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

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, Mercure, Sofitel, etc.) had taken a 50% share in Nextdoor, by then 100% owned by the real estate company Bouygues Immobilier. We have...

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

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. Prior to the event, delegates had the opportunity to suggest topics they wanted to be discussed. Participants proposed to cover...

CIC: “We plan to open 50 new coworking locations in the coming 10 years!”

Jul 5, 2019 | Business, Coworking, Coworking Europe, Impact

Born a few kilometers away from the Harvard University campus, the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) has been a home for great entrepreneurs leading fast-growing companies since 1999. In 2018, CIC raised US$ 58 millions from HB Reavis, the Bratislava based real estate developer. We have interviewed Kari Mruz, the General Manager at CIC Warsaw, to find out more about CIC values, mission,...

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

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 experience and knowledge on real estate and his way to understand the coworking and hospitality sector. An interview full of insights...

“Municipalities are quicker to embrace satellite working than corporations”

Jun 28, 2019 | Coworking, Teleworking

Working from satellite offices can help employers, employees and the world in general in many ways. We have interviewed Jenny Schäpper-Uster, co-founder at VillageOffice in Switzerland, to find out more about her story, the principals behind the platform and the vision and mission it represents. Hi Jenny. Can you introduce us to VillageOffice? VillageOffice was founded in early 2016 with the...

“Teleworking at home is good for one day a week. Teleworkers need coworking once the frequency increases”

Jun 12, 2019 | Business, Coworking, Teleworking

The percentage of teleworkers has been gradually increasing over the past 20 years in the US. Modern employees demand home-working options but what about teleworking in coworking spaces? How do coworking and teleworking work hand in hand, nowadays, in Europe? We asked Xavier de Mazenod, one of the most famous teleworking and coworking expert in France. Hi Xavier. Can you introduce yourself as...

JLL: “Nowadays, to dedicate 15-25% of a building to coworking pushes the value of the building up”

Apr 23, 2019 | Business, Coworking, Real Estate

Adam Lis, in charge of flexible office solutions at JLL Poland, is a real estate professional with experience in coworking after having worked for Brain Embassy, a Polish coworking brand. We are happy to share below some of his thoughts, ideas and expertise in the field. Hi Adam, what is your take on the relationship between Coworking and the real estate it is located in? As has been pointed out...

“Coworking fills a void in the existing corporate real estate market”

Mar 26, 2019 | Business, Coworking, Real Estate

The Coworking Europe 2019 conference took place in Warsaw for its 10th edition. In order to get to know the local ecosystem, we interviewed Konrad Szaruga and Natalia Kuliberda, both real estate experts who shared with us their experience, thoughts and insights about the polish market. Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your past and current involvement in the coworking fields? Konrad...

The lack of willingness to collaborate is a challenge freelancers and coworking spaces face – Matt Lambert (Coworking Montenegro)

Sep 9, 2017 | Coworking, Digital freelancers

Matt Lambert, who originally hails from the United States, moved to Montenegro in 2013 to work with a travel startup. Around the end of 2014, Matt began noticing a “gap in the business ecosystem” especially in relation to freelancers, startups, and creatives, while simultaneously taking an interest in coworking. Inspired the coworking movement in the surrounding region, like Serbia’s successful...

How to measure coworking business performances

Mar 14, 2017 | Business, Coworking, Coworking Europe, Digital freelancers

At the most recent Coworking Europe conference, which took place in Brussels in November of last year, Anil George, Head of Operations at 91Springboard, India’s largest Coworking network, facilitated a masterclass on how Coworking spaces measure their business performance. Here is a sum up of the workshop. 1. Determine the right metrics and indicators Coworking spaces, like any other...

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