Common Wi-Fi Pitfalls and How To Avoid Them

David Kinnaird, essensys North American Managing Director, longtime serviced office veteran and IT expert, was recently interviewed by All Work about Workspace Wi-Fi. With security breaches and malware ransom attacks in the recent months, knowing the pitfalls and how to avoid them is a critical component of delivering quality service to your customers.

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The Workspace Industry Financial Survey: The Results are In

This spring the Global Workspace Association conducted its annual Industry Financial Survey, and the results are in. They are both consistent with the market trend towards growth and debunk myths that have been circulating about the industry. Here are the findings that stand out.

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WANY: 2017 Coworking & Business Center Educational Conference

Earlier this month the Workspace Association of New York brought together its members from the greater NYC metro area and across the United States for its 12th annual Day Conference. WANY President Ray Lindenberg put together a great group of industry expert speakers to highlight the important changes happening in today's workspace market. From Commercial Real Estate, to workspace design and community, the day was jam-packed with useful content for shared workspace operators of all shapes and sizes. Here's what we learned... 

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A Big GCUC Coworking Bite out of the Big Apple

GCUC 2017 in NYC raised the bar for industry conferences. From Convene, the impressive venue, to the refreshing content and panels from industry experts. It’ll be interesting to see how the organizers at GCUC will outdo themselves next year. But we won’t get ahead of ourselves...

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The West Coast Coworking Rush

essensys headed out West last week for the QTLY San Diego and Los Angeles events. These are local events tailored to foster community and share best practices among local shared workspace owners and operators.

Much like we see globally in the shared workspace and coworking industries, the Southern California market continues to grow. Touring the USA with QTLY has allowed us to see the diversity throughout the market, understand the myriad of business models, and meet the people behind the workspaces.

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#StartMeUp 2017’s big winner: Food poverty startup Foodinate

Serviced office provider Orega announced last November the launch of their competition #StartMeUp and the winner has been announced!

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How to Value your Workspace in the Market

The greatest asset you have is your real estate, whether private offices, workstations, or both. Calculating the value of your space to get the highest return on your overall investment is key.

Let’s take a look at some factors that affect the price tag you put on your space.
 

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Metrics for Success Part I: Reporting, Occupancy & Operations

Part 1 of the FREE eBook: The Key Metrics for Workspace Success

Opening a shared workspace can be a smart venture in today’s market. More and more SMB and enterprise companies are embracing flexible and Coworking spaces while the number of startups, freelancers, and remote workers continue to consume space-as-a-service products. With the growing real estate footprint of shared office space come new market competitors such as commercial real estate giants, property management companies and hobbyist coworkers.

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