This Coworking-Space Franchise Is Winning Without the WeWork-style Perks
Office Evolution might not have kombucha on tap, but it has a nationwide community of entrepreneurs who are willing to lend a helping hand.
If you’re looking for a workspace with Ping-Pong tables and kombucha on tap, Office Evolution isn’t the place for you. That’s the domain of big players in the space, like and Regus, which tout –style perks that help bind together a community of workers. But Office Evolution founder and CEO Mark Hemmeter saw a marketplace of entrepreneurs who weren’t served by that go to the same churches, country clubs, and grocery stores as their customers, and don’t need whiz-bang spaces to commune. Office Evolution was founded in 2003 and started franchising in 2012, quickly opening more than 50 locations -- each of which has its finger on the pulse of what its particular community needs.
