Regional Shared Workspaces Inventory: Shared Workspaces in Fairfield County

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Workspaces by City

Bridgeport 1

Danbury 3

Fairfield 4

Norwalk 5

Stamford 6

Westport 8

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Bridgeport

University of Bridgeport

CTech IncUBator

Dr. J. Selig University of Bridgeport 250 Myrtle Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: 203.576.4870 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ctech-ct.org/ub/

The CTech IncUBator is a partnership between Connecticut Innovations, the State of Con-necticut’s quasi-public authority for technology investing and innovation development, and the University of Bridgeport (UB). Located at UB’s main campus in Bridgeport, CT, the CTech IncUBator’s purpose is to assist in commercializing new technologies, create jobs and foster regional economic development.

The CTech IncUBator provides investment expertise, business and technology acumen, uni-versity research, resources and other strategic enablers to provide technology entrepreneurs with opportunities to succeed at the very earliest stages. The CTech IncUBator provides: • Favorable market rents with fully

fur-nished offices

• Shared support services

• Pro bono and discounted professional services (e.g. legal, accounting, intellectual property, technology, product commercial-ization and SCORE advisors)

• An entrepreneurial environment condu-cive to exchanging information, ideas and solutions

• Access to campus facilities and resources such as the recreation center, cafe and

coffee bar

• Introducations to potential investors and pre-seed and seed funding pro-grams

• Access to public and private grant op-portunities

• Access to world-class faculty members and exceptional student interns

The Schools of Engineering, Business, Health Sciences and the Shintaro Akatsu School of Design provide a flexible research platform for product and idea development.

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B: Hive

Contact: Marci Kovac, Luke Scott & Ben Henson 285 Fairfield Avenue

Bridgeport, CT 06604 Phone: 203.873.2008

Web: http://bhivebridgeport.com/

B: Hive is a combined coworking and retail space. The space has been an open floorplan and varied desk-like options are meant to facilitate both collaboration and concentration. The space has many features and amenities, including central location, WiFi, plenty of worksta-tions, conference and presentation options.

The worspace includes: • Kitchen

• Supplies

• Presentation projectors and equipment • Privacy (3 first come/first serve private “phone” booths to help with calls and concentration)

• 10 person conference room • Lounge

• Mail

• Bike Storage

• Recreation (a ping pong table as well as myriad other outlets)

• Access (monthly and annual members receive 24/7 access; daily members are welcome 9AM - 6PM, Monday through Friday)

• Storage (lockers for laptop, shoes, etc.)

2 One Landmark Square | Stamford, CT 06901 | P: 203.359.3220 | 203.967.8294

Bridgeport Innovation Center

Contact: Bridgeport Innovation Center 955 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 5103 Bridgeport, CT 06607

Phone: 203.333.9000

Web: http://www.bridgeportinnovationcenter.com/

Connecticut’s first and largest small business incubator helps startups and small businesses flourish. The Bridgeport Inovation Center offers 300,000 square feet of space in 10 buildings on 10 acres. Currently, we are the home of over 160 small business startups. Entrepreneurs develop and grow at the Bridgeport Innovation Center. Our incubator has been designed to meet the unique needs of startups and expanding businesses.

The Bridgeport Innovation Center offers growing businesses: • Financing for qualified tenants

• WiFi

• Competitive and flexible leases • Flex space

• Shared space and office equipment • Business training

• All building utilities included in some rents

• 24 hour security guard service • Seminars

• 24 hour access can be arranged

• Pizza Friday on the Green to share ideas • Convenient location

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Danbury

The Danbury Hackerspace @

the Innovation Center

Contact: Jon Gatrell & Mike Kaltschnee 158 Main Street

Danbury, CT

Phone: 203.493.4225

Email: Danbury [email protected] Web: http://danburyhackerspace.com/

The Danbury Hackerspace @ the Innovation Center is a non-profit hackerspace and coworking facility corporation founded in 2012. The City of Danbury provided the space (connected to the Danbury Library) to help launch the hackerspace and build a communi-ty of entrepreneurs, makers, craftspeople and artists.

Hackerspace will be offering coworking at the Danbury Hackerspace in a dedicated and quiet room at the Innovation Center. The Danbury Hackerspace will also offer:

• 3D printers • Prototyping tools • Mockup Studio • Common Work Area

• Program Space

• Western CT SCORE office • Innovation Cafe

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Fairfield

Fairfield University Accelerator

and Mentoring Enterprise

Fairfield University, in collaboration with the Town of Fairfield Economic Development Department and Kleban Properties, plan a unique business incubator program to help idea makers become successful entrepreneurs at the site of a former Borders Books & Music store in Fairfield, Connecticut.

The shared office space will be located above the Fairfield University Bookstore at 1499 Post Road in Fairfield. Renovations are nearly complete on the 1,300 square foot incubator site, which will feature work cubicles, open, collaborative spaces and meeting rooms. The accelerator will foster local and state economic growth by offering budding innova-tors the tools they need from guidance and funding to prime downtown office space. AME will feature up to five entrepreneurs chosen by a review board in a competitive selection process. Those selected will be provided with a suite of service that includes shared office space in downtown Fairfield, Connecticut, courtesy of Kleban Properties. The firms will also receive access to mentors and discounted services, technology resourc-es, workshops and startup funding.

