Wired.com reports on a new, very economical, way for freelancers and home-office-based entrepreneurs to enjoy the benefits of a real office: Try some Jelly, a biweekly "coworking space" hosted by 27-year-old Amit Gupta in his New York apartment:
Jelly meetings are a way for folks who usually work at home to get out of the house, find kindred workers to collaborate with, or simply to socialize -- without having to commit to the gym-like membership setup of most of the country's coworking arrangements, where rented office spaces feel much like a traditional workplace and require a regular financial commitment beyond the means of most freelancers. Indeed, the term "office" can happily be avoided all together with Jelly.
With an ever-increasing number of employees working from home (15% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), and many freelancers looking for some interaction with other human beings, periodic networking groups like Jelly are a great idea. Gupta runs Jelly during normal work hours -- 9:30 AM until 6:00 PM -- and participants can do just about everything they do in a "regular" office, including computering, discussion with coworkers, and trips to the water cooler.
1 Minute, 15 Seconds at Jelly from Amit Gupta and Vimeo.
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