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“Co-Working”

 

“Co-Working” is a term used to describe a variety of flexible shared office arrangements.
The specifics are as different as the number of facilities out there. Often the terms
“incubator” or “business center” is used to describe many of the things that occur in
connection with co-working facilities.

Whether you are a freelancer, independent contractor, entrepreneur or remote worker
using a co-working facility can help you with productivity and may provide a variety of
other benefits. Our aim is to provide an environment where may can pursue their roles
seated in the Facility just as effectively as if they were sitting in an office environment in
Wichita, Topeka, Kansas City, Overland Park, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Denver, Chicago,
Boston, San Francisco or Washington DC. At the end of the day, having a high paying
job developed locally or relocated to the community is a benefit to all.

As a general matter, using a co-working facility may allow for:
-increased productivity;
-elimination of distractions associated with work from home;
-using a commercial facility at a fraction of the cost associated with leasing office
space directly;
-access to a premier workspace unlike what would be available for lease;
-participation in an environment where others are also working on achieving
business objectives;
-direct impact in community economic development; and
-enhanced networking opportunities;
-enhance domestic tranquility by not pitting you and your spouse, significant
other or roommate against one another while trying to get work done;
-and more.

Unlike a leased office, participants in Co-Working will have a “license” to use the front
party of the Facility as “Co-Working Member” under our “Co-Working Use and License
Agreement”. Sumner Center will typically be available to Co-Work Members for use
Mondays through Fridays, 8am to 5:30pm.

Initially Co-working Memberships will be available on a thirty (30) day billing cycle. In
the future, day, week and or guest passes may be introduced.

Use of Sumner Center by Co-Working Members will initially be solely on a “Hot Desk” or
“As Available” basis with use of shared WiFi that is connected to high-speed internet.
This means that use of any particular desk is not reserved to a specific Co-Working
Member.

In keeping with the objective of creating a mutually beneficial work environment all Co-
Work Members are expected to be familiar with and abide by the Co-Working Use and
License Agreement along with the General Facility Rules.

Future additions to our Co-Working program may include business presence (business
mailing address/signage), call added privacy areas, reserved desks, private conference
space, audio-visual tools, graphics and print services, and pod-cast production facilities.
As additional resources and amenities are added we expect that these will be
associated with specific levels of Co-Working Membership.

 

Co-Working Guidelines

As a general matter we expect that as adults you are capable of respecting other Co-
Working Members and the Facility. However, setting clear expectations is helpful to all
involved. So, without detailing every specific circumstance that can occur or copying
and pasting our Co-Working Use and License Agreement in the entirety “respecting
other Co-Working Members and the Facility” means that:

You must be at least eighteen (18) years old and not be subject to any general
restriction or restriction as to proximity with other Co-Working Members;
Your contact details and emergency contact details are complete and correct and you
will update them within five (5) days of any change;
Your interactions with other Co-Working Members at the Facility will not detract from
their sense of safety or ability to work at the Facility, whether you are present or not;
Your activities at the Facility will remain consistent with the nature of the business
identified in the Co-Working Use and License Agreement;
When you share information with other Co-Working Members, is your own information
or information that you are authorized to share;
Still photography of others is solely with their permission;
Video recording and any audio recording is requires the prior written permission of both
the other Co-Working Members included and Sumner Center LLC;
Leave, use or deploy any device capable of capturing photos, video or audio that you
are prohibited from capturing;
Produce upon request any photos, video or audio that is alleged to have been obtained
without the requisite permissions;
Your promotion of your business or that of your employer will remain consistent with that
identified in the Co-Working
You will take your personal property with you and not take/relocate or damage the
personal property of others, including that of the Facility;

You will not transfer or lend your access credentials, or otherwise assist with interfering
with or defeating any of the access control, security or life safety systems at the Facility;
You will abide by the General Facility Rules that include no bringing or possessing:
-firearms or weapons,
-illegal drugs;
-outside alcohol;
smoking/vaping/e-cigarettes, no -illegal drugs, and
The nature of the activities that you work on while you are a Co-Working Member will
not include sexual materials, hate, alcohol, tobacco or firearms, or activities that are
illegal under any applicable law;
Your personal social media postings relating to the Facility will conform to the standards
outlined in the Co-Working Guidelines;
You will not represent to any person or entity that your relationship with Sumner Center
is anything other than “Co-Working Member” unless specifically authorized in writing;
You will not disparage Sumner Center LLC, its members, managers, officers, directors,
agents, employees, and contractors.

You will indemnify and hold harmless Sumner Center LLC, members, managers,
officers, directors, agents, employees, and contractors from and against any loss, cost
(including reasonable attorney’s fees) expense, judgment or liability that would not have
been incurred but for your violation of these Co-Working Guidelines.