Serviced Offices,Workspaces

A Practical Guide to Marketing Your Business Centers and Serviced Offices

The First Impression of a Business Center Matters Many business centers and services offices in the UAE lose out on filling their space simply because they haven’t invested in a professional front end. You only have one chance to get it right when it comes to successfully engaging with a new potential client. After you have spent all this effort on marketing, branding, and design, the receptionists who answer incoming calls and greet visitors play an integral role in making a professional first impression and opening the door to those entrepreneurs and startups looking for a serviced office like yours....
Coworking Spaces,Workspaces

Co-Working Spaces in Hotels – The Next Big Trend?

The UAE's hospitality market is expected to reach by 2022, growing at a five-year CAGR of 8.5 percent between 2017 and 2022. , in particular, is expected to reach 132,000 by 2019 (source, Khaleej Times). So how can hotels differentiate? Co-working spaces in hotels offer a new kind of workspace for business professionals that's unlike any business center used for that same purpose. Hotels can benefit from such trends in the rise of co-working. This development is, of course, hard to ignore. A shift from traditional ways of working, while considered unfavorable by some, can be an immeasurable opportunity for...
Coworking Spaces,Workspaces

How To Market Your Restaurant as a Co-Working Space

In Dubai and Abu Dhabi, there are beautifully designed restaurants that are conveniently located around town, but a lot of them are closed for the first half of the day. Due to the trend of workers and freelancers in the UAE working remotely, such restaurants can create a pleasant atmosphere for these startups and entrepreneurs to thrive.  According to the 2017 Global Co-working Survey, there are now over 13,800 co-working spaces worldwide, with an estimated total of 27,000 to be running by 2020. Due to this trend, workers could also be seeking a spacious restaurant such as yours!  Co-working spaces...
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Corporate Offices are Changing to Look More Like Co-working Hubs

When well crafted, the ideal corporate offices become an aesthetic and tangible aspect of a company’s culture, branding, and vision. A well-designed corporate office usually indicates that a company meets employees’ needs and caters to suit their work ethics. The culture and demographics of offices today are changing, and workplace design is changing in parallel. When we see our office aesthetics represented through good design, from the reception area to the meeting spaces, then this affects us in a positive way. When we are actively engaged in space, we are hard-wired to be more attentive, more productive, and even more creative. So,...
Workspaces

How Business Centers in the UAE Are Helping Business Owners Flourish

Since the financial crisis hit in 2008 and 2010, landlords have realized that they are now working in a market where tenants need to be more flexible. And the growth of creative and tech businesses triggered a change in the work lifestyles of business professionals and the rise in demand for more flexible offices. As employees are now working remotely out of traditional offices, the need for office space reducing. The Rise of Business Centres in the UAE As a result, Flexi-desks and hot-desking are increasingly becoming in demand, and so are co-working spaces (desks, cubicles) and meeting rooms and...
Coworking Spaces,Workspaces

Business Travelers and Co-Working Spaces, A Practical Guide for Business Travelers

Co-working spaces are becoming increasingly popular in the UAE due to the changing working habits of professionals going on occasional business trips.  We look at a practical guide available to business travelers who are not confined to a traditional office. The idea of doing your job outside an office is no longer a far-fetched concept. You could be working while going on a business trip, working from home, from your neighborhood cafe, or from one of the open-air coworking hubs in Dubai. You could even be on vacation in Dubai. This is the new working behavior for mobile professionals, freelancers,...
Coworking Spaces,Workspaces

Co-working Spaces – What Purpose Do They Serve?

The nature and culture of work is changing over the years, and a new platform is now arising for new ways of working. That’s what fluidmeet is all about. Once you walk into a co-working space in Dubai and see open-air desks, you can immediately notice and feel the difference in the energy and excitement you get. You’ll see a mix of those in deep focus at private desks and others striking up engaging conversations at large shared tables. This is the future of working lifestyles and the new culture of the co-working spaces in Dubai – that Fluidmeet loves to...
Workspaces

Business Centers and Startups – why they were made for each other

Unlike small businesses, startups are usually self-funded by members of the founding team. It has been estimated that 66% of startups secure funding through an investor or take out a loan to help fund their venture. Their aim is big, and they need all the support at their early stages of establishment. A startup doesn’t want to stay small and needs to survive at its inception stages. And creativity and innovation grow the business, and so is a stimulating workspace – in fact, this is crucial.  That’s why business centers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi offer fantastic options for startups in order for...
Coworking Spaces,Workspaces

Coming in from Europe and need coworking space for a few days

When traveling for business or leisure, one needs to make sure that their work is still ongoing and at times you don’t have an option but to travel with work as your job or the work is quite demanding. So, when you travel all the way from Europe for 1-2 weeks, let’s weigh out the options: Would you rather go for renting a co-working space for a few days, or would you rather sit and work out a coffee shop? The opportunity cost would be great if you opted for a coffee shop instead of a coworking space. These are...
Serviced Offices,Workspaces

Choosing a Location for Your Serviced Office

Location, location, location. It’s so important to place your business in the right place. Since Dubai is one of the most visited cities in the world, it’s crucial to know that the placement of your business can decide your corporate fate. When you’re unsure of a location, it makes sense to have many options to choose from and avoid confusion in your corporate address. It’s always best to shortlist your options to 3-4 options so that way when you do a comparison of the pros and cons, it becomes easy to eliminate the others.fluidmeet has come up with 6 important...