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The Scoop is out for June!

June 10, 2016/in Business, coworking, Event Planning, Event Space, Featured, meetings, Networking, Office Space, Offices, The Scoop, Toronto /by admin

Summer is always bustling down by Toronto’s Waterfront! The Rostie Group has opened The Sales Hub – coworking for sales professionals! The first of its kind, this open workspace caters to high-energy deal closers looking for a place to be productive. Come and check it out today!

Mark your calendar for the Rise & Shine Executive Breakfast on June 15th: Video Presenting for Business Professionals and Executives with film director Kunle Bristow! Video is the best way to build your brand and connect across a wide variety of platforms. Learn more about how you and your brand can utilise video on June 15th!

Canada Day is also around the corner, which means the Redpath Waterfront Festival is gearing up and putting their sails up! Tour international tall ships, visit the Royal Canadian Navy Cook Off, and celebrate with the Parade of Sail. Free and running July 1-3, this is the summer event you don’t want to miss.

Social Friday Spring Fling!

May 9, 2016/in Business, Co Working, coworking, Event Planning, Event Space, Events, Featured, Marketing, Networking, Office Space, Toronto /by admin

The Rostie Group is excited to announce the Spring Fling Social Friday happening Friday, May 13th, 2016!

Springtime brings out the best in the waterfront work community, especially with the amazing weather this week.

Come out to the Rostie Lounge this Friday for some Spring inspired drinks, munchies and socializing.

Things get going at 3:00p.m., so be sure to wrap up your week of work early – you do not want to miss out on the fun!

UN International Day of Happiness!

March 15, 2016/in Business, coworking, Etiquette, Event Planning, Events, Meeting Rooms, Networking, Office Space, Toronto /by admin

It feels good to be happy right?

Why not share the happiness at WaterPark Place this Friday and join us for some fun activities and treats in the Mezzanine and Food Court!

Happiness is what we all strive for – what the media, society and every self-help book and guru out there tells us to seek.

So how do we truly reach a state of happiness and stay there?

Without the down times in life, it would be hard to enjoy the up times.

It would be very odd if we all walked around like the Stepford wives, perpetually smiling…

International Day of Happiness celebrated on March 20th, is not about superficial and materialistic happiness but rather it is about recognizing that ‘progress’ should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just growing the economy.

“In 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which recognised happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and called for “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all peoples”.

In 2012 the first ever UN conference on Happiness took place and the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution which decreed that the International Day of Happiness would be observed every year on 20 March. It was celebrated for the first time in 2013″.

http://www.dayofhappiness.net/about/

It comes as no surprise that the number one way people describe experiencing happiness is from giving and doing things for others.

Recap! Chili Cook-off 2016

February 3, 2016/in Business, Co Working, Etiquette, Event Space, freelance, Networking, Office Space, Security, social, Staff, Startup, Toronto, Uncategorized /by admin

Chili Cook-off 2016 started off spicy!

8 creative Chili entries geared up for the competition!

The Mexican theme was felt throughout the afternoon; the unconventionally warm February weather in Toronto helped to boost spirits!

Thank you to Lone Star for coming out and providing some delicious tortilla chips and salsa!

Everybody tried the 8 chili dishes and ranked them according to their favourites!

Food, fun and social networking were had by all!

Some took the judging very seriously – as you can see Melisa lined up her chili tastings and deliberated who to pick as #1! All the chili recipes were unique, including a vegetarian option and ground chicken option, with delicious cornbread and dips all made by our caring tenants and friends.

Mike serving up the Chili!

Miller & Bean rocking the moustaches!

Congratulations to our winners – First Place for Nathan, Second Place for Charlie and Third Place for John!

Thank you to Tim Hortons for donating chili and bread for the competition, and Los Colibris for the gift certificates!

The 2016 Chili Cook-off was a huge success, thank you to all our clients and friends who came out and enjoyed the afternoon with us!

We are looking forward to some great events coming up for 2016, stay tuned for details!

Throwback Thursday to the 90’s!

