stuck at home without a room of their own . Anyone without a dedicated home office - or thick enough walls - quickly grew desperate for an escape to an oasis where no one asked about housework or homework while they were trying to hit key performance indicators .
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Add a world where social distancing was a life-or-death situation , and private offices were the solution . “ We have pent-up demand for a large portion of the workforce that want to have a private workspace ,” said Clyde Yandell , Intelligent Office ’ s owner . “ Our customers tell us that working from home can be very difficult with family situations .”
“ The pandemic opened up new opportunities for shortterm or one-day-a-week rentals . Being able to leave the house only one or two days and working from home the other days can make a big difference ,” he said . “ Our industry has also developed new tools , such as virtual mail where a customer can establish an address with us , view their received mail on an app , communicate through the app to delete mail or have it scanned and forwarded to them , and even deposit paper checks .”
Intelligent Office has been able to provide innovative solutions for customers in their time of need .
Everyday Trailblazing
What about the not-so virtual businesses or those that had less ability to transition to a virtual world ? For restaurants especially , this challenge was particularly intense . Ashley Davenport runs Moonrise Brewing with her husband , Ben .
Moonrise opened in 2017 and quickly became a European Village staple . From the very beginning , Ashley and Ben were focused on building a community around innovative beer and food , and Moonrise flourished during the pandemic . “ No one knew what to do , or when / if we might get to open again , so we were trailblazing , every day - just doing what we thought was the best thing to do ,” Ashley said .
To be fair , trailblazing is built into Moonrise ’ s DNA . In addition to being Palm Coast ’ s first brewery , they paired their beers with high-end culinary delights . In contrast to the more prevalent option of partnering with food trucks , Ashley and Ben served freshly
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