Have you had the plea­sure of meeting Rachel Sumner? She’s a lovely lady with an endear­ing British accent who seems to have met every­one in Halifax in just the past few months. Rachel is the Chief Oper­at­ing Officer, and one of the founders of the mighty duo behind plat­form. Haven’t heard about plat­form? Well, let me fill you in on my explo­sion of excitement!

If the tag line of ‘Space to grow an excep­tional busi­ness’ isn’t enough to intrigue you, let me tell you why I am incred­i­bly excited to be a found­ing member of this new venture!

plat­form is a community-focused, shared work­space. It has high end design, a clean and pro­fes­sional look and feel (or will have, when the dust settles from it being a work in progress at the moment!) It is a tran­si­tional space for busi­nesses who want to grow and be part of a com­mu­nity, but haven’t yet quite reached the point where their own office is jus­ti­fi­able. It is in the midst of con­struc­tion at the moment as part of South­gate at the top of the new Larry Utec Interchange.

Although I will not be there every day, I have the freedom to come and go as I please and use the space on an as-needed basis. I get the luxury of a beau­ti­ful shared office space with minimal over­head cost AND I still get to own a home-based busi­ness, but one that has room to grow! Oh and it has parking! I avoid our down­town core when­ever I can because of the time it takes to get through traffic, the annoy­ance of finding a parking spot and then the expense of paying for that spot (or the ensuing ticket when you can’t find enough change for the meter!). plat­form is in Bedford, five minutes in the oppo­site direc­tion of rush hour traffic and it has parking. It is stress relief all ready!

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