You’ve grown up, you’re no longer having your meetings with clients at coffee shops, and we’re happy for you.

Nowadays, you’re rocking a desk at a co-working space somewhere in the CBD, you pop downstairs to grab your coffees and a bite to eat, and there’s even a space where freelancers can hang out and bounce around ideas.

So what the hell is pro-working, and why are you about to hear this buzzword popping up again and again?

Fin24 is on top of this one:

The concept of pro-working can be described as the older, more mature sibling of co-working, according to Linda Trim, a director at FutureSpace.

She explains that pro-working is a new kind of shared workspace that is more advanced than co-working, and which focuses more on services than just the space – much like a five-star hotel…

“Pro-working is rapidly growing in popularity, with professionals and businesses worldwide that want a shared workspace that meets their polished image,” explains Trim.

“There is now a clear and growing distinction between co-working spaces, which tend to cater to freelancers, and pro-working offices, which offer a more formal, luxurious environment with facilities to match.”

You’re a pro, and you deserve to be treated like one. Just having a desk is well and good, but who is going beyond that to foster an environment of excellence, where you’re treated like the professional that you are?

Well, when it comes to Cape Town, there’s one pro-working space that stands head and shoulders above the rest, and has done so for years.

Anybody who is familiar with the Inner City Ideas Cartel facilities around Cape Town (they have three buildings – ICi | 71 Waterkant Street, ICii | 113 Loop Street and ICiii | The Foundry) will vouch for that, and the Cartel House membership is a trailblazer.

The exclusive club gives you access to Cartel Lounges, which are reserved for founders, funders and freethinkers, so that you can escape your office when need be:

There’s a Cartel House app, where you can order lunch and coffees to be delivered to your door, book meeting rooms when needed, and a host of other bespoke offerings tailored exclusively for members.

Essentially, it’s your own online concierge and personal assistant rolled into one.

Oh, about those boardrooms you can book:

You’re pro-working now, you deserve the best.

We should also mention exclusive access to the in-house gym, with CrossFit and personal trainers, and you plug straight into the Cartel Connect network, with weekly, monthly and quarterly events planned around our members’ requirements to meet others in a non-networking environment.

Nobody else is doing pro-working in Cape Town at a standard anywhere near what Cartel House is offering.

If you want to dabble, you can see what it takes to become a member here, and you can find out more about Inner City Idea Cartel’s three locations here.

[source:fin24]