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Did you know that one-third of your life is spent at work? For the average person, that’s around 90,000 hours in their entire lifetime. This means that a large portion of your time is spent in a specific work environment, probably more than the amount of time you relax at home! This begs the question: Does your workplace add fulfillment to your professional life or does it bring you down?

While coworking spaces have become a recent phenomenon, the concept has actually been in practice for decades. In the late 90s, coders, engineers, developers, and programmers in Germany developed “hackerspaces,” a community-oriented place that motivated them to exchange ideas and learn from each other’s skills. The goal wasn’t to learn from one field of study exclusively, but rather to stimulate a collaboration on different areas of design, prototyping, creative problem-solving.

In 2020, when lockdowns hit Australia due to COVID-19, city-based office employees had to adjust to working from home. Although some struggled initially, many people have quickly gotten used to the benefits that working remotely can bring.

At Waterman, we know that every successful business needs to stay agile to stay ahead of the game. As one way to manage employees returning to work, some forward-thinking CBD organisations realised that co-working hubs could provide a great range of benefits.

Shopping centres suffered as consumers moved online but companies such as Waterman Workspaces have jumped on the opportunity by snapping up vacant space and turning it into offices for distributed workers who would rather stick closer to home than face long commutes to the city.

Flexibility is quickly becoming a key aspect to retaining staff and improving overall morale. You may have experienced this yourself in your own business over the past 12 months. The enforced lockdown potentially forced your hand on flexible arrangements, including working from home.

Whether you count the impact of the pandemic or not, there is an undeniable growth in the movement away from traditional to more modern and flexible workspaces. Across the globe, entrepreneurs to major corporations are giving strict leases the flick, in exchange for coworking spaces and serviced offices.

The way we work has and continues to change, and isn’t that an exciting possibility? It’s a consistent opportunity to adapt to the wants and needs of our employees. What remains consistent however throughout all this change, is the value of a great space which fosters a vibrant, invigorating and dynamic environment.

It’s hard to see the forest from the trees sometimes. Trust us, we know. In light of everything you’re bombarded with on a day-to-day basis, we wanted to make sure you’re digesting content that’s beneficial to its core. We want to offer you content that helps you push through, regardless of what the day may throw at you.

Everything looks a little different after the dust begins to settle on COVID-19. There are a plethora of opinions out there from both Arthur and Martha about what the future holds.

Applying for an ABN is as simple as filling out a form. However, knowing what makes you eligible is what makes the real difference.

Besides love, why are we all in small business? For the love of owning something we’ve worked hard on and watching it thrive. Having said