Shared Offices Save Companies Money
08/15/2013
Workers from many different companies may share one office.
Hello and welcome back. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. On today’s program, we go to South Africa to hear about a different way of doing business. How would you like to have a job that lets you work right beside people who may be working for another company? Sounds strange, right? Well, we’ll explain. And then some very good news from India about the fight against polio. And …one more thing …a look back at an American music festival that helped to define an entire generation. As It Is is coming your way!
Johannesburg, South Africa, has a new commercial trend. Owners of small businesses and self-employed people are renting desks and services in shared centers. That way, they save money and exchange ideas with others.
A shared space called the OPEN Collaborative Workspace is a good example. It operates on the fourth floor of a building in a pleasant area just south of downtown Johannesburg. The neighborhood is called Maboneng.
Inside the workplace is a large open space with meeting rooms and work rooms off to the side. Desks, tables and chairs are set up for meetings. The windows rise from floor to ceiling, permitting a good look at the city outside. A worker keeps the OPEN workspace users supplied with coffee.
Westleigh Wilkinson manages the space and also runs his own business from the workplace. It is an event planning company.
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