How bcn transformed itself into one of europe's top coworking hotspots
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Presentation at the first Coworking Africa conference held in Cape Town on July 2015
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- 1. HOW BARCELONA TRANSFORMED ITSELF INTO ONE OF EUROPE'S TOP COWORKING HOTSPOTS vanessa sans @sansvanessa
- 2. Hi! I'm Vanessa Sans @sansvanessa Project Manager at Global Enterprise: Coworking Africa, Coworking Europe and Social Workplace conferences Coworking Consultant Coworking Spain conference co-organizer Founder of Transforma Bcn and managing Kubik Travelling lover Everyday working at Betahaus or Kubik in Barcelona I love what I do!
- 3. BARCELONA COWORKING OVERVIEW Spain: 726 coworking spaces + 171 shared offices + 17 business centers + 103 business centers with coworking 208 coworking spaces in Barcelona 80% located in the urban center Coworking spaces size average between 100m2 and 300m2 10 coworking spaces size between 500m2 and more than 1.000m2 Coworking occupation average: 55%
- 4. HOW BARCELONA TRANSFORMED ITSELF INTO ONE TOP COWORKING HOTSPOTS 2010: First coworking space opens its doors! Kubik (1994) Gracia Work Center 2012: Spanish coworking buble 150 coworking spaces in Spain The Spanish Case: Spain is the country with most coworking spaces per citizen worldwide
- 5. Worldwide ranking: 1º US: 781 2º Germany: 230 3º Spain: 200 2013: Barcelona is the European coworking capital Coworking Europe and Coworking Spain conferences The Coworking bubble increased
- 6. 2014-2015: Coworking becomes an industry The coworking market has matured Looking for innovative business models to make coworking spaces profitable Strong competition -------> Spaces start to specialize
- 7. WHY BARCELONA IS ONE OF THE TOP EUROPE COWORKING HOTSPOTS? The crisis increased the number of freelancers and entrepreneurs in Barcelona The real estate boom Barcelona is one of Europe’s hottest tech hubs Cosmopolitan city Nice weather
- 8. LOCAL IMPACT More than 12.400 entrepreneurs and small companies Coworking spaces house the new local entrepreneurs Coworking supports small business: The engine of the local economy New generation of work for the new generation of students Coworking in Bcn attracts nomad workers from around the world Coworking is one of the engines of the new economy: Sharing Economy
- 9. HOW TO CAPITALIZE COWORKING? 2 good options 1. Coworking run by the owner as a complementary activity 2. Professionalism It’s about bringing value: ● To know how to manage communities ● To know how to manage knowledge ● To gain know how in order to increase the productivity of the community members
- 10. A lot of going on in the city... Barcelona rocks! ..Thanks...