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✊ Local Impact.
🛠️ Old pharmacy becomes a maker space for refugees #
Stephen Carrick-Davies shares that Facework have opened what they believe is the UK’s first maker space for refugees. The converted old pharmacy was opened in partnership with Lewisham Council’s local refugee resettlement team and the Borough of Sanctuary.
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📰 Coworking news & views.
🇪🇺 Are you ready to publish your Accessibility Statement? #
The team at Cobot share that if you’re a) offering online bookings, b) are based in the EU, and c) have more than 10 employees – your website is legally required to have an Accessibility Statement after June 28th, 2025.
They’ve also prepared a checklist and a free template for you to grab.
👉 Read this.
💭 How 7 leaders plan to get new members in 2025 #
In yet another tribute to the generosity of folks across this sector, 7 coworking operators and industry insiders shared their thoughts on making 2025 a fantastic year for growth.
Lauren Walker (Coworks) shares thoughts from Hilaire Martin (Raleigh Workup), Kim Bosse (Birch Road Neighborhood Clubhouse), Drake Rankin (Green Hive Spaces), Kevin Whelan (Everspaces), Taylor Mason (Talemaker), Matt Irvin (COCIAL), and Erica McMannes (Instant Teams).
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🎁 IWG’s holiday gift? Flexibility… #
IWG‘s taken a play right out John Lewis’ playbook, releasing a holiday video that is a cute representation of how their holiday gift of flexibility can support their customers seeking that balance between work and life.
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👶🏻 How to make workspace + child care concepts work #
Frederick, MD based SHIFT Work + Play founder Megan Donovan shares how her personal struggle to balance work and childcare as a professional parent led to her successfully pairing coworking space with staffed, Montessori-inspired playroom sessions. Since opening in November 2022, the business has grown steadily, while offering additional services like parenting groups and professional workshops to support their community of working parents.
While not a new concept, it’s always great to find more operators who are finding success in pairing workspace with child care solutions. Due to additional regulations and requirements that come with providing child care, it can often be financially burdensome to flex workspace financial models and difficult to deliver. Dr Tammira Lucas also dove into the long-term impact of supporting local parents on the TWIC podcast this week.
👉 Read this.
📈 Gradual shift in workplace flexibility approaching tipping point #
Nick LiVignes‘s analysis of the market following the GWA Immersive event suggests that while the flexible office market continues to show steady growth, explosive adoption faces key barriers in landlord-operator relationships. The main challenge lies in convincing landlords and lenders that flex space adds substantial value to their assets, as traditional lease structures remain preferred for their security and revenue recognition.
A really great read that shows how this industry is facing continued opportunity, that even with some systemic challenges cannot seem to curtail continued growth.
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🐶 Is adding a doggy daycare one plus too much? #
Craig Baute from Denswap (and other awesome coworking "things") runs into how HomeDog is combining coworking, a coffee shop/wine bar AND a dog daycare – and how it may actually make scaling 3x as difficult than it needs to be.
What do you think? Is a doggy daycare an amenity you’d be interested in adding?
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💻 Coworking technology.
🗺️ Coworking Ecom platform adds Google Maps integration #
Eyal Lasker shares that Flexspace‘s Reserve with Google integration is now live.
This adds bookable functionality onto eligible Google Business Profiles, essentially making coworking spaces bookable much like restaurants are through Resy and OpenTable platforms.
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🔂 Platform adds recurring bookings #
Workspace management platform zapfloor announced the addition of Recurring Bookings to their mobile app.
Focussed on supporting members who want the same desk, meeting room or office every Wednesday, it’s another great building block for operators looking to delve into Fractional Offices.
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📱 Community app passes €2.5M in processed payments #
German-based community platform coapp marked several significant milestones in 2024, including processing over 2.5 million euros in payments and launching both iOS and Android apps with white-label options.
The platform introduced major updates to its event features, enabling public events and ticket sales, while also implementing a new matchmaking system for connecting community members. Looking ahead to 2025, coapp announced plans for AI-powered matching and paid content features, supported by new investors Arthur Böttcher and Michael Frankenberg.
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📈 Coworking data.
🇺🇸 The top US cities for digital nomads #
CoworkingMag (who recently became part of Yardi) published a new study highlighting 2025’s top cities for digital nomads. They analyzed 75 US cities across key factors, including coworking space prices and density, cost of living, Walk Score, public Wi-Fi availability, internet speed and entertainment options.
Top of the chart is Miami (ranking #1 for coworking density with 2.5 spaces per square mile), followed by Atlanta (boasting budget-friendly coworking options at a median of $269 per month for dedicated desks, a low cost of living index and 150 public WiFi hotspots per 100k residents). Third place went to San Francisco (who got the top Walk Score of 88.7, features average internet speeds of 504.59 Mbps and accommodation density of 6.06 per square mile).
