Desk & Co. set to open in May

Nikole Babb
nbabb@cherryroad.com

A new-to-Butler County business model has been introduced to El Dorado; a shared office rental space. The business offers short-term office rental options for those on-the-go, remote workers and more.

Scribner Enterprises, Co-Owned by wife duo Syndee and Wendy Scribner, is an El Dorado based business that specializes in real estate remodeling, investment, and management. They purchased the building located at 212 W Central Ave in El Dorado, about a year ago. The right half of the building was rented out to the nonprofit Kansas One Shot Turkey Hunt while the upper half, which was used as an apartment for many years, was lightly updated to be rented to turnaround workers as an Airbnb and now is leased as a full apartment.

As they thought about what to do with the left side of the building, they came across a friend who needed a short-term rentable office space – but not a full office – just a desk and chair. That’s when Syndee took the opportunity to test out the business model. Thus, Desk & Co. was born and scheduled to open in May.

Desk & Co., will be a sort of co-working space, meant for professionals who need a space to work that isn’t a full office building. The space will offer six tenants a rental that includes a desk, office chair, lockable filing cabinet and access to a shared printer, conference room that includes a TV, desk with six chairs and whiteboard, Wi-Fi, and a bathroom. The desk spaces will be rented on a month-to-month agreement per tenant.

The desks are in an open concept front room with no cubicle or privacy walls. The conference room is a secluded room with a door for private meetings, which will also be available to rent out to the public and non-tenants. Tenants will also have the option to have mail delivered to the location for their business and place their business logo on the front window for any visiting clients. There will be 24/7 access to the building available for tenants.

This business concept has been successful in Wichita with several locations varying in privacy offerings and services. These types of businesses cater to those who work remotely with no home office, freelance workers, traveling professionals or even digital nomads. Careers that are becoming more and more prevalent as technology opens more opportunities for unique work environments and offerings.

Ideally, Syndee says that one person would rent a desk but is willing to rent one desk to two tenants who split the rent and said she’s open to suggestions.

Desk & Co., is slated to open on May 1 with desks ready to rent that day. For further information about Desk & Co., or information on how to rent a desk, call Scribner Enterprises at 316-285-0682 or email at info@scribnerenterprises.com.