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Four months ago, Wilmington’s Steve Roettger first read about co-working in Entrepreneur magazine.
A week ago, he and partners Wes Garnett Jr. and Pedro Moore officially opened the doors of the coIN Loft, their co-working venture in downtown Wilmington.
“We just wanted to make something happen,” Roettger said at the launch celebration on March 12.
The coIN Loft, housed inside a three-story building on Ninth Street in downtown Wilmington, will provide work spaces, a private office and professional meeting spaces for budding entrepreneurs. The coIN Loft’s 2,200-square-foot space also will offer free wifi, cable TV, office supplies, printer and fax access, storage and two conference rooms.
But more than a desk for office-less entrepreneurs, the coIN Loft offers an open-source culture, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other, Garnett said.
Young businesses take many forms, from “laptopreneurs” meeting their clients in coffee shops to startup CEOs working out of their crowded garages, and the coIN Loft will provide a community where they all can grow, he said.
“We want those people to flourish and Wilmington is the city to do it,” he said.
Despite the fact that the group is a month away from being finished with the building – which still lacks paint and furniture – 27 members have joined, Garnett said.
Memberships, which cost between $40 and $300 a month, are month-to-month commitments with access that ranges from one day a month to 24/7. Members also receive the benefits of free weekly and monthly seminars and a plan for reduced-fee parking is in the works.
The coIN Loft has also partnered with the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, Garnett said, and the co-working space will serve as a feeder into the chamber’s Emerging Enterprise Center business incubator.
For more information, visit thecoinloft.com or call 302-668-5265.
Four months ago, Wilmington’s Steve Roettger first read about co-working in Entrepreneur magazine.
A week ago, he and partners Wes Garnett Jr. and Pedro Moore officially opened the doors of the coIN Loft, their co-working venture in downtown Wilmington.
“We just wanted to make something happen,” Roettger said at the launch celebration on March 12.
The coIN Loft, housed inside a three-story building on Ninth Street in downtown Wilmington, will provide work spaces, a private office and professional meeting spaces for budding entrepreneurs. The coIN Loft’s 2,200-square-foot space also will offer free wifi, cable TV, office supplies, printer and fax access, storage and two conference rooms.
But more than a desk for office-less entrepreneurs, the coIN Loft offers an open-source culture, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other, Garnett said.
Young businesses take many forms, from “laptopreneurs” meeting their clients in coffee shops to startup CEOs working out of their crowded garages, and the coIN Loft will provide a community where they all can grow, he said.
“We want those people to flourish and Wilmington is the city to do it,” he said.
Despite the fact that the group is a month away from being finished with the building – which still lacks paint and furniture – 27 members have joined, Garnett said.
Memberships, which cost between $40 and $300 a month, are month-to-month commitments with access that ranges from one day a month to 24/7. Members also receive the benefits of free weekly and monthly seminars and a plan for reduced-fee parking is in the works.
The coIN Loft has also partnered with the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, Garnett said, and the co-working space will serve as a feeder into the chamber’s Emerging Enterprise Center business incubator.
For more information, visit thecoinloft.com or call 302-668-5265.
