HOW BARCELONA TRANSFORMED ITSELF INTO ONE OF EUROPE'S TOP COWORKING

HOTSPOTS

vanessa sans @sansvanessa

Hi! I'm Vanessa Sans @sansvanessa

Project Manager at Global Enterprise: Coworking Africa, Coworking Europe and Social Worplace 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!

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%

HOW BARCELONA TRANSFORMED ITSELF INTO ONE TOP COWORKING HOTSPOT

2010: First coworking spaces arisesKubik (1994)

Gracia Work Center

2012: Spanish coworking buble150 coworking spaces in SpainThe Spanish Case: Spain is the country with most coworking spaces par citizen worldwide

Worldwide ranking:

1º US: 781

2º Germany: 230

3º Spain: 200

2013: Barcelona European coworking capitalCoworking Europe and Coworking Spain conferences

The Coworking buble increased

2014-2015: Coworking becomes an industryThe coworking market has matured

Looking for innovative business models to make coworking spaces profitableStrong competition -------> Spaces start to specialize

WHY BARCELONA IS ONE OF THE TOP EUROPE COWORKING HOTSPOTS?

The crisis: Increased the number of freelancers and enterpreneursThe real estate boom Barcelona is one of the Europe’s hot tech hubsCosmopolitan city Nice weather

LOCAL IMPACT

More than 12.400 entrepreneurs and small companies

Coworking are the houses for the new local entrepreneurs

Coworking supports small business: The engine of the local economy

New generation of work for the new students generation

Coworking in Bcn attracts nomad workers from around the world

Coworking is one of the engines of the new economy: Sharing Economy

HOW TO CAPITALIZE COWORKING?

2 good options

1. Coworking ran by the owner as a complementary activity

2. Professionalisation It’s about bringing value:● To know how to manage communities● To know how to manage knowledge● To know how to increase productivity of the community members

A lot of going on in the city...Barcelona rocks!..Thanks...