Whether you're an entrepreneur, a freelancer or a company, a coworking space could be the ideal solution to energize your working environment and help you develop your network.
Today's market offers a wide range of products. So, with so many options available, how do you choose the best space for you/your team? In this article, we offer a few tips to help you make the right choice.
What services should a good coworking space offer?
A good coworking space should offer a variety of services, such as comfortable offices, a warm, professional welcome, a reception desk that handles tenants' mail and calls, fully-equipped meeting rooms, a coffee machine, event organization and a dynamic community, all to encourage workers' productivity and ensure their well-being in their working environment.
A comfortable workspace
The first thing employees, freelancers and start-ups look for in a coworking space is a comfortable, well-equipped working environment.
Open-space or private office?
Open-plan offices are becoming increasingly popular, but certain professions bound by professional secrecy may require greater confidentiality. This implies the need to be able to offer private offices or dedicated meeting rooms for confidential phone calls.
Open-space vs. private office
We can clearly say that a good coworking space must offer three essential things:
- Quality: the coworking center must be qualitative
- Workstations must be designed to promote productivity and well-being.
- Desks, chairs and office accessories must be provided and arranged to ensure optimum comfort for coworkers.
A place for living and sharing
In addition to workstations and offices, coworking spaces can provide their members with meeting rooms of varying capacities, depending on the customer's needs.
Meeting room 
Bubbles for private calling
Coworking offers a practical solution for professionals wishing to receive customers, prospects or suppliers, or to bring their teams together on a regular basis.
Demand for meeting rooms is growing all the time and is becoming an important selection criterion.
Accessibility to the workspace is also a determining factor in the choice of coworking. Coworking can be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, allowing great flexibility in the organization of working hours, as well as the possibility of coming to the office at any time, according to members' needs.
A reception area is also set up, to give the company a professional image while ensuring worker safety.
Lastly, several rooms can be fitted out and made accessible to the community: a kitchen (with fridge, coffee maker, crockery, etc.), a break/relaxation room, a games room to encourage living together and exchanges between the different workers.
The atrium 
The Seed Factory's free coffee machine
Additional services
Other services include domiciliation. Many coworking spaces offer home-based businesses and freelancers the option of domiciling their company at the space's business address.
Some coworking spaces also offer accounting and marketing services. In this case, coworking space managers contact certain specialists in the sector to offer this service to their customers.
Coworking spaces can also offer solutions to the more specific needs of a company's sector of activity. So, for example, some engineers will appreciate the presence of 3D printers in their workplace, after consultation with the owners of the premises of course.
Some coworking centres offer a wide range of extra services:
- Food: delicatessen, sandwiches, drinks, drinks machines, sweets machines, on the spot or to take away
- An in-house canteen
- A la carte services: all services available via an application to take advantage of special deals negotiated for community members
- Digital community : A digital forum accessible to community members to facilitate exchanges, meet new people and develop your business.
- A coworking café: a place open to all that brings together tenants, their guests, suppliers and contacts in general. It's a place for exchange and conviviality that's a must in any workspace.
Managing shared spaces is the essential role of the coworking office manager. His presence in the coworking space is therefore important and represents added value. The Office Manager is service-oriented and proactive in solving problems on site. He is also the link between members.
Building access for tenants 7/7 - 24/24 is a major asset, offering members great flexibility.
A place for living and sharing
The location of the coworking space is crucial. Generally speaking, coworkers choose a space close to their home and close to public transport, with easy access via the city's main arteries.
Seed Factory is ideally located in Brussels, more precisely in Auderghem, close to the Hankar and Pétillon metro stations, the Arsenal streetcar stop, Etterbeek station and major roads such as the chaussée de Wavre and boulevard Général Jacques.
Ideally located close to shops, restaurants, sports and wellness facilities and the VUB university, the Seed Factory coworking center offers a number of advantages.
Seed Factory also has bicycle and motorcycle parking.
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How much does coworking cost?
Most shared offices are available to rent for a fixed price, which varies according to the duration of the project: half-day, day, several days a month, monthly package and even 24/7 access.
It is therefore possible to use these spaces on a one-off basis (around 25 euros per day) or on a regular basis (from 160 euros per month - 295 euros/month on average).
Each coworking facility charges its own rates, including various services.
Each coworking center is unique and has its own characteristics. Choosing a coworking space will depend on your professional and personal needs. Don't hesitate to visit the locations and ask questions to help you make your choice.
Looking to rent an office in Auderghem? Find out more about the Seed Factory business center . Don't hesitate to arrange a visit with Edouard Cambier and his team by phone or via their online form.
