Sponsored by WestEast Y/ Impress Branded Content

was founded by local entrepreneurs Brandon Roe and Craig Jooste to fit an emerging trend 鈥� the demand by knowledge workers and professional service providers for more flexible work spaces.

According to Roe, 鈥淚n the past, companies would commit to a long-term lease. But our clients 鈥� mostly white-collar professionals and small business owners 鈥� aren鈥檛 looking for that anymore. They want flexibility in the way they work and how they work. This is especially true of the 20 and 30-somethings who have fled Vancouver for the suburbs due to ballooning housing prices in the Lower Mainland.鈥�

That鈥檚 what makes WestEast Y different.

鈥淲hile the downtown Vancouver market is well established, there鈥檚 nothing quite like us in all of 91原创. We鈥檙e bringing a Vancouver-style accelerator and co-working space to a community full of professionals who want to work in such a space but don鈥檛 want to have to commute downtown.鈥�

According to Jooste, WestEast Y offers the standard features 鈥� flexible and , multiple co-working spaces and a seminar room too. But it鈥檚 more than that too.

鈥淲e take an active interest in helping our members succeed. Sometimes it鈥檚 about making connections among members or someone in my network. It might be taking a look at their marketing plan or pitch deck. Or helping them scale their business up through one of our accelerator programs.鈥�

Although just launched earlier this spring, the founders have already received substantial interest.

Says Jooste, 鈥淲e鈥檝e received interest from lots of groups. IT professionals, other marketing folk, accountants, mortgage brokers and a number of real estate agents who want a nice office to work in and meet with clients but who don鈥檛 want the overcharging that comes with being based in a traditional brokerage. We鈥檝e even had some notable community figures come out and pay us a visit.鈥�

鈥淎nd one thing they鈥檝e all been telling us is this: 鈥榊ou need to get people in to see this. The 91原创 business community is going to be better off with you guys.鈥欌��

That鈥檚 why, through till August 31st, Jooste and Roe are . Just visit or call (604) 534-0915 to learn more, book a tour and reserve your space.