by Maria Silvia Assef (Country Manager Brazil of QuestionPro) With technological development we have seen many changes in the world, with the most recent and significant of them being the model of work. Traditional offices with working hours from 9am to 6pm, flavorless environment, focused on bureaucratic processes and routines that have been repeated for years, have almost no more space in this new era. A change of awareness is needed immediately in order to accompany the new generations who… Read More »
Business networks allow small businesses to compete and innovate in dynamic environments. These networks give access to new knowledge and experiences, which are not available in a small organization. This exchange occurs in the "BA" which is a virtual place where knowledge is transferred, as an open system where there are exchanges of knowledge in both directions. What are the networks that my company is involved? What are the core? What knowledge are exchanged ?. My personal and local network… Read More »
Coworking should be part of the strategy of any municipality. Governments should see that investing in entrepreneurship and on its environment, such as coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators, will bring more development and wealthy to the city. Where to find this? Milan, Italy. Or Albuquerque, USA. Here a link to details in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. http://www.abqjournal.com/697395/biz/strategy-of.html Read More »
Competition or collaboration? This is an issue to several markets including coworking and entrepreneurship. Of course we will deal with this subject on our conference and also on USA conference, with different perspectives. What are the ingredients to a group to have a better performance while working together then apart. Postamos na fan page do GCUC South America, mas venho aqui também por que é um assunto bacana que estaremos tratando no congresso em março. Competição ou colaboração? Quais são… Read More »
We often talk about pivoting in Coworking. If something isn’t working or feeling right, you have to make some moves. We recently had to pivot at GCUC. We were so excited to bring GCUC to South America that we set a very aggressive date. We eagerly went off in search of the perfect venue! We had a few options that we really liked but they either weren’t available or fell through. The clock was ticking and we had to make… Read More »
In Lisbon, by the time I attended the Coworking Europe Conference in last November, I used to have breakfast every other bakery. Every one was an amazing surprise. Actually I decided to use Airbnb. Beside paying less, every time is an opportunity to make new friends from everywhere - hard to do at hotels - and try new “pasteis de belem” a portuguese delicacy, at different bakeries each day. In one morning, I chose the bakery beside “Cinema São Jorge”… Read More »
En Lisboa, en los días que asistí a la conferencia de coworking Europea en noviembre del año pasado, desayunaba en varias panaderías. Cada una trajo nuevas sorpresas. Yo había decidido utilizar Airbnb. Además de los ahorros obvios, fue una oportunidad para conocer a otras personas en el mundo - que es difícil en los hoteles - y saboreando pasteles de Belén en varias partes de la ciudad. En una de las mañanas eligió la panadería al lado del Cine San… Read More »
