Welcome to Switzerland, Cowo Network! Welcome to coworking, Mendrisio!

We are happy and thrilled to announce the first Cowo® coworking space in Switzerland, thanks to Mendrisio’s fastERA company. Things happen because of people. If we are able to announce Cowo®’s first coworking space in Switzerland, we owe it to the people at fastERA, who decided to join the Cowo® network with their Swiss branch, after having … Continua la lettura di Welcome to Switzerland, Cowo Network! Welcome to coworking, Mendrisio! →

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Coworking Svizzera: la rete CowoWe are happy and thrilled to announce the first Cowo® coworking space in Switzerland, thanks to Mendrisio’s fastERA company.

Things happen because of people.

If we are able to announce Cowo®’s first coworking space in Switzerland, we owe it to the people at fastERA, who decided to join the Cowo® network with their Swiss branch, after having joined us twice, with their Milan offices (Cowo Milano/Fara) and their Varese location (Cowo® Varese/Piave).

Isn’t this what the Cowo® Manifesto says, point no. 8?

“Coworking enjoys the best marketing strategy: happiness“.Coworking in Svizzera: la Rete Cowo a Mendrisio, presso Fastera

In other words… no marketing plan will ever beat the enthusiasm of a happy coworking community with a strong sense of belonging!

We could even say that this approach is now making our project… go international.

We feel that the Cowo® concept has no geographic boundaries.
To see it cross borders makes us very proud, and more responsible, too.

Coworking in Svizzera: la Rete Cowo a MendrisioBeing in a country different from our own – namely Switzerland – brings us some new responsibilities.

It means to explore and understand all specific, national aspects of the project, to begin with.

We have met this challenge knowing how essential it is, for a coworking space, to build its development and future success on good fundamentals.

First of all, the legal point of view.

In this regard, we want toCoworking Cowo Mendrisio Svizzera: sala riunioni thank the lawyers that studied the Swiss laws in order to put us in the position to offer coworking services complying with local laws and regulations.

None of this could have been done without you, guys!

And now: welcome to Switzerland, in the Cowo® Mendrisio/San Martino coworking space, now available for the local coworking community.

Coworking Cowo Mendrisio SvizzeraThe new Cowo® Mendrisio/San Martino will meet all your needs: first of all, it’s super-easy to reach (you’ll find it right next to Foxtown).

Then, once you’re there, you’ll be able to enjoy the widest range of services.

From the outbound telephone line to the fully serviced workstation and the comfortable kitchen at your disposal, the Mendrisio Cowo® coworking space is a fine start for our Coworking in Svizzera: la Rete Cowo a Mendrisionetwork in Switzerland.

A big “thank you” to the fastERA managers for choosing Cowo®, and all the best to the new coworking community… made in Switzerland!

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[Cowo Manifesto] In our model, relationships come first, profit comes second.

Having already discussed our Cowo® Manifesto, today we get deeper on point no.5:: In our model, relationships comes first, profit comes second. Since it was born in 2008, the Cowo® network has always had a staple in activating coworking spaces inside companies and professional places. In other words, all Cowo® spaces have their location at a … Continua la lettura di [Cowo Manifesto] In our model, relationships come first, profit comes second. →

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Coworking Cowo a Milano (Login)Having already discussed our Cowo® Manifesto, today we get deeper on point no.5::

In our model, relationships comes first, profit comes second.

Since it was born in 2008, the Cowo® network has always had a staple in activating coworking spaces inside companies and professional places.

In other words, all Cowo® spaces have their location at a company, a studio, a professional loacation.

The space fixed costs are already included in professional activity, this way  the coworking activity is not bound to making profits at all costs.

The overheads are paid already by the main activity.

We envisioned this approach for two reasons:

1 – The coworking business model is far from being identified

2 – By not having to meet the overhead costs involved in having a space, we can enjoy the freedom to develop the coworking community without the obsession of  making profit 

This does not mean that Cowo® ignores the importance of economic resources.

It means – vice versa – looking for a way to generate economic resources through relationship maximization, andnot profit maximization.

Value is generated by the people, not invoices 🙂

Below, you can browse the CowoCamp 2012 opening presentation, focusing of the CowoEconomy, something that comes out from our profit-comes-second substainable model 🙂

Regarding the CowoManifesto, here are the posts we published already:

No. 1: Coworking is just a word. Only people give it meaning.

No. 2: We make work a better experience through space/knowledge sharing, every day

No. 3: Coworkers are not clients. They are professionals working with you.

No. 4: We are part of a larger community, both physical and online, and we speak to each other.

No. 10: “Coworking is a labour of love” (Tara Hunt)

The Cowo Manifesto is available in several languages: Italian, French, Spanish,  Dutch and Russian.

In the English version:

COWO® MANIFESTO

  1. Coworking is just a word. Only people give it meaning.
  2. We make work a better experience through space/knowledge sharing, every day.
  3. Coworkers are not clients. They are professionals working with you.
  4. We are part of a larger community, both physical and online, and we speak to each other.
  5. In our model, relationships come first, profit comes second.
  6. Our professional skills are constantly enriched by our community.
  7. We don’t believe in competition. This makes us highly competitive.
  8. Coworking enjoys the best marketing strategy: happiness.
  9. Coworking is always the beginning of something.
  10. “Coworking is a labour of love”. (Tara Hunt)

 

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