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The Grand Finale

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Better started as a dream to find the excellent humans in Johannesburg and share a creative space with them. We succeeded. The people who crossed Better’s threshold have been consistently high-quality people who have confirmed our belief in humans. Andrew even met the love of his life!

BUT (you knew this was coming, didn’t you) we have not been able to figure out how to make Better sustainable. So we have taken a decision to close Better on the 15th December 2017. Perhaps co-working is just not a hot enough thing in Joburg yet? Perhaps we were just bad at marketing? Better seems to be a hit as an event space, but that’s not what we want to run.

One of the good side-effects of our closing is that those of you who have been Better members will forever be part of an exclusive club. Few will be able to brag that they were once members of Better! So if you want these bragging rights you have only 15 days left to sign up and be able to tell your grandchildren that you were part of our brave experiment in finding excellent humans. Don’t miss out. (We will be signing up members until the 15th November.)

We have a great program of events lined up for November and December. Watch out for Slow Scholarship Week, the Vintage Market, the Saxonwold Shebeen, our Freelancer Year-End Party and the Great Better Auction. There will be a closing down party in December and we hope that you will come along and celebrate our year of Better with us.

We are sad, but also relieved to be rid of the financial worries and looking forward to lots of fun between now and the end. Do come and be part of it.

For next year, we hope to find new and interesting ways to stay in touch with the Better community and keep meeting, sharing and creating together. Ideas on this front are welcome.

Lots of love,

Judy and Andrew

Hire a Better venue

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Better is a warm and quirky creative co-working space along Oxford Road in Saxonwold, Johannesburg

We have three rooms for hire, as well as a large garden

The Meeting Room,
upstairs, accommodates small meetings, up to 6 people,
from R150 per hour / R1000 per day

The Writing Room,
upstairs, accommodates small workshops and meetings, up to 10 people, from R225 per hour / R1600 per day

The Studio,
downstairs, accommodates social gatherings and workshops, with space for creative activities, up to 30 people,
from R375 per hour / R2800 per day

Enjoy our large garden with sun and shade, accessed from the Studio, great for lunches, teas and evening events

Convenient, affordable, welcoming and fun

Features of the venue

  • Secure parking (off street and in street with guard)
  • On bus routes (Gautrain and Metro)
  • Kitchenette with tea, coffee and snacks near the Studio
  • Fast, fibre-based Wi-Fi
  • Projection facilities
  • Whiteboards

Value-added services

  • Various levels of catering can be arranged
  • We can take bookings and process payments for you
  • Social media advertising
  • Facilitated creative activities

View the property, get a quote and book your event

Call Candy on 011 327 6098 or mail create@better.joburg

“I recently hosted a 2 day workshop at Better with young artist/activists, developing a piece of street theatre, building props and conceptualising a campaign – Judy, Patience and Andrew were perfect hosts leaving us alone to do our thing, yet being completely available when we required assistance. A wonderful tranquil space in which to work – thank you Better!” Molly Smit

Social media Q&A for freelancers

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  • Should I be using Facebook or LinkedIn?
  • Do I want my clients to friend me on Facebook?
  • Should I have a separate Facebook page for my freelance work?
  • How can I use social media to get more clients?

Social media presents wonderful opportunities for freelancers, but at the same time, vexing questions.

Join the freelance community at Better for an informal evening of Q&A about social media. Share your experiences and listen to how other freelancers use social media. Learn from each other’s mistakes and get ideas about what you could do differently.

Tracey Walker will be on hand to offer advice and guidance.

 

Time: 6pm to 7pm

Dates: Enquire for next dates

Cost: R50 for entrance, wine and snacks (free for members of Better).

Regular Writers’ Tea at Better

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The Writer’s Tea at Better is a fun morning for all sorts of writers who want to be more regular in their writing practice.

Meet with other regular writers, bloggers, journalists, poets and other creatives. Enjoy tea – and coffee and cake – while you chat, share what you are working on, seek inspiration and support, and swap writing practices with other writers. It’s informal and casual. You can just hang out and listen if you are shy.

After tea, we have some activity. Participate in a writing exercise devised by a member of the group. We have written collaborative stories, played with memories in the first and third person, and written to music. Stretch yourself by trying something new! Bring a notebook and pen with you. Want to see what it’s all about? Here are some pics. (and follow us on Instagram!)

You can also stay and write! This is your time to add words to your current book, blog-post, short story or poem, in a comfortable, wi-fi enabled space. You will be surrounded by other heads-down writers who understand the importance of writing regularly.

The Regular Writer’s Tea happens every Friday morning from 10:00 to 12:00.

  • FREE for Better members
  • R50 for non-members – Writer’s Tea
  • R150 for non-members – Writer’s tea and write for the day at Better

No need to book for this one, just come along and pay at the door. We take cash or credit cards.

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