July 28, 2009

Michael S. Rosenwald, Los Angeles Times

Affinity Lab shown as an example of where the new "nomad" class of entrepreneurs congregates to work. Check it out...

July 25, 2009

Washington Post

Coverage of Affinity Lab's model, benefits and members continued with a great article (and a front page photo) on "digital nomads" in the Sunday, July 26 Washington Post.

"Slightly more formal co-working centers have opened across the country, including Affinity Lab in office space above the Diner in Adams Morgan. Ads on the wall at Tryst offer space to the fully-evolved nomad who doesn't want a formal office but still wants a community of people to swap ideas with -- and a fax machine."

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July 15, 2009

WDCEP's The Notebook

Adams Morgan based Affinity Lab, a business cowork venture, took first place in a business plan competition qualifying for $100,000 in investment in a tight four-way competition staged at the Washington, DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP).

“We saw four great presentations from the finalists,” says Steve Moore, President and CEO of the WDCEP. “These business concepts were very exciting but Affinity Lab stood out as the new new thing. They capture what is happening now in the incubation of small businesses. Without fail, when they are done telling you what they do, people say ‘I want to be a part of that’”.

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July 9, 2009

Jonathan O'Connell , Washington Business Journal

An Adams Morgan incubator for startups and entrepreneurs earned a $100,000 city-backed investment on Friday when it won a small business competition held by the city and the Washington D.C. Economic Partnership.

April 20, 2009

Washington Business Journal

Affinity Lab was just awarded one of the Best Places to Work in Greater Washington! This year's competition was steep. Some companies who ranked in the 90% percentile did not even make the cut, which just goes to show how great the companies are in DC.

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April 2, 2009

June Soy, Voice of America

Voice of America, a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government with a worldwide audience of 134 million people, spent a few days at the Lab shooting this video and writing this article on entrepreneurs creating opportunities by banding together at the Affinity Lab.

March 10, 2009

Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek, The Washington Times

In an article promoting entrepreneurship, Washington Times featured Affinity Lab as an example of a successful local incubator helping DC entrepreneurs bloom and grow. The authors praised innovative business and pitched for a greater investment in entrepreneurial ventures, stating that entrepreneurs are the key to economic growth and incubators are the key to entrepreneurial growth.

Read the article.

March 2, 2009

NBC

Affinity Lab and its members were featured on NBC4's Jobs 4 You segment this morning due to the continued success of Lab businesses and non-profits.

February 13, 2009

WTTG Fox 5

"Despite Economy, Some Businesses Succeed" is the title of the segment on Affinity Lab, which aired on February 13th.

Fox says "operating in shared workspace actually has helped (members) success by sparking ideas and referrals." Charles Plank, Affinity Lab's CEO is quoted saying "over the nine years Affinity Lab has been in existence, 82 percent of his clients have remained in business -- a far higher percentage than most start-up businesses."

Watch the segment.

February 11, 2009

Express

Express calls Affinity Lab “the office for cool kids,” a place where enthusiastic and hungry entrepreneurs come together to achieve their dreams.

February 6, 2009

WDCEP - The Notebook

As the Washington DC Economic Partnership finishes up its Technology Incubator Feasibility Study key stakeholders Darold Hamlin, President and CEO of the Emerging Technology Consortium, Peter Corbett, CEO of iStrategyLabs, and Charles Plank, CEO of Affinity Lab were asked to share their thoughts on incubators.

October 26, 2008

WDCEP - The Notebook

Affinity Lab CEO Charles Planck was interviewed by Washington DC Economic Partnership on the Lab's mission, model, challenges and plans for the future.

October 22, 2007

Brad Reed, Network World

Affinity Lab was featured as an example co-working space in a Network World article that described the benefits of such spaces for tele-workers and commuters.

August 18, 2007

The Philadelphia Enquirer

We were pleasantly suprised to discover we had been cited as one of the oldest examples of what is now called a 'Co-working' space by the Philadelphia Inquirer. We commend the efforts of Alex Hillman and his friends to open Philadelphia's first co-working space.

July 12, 2006

Katie Wilmeth, The Examiner

When Chris Seek decided to launch his own business back in 2002, he knew his studio apartment could double as his office for only so long.

“I had important people coming to town and I was looking for a place where I could make presentations as a real business,” said Seek, president and CEO of Solimar International, a District-based global travel agency and tourism consulting company that focuses on exotic locations and developing nations.

Seek found that place in Affinity Lab, a private business incubator located in the heart of Adams Morgan that provides basic resources for D.C. start-up companies.

June 3, 2004

WAMU 88.5

One of Washington DC's premier NPR stations, WAMU 88.5, did a story Affinity Lab, our origins and how our model has helped the Lab's unique membership. Find out what reporter Vince Pearson learned when he stopped by for a visit.