locations in the US.
  • TechNexus – Various options in downtown Chicago. They are a premier technology collaboration facility.

Austin:

  • Conjunctured – The first coworking center in Austin. First day is free
  • Soma Vida – One place to live well, work well and play
  • Texas Coworking – Rates starting at $250/month
  • Cospace – Whether planning a meeting or looking for an office Cospace can accommodate

Seattle:

  • Coworking Seattle – Volunteer community put together to discuss coworking opportunities in Seattle.
  • Indie Ballard – Coworking for start-ups and independent entrepreneurs, developers and creatives – in the center of Ballard.
  • The Maple Leaf Branch – Located in North Seattle with affordable pricing for entrepreneurs
  • Metrix Create Space – Workspace for makers and crafters
  • Office Nomads – Located in Capitol Hill. Dedicated to creating a creative nad dynamic workspace for nomadic workers.
  • StartPad – Software development offices with coworking options for everyone
  • North Star Offices – Available weekends and evenings with virtual and private offices along with conference room space.
  • Suite133 – Located in Tacoma
  • Thinkspace – One of the most well known centers in the area. Located in downtown Redmond.

Portland:

  • NedSpace – Two locations in downtown and old town Portland.
  • Souk – Focusing on empowerment, connection & support and the future of work.
  • Activspace – Our mission is to provide a safe, functional, private space where your creativity can flow. With four locations in Portland.
  • The Hive – Part of the Leftbank Project. The Hive cots $350/month with 24/7 access to your space.

Denver:

  • The Hive – $250 month for 24/7 access and a permanent desk.
  • CreativeFarm.net – A collaborative environment for creative individuals and small businesses.

San Francisco:

  • CitizenSpace – Taking the best of the coffee shop and the best of the work place and putting it together. Located on Second St.
  • Sandbox Suites – Two locations in San Francisco and Berkley.
  • Parisoma – Located in the Soma district. Holds events and offers coworking space.
  • ReactorSF – Creative workspace for individuals. Split between large common room and private offices for all.
  • Hub -Workplace by day, event center by night. Hub has locations all over the world providing a place for changemakers.
  • 2431 Mission – 9 desks and 4 offices. Contact Dan Schmeltzer for info.

Phoenix:

  • Gangplank – Free coworking space along with events. Focuses on collaboration and development in the Phoenix area.
  • Optin Learning Center – $49/month for own cubicle and access to community area.

San Diego:

  • Digital Telepathy – Web Design firm that has opened its door for coworking. Free to stop by on occasion and a fee to reserve a space.
  • Hive – San Diego’s original coworking office with two locations.

Atlanta:

  • Stongbox West – Casual environment with flexible plans.
  • 151 Locust – Not just a place to work but a place to grow your business to the next level. Day passes start at only $7.
  • Ignition Alley – Bringing together Atlanta’s growing community of entrepreneurs and freelancers.

Orlando:

  • CoLab – Providing a community for independents in Orlando. Monthly rates.

Every Other City (just about):

Jelly – Casual networking events held around the world at coffee shops, homes and offices. Anyone can go just find a scheduled one in your area or start one up if there isn’t already a local one!

Know of a local coworking center? Leave its link and city in the comments below!

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  1. kzar says:

    Philadelphia also has Indyhall (http://indyhall.org/), home to a lot of Philly startups.

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  5. Altamont Cowork says:

    Tracy, CA is the hub of activity in the Central Valley…we are the source of most of the commuters clogging the Bay Area roads….seriously, nice list! :-)

  6. Mike Whaling says:

    I used to work out of CoLab Orlando occasionally — I'll vouch that it's a great spot.

    Haven't seen it mentioned yet, but check out Qwirk if you're ever in Columbus … great location in German Village, easy access to downtown, OSU and the airport. Dedicated offices are $275, day passes are only $10 (Fridays are free), good diverse group of businesses.

  7. Jerome says:

    Thanks Danielle for the mention. We at http://www.BLANKSPACES.com hosted Tsavo Media 2 years ago and they just got bought for $75M!!!

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  9. Scott Ballum says:

    Great list. One correction re: New York. Green Spaces (http://www.greenspaceshome.com) is now in Manhattan near Tribeca. The Brooklyn MEx space is run independently as a cooperative workspace now called Common Spaces (http://commonspaces.org). Both are great and offer different options for entrepreneurs! (disclosure, I used to work at Common Spaces!)

  10. Joseph says:

    Great list :) We are putting the pieces together to open an entrepreneur café and coworking space in Tampa, FL – http://www.CoCreativ.com/form.html

  11. Ryan Price says:

    Your description of Coworking is abysmal. It does not lend any help to differentiating Coworking from a shared desk, pay-as-you-go office environment.

    One of the most important things about a great coworking space is the safe atmosphere it creates for collaboration and mentoring.

    At a coffee shop, I can't turn to the person next to me and ask their opinion on something, or brainstorm an idea for my project – they would look at me funny.

    At many shared desk environments, it's dog-eat-dog, and if two people are in the same business, they'd be in direct competition, and likely stealing clients from each other.

    Since the coworking space is more collegial, you can share that project with your potential competition, or hand it to him when you get to busy, and he might be inclined to hand the next one to you.

    Also, the vibe of a great coworking space is hard to match, even at most places that use the term “Co-Working” somewhere in their sales pitch. The collected energy, passion, and raw talent is often dripping from the walls. There are many spaces where people are not just getting started, they're putting down roots.

  12. Cesar Torres says:

    Hey there—I'm one of the co-founders of Conjunctured in Austin. Thanks so much for the nod! It's good to see coworking is spreading all over badass cities!

  13. Cesar Torres says:

    Hey there—I'm one of the co-founders of Conjunctured in Austin. Thanks so much for the nod! It's good to see coworking is spreading all over badass cities!

  14. If the entrepreneur ever come to Vancouver, Canada make sure to drop by The Network Hub (http://www.thenetworkhub.ca).

    Thank you for the list!

  15. DCer says:

    http://Affinitylab.com is DC based with 2 locations.. and it's actually the oldest coworking space in the country (9 yrs)… if you're in DC you need to check it out

  16. jay says:

    green desk is better than all of the above

  17. zcferres says:

    Hooray for QWIRK!

  18. Roger says:

    New Jersey just opened a few new coworking spaces last month,

    Converge in Union, NJ (http://www.convergenj.com)

    and Launch Pad Creative in Woodbridge (http://www.launchpad-creatives.com).

  19. Sandy says:

    Check out @decindublin and http://decindublin.com We have grown from one tenant to 44 businesses in one year's time.

  20. zcferres says:

    Dublin is in the Columbus area. It is where our BounceFire office is. Great incubation space!

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