{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-c03aa079.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-517835be.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Tunisia\u0026#39;s first co-working hub offers entrepreneurs space to work' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c0e5d8eafeecae14e369' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54c0e5d8eafeecae14e369' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nTunisia\u0026#39;s first co-working hub offers entrepreneurs space to work\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eTunis' budding entrepreneurs are getting together to help kickstart their country's economy through collaboration. Cogite is the first and only co-working space in Tunisia. This is no regular office.It's the first and only example of a...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eTunis' budding entrepreneurs are getting together to help kickstart their country's economy through collaboration. \u003cbr/\u003eCogite is the first and only co-working space in Tunisia. \u003cbr/\u003eThis is no regular office.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's the first and only example of a shared workspace in Tunisia. The company is called Cogite.\u003cbr/\u003eHard at work are freelancers, students and entrepreneurs. \u003cbr/\u003eFounded in 2013, it offers people all the perks of an office - high speed internet, free water and tea, and unlimited coffee - without the stuffiness of a traditional workspace.\u003cbr/\u003eCoworkers are encouraged to think creatively and bounce ideas off one another. \u003cbr/\u003eEven the name Cogite, or Ponder in English, gives a nod to the informal atmosphere.\u003cbr/\u003eThe emphasis is on breaking from the norm. \u003cbr/\u003eA chalk board, where workers can write messages spans a whole wall in the space. \u003cbr/\u003eComputer engineer Mohammed  Khalloufi has only been coming to Cogite for a couple of weeks but is already hooked.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are many advantages, the fact that you meet new people every day who can be interesting, whether they are professionals, associations, or others. I think it's rewarding for my career, on the personal side and the professional one,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eStarting in San Francisco in 2005, the concept of co-working is now a worldwide phenomenon with an estimated 3,000 different locations. \u003cbr/\u003eIt's believed there are more than 30 of them in the Arab world, including Cairo, Beirut and Dubai.\u003cbr/\u003eMany of the spaces encourage career development and Cogite is keen to jump on the bandwagon.\u003cbr/\u003eThey organise and host workshops at least three times a month to help their members - from social media seminars, to online communication, marketing, capacity building and entrepreneurship.\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is the place where I feel the most curiosity in Tunis to be very honest,\" says Ali Mnif.\u003cbr/\u003eHe's the director of Mazam, an event creation and project management company. \u003cbr/\u003eHe likes the enthusiasm of the professionals who use the space.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are people that come, who quickly read the title of the training or the event, they don't know much more about that topic, but they are just here to understand, to learn. They ask a lot of questions and this is what I like the most in this interaction that's happening inside these premises,\" Mnif says. \u003cbr/\u003eAs well as positioning themselves as creative hubs, sharing a work space cuts costs.\u003cbr/\u003eMany of the people using Cogite are freelancers or involved with start-ups and don't always have a constant income.\u003cbr/\u003eCogite's factored this in by offering day membership at 20 Tunisian Dinars (12 US dollars) right through to a monthly subscription at 250 Dinars (150 US dollars)  which allows members to access the space 24/7. \u003cbr/\u003eThe founders recognise that Cogite is a social business, presenting itself as a way of supporting the entrepreneurial community in Tunisia. \u003cbr/\u003eHoussem Aoudi is one of the three co-founders.\u003cbr/\u003eHis view is resoundingly positive, about Cogite and the future of entrepreneurialism in the country.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Our only aim is to help people stop being afraid of doing things and just do. Just do this jump, working together, building in your country. I think of our country as a big start-up. And I think a big start-up needs some entrepreneurs within it to succeed,\" he says enthusiastically.\u003cbr/\u003eAoudi and his team are working on scaling up the Cogite brand and taking it nationwide. \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eTunis, Tunisia - June 17, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of people working on their computers \u003cbr/\u003e2. Close of hand typing on laptop\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid of man working on laptop\u003cbr/\u003e4. Sign reading (French) \"Cogite\" \u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide people working in room \u003cbr/\u003e6. Close of blackboard with messages written with chalk\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of computer engineer Mohammed Khalloufi working\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close of Khalloufi\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (French) Mohamed Khalloufi, Computer Engineer working at Cogite:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are many advantages, the fact that you meet new people every day who can be interesting, whether they are professionals, associations, or others. I think it's rewarding for my career, on the personal side and the professional one.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of Tunis lake\u003cbr/\u003e11. Cogite's building next to lake\u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid of kitchen area \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of painting in space\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of people during group session\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close of pens and notes on table\u003cbr/\u003eTunis, Tunisia - 14 June 2014 \u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of Tunisian entrepreneur Ali Mnif presenting a workshop at Cogite\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid of presentation slide reading (English) \"Business meeting. Cogite Workshop Series.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Close of hand writing notes \u003cbr/\u003e19. Mid of people attending workshop\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of Mnif presenting workshop\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (French), Ali Mnif, Entrepreneur and Director of event management start-up Mazam:\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is the place where I feel the most curiosity in Tunis to be honest. There are people that come, who quickly read the title of the training or the event, they don't know much more about that topic, but they are just here to understand, to learn. They ask a lot of questions and this is what I like the most in this interaction that's happening inside these premises.\"\u003cbr/\u003eTunis, Tunisia - 17 June 2014\u003cbr/\u003e22. Pan of people working at Cogite\u003cbr/\u003eTunis, Tunisia - 11 June 2014\u003cbr/\u003e23. Various of co-founder of Cogite, Houssem Aoudi, talking on the phone\u003cbr/\u003e24. SOUNDBITE (English) Houssem Aoudi, Co-founder of Cogite:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Our only aim is to help people stop being afraid of doing things and just do. Just do this jump, working together, building in your country. 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