GCUC.ALL is less than 30 days away and what better way to get ready for it than by taking a look at some of the coworking trends of this year Growing Market Though in the early years coworking users were mainly freelancers and startups, this year we’ve seen how the market has expanded and reached new horizons. Coworking spaces across the world are starting to welcome big corporations and businesses as members. According to a CBRE report, this is due… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
As coworking space builders, makers, and instigators we’ve all dealt with difficult members at one time or another. GCUC is the perfect chance to learn how other industry leaders confront the difficulties of managing a coworking space, including the annoying guy who won't stop talking about his cats when people are trying to work. What follows is an article written by emerging coworking thought leader, RyanChatterton, on dealing with difficult members. Ryan believes in providing experience-based and operations-focused insights into… Read More »
As coworking space builders, makers, and instigators we’ve all dealt with difficult members at one time or another. GCUC is the perfect chance to learn how other industry leaders confront the difficulties of managing a coworking space, including the annoying guy who won't stop talking about his cats when people are trying to work. What follows is an article written by emerging coworking thought leader, Ryan Chatterton, on dealing with difficult members. Ryan believes in providing experience-based and operations-focused insights… Read More »
We are super excited to announce a joint partnership with Alliance Business Centers Network. Together, the new 'GCUC Alliance' will deliver an exciting program of events for the flexible workspace community throughout 2016. In the space of little more than two decades, the Alliance Business Centers Network (ABCN) has hosted 34 Strategic Summits and WorldView Forums to bring together the best and brightest minds in the business center and serviced office industry. During that time, coworking has emerged as a… Read More »
We know you’re dying to attend GCUC, which is why we’re giving you the chance to be the lucky winner of a FREE ticket to GCUC USA this upcoming May in Los Angeles. Like everything else we do, the contest is easy, fun, and you won’t want to miss out. Here’s what you need to do: head over to Instagram (follow us @gcucu_usa if you already don’t), post a fun and funky picture that depicts something juicy about coworking, use… Read More »
2016 Predictions: Everybody wins Lines blur. Everybody goes a little more “co” this year. Coworking spaces COnvert some open space to private offices, executive suites hire COmmunity managers, hotels create club level floors designed for COliving, COrporations start serving local COffee and beer. Coworking focuses on sustainability. The entrance of bigger players with deep pockets (WeWork, MakeOffices), drives the independent players to up their game and provide more of what the market is asking for; sometimes trumping what… Read More »
