97% of U.S. businesses are facing BOI filing deadlines and potential heavy fines – are your members prepared?ย
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๐ ฑ๏ธ The Social Hub also becomes a B-corp #
The B-Corp club gets another member this week, with The Social Hub announcing their certification.
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๐ฐ Coworking news & views.
๐ฎ What the future of landlord-led flex (may) look like #
Tashi Dorjee, JLL Asia Head of Flex, shared his take on what the future of flex looks like. Check out his video to get take on the evolution of landlord-driven partnerships, and how over saturation of the market impacts these strategies.
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๐ Brokers offered extra goodies for filling desks #
Good for the rest of the year, Industrious has launched a broker bonus program for all sales referrals made at any of their DC, MD or VA locations. Perks and rewards include items like AirPod Maxes or PlayStation5s, Pelotons, BBQs, TVs up to a trip of your choice ($5,000 value).
This actually sits alongside this link we also saw this week, in which Serendipity Labs are running a $13k broker competition through March 31.
Pssst. We actually dig into this topic in this week’s Recap podcast, so definitely listen in and let us know how you feel about the balance of broker incentives vs long-term placements.
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๐๏ธ Everything you want/need to know about co-warehousing #
Curious about co-warehousing? Spacebring shared a blog post offering a comprehensive guide to co-warehousing. This twist on flexible workspace combines coworking flexibility with the logistics of warehousing, creating a space where businesses can work and store inventory efficiently.
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๐ฐ German funding program helps reduce coworking rental fees #
Berlin-based coworking space, tuesday coworking, shared a great blog post outlining the benefits small business can reap from Germanyโs GRW funding program. This initiative covers up to 20% of rental costs for eligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in designated areas, including tuesday coworkingโs Berlin locations.
Germany isn’t the first country to roll out incentives or benefits for those seeking workspace. Over a decade ago, Milan’s government offered a similar program in the form of vouchers to help both businesses looking for space and operators looking for members. Do you know of any other programs like this? Let us know!
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๐ Out of the fishbowl, and into the… neighborhood. Obvs. #
Sarah Travers from Workbar shares why she finds working from a coworking space with "neighborhoods" more productive, and private, than working from a space filled with "fishbowls" of private offices.
The term neighborhoods is one that’s been used a few times over the years, to classify how a space is split up by purpose vs membership or customers. In her example "Switchboard" neighborhood is open plan and people are welcome to make video calls when they need – flanked by a nearby bank of soundproof phone booths for added privacy when necessary; another is called the "Commons" where teams can meet and collaborate.
We’re curious, do you offer purpose-focussed areas in your space that members (or your team) can move fluidly between? If so, what are they?
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๐ฑ Tech so easy even a Wookie can use it #
Erin Maxson and the team at CoHatch shared a very cute and funny video and in the spirit of Halloween, we felt the need to share with you.
Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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๐ก Rethinking beyond glass-walled “fishbowls” #
Mike LaRosa took to LinkedIn to share some thoughts on a trend in which "fishbowl" is being used to describe flexible workspaces that are designed with rows of glass-divided offices. Many spaces like this have higher-than-average vacancies, and Mike explores some ideas on how to pivot or reposition floorplans like this.
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๐ฐ Local council extends grants & loans to affordable workspaces #
Camilla Wells shares that Lambeth Council’s Future Workspace Fund is open for applications, aiming to foster growth in three key sectors: creative and digital; the green economy; and health & life sciences. Workspace owners, operators and developers are invited to apply before EOD Monday 16th December.
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๐ค Is this the biggest frustration with integrations? #
Our very own Hector Kolonas put on his Syncaroo hat and shared a great short video discussing the various types of integrations that exist when it comes to the often-frustrating inability to connect different flex workspace technologies that really need to talk to each other.
Check his post out for more info about "native", "custom developed" and "managed" integrations.
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๐ Could we see dynamic pricing for… listing fees!? #
Global proptech investor and advisor, Simon Baker, recapped a recent presentation by Property Finder (a homefinding platform) that addressed their use of dynamic pricing.
We’re seeing dynamic pricing modules and offerings across the coworking world, what differs here is that this listing platform changes THEIR listing prices based on demand, availability and related transaction volume.
