Beyond the space Today after a decade of coworking, the business model has taken on different forms and is taking things further than just providing a space for working. We find coworking spaces with vertical and horizontal focus, makerspaces and fablabs, universities introducing coworking for incubating student projects, hotels and hostels for freelancers and startups, […]
Coworking to support the development of the startup and digital freelancers’ nation With an estimated 15 million freelancers operating within the country, India is second only to the United States in regard to the amount of active independent workers worldwide, making it the perfect environment to let a new coworking industry blossom. An estimated half […]
What could be more difficult than opening or expanding a coworking space? Sure enough, it’s the legal aspects which come along with it. On one hand, because coworking is, shall we say, an ‘atypical’ activity under the legal rules established to date in Europe (and also outside of Europe), no specific license exists for the […]
The importance of designing a content plan If one thing characterises a coworking space, it’s the community which is created inside it and around it. One of the biggest challenges is, also one of the biggest opportunities, knowing how to extract coworkers’ talent, experiences and stories and turn them into a source to attract new […]
What are the reasons that thrive you to open a coworking space? Before opening your own coworking space, ask yourself: why, exactly, do I want to open a coworking space? There are a huge number of answers to this question, but the ones that most inspired me were: I love coworking as a lifestyle. I […]
Coworking as a tool to help companies embrace the change I was invited by Sabrina Schifrer the founder of the Alpe Adria Coworking project. It is a platform focused on start-ups, entrepreneurs and professionals from Carinthia and Slovenia. Its aim is to spread the word about coworking and to build and support the coworking community […]
How coworking is changing the corporate world Corporate coworking is an innovative work environment that companies are starting to implement. Nowadays there are 7.800 coworking spaces worldwide where half a million people are working (source 2015 Deskmag Survey). Entrepreneurs, startups, freelancers join coworking spaces because they want to interact with like-minded professionals, increase professional networks […]
How do you create your future community? Coworking spaces are content, knowledge and networking generators thanks to events. Events also could be part of your income if you rent the space to external companies. Mainly, they are a great tool to create and stimulate your coworking community. From our experience developing coworking spaces, we differentiate […]
Some weeks ago we were contacted by Barcelona en Comú. A new political party in the city. They were interested in knowing the current situation of the coworking sector in Barcelona as we are the first consultancy in the city specialised in coworking development. Today, there are only 3 days left until the municipal elections […]
What we liked most of the past Coworking Spain Conference We’ve just celebrated the 4th edition of the Coworking Spain Conference in Valencia last week. The event gathered 200 people to discuss our business concerns, failures and successes. I saw a lot of people I knew but I was surprised by a large number of […]