Introducing equipment booking and management

• Spacebring is launching an equipment booking feature, offering shared space operators the fastest way to easily provide equipment rentals to their members.
• This feature allows you to monetize existing equipment, creating an additional income stream for your coworking or shared space.
• The system handles bookings and payments, reducing administrative work for operators.

Operators of coworking spaces, makerspaces, coworking kitchens, and recording studios now have a powerful new tool to enhance offerings and improve profitability. Spacebring has officially released its integrated equipment booking feature, designed to seamlessly enable the rental of equipment and unlock additional revenue streams for shared space operators.

 

How it works

Spacebring's new equipment booking feature allows your members to easily reserve and rent a variety of equipment for short-term use, generating potential revenue for your space. Think of it as a simple way to make resources like monitors, projectors, webcams, microphones, and presentation clickers available either for a fee or even for free. You can also offer more specialized equipment such as 3D printers and laser cutters. You decide which equipment to offer and set your rental rates, whether by the hour or for the entire day.

Here are some examples of equipment you might offer based on your shared space type:

• Coworking spaces: Monitors, teleconferencing equipment (including webcams and microphones), portable whiteboards, presentation clickers.
• Makerspaces: Laser cutters, 3D printing machines, soldering stations, specialized software licenses.
• Recording studios: Microphones, headphones, audio interfaces, pop filters, lighting equipment.
• Shared kitchens: Specialized blenders, food processors, stand mixers, large-capacity ovens.

Setting up your equipment rental system is quick and easy. Simply list the available equipment within Spacebring, and you'll unlock a powerful suite of tools to manage your offerings. For instance, equipment can be directly assigned to customer subscriptions for seamless occupancy tracking. You can also create highly flexible rental rulesets, including tiered pricing, minimum and maximum booking durations, and advance booking windows.

Your members can then easily see what's available and book it themselves through the Spacebring member web portal and mobile app. When they book, they have multiple convenient payment options: using credits they have with your space, having the fee added to their regular invoice, or paying securely online by card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay through your integrated payment gateway.

To further expand your reach, our system even supports external bookings. This provides an easy integration point with your marketing website, allowing you to attract external users to rent your equipment and generate additional revenue.

Spacebring provides you with the tools to efficiently monitor the availability of your equipment. Beyond simply viewing who has booked what and when our enhanced Google Calendar integration now seamlessly incorporates equipment bookings alongside other resources. We've also integrated with access control systems, allowing users to access rented equipment only during their booked time or if it's included in their subscription.

For us, seamlessly offering equipment rentals has made a real difference. It's not just about the extra income, which is definitely helpful for reinvesting in our space. It's also about making things simpler for our members. With Spacebring, our members can easily book any space facilities on their own, eliminating the need for manual management of tools and devices. It’s a smarter, more efficient way to operate, and we truly value the added convenience.

Abdulrahman Al Saati

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Key advantages for shared space operators

• Unlock new revenue: The equipment booking feature lets you easily monetize your existing equipment, creating new income without major investment.
• Simplify management: Manage all equipment rentals in one place within your familiar Spacebring platform, speeding up your daily tasks.
• Boost efficiency: Automating bookings and payments saves you time and administrative work, freeing you to focus on other priorities.
• Gain valuable insights: Understand equipment popularity and rental trends with our data, helping you optimize your inventory and better serve member needs.
• Enhance member experience: Providing easy access to essential equipment makes your space more attractive and valuable for meetings, events, and more.
• Flexible pricing: You control your rental rates, offering hourly and daily options to suit different member requirements and maximize your earnings.
• Quick and easy setup: The equipment booking feature is designed for quick and easy setup, allowing you to start benefiting quickly.
• Increase attractiveness and engagement: Easily bookable equipment can attract new members and encourage existing ones to utilize your space more often.

 

Ready to elevate your space?

The new equipment booking feature is available starting today to all Spacebring customers with Essential and higher plans at no extra cost, offering an immediate opportunity to enhance your service offering and boost your revenue.

Not a Spacebring customer yet? Discover the difference.

See firsthand how the equipment booking feature, along with a suite of other powerful tools, can accelerate the operations of your traditional or niche space and unlock new income streams. Book a free demo today and explore how Spacebring can transform your coworking or shared space. Don't miss out on this essential upgrade for modern workspace management.