Company name: The Hire Syndicate
Founder: Allen Ackerman
Date Founded: 2009
# Employees: 1+ freelance contractors
Resident of Sunshine Suites since: Almost 2 years
Company name: NinjaTax
Founder: Eric Konopka
Date Founded: 12/15/2008
# Employees: 1
Resident of Sunshine Suites since: August 2009
Company name: Queen for a Day
Founder: Jenna Edwards
# Employees: 1
Resident of Sunshine Suites since: October 2009
“Social Media” is a hot buzz term these days for those in large companies and small start-ups alike. As Sunshine’s own Gary Vaynerchuck has said, “by next year ‘new media’ will simply be referred to as ‘media”.” With that, and given the ubiquitous presence of Twitter, Facebook and the like in day-to-day business, I am particularly pleased by this Webnewser post on good qualities for those working in the social media landscape.
I’m especially fond of number 3, about possessing intellectual AND emotional curiosity, and number 5, about shelving egos (and egos in the social media field can be huge or humble, depending!). One of my biggest issues with those who have “social media” in their day-to-day job titles and descriptions are that, the more influence they amass, they more they sequester themselves from those who hold less “weight” than they do. Some of the most intriguing ideas and some of the best feedback can come from people with only a handful of Twitter followers-you just have to be willing to listen. And I definitely think “listening” should be at the top of the social media qualities list.
Personal manager Achilles Tsakiridis poses for photographs at Sunshine Suites at 12 Desbrosses St., Friday, July 3, 2009 in New York.
originally published in the New York Daily News
Call them deprocrastination stations: With 9% of New York City workers without a job, newly minted freelancers and entrepreneurs are flocking to rent by the month office spaces designed to keep them disciplined.
Popping up all over the city, these spaces offer full- or part-time facilities to suit many needs, and are quickly changing the way the self-employed spend the work day.
“My wife and I were both trying to work from home. We have two kids. At a certain point, I noticed that my conference calls were constantly being interrupted by a crying 18-month-old,” said Neil Carlson, a 37-year-old editorial consultant from Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, who wanted office space that wasn’t “a desk in the back of a real estate office.”
None of the locations he looked at suited him. And he wasn’t about to station himself at the nearest Starbucks.
Instead, sensing a business opportunity, he and his wife co-founded the Brooklyn Creative League a few months ago.
An office away from home comes at a cost, of course, but for many, perks like 24/7 access, free coffee and, perhaps most importantly, networking opportunities that can lead to profit (and occasional fun), outweigh the dip in their checking accounts.
And there’s no questioning the fact that an office outside your home can boost your productivity.
“Part of what people are realizing is that you can get done in six hours what would take eight at home or, God forbid, in a coffee shop,” Carlson said.
Here are five great places to escape your own four walls:
Sunshine Suites
419 Lafayette St., Manhattan; 12 Desbrosses St., Manhattan; (212) 624-5856, sunshineny.com
With locations in NoHo and Tribeca, Sunshine is sleek, chic and promises a solution no matter what your set-up: From a seat at an open collaborative workstation ($275 a month) to a private desk ($525 a month).
Saving money is what first drew Achilles Tsakiridis, 35, owner of talent management firm Achilles Group, who commutes from Astoria, Queens. “The overhead fee to find and set up an office is very, very low compared to going through a broker,” he said. “Plus, it’s Tribeca. There are cobblestone streets. Clients like stuff like that.”
Bike racks and proximity to the Holland Tunnel are a plus for some of the 1,000 customers, and the company’s Vermont vacation home – available for a low nightly fee – offers an opportunity to escape both home and office.
Presented by: The Sunshine Entrepreneur Networking Group
Thursday, June 25th at 6pm
Sunshine Suites – Tribeca West, 12 Desbrosses St. (1 block South of Canal St. BTW Greenwich & Hudson St.)