(Thanks for sharing Denise Safta)
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🇩🇪 German brand reflects on transformative year #
John Neilan from Berlin-based tuesday coworking reflects on their significant changes in 2024, closing its original Feurigstrasse location and two smaller spaces while opening its largest location to date at Bundesallee.
Despite the transitions, the company reported a 10% increase in annual recurring revenue to €411k, maintained stable membership levels, and continued its social impact through gender pay gap and refugee discounts totaling €28,679. The year was marked by both challenges, including an eight-month Deutsche Telekom technical issue, and highlights such as hosting musician David Kitt’s Chandelier Session and various community events.
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🇬🇧 London flexible office use surges as workers return #
Recent data from Knight Frank reveals that 75% of London’s flexible office workers now come to the workspace at least four days weekly, contradicting expectations about post-pandemic work patterns. The surge in demand has led 90% of flexible office operators to expand their portfolios this year, while major companies like PwC and Amazon have implemented stricter return-to-office policies.
In response to the growing demand and scarcity of prime flexible office space, several major landlords including Helical, GPE, and Grosvenor are planning significant expansions of their flexible workspace offerings across London.
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✈️ 72% anticipate boom in business travel volume in 2025 #
A new report from Skift and Navan, based on a survey of 1,484 industry professionals, indicates that 72% of travel managers anticipate increased business travel volume in 2025, despite only 18% of travelers consistently booking through approved platforms. The study highlights a growing disconnect between expense management solutions and user needs, with many finance managers lacking access to full automation for expense processing. The report also reveals significant adoption of NDC technology among companies, resulting in cost savings.
A major trend we’re witnessing is the collision between flex workspace booked by corporate real estate vs the flex workspace being booked via corporate travel or meetings departments. It’s important to understand that as an operator, you need to be listing with more than just independent aggregators, but also with solutions where travel is managed for corporations. Check out a recent TWIC podcast with Phil Kirschner to dive in deeper on "hyperlocal" business trips.
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🤝 Coworking market moves.
🐣 Brands partner up to support working parents #
WOTSO FlexSpace and BubbaDesk have formed a partnership to bring the latter’s childcare-embedded workspaces into more of the latter’s spaces.
Lauren Perrett founded BubbaDesk two years ago, and has launched 4 spaces in NSW, Australia. Their 5th location will open in January within a WOTSO leased space in Neutral Bay, Sydney. Once that’s open, they plan to expand the partnership into Canberra, Newcastle and maybe western Sydney. Jessie Glew, CEO at WOTSO, is also a new mother, was inspired by Lauren’s concept and saw an opportunity for the companies to work together.
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🆕 New mixed-use redev anchored by coworking space #
The Menkiti Group shares the grand opening of 526-536 Main Street in Worcester’s historic Theatre District, a mixed-use redevelopment anchored by Workbar.
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🏀 Coworking, business and hoops #
Tobi Skovron shares that CreativeCubes.co are adding a new amenity for their upcoming 9th location: a panoramic rooftop terrace…with a gorgeous basketball court to boot! Who’s up for a quick game?
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🇦🇺 Australian network announces second location #
Sheree McIntyre shares that Australian coworking operator Riva has announced plans to open its second location, Riva Robina, in early 2025, expanding from its original Bundall space.
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🇺🇸 Chicago-based operator expands to DC #
Workbox announced its entry into Washington, DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood, coinciding with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s reveal of a $26 million fund for DC-based technology companies.
Set to open in February 2025, the 29k sqft space will be the company’s first Mid-Atlantic location and 12th nationwide, offering workspace solutions for teams of 1-40 people along with access to capital partners and networking opportunities.
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🇸🇬 Singapore-based network aims to double in size #
On the heels of expansion to Taipei and Osaka, Wan Sing KONG shares that Singapore-based JustCo has announced additional plans to double their network size over the next two to three years opening in new markets such as Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, India and Dubai.
Founded in 2011, JustCo has grown rapidly to 46 locations by targeting enterprise clients and partnering with investors such as GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.
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🇺🇸 Operator announces new Illinois location #
25N Coworking is opening a new location in Schaumburg, covering 2 floors of "confetti-worthy" workspace.
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🎙 Coworking conversations.
Dr. Tammira Lucas joined Hector Kolonas on the official TWIC Podcast to dig into how (and why) The Cube Cowork such a force for supporting working and entrepreneurial parents, and where you can expect them to open next.
Thom Wernke from Netherlands-based StartDock shares his top five takeaways from the Coworking Europe 2024 conference.
On the Coworking Out Loud podcast Cat Johnson shares how you kinda have to suck at something before you can even expect to get any good at it.
Chantelle Lewis digs into why some coworking events fail (and what to do about it) with Bernie Mitchell on the Coworking Values Podcast.
Stacey Messier, General Manager at CIC New England joins Gio and Jamie on the Flex Uncensored podcast – sharing their approach to fostering innovation and global expansion to cities like Tokyo, Berlin and Providence.
