The Melting Pot

Specialties

The Melting Pot supports people with good ideas for a better world by offering affordable, accessible and attractive work, meeting and events spaces in the heart of Edinburgh.

You can work in our professional, welcoming city centre workspace for a day for just £20. The essentials of Wi-​Fi and Fairtrade tea or coffee are all included. Or choose one of our flexible monthly packages and become a member of our co-​working community. As well as access to a professional, eco-​funky office with none of the cost and hassle, members share their skills, knowledge, contacts and ideas and gain motivation and inspiration from our diverse community of like-​minded people. There’s an extensive programme of members’ events ranging from skill-​share workshops to Friday nights down the pub.

The Melting Pot also provides large, light and friendly event and meeting spaces. Located two minutes from Waverley Station, we’re low-​carbon, fully accessible, and we have great food which doesn’t cost the earth

History

Established in 2007.

Founding Director Claire Carpenter saw the need for The Melting Pot all around her in the form of many talented, dedicated people working on great projects, without the support and resources they needed. Claire decided to set up a shared, professional, friendly and flexible workspace for social innovators and starting in September 2005, she began recruiting supporters and volunteers to turn the idea into a reality. Together the new team wrote business plans, undertook market research and feasibility studies, and applied for start-​up funding. Once the perfect space in the heart of Edinburgh was found, The Melting Pot opened its doors in October 2007. Now into its third year The Melting Pot has supported more than 200 individual members, 50 organisational members, and well over 1000 events and meetings, involving thousands of people. The Melting Pot currently has more than 150 members using the workspace and network and forming a dynamic, diverse and supportive community.

Meet the Manager

Claire C.

Manager

The Melting Pot is run by a team of five people: Claire Carpenter — Founder and Managing Director; Phillip Reid — Events Coordinator, Mohammad Abushaaban — Community and Communications Coordinator, Jennifer Richmond — Administration and Finance, Ashley Buchan — Events and Marketing Host

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