SYNCGorham is officially open for business. Located at 28 State Street, Suite 1, SYNCGorham features 2,200 square feet of community office space for remote workers who are looking for a low cost, out-of-the-home office option to complete their daily work tasks.
“While working from home promotes flexibility and work-life balance, it lacks one key ingredient – people and community,” said owner Rob Woodman. “My research quickly showed that remote workers crave the ‘water cooler effect.’ SYNC’s goal is to bring back the ‘water cooler effect’ and provide space for remote workers to congregate and work.”
Woodman decided to open SYNCGorham after working from home for the past four years. “I found myself looking for space outside of my home because I was missing the community element that you find in most office environments. I did some research and discovered that a lack of community is one of the biggest cons people who work from home report.”
Woodman went online and immediately found the office space at 28 State Street for sale. “My vision came to life as soon as I saw the posting – a great central location where I could overlap my desire for community in my work life with my desire to engage more with the Gorham community in general.”
Photos courtesy of Rob WoodmanSYNCGorham’s new space is open to remote workers in the area. Owner, Rob Woodman, hopes to create a sense of community that at-home workers often crave.
Although Portland boasts several coworking spaces, there are fewer as you get further away from the city. The goal at SYNCGorham “is to foster a community of ‘sync-ers’ with a monthly networking meeting as well as foster community engagement outside of the walls of the space.”
For Woodman, it was important that a portion of all membership fees go into a ‘Sync Chest’ – a fund used to provide gifts to organizations within the town of Gorham. “Since my family has lived in Gorham, there have been local families in need. Having the ‘Sync Chest’ will provide a mechanism to set money aside for folks in need on a small scale.”
SYNCGorham has six formal office spaces available for six or twelve month lease. Additionally, there is an open coworking bench space that can accommodate up to 18 people daily, available with a quarterly membership. The space also features a community conference room, open to all members and available to local community groups who need a space to meet.
SYNCGorham is located at 28 State Street, Suite 1. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. SYNCGorham can be reached at 207-282-4431, by email at syncgorham@gmail.com, or online at www.syncgorham.com.