This makes us wonder if we’ll see dynamic prices coming to coworking aggregators, not for the price of desks or offices, but for changing how much listings (or upgrading listings) will cost based on actual demand or utilization.
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๐ค Where AI should def replace mass marketing tasks #
Eyal Lasker from Flexspace shares 4 ways AI could (if done right) effectively replace many of the mass marketing campaigns with automatically personalized and strategic messages.
I’m sure many coworking sales and marketing teams are waiting patiently for these kinds of power tools being added to their stack. But a warning is to make sure that none of your AI systems are running on data stuck in disconnected silos. Poor data in almost always equals 10x poorer outputs out.
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๐งช New small-space management platform opens beta #
Proova is a new management system focussed specifically on supporting small spaces (think under 100 members). It’s just opened for beta testing and offers integrated member management, space bookings, payment processing, and a community engagement tool that enhances interaction among members.
The platform is seeking beta testers to help finalize the platform, who will enjoy early access and be able to provide valuable feedback on a weekly basis, playing a key role in shaping the final product.
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๐ค Coworking market moves.
๐ Top influencer signed to promote Indian coworking brand #
Ofis Square has announced they have signed Shraddha Kapoor, the 2nd most followed Indian influencer on Instagram, to be the face of their brand.
While we have seen experimentation with (micro)influencers by aggregators in the past, this may very well be the very first use of a mainstream influencer/celebrity to promote and market a flexible workspace brand. Will Shraddha go as viral as Nicole Kidman did for her AMC promo? We’ll have to wait and see.
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๐ Kings Cross set for new coworking space in 2025 #
Cameron Randall shared that Oneder have announced their third location, Channel, set to open in the center of Kings Cross in London in March 2025. The facility will take up four floors of to be newly renovated flexible workspace.
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๐จ๐ฆ Launch Coworking opens 4th location #
Launch Coworking has opened their 4th location, located in downtown Winnipeg.
ICYMI: The Canadian flex space brand has doubled in size in the last few years.
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๐ฌ๐ง UK brand replaces all their coworking memberships #
Projects, an operator with multiple locations in Brighton, UK, has announce the launch of a brand new "Residence" membership, replacing all their previous coworking memberships from November.
Starting at ยฃ175, the membership includes 24/7 coworking access, 30% discounts on meeting and event booking, access to community programming, perks and even wellness classes.
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๐ฉ๐ช Coworking brand announces franchise opportunity #
German coworking brand Engel & Vรถlkers Work Edition announced they have begun franchising to those looking to leverage their brand, knowledge and experience in opening a premium coworking market. They (and their CEO Danielle Schindler) are looking to connect with entrepreneurs or real estate investors and developers.
From the trends we are seeing, 2025 is shaping up to be a huge year for flex space franchising, with more and more operators are leaning towards franchising or management agreements as their market-entry or growth strategies.
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๐ข Coworking founder pivots to country clubs #
Nick Clark, founder of Common Desk, which was sold to WeWork, has announced his newest project: converting an office building into a country club with a focus on the family.
Week after week, we’re seeing more club concepts opening up that offer members a combination of workspace, fitness amenities, dining and social space. This is an exciting twist on making country clubs more appealing to families (and working parents).
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๐ Coworking conversations.
Sofia Stolberg from Piloto 151 joins Hector and Mike on the official TWIC Podcast, where we discuss the history of coworking in Puerto Rico, disruption, innovation, three (and a half) interesting product types, and learn more about their new multi-million dollar location in the island’s financial district.
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Stacey Sheppard, from The Tribe (a coworking space nestled in Berry Pomeroy, near Totnes in Devon) joins the Coworking Values Podcast to chat about carving a space for women to find their voice, build community and take the leap into entrepreneurship.
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Meagan Schoenrock Slavin, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of 25N Coworking joins the Caleb Parker Show to discuss the brand’s growth over the years, their curation of economic development and their hybrid model.
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Kane Willmott, of IQ Offices, chats with Jamie and Gio about his observations of London’s flex office scene on the Flex Uncensored podcast.
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Amanda Lewan, CEO and co-founder of Bamboo, joins Jamie Russo on the Everything Coworking podcast to chat about growing from a grassroots coworking concept in Detroit, to three spaces in Michigan, and the lessons earned along the way.
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