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The Coworks Blog: Thinking, talking, and writing about the world of coworking and flex space

Coworking Software

The best software for flex offices in 2025

Coworks is the top choice for managing flex offices in 2025, enhancing efficiency and member satisfaction with features tailored for coworking spaces.

Cool Coworking Space Spotlight

Alison Rogers shares the birth of Blush Cowork

Alison Rogers created Blush Cowork, a community-centric coworking space with onsite childcare for working parents in Cary, North Carolina.

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Creating community in a shared lab

Creating community in a shared lab boosts collaboration, innovation, and researcher satisfaction. Coworks software helps flexible labs be like...

Cat Johnson

Storytelling for lead gen in coworking

Four coworking experts discuss how authentic storytelling can help lead generation, build community in this episode of Coworking Convos with Cat...

Cool Coworking Space Spotlight

A growth mindset blooms at COCIAL

With Arlington Heights, IL coworking space COCIAL, Matt Irvin redefines the neighborhood gathering place. The Coworks software user shared his story.

Coworking Space Amenities

Automate coworking wifi with IronWifi and Coworks

For coworking spaces, providing fast, reliable Wifi service can often feel like juggling multiple tasks at once. That’s where Coworks and IronWifi...

Coworking Space Amenities

Automate printing for your coworking spaces

Coworking space that integrate with printer software can eliminate the need for manual intervention and ensure a seamless experience for members and...

Cool Coworking Space Spotlight

The Station is Terre Haute's coworking chameleon

The Station Terre Haute is in a historic bakery, but nothing about it is stuck in the past. The local Chamber of Commerce has turned it into a...

Cat Johnson

Cat Johnson: the story behind "The Daily Co"

Cat Johnson has launched a new book titled "The Daily Co", with inspiration and guidance specifically for those at the heart of coworking spaces.

Coworking Managers

Coworking survey reveals top amenity wish

Coworking managers and operators were asked what amenity they would add to their space if they could. The answer surprised us, but it was a solid...

Coworking Managers

Coworking survey reveals top tech tools

Coworking managers and operators have many tech tools at their disposal, but we wanted to know which they actually use on a day to day basis. They...

Cool Coworking Space Spotlight

Tigerlabs thrives as a growing coworking community

After a decade, Trish Ryan is fostering the new Tigerlabs community while upholding the core values – productivity, collaboration, community, and...

Coworking Software

Top Zapier integrations for Coworks users

Let’s look at the essential Zapier automations that every Coworks user should be utilizing to maximize operational efficiency and marketing efforts.

Coworking Space Amenities

Why offer printing in your coworking space?

It's one thing to have a commercial printer that anyone can use. It’s another to integrate that printer in your space. Here's what to think about.

Coworking Business Tips

Economic Development 101: coworking spaces

Why do more and more Economic Development offices consider coworking a model for activating commerce and commercial areas? Let's start with what they...

Coworking Business Tips

Starting a new coworking space in 2024

Is this the year you launch the coworking business you've been thinking so long and hard about? Yes! Make it happen in 2024 with this punchlist of...

Coworking Business Tips

New revenue streams for coworking spaces

This Coworking Convos episode together a panel of experts to share their experiences and insights on creative revenue streams for coworking spaces.

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Be your own WeWork

Who is the next WeWork? You can be! With Coworks flex space management, create your own coworking community and activate areas of your office...

Coworking Business Tips

HubSpot CRM for coworking spaces

Coworking space operators wonder about CRMs. Let's talk about HubSpot for coworking spaces with Matt Deal of Vaulted, a HubSpot Certified Partner.

Cool Coworking Space Spotlight

District Studios makes coworking beautiful

District Studios isn't a salon. It's a collective of small businesses that focus on beauty and wellness — and it's a business model that keeps...

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Empty office space? Try coworking!

Activate unused office space with a flex office coworking community. Now commercial real estate professionals don't have to sit on expensive...

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RTW vs remote: where coworking spaces fit

Coworking space operators need to be part of the conversation around return to work. Here are the statistics that can help you position your third...

Coworking Business Tips

Grants to fund your coworking space

Sometimes raising the capital for a new coworking space or growing your existing operation is doable with a grant. Explore creative options and...

Events

Coworks heads to FlexForward 2023 this fall

Coworks is ready to head to GWA FlexForward 2023 where CEO DeShawn Brown will award the Community Manager of Year! Come find our booth and say hi!

Coworking Business Tips

Best coworking apps for your community

Coworking space operators should leverage apps for networking to project management, facilitating connections, driving efficiency, and delighting...

Cool Coworking Space Spotlight

GrowCo helps a new crop of innovators emerge

Columbia, South Carolina, is home to GrowCo, an exciting new incubator and coworking community fostering a new generation of local innovators.

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Update on the BIPOC Coworking Alliance

Get a summary of our recent launch event to get the ball rolling and create the new BIPOC Coworking Alliance with owners and operators across the...

Coworking Business Tips

Bring a photography coworking space into focus

How do you create a photography based coworking space? Let's look at best practices to welcome visual artists into your community to grow their...

Cowarehousing

Shared warehousing: what customers need

As big retailers enter the shared warehousing space, there is still opportunity for independent cowarehousing operations to serve small businesses.

Cowarehousing

What is cowarehousing?

Cowarehousing is shared space where multiple businesses store their goods. And Coworks software helps cowarehousing operators run their business...

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Coworking software makes automation easy

Of all the activities you do as a coworking space manager, how many can be automated? Space management software like Coworks takes those tasks off...

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The top coworking app wish list

A mobile coworking app delivers convenience and community for members. Operators should invest in their own app for booking, billing, networking, and...

Events

Coworking conferences: yes or no?

Should you attend a coworking conference? As an operator, a manager, or an owner, these events can be valuable. But know what to look for before you...

Cool Coworking Space Spotlight

SHIFTing work-life balance: coworking with kids

Meet Megan Donovan, the founder of SHIFT Work+Play where working parents can use a coworking space while their children are in a safe playspace.

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