Coworking is taking off in Europe. More than 150 spaces have opened, so far. The trend is gaining in force. Here is a survey regarding the situation of Coworking in Europe.

1. Mapping coworking spaces in Europe: a
bottom-up engine of growth
Jean-Yves Huwart (Enterprise Globale)
Katarzyna Szkuta (Tech4i2)
David Osimo (Tech4i2)

3. Growing
Number of coworking
spaces in Europe
- extrapolation from the
survey sample

4. Small and swarming

5. Business model

6. Economically Sustainable
Only 25% of the
surveyed coworking
spaces received
support from local
public authorities to
launch their project

7. Innovative
For the majority of
the survey
respondents (66%),
being in coworking
space stimulates the
creativity of the
members to a great
extent.

8. European policy dimension
• Nurturing entrepreneurial mindset
• Stimulating innovation and creativity
• Renewing urban landscapes
• Developing new working models and encouraging telework
• Life long learning in the Learning Society
• Flexicurity in action
• Active ageing – working after the retirement age
• Fostering social innovation

9. with the support of

10. with the support of