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Co-Working Belfast is well on the way to being set up as a Non-Profit.

We also viewed an excellent property today in the Cathedral Quarter which would be a serious candidate for Co-Working Belfast. The site is circa 1200 sq ft, has a modern kitchenette, toilets and disabled access.

We’ve also applied, with the help of Belfast City Council, to the Creative Industries Innovation Fund for some funding to create fully equipped hot-desks as well as buy desking, chairs and office amenities for the co-working space. The funding also covers some software and backup facilities for co-working road warriors. We just have to wait and see if we get it.

What the funding does not cover is the rent. The rent + rates would be approximately £20000 per year which means we’d need to bring that in through ‘client’ rents and/or sponsorship. The space itself is amenable to holding events in the evening as well as co-working spaces during the day. We would anticipate that we can probably fit 20 people in there in working spaces - and with hot-desk subscriptions, it works out even better.

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