A search is on to find flexible working places across a North Wales county to support workers and start-up businesses as well as local venues. After a successful pilot last year, Cowork Local is launching in three locations across Wales: Denbighshire, Swansea and the Vale of Glamorgan – backed by UK Government’s Community Renewal Fund.
Cowork Local aims to support local businesses by having people work within their own communities – either running their own companies or saving them from a commute to their employer. Not only will this give people the benefits of working closer to home – getting up later, ditching the commute and saving money – but it will also give them a professional environment to work within, without the distractions and difficulties of living and working from the same space.
The organisers are now calling for venues in Denbighshire to sign up and give their space a new lease of life by offering flexible working opportunities and business support to the community around them. Venue owners who apply before June may be eligible for a grant of up to £5,000 to cover the cost of setting up, including marketing and photography, before they are ready to welcome coworkers and generate extra income.
