Posted on March 29, 2016 by Stormy McBride in Uncategorized
Coworking spaces are popping up in cities, large and small, all over the world. They’ve revolutionized the work model and brought life to many communities and cities, changing them for the better. Don’t believe us? Keep reading to learn about just a couple of ways in which coworking spaces improve a city; from environmental aspects to community ones, if there’s a coworking space around you chances are you’ll see some improvements. Melissa Saubers, CEO of Cowork Waldo in Kansas City,… Read More »
Posted on March 22, 2016 by Stormy McBride in Uncategorized
Hiring a consultant can help small businesses, startups, and workspace operators in various ways. From helping with accounting and legal matters, to marketing efforts and providing specialized know-how, consultants can help ease the stress associated with day to day tasks necessary to get a business going and keeping it afloat. However, finding the right consultant for your business isn’t an easy task, especially when there are various candidates out there. We spoke with Karen Condi, founder of Lexington based consulting… Read More »
Posted on March 16, 2016 by Stormy McBride in Uncategorized
On the Global explosion of Coworking: Coworking is on the rise. What was once thought of as a trend is looking like it is here to stay. Check out what our friends at Workdesign Magazine have to say about the growth of the coworking movement. Click here to get the scoop! Read More »
Posted on March 11, 2016 by Stormy McBride in Uncategorized
CAMP GCUCALL: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO OPEN A FLEXIBLE WORKSPACE. Just because you’re a novice or don’t have a workspace (yet) doesn’t mean you can’t join in on the all the juicy fun. Camp GCUCALL: What is it? It’s the perfect opportunity for industry novices to learn everything about opening, managing, and growing a flexible workspace. The day will be divided into five sessions that’ll cover community, technology, design, legal and finance. We’ll get real about what it takes… Read More »
By Copass There’s no doubt that the GCUC 2015 coworking (un)conference was a smashing success. Bringing together around 300 people from across the USA and further afield, it was a meeting of the minds to discuss the intricacies, challenges and opportunities that coworking faces today. A gathering of independent projects and visions, GCUC brought us together under one common project, one shared mission: coworking. This ambiguous and open word is exactly what gave it strength at GCUC this year, where… Read More »
Posted on March 17, 2015 by Liz Elam in Uncategorized
Over on the New Worker Magazine, Melissa Mesku has a great profile on history and culture of GCUC. The entirety of it is reproduced below. If you haven't seen the New Worker, ch-ch-check it out! In most industries, the annual conference might warrant a raised eyebrow at best. But in the case of GCUC, the industry is coworking, and that makes all the difference. The quirky name, Global Coworking Unconference Conference, is in homage to a Stephen Colbert skit, and its acronym,… Read More »
by Melissa Geissinger, President & COO of WIMP and General Manager of WIMPspace A geek. A nerd. A dork. If you’re anything like me (a 30-something tech entrepreneur who built her first website in 1996), you’ve been called at least one of these things at some point in your life. The crazy thing? These days it’s actually cool to be identified as one. Well these days if you wander the streets of Santa Rosa, California, about an hour north of… Read More »
Posted on February 3, 2015 by Liz Elam in Uncategorized
Yesterday, Bloomberg.com ran a sensational, clickbait-y article entitled "Co-working Spaces; An Expensive Cure For Loneliness" in which author Patrick Clark argues that coworking spaces (no hyphen necessary, y'all!) are expensive overpriced workspaces for chumps. As you can imagine, that didn't sit well with us. The math was wrong! He missed the point! We understand that haters are going to hate and coworking has really come along way if anyone feels the need to write articles exposing the "dirty truth behind… Read More »
Posted on January 22, 2015 by Liz Elam in Uncategorized
Diana Rothschild here, the new CEO of NextSpace! I look forward to sharing more about myself separately, but in the world of coworking I wanted you all to know that NextSpace is excited to partner with the GCUC team to bring the most awesome conference on the planet to Berkeley, California. We have been big fans and regular attendees of GCUC since its inception and we’re excited to have you all in one of our backyards in May. The City of… Read More »
Posted on August 5, 2014 by Liz Elam in Uncategorized
I’ve operated a successful and profitable Coworking space for almost (gasp) four years! Like most operators, I often field calls and requests for meeting from others thinking about opening a Coworking space. I’m happy to talk and encourage but I get enough requests that I have to limit my engagement. I have now run a successful and a little profitable Coworking conference for over (gasp) three years. I started to get calls for other regions of the world asking for… Read More »
