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“Investors now agree on the 200-300% growth forecast for Coworking and Flex Workspace” – New Work

May 19, 2020 | Coworking, Flex Workspace, Podcast, Real Estate

New Work is one of the biggest corporate coworking brands active in Central and Eastern Europe, with 75.000 sqm under management spread across 5 countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine and Romania. The company had to lay off staff due to the coronavirus crisis. However, close to 100 people work for New Work, which recently and successfully raised a new round of capital. We have...

“Franchise and shared revenue model is our recipe to grow in suburban areas”

Apr 30, 2020 | Business Operations, Coworking, Podcast, Real Estate

Alexander Stampfer co-founded the proptech startup andys.cc in Vienna in 2018, a modern workplace operator with a franchise model. We have interviewed Alexander, responsible for the expansion of their locations and the development of andys.cc branch concept, to find out more about the Austrian coworking market and their business model. Alexander will be a speaker at the upcoming Coworking Europe...

“Franchising is sure to become a bigger part of the coworking landscape”

Apr 15, 2020 | Coworking, Hospitality, Real Estate

Venture X UK & Ireland is the master franchise development partner for Venture X, a premium coworking provider with a focus on member wellbeing, high-end design and inclusivity. It was one of the fastest growing brands in the US last year and now has 29 locations open globally and has signed master licence agreements in 35 countries with plenty more in the pipeline. They recently opened...

“Coworking is gradually gaining parts of the regular office market in France”

Apr 15, 2020 | Coworking, Real Estate

Bureau à Partager is a platform where people and companies can find the best workplace for their teams anywhere in France. Bureau à Partager carried out the Indice du Coworking 2019 survey which showed that one quarter of the coworking French market is in the hands of only four players, two French and two international companies. We have interviewed Cécile Peghaire, responsible for the...

“Coworking sales through Google Adwords is mainly for players with deep pockets”

Feb 3, 2020 | Business Operations, Coworking, Real Estate

MatchOffice is, today, among the leading players in the online office booking market. They are an independent portal that collects all business centres in one place, making it easier for potential tenants to find their future office spaces for rent. Jakob Dalhoff, CEO of MatchOffice, has been part of the flexible office space revolution from the very beginning. Read this insight loaded interview...

“Moscow is n°1 in Car-Sharing in Europe. The same could happen with coworking”

Jan 10, 2020 | Coworking, Real Estate

Maria Uvarova is a recognized expert in the Russian coworking spaces market. She is a member of the coordinating Council of the Russia National Association of serviced offices and coworking operators. We have interviewed Maria to find out more about the situation of the coworking market in this country. Hi Maria. How can you depict the situation of coworking in Russia, in 2019? The coworking...

Business Link: “We are slowly beginning to observe market segmentation in the flexible work space sector”

Jul 25, 2019 | Business, Coworking, Real Estate

Based in Stockholm, Skanska Commercial Development Europe counts among the biggest Real Estate Development company in Europe. Skanska owns Business Link, a fast growing coworking brand in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), currently operating 5 locations, in Poland and in the Czech Republic. We have interviewed Jaroslaw Bator, Managing Director at Business Link & Business Development...

“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...

“Office building landlords will be more and more asked to provide with amenities and community experience”

May 29, 2019 | Business, Real Estate

Petr Boruta is the Marketing Manager at Spaceflow, a platform that provides a global tenant experience platform and community engagement as a service that uplift the experience for people in spaces and buildings. Petr is a well-informed expert of what is happening in the workplace market and below we share some of his thoughts, insights and experience. Hi Petr. Why is Central Europe worth...

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...