Onefastbuffalo Corp has launched a new business venture that further expresses our belief in mobile work life and the utilization of digital communications to efficiently run our businesses. The Workhaus Co-Working Lodge brand is OFB's venture into the new global trend away from the traditional office as we know it.   Co-working is simple concept (although we plan on adding some new twists, more about that later) where independent professionals or even small companies work together under the same roof for the purpose of collaboration and the ability to focus on work in inspiring spaces. Membership-based co-working also provides freelancers and contractors who may typically work from home a "basecamp" to meet with clients in a professional environment, receive mail and deliveries, socialize and talk shop with other professionals, and frankly get out of the house...or even more importantly get out of the office! 

 

Don't take our word for it. Here are some great articles about the Co-working trend.

 

 

"For OFB the Workhaus brand concept developed out of the gradual virtualization (related content - great article here about the productivity gains, savings, environmental benefits and even increased safety of going virtual from Inc Mag) of our business and love of working in interesting places outside of our office. As our staff and clients spread out around the country to live in places close to family or their favorite mountain or terrain, the idea of one central office was not only impractical but more importantly not needed." Said OFB and Workhaus founder founder Ben Jenkins. "I have also always enjoyed and am a bit obsessive about creating workspaces. I'm excited about creating collaborative workspaces for people who usually don't get to work in inspiring creative spaces. And I don't just mean people who work from home. I am hoping we attract people who want a more healthy environment to work in than their "regular" office. This will also be great for traveling independent professionals who want to avoid the coffee shop shuffle. Imagine your office away from the office. Companies could use Workhaus to provide their employees who travel to Dallas with a comfortable place to work at a cost-effective price. Workhuas lodges are for people who really love their work. It's not a place to just socialize, but its is surely a place to get a lot of focus, collaborative support and business mentoring. We are hoping to attract members of all ages and backgrounds and from many industries. The idea is to create an environment where people are serious about their businesses and have the support and social life of working in an office environment without the boundaries of working with ONLY their company. It's not for everyone. It's for people who can conduct their business in a light, mobile, and relatively paperless fashion. I have seen co-working work well for graphic and web designers, techies, writers, consultants, sales people, marketing gurus, and especially bootstrappers who are doing all they can to get a business idea off the ground."

 

The first Workhaus Co-Working lodge opens in Dallas, TX on Greenville avenue in a neighborhood near the Granada Theater, Snuffers, Gloria's, and many other great Greenville avenue establishments. The 3723 location opens April 1st in great free-standing historic building that resembles a gas station. We have attached few pics of the