Business Operations Archives

Factory Berlin: “Half of the startups created in Berlin have been launched from our ecosystem”

by Berta Calders | Nov 26, 2019 | Business Operations, Coworking, Coworking Europe

Factory Berlin’s aim is to become one of the world’s biggest hub for innovators. And the goal is partly achieved. In 2018, more than 50% of all the startups created in Berlin were launched from Factory Berlin. Nowadays, Factory Berlin covers a community of...

Aticco: “Big coworking brands are slower and therein lies the opportunity of the smaller operators”

by Berta Calders | Sep 12, 2019 | Business Operations, Coworking, Coworking Europe, Industry

Aticco is one of those interesting coworking growth stories which tells us that there is place for independent big players aside of WeWork or Spaces. Aticco is a born and raised coworking firm in Barcelona; a 3 years old brand that has managed to open 6 coworking...

Wojo: “By 2022 we expect to open 1.200 coworking addresses all over Europe within Accor hotels.”

by Berta Calders | Jul 23, 2019 | Business Operations, Coworking, Coworking Europe, Hospitality

In 2019 Nextdoor became Wojo, accelerating its development and creating the ambition to become the leading European coworking network. Two years before, Accor Group, one of the biggest international hotel companies on the planet (operating brands such as Ibis,...

“Don’t put all your efforts on designing a lobby that only looks good on Instagram!”

by Jean-Yves Huwart | Jul 12, 2019 | Business Operations, Coworking, Coworking Europe

SocialWorkplaces.com, organizer of the Coworking Europe conference, was invited by Mipim PropTech Europe 2019 to organize a unconference during this month conference in Paris. During two sessions of 1 hour each, we organized discussions with close to 40 participants....

“Landlords who figure out how to jump into the coworking business will be able to benefit from two profit centers”

by Berta Calders | Jul 5, 2019 | Business Operations, Coworking, Hospitality, Real Estate

Josh Fine is the COO of Focus Property Group, a real estate operator that not only builds and owns their buildings but operate the businesses that are contained within the building as well, including coworking. We have interviewed Josh Fine to learn more about his...

A coworking retreat in rural Serbia realizes another benefit that coworking can bring to corporate players

by Amanda Gray | Jan 31, 2017 | Business Operations, Coworking Europe, Rural coworking

An increasing amount of companies are realizing the benefits of the coworking movement. Retreats are a big part of the changes taking place in the workplace, and offer a welcome opportunity for both newcomers and experienced players to get away from their everyday...