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“Many people who came to work at Starbucks discovered that the coworking environment was a much better solution”-Ashley Proctor

Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Coworking Europe, Creativity, Design, Real Estate

Ashley Proctor runs both Creative Blueprint and Foundery in the vibrant city of Toronto, Canada. The newly renovated 15,000 sq ft community hub is an accessible venue run by Ashley and her business partner, Jake Koseleci, who also owns the property and leases space to Creative Blueprint and Foundery, in addition to a Starbucks. Established in 2006, Creative Blueprint is a pioneer and leader in...

Coworking Grows Up: An interview with Jean-Yves Huwart, founder of Coworking Europe

Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Coworking, Coworking Europe, Impact

Like many of the major players in today’s coworking scene, Jean-Yves Huwart, started off as an unsatisfied employee. Driven by a need for more freedom, Huwart quit his job at a media company and started working as a freelancer. Yet, it didn’t take much more than two weeks before he started to get cabin fever. At the same time Huwart was going crazy in his home office, there was talk in Brussels...

“Over time, coworking spaces are going to transform the way businesses is done in India”-Innov8 Coworking

Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Coworking

Last year, the coworking movement hit an all-time high. With conferences in Europe, Africa, the USA and Canada, it has become evident that coworking is not only growing in established communities but all over the world. Dr. Ritesh Malik, founder of Innov8 coworking in Delhi, believes that coworking will be essential to business growth in India. We spoke with Ritesh about the current coworking...

Coworking in Japan is still in its nascent stages, we hope Startup Retreat Japan can help popularize the movement.

Jan 31, 2017 | Business, Creativity, Digital freelancers

Daniel Klose was working as a project manager in Berlin, enjoying the vibrant startup scene, but looking to get outside of the city. Having always dreamt of working remotely, but not willing to commute on a daily basis, he decided to change things up in a big way. He and his wife packed up their things and moved to Japan and open a Café in the countryside. Combining the café and web development...

How to bring balance between Automation and Human interaction in a coworking space ?

Dec 26, 2016 | Business, Creativity, Data, Design, Digital freelancers

As human-centric workspaces are rise, so are workplace management tools. Nexudus Spaces co-founder, Carlos Almansa has recognized the need for optimizing everyday tasks in the workplace. Technology as a compliment, not a replacement Some might be sceptical of running operations digitally, out of fear that it might take away from the human experience. But that just depends how we look at it....

“A workplace retreat needs to be versatile, welcoming various individuals with unique needs”–Julianne Becker (Coconat)

Dec 8, 2016 | Business, Digital freelancers

In 2011, Julianne Becker answered an ad for a job at Deskwanted/Deskmag. The position was for someone to research, write articles, and manage social media, regarding all things coworking. This was Julianne’s first encounter with coworking, and she’s been involved ever since. Since then she assisted in the organization of the 2nd Coworking Europe conference in Berlin and is also the cofounder...

“Romania has the highest GDP growth in Europe and coworking has a lot of potential here”- Dragos Roua, ConnectHub (Romania)

Nov 1, 2016 | Business, Real Estate

In 2012, Dragos Roua launched an event called Open Connect. Using Starbucks as a platform, Dragos transformed the coffee shop into an environment that nurtured connection, where individuals could communicate and give feedback to one another. According to Dragos, this type of environment was missing in Romania, and this was an attempt to change the scene. Yet, even though the coworking structure...

“The word Digital Nomad doesn’t reflect the big trends behind the movement”- Sophie Ozdzinski, CoPass

Nov 1, 2016 | Business, Creativity, Design, Digital freelancers, Technology

Like many coworking projects, Copass was created out of necessity. Three years ago the coworking membership program, that now has a network of 700 plus individuals and companies around the globe, was born. Since the majority of Copass founders have been involved in the coworking movement since its very beginning, creating a network came naturally. With friends and fellow coworking space owners...

The key to building a successful coworking platform is to understand your community

Oct 12, 2016 | Business, Creativity, Design, Digital freelancers

After the financial crisis, Spain was one of the countries that faced some of the highest unemployment rates in Europe. As a result, many professionals, freelancers, and business operators began to reimagine the professional landscape. In 2011, Ruth Martinez had a baby on the way and her husband had just started freelancing. In this time of change, they were exploring new options and had heard...

70% of our users are digital nomads in the Canary Islands

Oct 10, 2016 | Business, Creativity

It's no surprise that there are now several active coworking spaces in the Canary Islands. The combination of scenic beauty and the relaxed and warm local culture is not only perfect for a vacation but attracts more and more digital nomads and freelance professionals. One of the most international spaces is CoworkingC, based in Las Palmas. The small yet vibrant space aims to build an...

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