We’re not just sharing desks. We’re building community, making friendships and making Grand Rapids a cooler place to get work done. The Factory is a place for you to come work and feed off the energy of downtown. We are located off of Fulton and Commerce with easy access to the Heartside district, Van Andel arena and Monroe Center.

What is coworking

Coworking Visa

The coworking visa was designed by a range of coworking space owners across the country and world to help support coworking space members as they travel.

A coworking visa allows active members of one space, when traveling, to use another coworking space. Terms vary from space to space, with regard to hours of operation, reservation requirements, etc.

Check out the coworking visa wiki for more details on spaces that participate in the program. Some have limits on hours, drop-in’s etc.

Our core values

Collaboration

When we work together good things happen. As we share our ideas, the opportunity arises for them to be discussed, compared, refined and acted upon. An environment should promote open collaboration.

Openness

Walls and cubicles hinder communication and sharing. When you share a desk with someone you gain a unique opportunity to discuss. An environment should provide a relaxed and inviting feel to drive openness among it’s participants while remaining conscious of ones privacy and individuality.

Community

If it takes a village to raise a child, why should a business be any different? Whether you’re an independent worker or an employee of a large corporation, a sense of community will enrich your work. A space should foster an aura of comfortable integration; bringing various backgrounds together to help people create, teach, learn and evolve ideas.

Diversity

By providing a diverse environment we are all better able to understand the demographics of the marketplace. Occasional challenges, misunderstandings, and arguments may arise but it is key to sparking creativity and avoiding groupthink. A space should bring together people with different ideas, perspectives, and ways of working. New ideas. People from different backgrounds and all different stages in their life and career.