The five member panel will include lawyers with expertise in the areas of seed/angel stage, venture capital and private equity financing, business formation, corporate governance and planning, entertainment law and intellectual property. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot today by emailing shiners@sunshineny.com
James Gerkis is a Partner in the Corporate Department of Proskauer Rose LLP, which employs over 700 attorneys in twelve global offices. James has extensive experience in sophisticated domestic and international corporate, real estate, financing and securities transactions. His practice expertise includes: mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs and spin-offs; private equity and venture capital transactions, partnership and corporate joint ventures, and securities experience. Among other clients, Mr. Gerkis has represented Neuberger Berman, L-3 Communications Corp., Merrill Lynch, Town Sports International, Emaar Hotels & Resorts and Oxford Analytica.
Robert Herbst has worked with numerous Venture Capital and Private Equity backed companies, ranging from start-ups through taking them to an IPO. He has advised companies both as outside counsel and in-house General Counsel and brings a broad perspective from both the investor and portfolio company side.
Ryan Long is the sole member and manager of Ryan E. Long PLLC, which is a boutique commercial and entertainment law practice based in New York City. The firms specializes in providing exceptional counseling to individual creative entrepreneurs and to small and medium sized creative businesses in intellectual property and litigation matters, among other areas of the law. The firm’s clients include Grammy award winning Island Def Jam recording artist Ms. Chrisette Michele Payne, photographer Mr. James Bareham, fashion designer Mr. Donald Deal, and Los Angeles based media distribution company Victory Audio Video Services, Inc., among others.
Aaron Polak is the founder of Aaron J. Polak, Esq. P.C., a small firm focusing on all aspects of advising early and mid-stage entrepreneurs and entities. Aaron focuses on providing efficient and practical advice to public and private healthcare and technology-oriented clients, as well as companies in the retail, entertainment, and investment industries. Aaron has divided his career between nationally recognized law firms and in-house practice, including most recently as general counsel for several companies. Previously, he worked at Ernst & Young, nationally recognized law-firm Arnold & Porter, and publicly-traded Blimpie International.
Michael L. Yang is an associate in the Corporate Department of Proskauer Rose LLP and is a member of the Private Equity and Private Investment Funds Practice Groups. Michael has a general corporate practice with a particular emphasis on private equity and investment fund formation, co-investment arrangements, feeder fund arrangements, institutional investor representation, mergers and acquisitions, and venture portfolio company acquisitions, financing and dispositions. Prior to joining Proskauer, Michael was a co-founder and chief technology officer of Redmind, Inc, a venture-backed enterprise software company that was acquired by Ikimbo, Inc. in 2001.
Sunshine Suites is pleased to announce that starting Monday, June 8th, Fresh Direct 4-Minute Meals will be available in vending machines located in the Community Kitchen at our TriBeCa West location. The 4-Minute Meal machine accepts all major credit cards, and you have the option to receive email receipts after each purchase.
Join us in the Community Kitchen from 12pm to 1pm on Tuesday, June 9th (while supplies last), when Fresh Direct will offer delicious samples of the 4-Minute Meal menu selections.
4-Minute Meals make quick, easy, healthy and delicious on-site options for great food at lunch, dinner, or even take home. These innovative entreés use top-quality ingredients made fresh every day and steam technology that cooks each meal in four minutes or less.
Whether you’re lunching at your desk, working through dinner or burning the midnight oil, 4-Minute Meals offer speed and convenience without giving up flavor or freshness.
You’ll savor food from NYC’s top chefs and restaurants like Rosa Mexicano, Danny Meyer’s Tabla and Picholine & Artisanal from Chef Terrance Brennan. Indulge in tender pastas and slow-cooked sauces of Presto Italiano meals or entrées developed with nutrition in mind. With fewer than 500 calories, no artificial preservatives and no trans fats, the vegetarian cuisine of Eating Well magazine and our Smart & Simple meals fill you up, but don’t fill you out.
For additional information about this new program, contact Caitlin McConnell.
Top NYC Chefs & Restaurants. Delivered Every Day. 4-Minute Meals are brought to you by Sunshine Suites and Fresh Direct At The Office!
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I am unable to wrap my head around the fact as to why any entrepreneur in NYC would not be in this building considering the price and networking opportunities.
We will certainly never find a better price and I would be surprised if we will ever find the same service we get at sunshine.
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