November 19, 2015/in Business, Co Working, Events, Featured, Marketing, Meeting Rooms, Networking, Office Space, Offices, Proworking, Security, Toronto, Virtual Office Toronto, workspace /by admin

The Nineties 959

Do you remember the 90’s?

If you know what Seinfeld, VCR’s, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, flip phones, Tamagotchi’s or Beanie Babies are, then most likely you lived through the 90’s.

In 1991…

This is what the Apple logo looked like

The Motorola had a wicked antenna

Brad Pitt finally got his big break in one of that year’s biggest hits: Thelma & Louise

The release of Nirvana’s Nevermind signified the start of the Grunge era that would dominate the music scene up to the mid-90’s (We all know what the cover looks like)

The Internet is made available for unrestricted commercial use and the number of computers on the net reaches 1 million (today there are 3.17 billion people online)

1991 is when The Rostie Group was founded to provide businesses and start-ups with the option of smaller, more manageable space. There were 2 locations, one near the Pearson airport as well as downtown Toronto.

Shared workspaces were called ‘hot desks’ instead of ‘coworking’ and boardrooms looked like this:

Believe it or not, The Rostie Group prices were higher in 1991 than they are today!

This marketing poster was the first advertisement for The Rostie Group. We still have the same view, and the same phone number. Pretty sure that guy does not work here anymore though.

The Rostie Group office spaces now start at $350. The ‘Corporate Identity Plan’ is now a ‘Virtual Office’ for remote workers and plans are only $69!

Since it is Throwback Thursday, here is one more of The Rostie Group 90’s Reception, one from the 2000’s and finally from today!

There are still friendly fish tanks around the centre, but we have gotten rid of those amazing white leather couches and dark wood. Are the 90’s back in style yet?!

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1991.html

http://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-of-internet-users-worldwide/

Girl Guide Cookies for everyone!

November 13, 2015/in Business, coworking, Event Planning, Events, Featured, Networking, Toronto /by admin

The Rostie Group is a proud supporter of Girl Guides of Canada.

Classic Girl Guide Cookies are in season and will be available for the next week in all of our meeting rooms!

Our work community is always looking for ways to support and engage with our community and community members. Thank you to Paola at Slalom for bringing in all the Girl Guide cookies, The Rostie Group is happy to support your community!

https://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/GGC/Home/GGC/Default.aspx?hkey=f6cbd051-db58-4e5d-9cc8-a732f8b05586

The Scoop is out for November

November 2, 2015/in The Scoop /by admin

Check out what is happening in your work community and how you can become involved this November!

Happy Birthday Coworking

August 7, 2015/in Business, coworking, Events, freelance, Networking, Startup, Uncategorized /by admin

The newest buzzword ‘Coworking’ is here to stay and its taking the world by storm with over 2500 coworking spaces now operating across the globe.

It was August 9th 2005 that Brad Neuberg opened the first collaborative workspace, called Spiral Muse, and dubbed it “coworking”. He was quickly joined by other early coworking leaders like Tara Hunt & Chris Messina, who were original founders of the Hat Factory (along with Brad Neuberg and a few others), and finally Citizen Space, which is still a thriving coworking space to this very day in San Francisco.

Join us in celebrating Coworking’s 10th birthday and try a FREE week of coworking at The Rostie Group!

Book today – 416-214-1840 – info@rostiegroup.com

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2015/in Business, Co Working, Events, Featured, Marketing, Office Space, Offices, Toronto, workspace /by admin

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2016!

The Rostie Group wishes you the best start to the New Year

Start 2016 off right for your business and take advantage of our professional virtual office and reception services. Every business, no matter what stage it is at can benefit from a corporate address, friendly phone answering and exceptional meeting room space.

https://www.rostiegroup.com/virtual-office-packages

When you find your business is growing, you are hiring more employees and looking for more space, we’ve got you covered! Transition into a full-time coworking space, small private office space or maybe even a team room. The possibilities are endless – and customizable.

http://www.torontomeetings.com/cowork.htm

Start 2016 off right and give your business what it needs to succeed!

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