Workantile Exchange is a coworking club for freelancers and remote employees: a professional community of peers.

Members have access to the facility on Main Street for professional and social interaction, 24 hours a day.

The Mission

Our mission is to support the existing independence of our Members by reducing their social and physical isolation from colleagues. To that end we promote fellowship, collaboration, and training among our Members, and outreach to the broader community. We help our Members collaborate with one another, and not just in their work.

Why Would Anyone Do That?

According to Forbes Magazine, at least 25% of the current US workforce are freelancers. That number is growing.

Because we’re more physically and socially isolated, independent workers and remote employees experience more professional risk than the equivalent traditional corporate employees.

We work alongside one another. It lets us draw on our astounding collective expertise. Current Members careers include film production, business development, writing, graphic arts, engineering, publishing, programming, journalism, accounting, marketing, and more.

We all still work on different things. We stay independents and remote employees.

But by working together, we’re all better off.

The Clubhouse

We maintain about 3200 square feet of open space in downtown Ann Arbor. There are conference rooms available for Members, and a phone room for private calls. The rest of the space is broken up into large shared areas. All the furniture is mobile, and Members are encouraged to rearrange it to suit their needs. Nobody “gets a desk”.

We also have a small kitchen. There are lockers, a projector, and bike racks. Some Members kindly share office equipment. Snacks, coffee and drinks are available for a donation.

Outreach Events

We know that space for public meetings in downtown Ann Arbor is at a premium. And we also think it’s crucial to bring together our Members and the rest of the local community.

So we make our space available for selected events in keeping with our mission, as long as they don’t disrupt Members’ work. We don’t charge much: 10% of fees collected. All we ask in return is that you allow interested Workantile Members to attend your event, that you’re respectful of the space and the Workantile Members who’ve invited you to share it, and that you leave it at least as clean as you found it.

Membership

You don’t have to be a freelancer or a remote employee to join.

Day Passes cost $15, and allow public spaces in the clubhouse, but not reservations of conference rooms.

Supporting Membership costs $100/month, and includes access to the clubhouse on up to six days every month.

Full Membership costs $160/month, and gives you 24-hour access. You’ll be expected to spend time each week supporting the mission of Workantile Exchange.

Nose-to-the-Grindstone Membership costs $230/month, and includes the benefits of Full Membership without any obligation for community involvement.

For more information

Information on Workantile membership, scheduling an Outreach Events, and Coworking in general is available at http://workantile.com