ELNOS is reaching out to local entrepreneurs wanting to increase their business or who need assistance to improve sales and has launched a trial program to provide space to work in.
ELNOS general manager William Elliott described the trial project which is being overseen by ELNOS administrative assistant Becky Ewald as providing space and facilities for businesses to grow.
The program is in step with ELNOS’s mandate to stimulate growth through new business development and investment.
“This is a combination. We have a co-workspace where you have your chair and your laptop and you can see the other people and the coffee maker is there and you have those things,” Elliott said of the ELNOS boardroom space that is open Tuesday and Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm.
“We also have private meeting space,” where participants can book private rooms to meet with clients they deal with.
Ewald attended a training program provided by the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre in preparation for taking the lead on the local program that will run until the end of October on a trial basis to determine interest.
“With remote work being so common now, is there a need in the region,” she said of ELNOS exploring the need in the community for such a service. “It’s mainly focused toward people who work from home, remote workers or maybe entrepreneurs who don’t have an office space.”
With the ELNOS office down the hall, business people can get advice related to their individual business questions.
“We have it completely free again because we really want to understand what the needs in the community are.”
Business people can sign up to take part in the project by visiting the ELNOS office on the third floor of the ELNOS building where the local Family Health Team has its offices.