WeWork, the global coworking network helping companies and people growing, has announced its arrival in Italy. Desk research showed that location patterns of coworking spaces resemble those of service industries in urban areas, with a propinquity to the so-called creative clusters.” Field research shed light on urban effects, such as the participation of workers in coworking spaces in local community initiatives, their contribution to urban revitalization trends, and micro-scale physical transformations.
They don't only seek to break their isolation and to find an alternative solution to their home office or to the company office they are used to working from, but also belong to a community of individuals who are open to exchanging ideas and who collaborate to develop their businesses.



If I managed to explain, that I thought tourism destinations and rural areas could profit from a new type of tourist” attracted by Coworking Spaces and that, vice versa, Coworking Spaces could profit from existing tourism in the areas they are located in, many people were skeptical.
With studies showing that coworking spaces promote increased productivity and creativity, and allow for new networking opportunities, it should coworking come as no surprise that many of the world's most successful start-ups have been incubated in these designated collaborative spaces.

Barriers to entry; Private sector operators of coworking spaces in Northern Ireland have barriers to entry which rest of Europe does not have specifically business rates and excessive building regulations which add huge unnecessary costs to the establishment of coworking space in tired buildings.
The Lino's & Co. space is also the headquarter of our two enterprises: Montessori Craft, an artisan company that produces, with digital fabrication processes, educational materials for the Montessori pedagogical method and BrodoStudio an experiential marketing agency focused in the design and production of original contents with an unconventional approach.

Italy is one of the largest fiber-optic markets in Europe with more than 20 million people in the 15 largest cities connected to the Internet and the government aiming for 50% of all its citizens to have access to high-speed Internet by 2020, extending the fiber-optic network into its rural areas.
Cascina Cuccagna is also a coworking space with the added benefit of sitting among the courtyard, the agricultural market, the flower laboratory, and a restaurant with plenty of events. Blend Tower Milano is a part of the Copernico co-working space network.
Additionally, companies can earn further points if their overall business model can be shown to create positive social and environmental impact as well, qualifying the company for specific Impact Business Model points. The focus is on Milan, the core of the Italian knowledge-based, creative, digital, and sharing economy, and the city hosting the largest number of co-working spaces in Italy.

Our Innovation School delivers training programmes and courses for both individuals and companies. Moreover, the service of virtual office, also provided by coworking spaces, is ideal for freelancers or entrepreneurs who spend most of their time travelling. With 13 offices around the world, and two on the outskirts of central Milan, there's a reason why this coworking venture is on the rapid rise.
While you might have heard of Impact Hub before, the big Austrain chain of coworking spaces taking over the World with operations in over 50 countries. They are coming for conferences or business meetings and appreciate the option of having a desk and a meeting room and the opportunity to connect with people.

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