The Crowne Plaza brand's flexible lobby design provides the perfect environment for entrepreneurs to meet face to face. Connecting in-person is more important than ever before for entrepreneurs and startups, according to the 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report by Startup Genome and GEN. The report recently revealed that higher scores for "local connectedness" translated to more successful startups and to stronger entrepreneurship ecosystems. Specifically, those entrepreneurs who had high levels of "local connectedness" grow their revenue two times as fast as those with low local connectedness.