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How to build a profitable co-working space business in Africa

How We Made It In Africa about 3 hours 1 mins read

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French entrepreneur Grégoire Schwebig is the founder of AfricaWorks, which operates co-working spaces in seven cities across six African countries. He spoke to How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz about his journey as an entrepreneur.

Topics discussed during the interview include:

The trick to a successful co-working space
How he started AfricaWorks
How African markets differ when it comes to co-working
The biggest surprises – things that turned out differently from what he expected
Why he wants to open a co-working space in Guinea

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