Calabrese, who works in real estate in Big Sky, said she has missed the networking and relationship-building opportunities more prevalent in bigger cities.
After talking to more women, she found others felt the same way and decided to found a women’s coworking space in the Cannery District with her partner, Amanda Diehl.
A full-time membership with access to the coworking space costs $1,300 for an individual, $1,100 for a small business consisting of two or more workers or $1,000 for a nonprofit.
While men are welcome to join, Sky Oro will be women-centric and designed to help women succeed through relationships and collaboration, Calabrese said.
There are more than 1,900 women-owned businesses in Bozeman, according to the 2012 Survey of Business Owners, and more than 10,000 working women, according to the 2011-2015 American Community Survey Population Estimate.
Many women are also so busy they don’t have time to join something with a regular commitment, like a book or hiking club, so she said she thinks having an array of choices to participate in will be appealing.
“Our focus on women is we are powerful when we are together,” Diehl said.