CoLabs by Michelle Cole

stage which includes both to expand and you need a a green room as well as a permanentspaceandyouhavea

Known for her amazing white room that caters for temporary solution, we have designs, vast knowledge, and till photography and rivate offices that can enormous experience in the videography In addition, ccommodate a single fashion industry, both locally there is a salon hub which individual as well as teams of and internationally, Michelle s a salon co-working aboutfiveorsixpersons.”

Cole Wagner is an icon in the spacethatcanberentedby Clarke also pointed out that, business of fashion nterested persons

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Moreover, there is the working desks, shared spaces, unmatchedsuccessinthatarea, audio engineering studio – and team tables. We also have she has her eyes firmly set on an actual music recording wo conference rooms that brand-new endeavor, designed studioalongwithafashion clients can rent by the hour for to revolutionize the creative roduction space,” the press conferences and product business landscape in Guyana. CEOsaid. launches.

Partnering with the energetic

How did the idea of

“There are many people and ambitious David Clarke, CoLabInc. materialize? coming into Guyana to work on together, they intend to launch

Since CoLabs Inc. is projects for about two or three CoLabsIncorporated–anultra eing established to months or maybe a year or even modern world-class co-work expand the local creative two years. We cater for the establishment, aimed a ecosystem, to inspire and ifferent needs of our creative lab space that consists of development was definitely going providing creative professionals engage the next generation of prospective clients. All of our meeting rooms, private offices, as to happen So, when David and the contemporary business creativeentrepreneurs,weaskedits creativeandco-workingspacescan wellascreativelabs.”Thebusiness proposed this business model, executive with the ultimate MD, Michelle C0le-Wagner where be rented by the hour, by the particularly targets and is designed FACTS was what attracted me to it business centre, from which they she got the inspiration for this day,etc.,”Clarkeexplained. for young creative entrepreneurs, initially, because it is a space that canprofessionallyfunction. unique entity Not surprisingly, we Small to medium sized like photographers, videographers, we can do all the things that we

What is CoLabs Inc.? learned that the idea germinated a enterprises (companies with fewer musicians, and designers. It is also intended to do for FACTS and not

Recently, the Managing long time ago, and what is being than 10 employees), freelancers, the ideal place for professionals, just the fashion aspect of it. So Director (MD) of CoLabs Inc., manifested today in CoLabs Inc. is startups, companies that engage in agencies, & individuals who basically, this is a space where Michelle Cole-Wagner and Chief just an evolution of collective short-term activities such as require acoustically-conditioned, creative people, young or old, can Executive Officer (CEO), David input. seminars and conferences, small high-quality media production come and have a place where they Clarke, met with The Waterfalls

“Remember when FACTS law firms and tax consultants can facilities. can accomplish all their creative Magazine and provided an initial started, it was about Fashion, Art all concentrate their efforts on their descriptionaboutCoLabsandwhat

“CoLabs Inc is being and Creativity, by Talented projects under one roof,” Cole- corecompetenciesinaprofessional established to professionally Wagnersaid. thisfreshentitycomprises. Students, so the original idea was workspacewithalltheamenitiesof complement the entire creative Target market

According to the CEO, built for creative young people themodernoffice. business. We have a cyloramic CoLabs Inc. is being launched “CoLabs Inc. is a co-working and across the spectrum

When will to primarily target aspiring and FACTS was really a Colabs Inc. be launched? established creative individuals capsule for talented As the team puts the final and groups looking to bring their youngpeoplewithinthe touches in place in preparation for ideas to life in a modern creative industry So, the official launch of CoLabs Inc. professional environment the idea of CoLabs Inc. this year, Guyanese can expect a Business consultants and kind of emerged from full-service business solution professionals, desirous of utlising FACTS and drew me to centre that will not only cater to the office spaces for the short to the idea that David unlimited creative mind, but the medium term, are also being proposed, ”Cole- modern professional. CoLabs Inc. cateredforatCoLabs. Wagnersaid. will surely contribute to the growth

The CEO added that, “The S h e f u r t h e r and development of those second floor is dedicated to co- explained that she had individuals utilising its services, as working spaces and private offices always planned on they contribute in positive ways to which are ideal for new start-up returning to Guyana to theGuyaneseeconomyandsociety companies, or, if you are in a complete the current “Right now, we’re slowly positionwhereyouhavejuststarted building that houses bringingthisprojectonstream.We anewbusinessandyouarelooking C o L a b s “ T h e

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