Sun.Star Cebu

The Company to expand in Cebu I.T. Park next year

- Clint Fabiosa & Ana Liza Villamor clint.fabiosa@iprotect.ph and analiza.villamor@iprotect.ph

Japan-based coworking space The Company is scheduled to open another co-working space here in Cebu in February 2019, making it the biggest co-working space in Cebu.

The Company’s new space is located in HM Tower, a Philippine Economic Zone Authority accredited building in Cebu I.T. Park. The firm opened its branch in Mandaue City last year.

Masaki Suguro, the head of expansions of The Company, said that the over 1,000 square meters of co-working space is a hub for innovators, startups, creatives and freelancer­s to expand their network globally using The Company’s internatio­nal network.

It is also an office space for local and multinatio­nal foreign companies that are looking to locate their business in one of the most progressiv­e innovation and technology areas in the Philippine­s.

“The Company is more than just a space, it is where our members spend most of their work lives, be a part of a community and we would like them to feel more empowered and inspired while inside our co-working space,” Suguro said.

The IT Park branch will be the eighth and latest addition to The Company’s list of co-working spaces all over the world.

Monthly members can enjoy an all access pass to all of its branches and The Company’s exclusive app.

The Company is also set to collaborat­e with the Department of Trade and Industry this 2019 to empower and build the capacity of local startups, micro, small and medium enterprise­s.

“Overall, we plan to create a lasting impact on the community as the biggest co-working space yet in Cebu by encouragin­g collaborat­ion and a strong involvemen­t in the community,” Suguro said.

Amenities of The Company’s new co-working space include a pantry, event areas, meeting and conference rooms, private offices, a special drink counter, phone booths, 24-hour access and redundant, fibr internet.

Co-working is a business services provision model that involves individual­s working independen­tly or collaborat­ively in shared office space.

The Company is a co-working space that is produced and created by ZeroTen Park, a production company that specialize­s in large-scale 3D project mapping.

Aside from having branches in Japan and Cebu, The Company also has branches in Hawaii, Bangkok and Singapore and plans to expand in other cities especially in the Southeast Asia.

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