CIC Boston

CIC Boston is one of the CIC locations in the greater Boston area. It’s a community and co-​working space of a verity of startups. The head quarter is in Cambridge. This is definitely the nicest co-​working space you could ever join. Not only that they have multiple locations in he Boston area, each location has multiple floors. Each floor has offices, dedicated desks, phone booths and conference rooms of all sizes. Additionally, they are all equipped with top notch facility. You can book conference room through an online system. Conference rooms are equipped with TV and telephones for all business and presentation purposes.
Another great thing about CIC is the system of kitchen and snack. Each floor has an amazing kitchen that is always fully stocked with energy bars, snacks, fruits, icecream, yoghurt, milk, coffee, tea and soda drinks from tap. Each floor kitchen’s food is different, which pushes the members to mingle in the space. In a startup environment, network is the most important, which was indeed understood by the organizers of the place.
Lastly, CIC has 2 co-​working space. The one at the Cambridge location is called C3, which is geared towards more tech startups. The co-​working space at the Boston location (Downtown Crossing) is called The Impact Hub, which is geared towards startups with social impact. Both have amazing facility of table, desks (including standing desks), conference rooms, mail address and free printing service. Since the Impact Hub locates on the 17^th floor, the space is filled with nature light and a great view upon Boston. This has to be the best thing to look at while taking a break from running your startup. It’s also full of entrepreneurial and active vibe from young passionate people. In addition to providing a space, they also organize community events where members can join and mingle. A few examples are 5k running, yoga, networking etc. every Wednesday at the Hub, they organize a community lunch.
Last but not least, the staffs that is responsible for hosting are extremely nice and helpful. They give you a free tour, a free trial pass and always follow up with all the answers to your questions. If you can’t afford a private office place yet, this is definitely the affordable yet helpful alternative for young startups.
Another perk is that it’s right at downtown Boston. Everything is around! Literally everything!