Part two of Cobot‘s series on handling a nearby chain. This week’s edition picks up where last week left off with practical advice on pricing, video content, and using events as a front door for new members.

Includes real examples from workish.berlin and Kiez Büro.

With 2026 just a few short weeks away, Mark Mendel, owner of Office Evolution Coral Springs, shares how coworking operators can navigate rate increases with members.

The merged coworking group between Startway and Multiburo recently rebranded to Mitwit Office.

Coworking Europe shares that the rebranding has been in the works since 2022 when Multiburo was taken over by the real estate arm of the La Poste Groupe, who are majority owners of Startway – which focused on turning old post offices into flex spaces.

Combined the group aims to build a network of 100ish sites by 2030, up from their 50 today, as well as extending their international reach beyond their current locations in Switzerland and Belgium.

Michael Feinstein joined Giovanni Palavicini and Jamie Russo on the Flex Uncensored podcast and shares how international travel influenced the design of Büro locations, the real estate structure of each location and what keeps their team lean.

Laurent Dhollande from Pacific Workplaces and CloudVO shares their view on the current trends affecting coworking via a video interview at the BuroClub conference in Paris.

ICYMI: BuroClub is a growing franchise with over 200 flexible office locations throughout Europe.