The first co-working spaces began appearing in the early 2000s. They attracted mostly self-employed freelancers and web entrepreneurs searching for an alternative to working from coffee shops, business centers, and home offices. Since then, coworking has become a global phenomenon, and coworking spaces themselves have evolved to keep up with the changing ways we work. Today, they’re used by everyone from individuals working remotely to entire corporate teams.

What is co-working space?

In the simplest sense, co-working space is an environment that’s designed to accommodate people from different companies who come to do work. Co-working space is characterized by shared facilities, services, and tools. Sharing infrastructure in this way helps to spread the cost of running an office across members, but coworking spaces are more than just a way of reducing overhead.