Resident In Focus: Toyah Warnock, Co-founder of Lane 44
This month we caught up with Ormeau Baths resident, Toyah Warnock, co-founder at Lane 44 who are on a mission to remove plastic from the bathroom, starting with razors. Here Toyah shares what excites her most about entrepreneurship, tips for staying positive during lockdown and the biggest lessons Covid-19 has taught her about entrepreneurship. Name […]
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3 Ways Community Can Help You Build Your Business
It’s no secret that we’re devoted to our community here at Ormeau Baths. It’s at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for new ways to support our community members throughout their journey as entrepreneurs. We believe that building a community as a business owner, has the ability to totally transform your […]
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How To Build Your Network as A Freelancer or Business Owner
When you’re taking the leap into self-employment, building your tribe of supporters and fellow business owners is something that’s incredibly important and will help immensely at times when isolation feels more prevalent than freedom in running your own business. Initially, when you make the move to self-employment and you’re not meeting up with people or […]
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Practical Steps To Help With WFH Boredom and Loneliness
Remember the days when working from home was a luxury only to be enjoyed by the privileged self-employed among us? And even at that, most of us are here because we wanted more than working from home alone and less than a traditional office, finding our home in Ormeau Baths or another co-working space. As […]
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Resident in Focus: Chris Murphy, Founder of The School of Design
For this month’s Resident in Focus feature, we sat down with Chris Murphy, via email, to discuss The School of Design, a community built by Chris for design-focused entrepreneurs, building the products of tomorrow. The joy of a conversation with Chris is having access to his fount of knowledge and philosophical approach to business that […]
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4 Ways To Build Your Confidence as a Business Owner
Building confidence as a business owner is something that develops as you gain more experience running your business, building your expertise and dealing with the highs and lows that comes with that. While the you that is running your business today is likely a very different version of yourself from when you first started, it’s […]
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3 Coworking Space Amenities Will Change The Way You Work
Coworking spaces bridge the gap between the expense of a fully-fledged office and working from home. They provide an opportunity for networking and collaboration, an environment conducive to productivity and a place for solopreneurs and small businesses to flourish. And honestly, they just might totally transform the way you work – in all the best […]
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4 Ways To Keep Your Online Presence Up To Date
As nearly everything has switched to the online world right now, there’s never been a better time to work on the digital elements of your business, starting with making sure your website and your brand is up to date online. For many of us, particularly now, your website is the face of your business and […]
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Residents in Focus: Luke Carré and Cameron Brown, Betley Whitehorne Image
This month we caught up with Ormeau Baths residents Luke Carré (Lead Creative) and Cameron Brown (Web Developer) who represent the Belfast team for Betley Whitehorne Image . Both Luke and Cameron reflect on some of their favourite projects so far, their experience as part of the Ormeau Baths community and some of the misconceptions about […]
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How To Find Community and Connection Online
Right now we’re all practising social distancing wherever we can. We’re currently trying to navigate our way through a worrying and unsettling time and with the last few months of lockdown firmly under our belts, many of us crave connection and community more than ever, especially if you’re used to working in co-working space. Today […]
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5 Ways to Improve your WFH Routine
Even after almost a year (yikes!) of work from home life, creating structure when your home suddenly becomes your workplace too can be difficult. For many of us, we’re only just getting back into the swing of things post-Christmas break. Maybe you’re finding the transition pretty manageable but the routine is starting to get a […]
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5 Tips for Staying Motivated While Working From Home
Maybe you’re one of those people who don’t find productivity and motivation a problem but for many, one of the biggest work from home struggles is exactly that – maintaining motivation. It can hit us out of the blue when one day we find ourselves in an impossible slump, struggling to stay focused, jumping from […]
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Resident in Focus: Sarah Cunningham, Content Developer at Ormeau Baths
This month we caught up with Ormeau Baths Content Developer, Sarah Cunningham to find out more about her work as part of the Ormeau Baths team, her biggest lessons from 2020 and the habits that have helped her boost positivity throughout the 2020 pandemic. Name and Role: Sarah Cunningham, Content Developer at the Ormeau Baths […]
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Round Up: Our Top 10 Blog Posts 2020
As we dive head first into the holiday season next week, it’s finally time to step back and unwind after the wild ride that 2020 has been. Over the course of the last year, we’ve created and shared the content we feel would offer the most support and value to keep you moving forward in […]
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How To Spread Festive Cheer With Your Team While Working From Home
This year the need for festive cheer is felt by us all and with the usual Christmas parties and office festivities put on hold this time around, it’s time to pull out our creative hats, coats, gloves and all the trimmings and get ready to give the office Christmas party a possibly long overdue facelift. […]
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