Week 42, 2020

This week we share stories about the tightening of UK lockdowns, EFWeek, an exit-interview guide, Breather going ClassPass-y and more...

👏 10 days of celebrating freelancing in Europe starts today.

Over the next 10 days freelancers, organisations, brands, supporters and ofcourse coworking spaces are hosting events large and small across the continent.

Independently organized coffee chats, meetups, webinars, and even more are being coordinated across the continent to celebrate and support freelancers and the impact they each make their regional economies. 

👉 See & sign the #EFWeek2020 manifesto here.

🗓 Find & join an existing event to share your own insights and experiences with freelancers.

Add any events you are running over the next 10 days, that could support freelancers in Europe.

🇬🇧 What the UK’s new lockdown rules mean for coworking. 

With London’s and Manchester’s lockdowns tiers being elevated, Syncaroo is tracking, investigating and sharing how the new regional 3 Tier alert system affects the access of coworking spaces. 

👉 Read more about this here.

🎫 Breather adds ClassPass-style monthly memberships.

The startup traditionally rents meeting rooms and office space by the day to individuals and teams. Due to demand from existing customers, they’ve added “Passport” month-to-month memberships of five, 10 or 20 passes to any of their 400 spaces. Prices start at $1,500 p/month. 

👉 Read more about this here.

🤗 Why you should interview all members who leave your space.

Exit interviews are extremely useful to improving your workspace business and processes. This article shares why, 10 questions you could use and how to conduct exit interviews.

👉 Read more about this here.

📹 Coworking videos.

10 coworking software companies joined me in my kitchen to share what they’ve worked on this quarter, and what you can expect next quarter.

📹 Watch it here.

Kiri Rawson and Michelle D. Garrett chat about business, coworking, balancing other commitments from South Carolina.

📹 Watch it here.

The folks at Alkaloid Networks shared a short video leveraging a great testimonial to position themselves as the ‘friendliest coworking space on the Atlanta beltline’.

📹 Watch it here.

🎙 Coworking discussions.

Bernie Mitchell talks all about what comes next for European coworking events.

🎧 Listen to this.

Jamie Russo and Madison Maidment discuss global coworking booking trends.

🎧 Listen to this.

Jessica Mogilka and Ben Munn discuss the future of flexible portfolios.

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📆 Coworking event reminders.

October 20th:
GCUC Masterminds session on the future of coworking.

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October 22nd:
CCCSEE (Coworking & Coliving Conference South East Europe) virtual conference.

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October 30:
Coworking Convo on the topic of coworking around the world. 

👉 RSVP.

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💫 Who's hiring?

🇩🇪 beyond are hiring an Assistant Community Manager in Berlin, Germany.

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🌍 infinitSpace is hiring an International Expansion Manager in London or Amsterdam

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🌍 infinitSpace is hiring a Brand & Marketing Director in London or Amsterdam

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🇺🇸 iPostal1 Workspace are hiring a Director of Business Development (US remote)

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🇺🇸 The Shop Workspace‘s parent company is hiring for an Events Manager in New York City, NY.

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🇺🇸 BLANKSPACES is hiring an Event Coordinator in Westside, LA

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🇺🇸 Lucid Private Offices are hiring a Community Coordinator in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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🇺🇸 Lucid Private Offices are hiring a Community Coordinator in Forth Worth, Texas.

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