Training for Coworking managers

WHO IS IT FOR:
The training is intended for current and future managers of rural coworking spaces, project partners of COWORKING.NET, and other stakeholders active in the fields of community development and entrepreneurship.

PROGRAM:
Partners of project COWORKING.NET, Interreg Slovenija – Austria invite you to 1st part of training for coworking managers. The training is part of the COWORKING.NET project, which aims to support the development and more effective, sustainable operation of rural coworking spaces in the cross-border region of Slovenia and Austria. In the first part of training, we will cover 5 out of 10 modules for coworking managers. Our goal is to equip you with knowledge, information and possible contact, for easier and more successful managing of your rural coworking. In Slovenia the program will be:

1ST DAY, 15. 10. 2025
10.00 – 11.00: Teambuilding [Andraž Šiler]
– presentation of Kovačnica
– presentation and activiation of attendees

11.00 – 11.45: Module 1 – Introduction: what is coworking, history, trends [Nives Justin]
– what is coworking
– what are the trends
– statistic, development of coworking phenomena

11.45 – 13.00: Module 2 – Community building – How to get started [Nives Justin]
– what kind of coworking do you want to be?
– why is community the key – bottom-up approach
– user needs
– how to attract your first members
– coworking values
– local networks, local actors
– coworking manager as a pillar

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch on premises

14.30 – 16.30: Module 3 – Community building – Advanced approaches [Matej Cepin]
– how to build community interactive workshop
– application of findings on your coworking

16.30 – 17.00: Module 4 – Coworking manager [Nives Justin]
– profile of successful coworking manager
– operational and strategic tasks
– soft skills
– job description
– practical examples

17.00 – 19.00 Free time

19.00 Dinner

2ND DAY: 16. 10. 2025, Venue: Tržič | Coworking and business incubator Tržič

9.30 – 10.15: Tour and presentation of Business Incubator Tržič by Nejc Konjevič

10.15 – 12.15: Module 5 – 1st part: Business models [Tomaž Stritar]
– recalling business models for co-working spaces in rural areas
– feedback after testing business models – interactive workshop

12.15 – 12.45: Coffee Break

12.45 – 14.00: Module 5 – 2nd part: Sources of funding [Andraž Šiler & Rudi Medved]
– different types of coworking by financial sources
– EU projects
– Workation and Digital nomads – Rudi Medved

Evaluation of training

14.00 Lunch

End of the program!

Projekt je v okviru Interreg programa Slovenija-Avstrija sofinanciran s sredstvi Evropskega sklada za regionalni razvoj. /
Das Projekt wird im Rahmen des Interreg-Programms Slowenien-Österreich vom Europäischen Fond für regionale Entwicklung gefördert.

As the training lasts for two days, we have secured a special accommodation rate in Kranj. Please book your stay at Hotel Creina, Koroška cesta 5, Kranj, which is only a short walk from Kovačnica.

Special price for one night stay with breakfast is 72,00 € + 2,50 € tourist tax.

You can book your room at this email [email protected], when booking please use code COWORKING.

Please note that accommodation is at your own expense; all meals and training activities will be covered by the COWORKING.NET project.

Number of attendees is limited, so please register till 3. 10. 2025.

For more info you can contact Andraž on [email protected]

Join us and be part of shaping the future of coworking in rural areas!