‘Why’ is a great question. Here are some answers:

GET CONNECTED

Small, independent businesses are awesome. They are the dreams and aspirations of so many ambitious and visionary people. They are the very lifeblood of not just our economy, but of our culture.

But small businesses have one serious drawback: loneliness. Sure, there’s networking events, but they’re infrequent and always after hours. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn can only do so much.

Ottawa House can give you the face-to-face social environment you need. Here you can work alongside and connect with some of the most interesting and vibrant people in Thunder Bay – people just like you.

GET A PROPER DESK

Maybe your home office doesn’t exactly scream ‘professionalism’ and you need something more befitting of your services. Maybe you’re at your hotel and you need a place to work that isn’t creepy. Or maybe you just need to work somewhere else for a while.

Ottawa House has desks you can rent by the hour, day, or month. We also have several lockable offices if you need to make yourself more at home. Combined with wifi, good people, and great coffee, Ottawa House has the best desks in town.

GET MORE DONE

It’s pretty much a fact that people work better when they’re around other people. Humans are social animals, after all, and we flourish in an environment where other people are working and collaborating. It energizes and inspires us. It keeps us accountable. It keeps us sane. It makes us happy.

Ottawa House is just that kind of environment – lots of ambitious, energetic, and fun people working in the same place, drawing energy and inspiration from each other. Join in! We all agree that more is indeed the merrier!

KEEP IT LEAN

Some small businesses want to grow, but can’t. The prospect of taking on overhead like rent and infrastructure is simply unrealistic. Other businesses simply don’t want to get so big that they become more concerned about making money to maintain overhead than providing clients with what they really need: fast, personal, client-focused solutions.

Ottawa House can give you access to all of the services of a large business without the burden of overhead. That means you can focus on what you do best: making your customers happy.

LOOK BIGGER

Let’s be honest: your business is small. That’s why it’s called a ‘small business’. But you know just as well as anyone that if you want to grow or simply attract the right clients, you need at least look the part.

Ottawa House can provide your business with all of the big office benefits like call answering, a mailing address that is not your house, conference rooms, and paper services like photocopying. Heck, we even have desks. It’s like driving a BMW instead of a Pinto. It makes a difference in how people perceive you, and you eventually grow into it.

So unless you like Pintos, come join us and give your business an upgrade.

Read “Working From Home: Does it Work?”, by Jacquie Lloyd-Smith of Lloyd Smith Solutions.