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Openbravo, the web-based open source business management solutions provider, announced the launch of its new industry solution, “Openbravo for Co-working.” Co-working spaces are shared workplaces that foster productivity, collaboration and an active community. They are a rapidly growing phenomenon and are a true reflection of the trend to share resources and ideas between people.
Openbravo for Co-working is a comprehensive cloud-based solution to manage the complete co-working space operations, from member relationships and sales through to operations and finances. Member self-management combined with extensive workspace and resource utilisation management is helping co-working spaces around the world in their ongoing efforts to become more and more successful.
According to Deskwanted.com, the online portal for finding shared workspace reveals an 89 percent rise in the number of shared workspaces in the world in the last 12 months. Similarly, according to the Global Co-working census, conducted by Deskwanted.com, there are now 2,498 co-working spaces around the world, compared to just 1,320 in February 2012, demonstrating a clear trend towards collaborative working environments. In India it’s still at a nascent stage but constantly growing in start up hubs like Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune. Co-working spaces are a huge hit among young entrepreneurs and freelance consultants in India and with the number of start-ups and entrepreneur’s growing in the country, the need for co-working spaces will only rise in future. With the recent Nasscom – 10,000 start-ups initiative, the trade body hopes to build up to 10,000 start-ups over the next 10 years. One of the biggest challenges facing such a program is going to be infrastructure. 10,000 start ups are bridging this gap by opening start-up warehouses in key cities, where the selected firms can find office space on a co-working basis at subsidised rates.
Openbravo for Co-working offers the right solution for all types of co-working spaces, from single spaces to an extensive network of multiple spaces, even across countries. And Openbravo Mobile capability is the technological foundation enabling a better differentiation in the increasingly competitive co-working space market today. The key to success for co-working spaces is a combination of business agility and flexibility, since it empowers co-working spaces to quickly respond to members and market changes thereby effectively differentiating themselves from their competitors; ensuring optimal space and resource utilisation and eliminating time-consuming manual tasks done by staff, which combined provides a powerful means to drive growth and solid business performance.
Openbravo for Co-working includes powerful analytics capabilities for effective performance measurement and business optimisation. The solution empowers members to self-manage themselves, increasing their satisfaction and loyalty, while at the same time decreasing administration and operational costs. Easy to deploy, adapt and extend, Openbravo for Co-working is designed to meet the needs of spaces today, tomorrow and beyond.
“In many cities across the globe, new business ideas and collaborative ventures and start-ups are springing up in shared workspaces every day and we at Openbravo, having been an entrepreneurial start-up ourselves not that many years ago, want to be enablers with our solutions and technology. Openbravo for Co-working is a one-stop solution to all key co-working spaces needs, enabling them to grow and adapt quickly to their market needs. I am sure our innovative solution will help achieve the business goals of all our co-working customers active in this rapidly growing market,” said Marco de Vries, CEO of Openbravo.