Startups & Entrepreneurs
Our Membership Plans
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Off-Site Member $25 |
Workweek Warrior $50 |
All Access $100 |
Dedicated Desk $150 |
Office Suites Pricing Varies |
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Off-Site Member
This is a great option for anyone with a virtual office. With this membership, you will have 8:00 am – 5:00 pm access to the Exchange mailroom along with options for a business phone line and two hours a month of small conference room booking. While you pop in from time to time, you can enjoy the café and network during Exchange events.
Workweek Warrior
Workweek Warrior members can choose any open desk to work at and get right down to business on their laptop or tablet. Our desks are cleaned after each use and members can be appropriately spaced apart for comfort. With this membership, you will have 8:00 am – 5:00 access to the Exchange coworking space along with the mailroom and media rooms, options for a business phone line and five hours a month of conference room booking. While in the Gig East Exchange, you can enjoy the café and network during Exchange events.
All Access
Exchange All Access members are professionals with unconventional work hours. Our desks are cleaned after each use and members can be appropriately spaced apart for comfort. With this membership, you will have unlimited access to the Exchange coworking space along with the mailroom and media rooms, options for a business phone line and 10 hours a month of conference room booking. While in the Gig East Exchange, you can enjoy the café and network during Exchange events.
Dedicated Desk
Dedicated Desk membership allows you to have your own space in the company of other like-minded professionals. With this membership, you will have unlimited access to the Exchange coworking space and your dedicated desk space. Amenities include the mailroom and media rooms, options for a business phone line and 15 hours a month of conference room booking. While in the Gig East Exchange, you can enjoy the café and network during Exchange events.
Office Suite
With a private office suite, you get all of our amenities and your own space. The Exchange offers multiple suites of varying sizes and styles to fit you and your business.
Student Membership
With proof of a valid student ID, high school and college students can utilize the Exchange’s coworking space from 8:00 am – 11:00 pm every day of the week for just $20 per month. Students can also reserve huddle rooms for meetings or group projects.
Day Pass
Passing through town? Utilize the Exchange’s coworking space and gigabit wifi for just $5 a day.
Week Pass
Here to stay? Enjoy the Exchange coworking space and our resources for the week for $25
Greenlight Member
Are you a Greenlight Community Broadband subscriber? Enjoy the same perks as Workweek Warrior members for just $10 per month.
Programming
Here at Gig East, we love to bring all kinds of minds together for conversation and collaboration. Our lineup of programming and meetups can help you grow your business and network whether you are a first-time entrepreneur or building your next startup. Take a look at our event calendar to see our upcoming events, follow us on Meetup to receive alerts on programming, and sign up for our digital newsletters to learn more about upcoming events.
Gig East Summit
The history of Gig East traces back to 2016. In November 2016, Greenlight Community Broadband sponsored its first Gig East thought-leadership event featuring Blair Levin, known for serving at the FCC as Executive Director of the country’s first national broadband plan. Since then, we have continued conversations focused on technology, innovation, broadband, modern work, and rural America with our annual Gig East Summit. Dates for this year’s Summit are in the works, so in the meantime take a look at 2020’s virtual Summit.
Exchange
The Gig East Exchange is a dynamic, vibrant coworking space born out of the mission and vision of Gig East. Located in Historic Downtown Wilson, the Exchange features colorful artwork by local artists, first-class coffee by Larema Coffee House, and high-speed internet from Greenlight Community Broadband.
At the Exchange, entrepreneurs and small businesses have space and resources to grow. We offer multiple membership options and office spaces of varying sizes. The Exchange community is friendly and supportive, and our facilities are cleaned daily so that all you have to worry about is accomplishing your goals.
Partner Resources
Gig East connects you to local, state, and national thought leaders from a variety of industries. Our network of partners brings a wealth of experience and resources to our community. Interested in becoming a Gig East partner? Give us a call, we’d love to chat with you.
RIoT
RIoT, is a Raleigh-based network of technologists, engineers, business leaders, academics, policymakers, and entrepreneurs who have stakes in the Internet of Things industry.
RIoT has become a nationally recognized leader in the IoT world and shares their knowledge with entrepreneurs through the RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP). Up and coming ventures from Eastern NC and beyond participate in this 12-week intensive business program where RAP heavily coaches companies through market validation, product development, and go-to-market strategy, and connects them to more than 75 business and technology advisors. The program culminates with RAP Wilson Pitch Night, where startups present their businesses on stage. For information on the Wilson RAP cohort, contact Frank Dees, RIoT Wilson Lead, at frank@riot.org.
WRAL Digital Solutions
Operating at the intersection of economic development, business intelligence, and social change, WRAL Digital Solutions’ Strategic Business Development is a team of “intrapreneurs” who specialize in design thinking and innovative marketing campaigns. They bridge the gap between marketing, media, and technology, and resonate with WRAL’s loyal statewide audience and/or target audiences regionally and nationally – reaching the right people, in the right place, at the right time. WRAL Digital Solutions will be able to offer Gig East members some additional services through their brands WRAL TechWire, Hometown Carolina, and Capitol B Creative Studios.