What a morning, just came back from a meeting at SCORE an organization that helps beginning entrepreneurs develop solid business plans in order to analyze the cost and feasibility of their particular business model and segues into working with the SBA for assistance on financing.
So that brings me to why I'm writing to day. This morning I met with two mentors at SCORE that provided me with decent advice and ideas, but also made me realize that I have much more homework to do. Keep you posted!
Wait a second, homework on what you may ask? Well, that bring me to the purpose of this blog: which is to create a forum where I can share my ideas and experience as I embark on a path to change the way people work. My idea is to create cheap office space in areas in between major cities, now when I say cheap office space I don't mean sitting in a cafeteria type space with hundreds of other people talking, shouting and working on their computers, but a private office just for you, and maybe a few others, somewhere you can close the door and get some work done in silence! And when I say cheap I mean much less than it would costs to lease your own office in some business park, and get this your own personal assistant! The name of the business which by the way I am still working on is tentatively called "In2daBox" its objective as I mentioned is to provide low cost private office space for individuals who day in and day out commute long distances from suburban areas to major cities in order to show up sit in a cubicle and do work that probably could have been done at home through their personal computer but for Corporate office politics regarding working from home have to show up so that managers can have meetings, or come by your cubicle and say to themselves "yes" this guy showed up and looks like he is working...
I was that person driving to and from work every week needlessly sitting in an hour and half of traffic just to get to work or go home from work. After which I would arrive home exhausted. I tried to live my life with the few hours I had left after dinner and before bed, but really I knew it was futile as long as 2-3 hours of my precious time ever day Monday through Friday were spent sitting in my car accomplishing nothing but burning fossil fuels into the atmosphere. Anxiously waiting for the next work holiday, or 2 week vacation once a year.
The 21st Century has changed all that for us, but for some reason work is still operating like it has over the past 50-60 years, even as costs go down to purchase a personal computer. Not just that but, advancements in cloud computing, computer storage space, processing power and internet connections are more affordable than ever before. I really want to change that and maybe even help the environment along the way.
Am I the only one who feels this way? I think not! Join the work revolution!
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