# Success Stories **URL:** https://forum.coworking.org/c/success-stories/61.md [Latest](https://forum.coworking.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.coworking.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.coworking.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Success Stories category](https://forum.coworking.org/t/about-the-success-stories-category/6602)
**Author:** [@alex](https://forum.coworking.org/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 0
Have a story about how coworking helped you? Or a win/milestone in your community? Share it here! --- ## [Coworking Day 2020 - global crowdsourced video, and beyond](https://forum.coworking.org/t/coworking-day-2020-global-crowdsourced-video-and-beyond/8302)
**Author:** [@hector](https://forum.coworking.org/u/hector)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/coworking-day-2020-global-crowdsourced-video-and-beyond/8302 "2020-08-08T01:33:08Z")
This year for Coworking Day we want to begin sharing videos about the impact that the coworking movement is making around the world. To get involved pop over to this page, pick a question, record a horizontal video and … --- ## [This Week in Coworking (Week 29, 2020)](https://forum.coworking.org/t/this-week-in-coworking-week-29-2020/8264)
**Author:** [@hector](https://forum.coworking.org/u/hector)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/this-week-in-coworking-week-29-2020/8264 "2020-07-19T22:01:05Z")
Back with another weekly summary, trying to surface the stories/updates/wins that you have have missed each week. This time with a slightly different layout (that’s more platform independent). Let me know what you thin… --- ## [This Week in Coworking (Week 21 2020)](https://forum.coworking.org/t/this-week-in-coworking-week-21-2020/8158)
**Author:** [@hector](https://forum.coworking.org/u/hector)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/this-week-in-coworking-week-21-2020/8158 "2020-05-27T10:03:00Z")
Sharing the news/updates/wins/etc from my experimental twitter thread so that it’s archived in the forum for ever and ever. The European Coworking Assembly hit 30 episodes of their #CoworkingValues podcast! … --- ## [Milestone: Members as City Officials, City Officials as Members](https://forum.coworking.org/t/milestone-members-as-city-officials-city-officials-as-members/4271)
**Author:** [@alex](https://forum.coworking.org/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/milestone-members-as-city-officials-city-officials-as-members/4271 "2019-10-14T22:27:54Z")
There have been threads about coworking spaces working with local governments, and (I think) examples of city officials joining coworking spaces…but I’m pretty excited about the fact that one of our members has just been… --- ## [Thanks for 8 years!](https://forum.coworking.org/t/thanks-for-8-years/6098)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Tillitt](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Scott_Tillitt)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/thanks-for-8-years/6098 "2017-05-11T17:20:52Z")
Fellow coworkers… We’ve made it 8 years, despite (or because of) launching in the depths of the recession. Apparently we’re an anomaly. BEAHIVE was founded in May 2009 in a town of 15,000 people. Only 9% of spaces toda… --- ## [Successful Coworking Spaces for Women](https://forum.coworking.org/t/successful-coworking-spaces-for-women/6073)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth\_Jackson](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Elizabeth_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/successful-coworking-spaces-for-women/6073 "2017-04-10T20:44:59Z")
Hello All, I started the ground work to introduce a women-focused coworking space in Prince George’s County in Maryland; a suburb of Washington, DC. I have pitched the coworking space to investors and county development… --- ## [Coworking: 4 years and 10 lessons](https://forum.coworking.org/t/coworking-4-years-and-10-lessons/5935)
**Author:** [@Julia\_Ferguson](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Julia_Ferguson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/coworking-4-years-and-10-lessons/5935 "2016-10-19T15:23:12Z")
Hello everyone. I just posted a two-part blog series about the lessons we’ve learned at Cowork Frederick over the past 4 years. Wanted to share in case you find it useful and also would really welcome some feedback. Have… --- ## [Congrats to Indy Hall on their new location](https://forum.coworking.org/t/congrats-to-indy-hall-on-their-new-location/5794)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Lewis](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Tom_Lewis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/congrats-to-indy-hall-on-their-new-location/5794 "2016-04-07T12:02:48Z")
