A start-up co-working space in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly has denied it is “dangling a carrot” for members despite sweetening its offer with non-work perks, such as kayaking and yoga.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Avis Mulhall, along with friend Dane Murray, is the driving force behind a new unnamed co-working space in the Manly, a beachside suburb in Sydney. Mulhall is the co-founder of social start-up mmMule<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c[We] were over in Manly and we just walked past the building, which is right on the water. We said to each other, \u2018Can you imagine working there every day? We\u2019d get the most creative work done\u2019,\u201d Mulhall says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe building was for sale. We said we\u2019d approach the agent and got in touch with them. We put together a proposal and they really liked the idea.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re at the stage where we\u2019re still negotiating.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At this stage, it\u2019s unknown whether the co-working space will be spread over one or both of the building\u2019s two floors. Mulhall says a decision should be made by the end of the month.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re initially looking at taking the top floor, with 10 permanent desks and four to six drop-in desks. We\u2019re still exploring. Hopefully it pulls off,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Mulhall, the waterfront building will include space for collaborative co-working, limited resident accommodation, a full kitchen and even a resident chef.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It will be aimed at social entrepreneurs and creatives working on new start-ups, which \u201caim to make a positive impact on the world\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWork Play Create is the theme of the space, which will include paddleboards, kayaks, leisure equipment and yoga classes along with an organic garden and community arts projects,\u201d Mulhall says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As co-working spaces continue to pop up nationwide, incentives to join them are becoming increasingly generous.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For example, Electron Workshop<\/a> offers members discounted car-sharing rates through a partnership with Flexicar, while House of Commons<\/a> includes a Playstation and table tennis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But Mulhall insists the perks on offer at her co-working space are \u201cnot about dangling a carrot\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cEveryone who works for themselves is incredibly driven\u2026 I think when you work in [a traditional working environment], you really want to get home,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYou won\u2019t have that sensation [in this space] because you can go and have that swim before work. It\u2019s about incorporating it into your world as opposed to it being a distraction.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt will target a very particular sort of individual\u2026 I keep meeting people like me \u2013 creative and focused on social change. But a lot of spaces are focused on tech start-ups.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201c[This co-working space is] about building a community of like-minded people who are similar to us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A start-up co-working space in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly has denied it is “dangling a carrot” for members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47268"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}