Great article in the SF Chronicle on Cubes and Crayons, a new coworking site in Silicon Valley. The facility combines coworking with a licensed day care facility. Key quote on their clients:
"Cubes & Crayons so far has about 25 members who sign up for a certain number of hours of work and child care each week, plus other users who drop in when space is available. Most are parents like Grant and Chan who use both the child care and the work space, but some are people like McConachie and his partners who simply need quiet work space on an occasional basis."
Places like Cubes and Crayons provide new options for parents looking for flexible careers, work/life balance and job options - including career on and off rampers. These are folks that, for a wide variety of reasons, are moving in or out of traditional full time employment. For more on this topic, take a look at the Youronramp site.
Coworking meets coplaying - a great idea.
Okay…really, I hope last update. So, we recently launched our licensing program. Entrepreneurs can open their own Cubes&Crayons with the knowledge of our learning and the support of us behind their adventures. Lots of good candidates already, so start looking for Cubes&Crayons popping up in your neighborhood.
Posted by: Felicity at Cubes | May 26, 2010 at 09:53 PM