Haileybury hosts coworking space: Co-Worx catering to small-business owners, independent workers.

• Date: 01 October 2019
• Author: Kelly, Lindsay

When Danielle Perras first relocated to Haileybury to practise law, her integration into the community was a bit of a lonely endeavour.

Operating from a home office made networking difficult and there were fewer opportunities to connect with like-minded people.

"I worked from home for the first eight months, and it's really quite difficult to get to know people if you're new to the area and you're working from home," she said.

Sensing that she wasn't alone in this experience, Perras partnered up with Nicole Guertin, her mother and business partner, to open Co-Worx in June.

Located in a former bakery on one of the town's main thoroughfares, the space is designed to appeal to small-business operators, independent workers, consultants, and more.

The coworking space gives members multiple options for a unique environment that emphasizes creativity, collaboration and growth.

Perras, a corporate lawyer whose own office is based at Co-Worx, said Haileybury has a diverse cluster of workers whose...