Did you know Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent coworking scene offers innovative and inspiring spaces? Located in different neighbourhoods around the region, each coworking space has a differentiating factor that makes it appealing. Need a cup of coffee and a workspace for only an hour? Need a desk for a week? Want an office space for a small team for a month? Looking to expand into the Detroit/US market? There is something for everyone.
Here are some coworking spaces that both business travellers and locals love.
But first, why co-working? Co-working allows small teams and lone freelancers to work together in a single, shared office environment. This concedes the opportunity for collaboration with others in the realm of design, law, business, finance, development, and marketing.
The Accelerator
About: Located in Windsor, Ontario, The Accelerator is an entrepreneurial ecosystem with co-working spaces specifically designed to help accelerate the growth of start-ups and emerging businesses, featuring on-site training and mentoring programs in a truly collaborative environment. Together with our clients and partners, we’re working hard to create the future of Windsor and Ontario
Location: Windsor, ON
Price: Membership starting at $50 per week
Bamboo Detroit (Cross-border Opportunities)
About: Bamboo offers convenient coworking and office locations in Royal Oak and downtown Detroit, and a diverse and inclusive community for doers and creators.
Locations: Detroit, MI and Royal Oak, MI
Cross-border Opportunities: Co-working organizations Bamboo Detroit — with offices in Detroit and Royal Oak — and the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator (The Accelerator) have formed a joint operating partnership, allowing members of each organization to have an international presence in the U.S. and Canada.
Price: Membership starting at $60/month.
Want to learn more about the cross-border co-working opportunities? Join The Accelerator in Windsor and Bamboo virtually for an informational session June 7th from 12-1PM on how to launch and expand your business across the border. Learn more HERE
CO: Workshare Ford City
About: CO is a cozy workshare space located in the heart of Ford City. Dedicated desks available for rent for those we need to get out of their house and be around some dynamic people. Access to shared boardroom, lounge and kitchenette. Contact for rates.
Location: Windsor, ON
Price: Daily Desk starting at $30 and Monthly Desk starting at $350
COpen House is set for June 9th from 4-8pm. Here’s your chance to come check out their co-working space located in the heart of Ford City (above the Grand Cantina) Drinks and snacks will be provided. Access is through the green door to the right of the Cantina main door. Bring a friend! Details HERE
EPICentre
About: The Entrepreneurship, Practice and Innovation Centre (EPICentre) is the hub for all entrepreneurial endeavours on the University of Windsor campus. In addition to entrepreneurial learning opportunities for students, EPICentre provides mentorship, workshops, resources, and co-working space to help student entrepreneurs and startups from the community start and grow their business.
Location: Windsor, ON
Price: Membership starting at $200/month.
SOAR Innovation
About: SOAR Innovation is a not-for-profit, community-centric organization that functions as an epicenter for entrepreneurship. It provides an enabling ecosystem that is geared toward helping businesses to grow and operate as a perpetual going concern.
It is the region’s 1st business accelerator and incubator designed and conceived by international principal investment and holding company to serve as a business pre-incubator, incubator, accelerator and hyper accelerator. The sole purpose is to build investable ideas into businesses and grow successful businesses into world-class companies with a higher order objective to drive economic development and prosperity.
Location: Chatham, ON
Price: Hot Desk $5/hr, $25 /day or $390 / month
