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Regus to leave Britain?

It is widely expected that Regus will today state its intention to leave Britain due to our tax regime - something that many other companies are considering at this time.

It is not understood where Regus may relocate to as yet, but Dublin has been the favoured choice of other recently departed businesses of the country.

We can fully understand this move here at Choregus, which should give the company a better chance to beat the economic slowdown.  With its own office portfolio, surely there cannot be many other UK businesses in a better position to move so quickly and so frugally. Read the rest of this entry »

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Managed or Serviced Offices - what to look for

Toby Mason is again our guest blogger for today and he writes a great article about Managed offices.

When shopping around for your next office space in London, make it a point to get what you pay for.  This means ensuring that you have:

•  24-hour secured full access
•  Furnished, self-contained offices or suites
•  Clean and efficient communal facilities (toilets, kitchens, parking)
•  Building maintenance and cleaning included in your rental fee
•  Free configuration for your telecom requirements and structured CAT5e cabling
•  Availability of analogue and modem lines
•  Utilities are included
•  Building insurance
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Refurbished business centre helps attract jobs to Camberwell

Bizspace has refurbished its business centre in Lilford Road, Camberwell to help attract small businesses and up to 50 jobs to south London.

“We’ve just finished a major refurbishment of the centre,” comments regional manager, Mark Pollard, “And we’ve re-opened with a range of office, studio, workshop and light industrial workspace available in sizes to suit every requirement from single occupancy right up to 20 people or more in a single unit. These will provide small businesses and SMEs wishing to relocate to the area with ease of access to high quality workspace available on flexible terms. Read the rest of this entry »

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How important is office furniture?

So then, other than getting a chair and desk for employees, is there any point in thinking about the type of office furniture to buy?

Well, yes there is. There are huge ranges of furniture to fill your office with, from the cheap and cheerful to the incredibly stylish but expensive. Getting the right balance between style and function can be extremely tricky, but it is worth talking the time to consider. Remember, it is not just about “getting bums on seats”, it is about your brand, culture and corporate identity.

You can communicate this through the choice of office furniture. For example, choosing an oak desk over the usual glass desk will speak volumes to your customers and staff. You are usually judged on everything that is in your office, including the furniture. Effectively using colour can be used to increase the brand.

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London office rentals: flexibility

Toby Mason is today’s guest blogger and he writes about Soho office space.

You’re looking to rent office space in London and Soho but you want a flexible licence without the complexities that normally come with commercial property rentals in the UK.

Most small and medium sized businesses and start-ups don’t want to be encumbered with inflexible leases and other “extras” that are offered; statistics reveal that small companies don’t need these extras – at least in the preliminary phase of their operations. All they want is flexibility and perhaps the standard IT infrastructure so they could run their business efficiently. Read the rest of this entry »

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Would you employ a linebacker at your office space?

Have a look at this video about Terry Tate the American football star working in the office.

I can see it now, profits would be up in no time!

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Nexus Technology first to move into UBC’s new Fleet business centre

United Business Centres (UBC) plc announced today that software firm Nexus Technology is the first company to take space at UBC Fleet, recently opened at Sentinel House on Ancells Business Park. The business centre was set up following a joint venture announced in July between UBC and British Telecom?s property division to create serviced office centres at a number of locations.

Nexus Technology is a leading software supplier specialising in compliance, corporate governance and risk management. Nexus has chosen to move to UBC Fleet?s serviced offices from a traditional leased office in Camberley town centre. Read the rest of this entry »

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Regus does something for the little guy

OK, you know that here at Choregus we are fans of Regus, just like we are fans of all office space providers (especially in the UK), but we do have a slight concern that Regus doesn’t talk about SMEs that much in comparison to its usually good offers to the blue-chips of this world.

So, it was great to see a Regus employee helping out a not-yet-SME with some advice via the Los Angeles Times website.

Here is the transcript of the question and answer: Read the rest of this entry »

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