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2016/04/06/indy-hall-coworking-space-old-city-philly-market.html Nice one Alex, congrats. I will await my invite to your opening party :wink: And interesting to see you sti… --- ## [W@tercooler Closing it's Doors after 5 Awesome years - Thank You Coworking.com!](https://forum.coworking.org/t/w-tercooler-closing-its-doors-after-5-awesome-years-thank-you-coworking-com/5763)
**Author:** [@Jenifer\_Ross](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Jenifer_Ross)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/w-tercooler-closing-its-doors-after-5-awesome-years-thank-you-coworking-com/5763 "2016-03-14T16:47:31Z")
A Letter from Jen & Tom Thank you for Taking This Journey With Us Six years ago, when W@tercooler existed only as sketches and lists in Jen’s notebooks, and she was looking for the “next thing” to do with her career, t… --- ## [We're full. And cows](https://forum.coworking.org/t/were-full-and-cows/5696)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Lewis](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Tom_Lewis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/were-full-and-cows/5696 "2015-12-18T14:38:48Z")
Hello all. Wanted to share our great news with you all. As of today, The Guild in Bath is full. We have 150 monthly paying members, alongside a thriving room hire business and event programme, and while it’s always tr… --- ## [Stats of our first 5 years coworking](https://forum.coworking.org/t/stats-of-our-first-5-years-coworking/5679)
**Author:** [@ramonsuarez](https://forum.coworking.org/u/ramonsuarez)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/stats-of-our-first-5-years-coworking/5679 "2015-11-27T21:05:59Z")
Hi all, We turned 5 last week and decided to share some stats. We hope they are useful to you: http://www.betacowork.com/5-years-of-betacowork-the-numbers/ This infographic has the highlights of the data: Coworkingl… --- ## [Grind and Verizon Partner on Space](https://forum.coworking.org/t/grind-and-verizon-partner-on-space/5653)
**Author:** [@Steve\_King](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Steve_King)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/grind-and-verizon-partner-on-space/5653 "2015-10-16T12:56:48Z")
Congratulations to Grind on their deal with Verizon. As analysts looking at the industry from the outside, we think this is a very big deal. Corporations and commercial building owners are trying to figure out what to do… --- ## [NICE article on Coworking options in Westchester, NY - sans Hyphen!](https://forum.coworking.org/t/nice-article-on-coworking-options-in-westchester-ny-sans-hyphen/5492)
**Author:** [@Jenifer\_Ross](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Jenifer_Ross)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/nice-article-on-coworking-options-in-westchester-ny-sans-hyphen/5492 "2015-03-27T15:14:14Z")
W@tercooler is excited to be featured in yesterday’s Journal News (Westchester County, NY’s main local paper) as part of an article on coworking in Westchester along with Ground Floor Coworking (newly opened in New Roche… --- ## [Cohere finally got venture capital and it's almost on par with WeWork](https://forum.coworking.org/t/cohere-finally-got-venture-capital-and-its-almost-on-par-with-wework/5422)
**Author:** [@Angel\_Kwiatkowski](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Angel_Kwiatkowski)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/cohere-finally-got-venture-capital-and-its-almost-on-par-with-wework/5422 "2015-01-27T16:13:58Z")
I’ve been keeping this a secret for 2 years and it’s finally real!! --- ## [Press coverage in HOW magazine](https://forum.coworking.org/t/press-coverage-in-how-magazine/5336)
**Author:** [@Rena\_Tom1](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Rena_Tom1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/press-coverage-in-how-magazine/5336 "2014-10-24T08:33:42Z")
hi all, Makeshift Society is in a lovely article in the November issue of HOW, which is a venerable graphic design magazine. a chunk of it is here: http://www.howdesign.com/how-magazine/november-2014/makeshift-coworking… --- ## ["Coworking saved my life." Hyperbole? Not in this case](https://forum.coworking.org/t/coworking-saved-my-life-hyperbole-not-in-this-case/5104)
**Author:** [@alex](https://forum.coworking.org/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/coworking-saved-my-life-hyperbole-not-in-this-case/5104 "2014-03-11T18:22:55Z")
One of our members just published this photo-essay that got us a little misty-eyed over here at Indy Hall… I thought the folks in this community would appreciate this perspective from a coworking space member, which isn…