Contact: Chris Huntley & Diane Salerno 1499 Post Road

Fairfield, CT 06824

Email: [email protected] Web: http://fame.fairfield.edu

Conclave Labs

Two office spaces (approximately 600 square feet) providing coworking and collaborative space to young entrepreneurs. The firm started sharing office space in second quarter 2013. Conclave Labs is founded by Fairfield University graduate Dan Leitao and partner Michael McClure.

Contact: Dan Leitao

1424 Post Road, Suite 2 Fairfield, CT 06824 Phone: 203.984.6115

Email: [email protected] Web: http://conclavelabs.com/

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Norwalk

SoNo Spaces

Contact: Karl Heine

13 North Main Street South Norwalk, CT 06854 Phone: 203.838.5555

Web: http://www.sonospaces.com

Coworking space in South Norwalk, Connecticut for creative professionals in design, advertising, marketing, interactive, publishing and technology developed and operated by the talent firm creativeplacement.

Norwalk 2.0

Contact: Jackie Lightfield & Maribeth Becker Phone: 203.854.9512

Web: http://norwalk2.org/

Norwalk 2.0 is a community and economic development organization aimed at bringing people back to the heart of Norwalk’s downtown. Becker and Lightfield founded Norwalk 2.0 in the summer of 2010 to address needs in Norwalk after extensive work as civic lead-ers.

Linking the past with the future, the project received $65,000 in grant funding support from the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, a federal agency (DECD Office of the Arts), as part of the Arts Catalyze Placemak-ing (ACP-3) Arts Leadership Implementation grant program.

Norwalk 2.0’s goal is to expand throughout Norwalk’s central business district in 2013, supporting the work of artists and Norwalk’s business community at the same time. In 2013, the team opened POP City 68 at Wall Street. POP City is a non-profit initiative trans-forming vacant real estate into new, temporary creative spaces where art, stratups and creative economy energy fill retail spaces to excitement and additional foot traffic in downtowns.

Recently, Lightfield announced plans for coworking space near the Norwalk Police Sta-tion. A lease has been signed and plans will be announced shortly.

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Stamford

Comradity

Contact: James Kern, Founding Partner & CEO 845 Canal Street

Stamford, CT 06902 Phone: 203.918.7547 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.comradity.net

Comradity is a Creative Professional Community offering both virtual and physical spaces, and improving collaboration across creative, media and marketing disciplines and with clients.

The virtual space will include a member directory to increase the visibility of the depth and breadth of talent, integrate their “disintegrated” presence on the web and increase access to resources remotely.

The first Comradity Creative Professional Resource Center is opening in the Harbor Point area of Stamford, Connecticut near the Stamford train station and its easy commute be-tween New York, Westchester County and throughout Fairfield County.

Within the 9,000 square feet space, there will be two sections: the Open Studio and the Resident Member Studio. The Open Studio has hangout areas, workpods (by the day) and private meeting rooms (by the hour). The Resident Member Studio is for those who make the facility their “home”.

Event rooms are available for networking, learning and collaboration, hosted by Comra-dity, as well as associated organizations and businesses or individual members offering classes and workshop to other members.

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Workspace Stamford

Contact: Barry Schwimmer

Stamford Innovation Center 175 Atlantic Street

Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: 203.226.8701

Web: http://workspacestamford.com/

With state-of-the-art facilities and services, Workspace Stamford provides an affordable, flexible, and comfortable work environment for entrepreneurs, startups, independent professionals, telecommuters, investors, and, of course, you.

Shared workspaces at the Innovation Center encourage the free exchange of ideas, sup-port productivity, and stimulate business growth in a collaborative community.

Entrepreneurs, startups and innovators interested in joining this community can take advantage of several flexible membership options.

ColoDesk LLC

Contact: Michael Alatortsev, CEO iTrend LLC

1234 Summer Street, 5th Floor Stamford, CT 06905

Phone: 888.849.0932 | Fax: 888.859.0067 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.ColoDesk.com

Mike Alatortsev has taken a floor of 1234 Summer Street for a data center and business accelerator. The goal is to operate like YCombinator and bring in ideas to be worked on by a multidisciplinary team. Michael will invest capital and provide technology develop-ment, as well as work space for those selected.

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Westport

Westport Innovation Hub

Contact: Sam Gault and Howard Steinberg 20 Ketchum Street

Westport, CT 06880 Phone: 203.247.1871

Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.westporthub.com

Designed for entrepreneurs and others who want to take advantage of shared resources, connections, expertise and experiences in an ultra contemporary office environment (5.540 square feet of office space).

The HUB is a brand new, contemporary shared work environment near the train station, ideal for early stage companies, investors, consultants, agencies and entrepreneurs. The annual rate for coworking space includes:

• Enclosed or glass offices, or work-stations with ergonomic furniture • WiFi

• Cable • Printing • Copying

• Use of conference rooms • Kitchen

• Utilities/maintenance • Video conferencing room

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