Mare Street Studios in Hackney is about to be turned into a hipster paradise October 7, 2016 Workspace has been given the go-ahead to refurbish the Mare Street Studios in Hackney, promising to create a hipster paradise in the City Fringe. The 55,000 sq ft of office space will come with a co-working space, cycle storage, communal breakout areas, showers, meeting rooms and a cafe. Read more: The government's IT crowd is moving into [...]
IAG is on the hunt for high-flying startups to join a new accelerator October 4, 2016 International Airlines Group (IAG) has launched Hangar 51, a global accelerator programme, to sniff out the best budding aviation startups. The parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus is inviting new firms to pitch for a chance at joining Hangar 51, where they will work with the airline group to create “next generation [...]
What to expect from Google: More than just devices October 4, 2016 Dubbed by Google as the biggest event since the "birth" of its Android operating system (OS) in 2008, the company's latest launch will reveal new smartphones, the marriage of its two operating systems and updates to its Chromecast entertainment streaming service. Fuelled by some rather transparent teasers, Twitter is rife with speculation and expectation. What can [...]
Car Free Day can put businesses on the road to flexibility September 22, 2016 Today is World Car Free Day – an initiative designed to raise awareness of green issues and sustainability. Several places in the UK are closing roads in support of the project, including Lambeth, which is closing Cornwall Road to cars on Saturday 24 September. While such ‘world event’ days are becoming increasingly commonplace, corporates would do well [...]
London’s the most expensive place in the world to locate a tech startup September 15, 2016 London is the most expensive place in the world to locate a startup, with the average cost of renting office space in Shoreditch outstripping that of San Francisco, Brooklyn and 19 other tech and creative hubs around the globe, putting at risk the city's potential of producing its very own Google. The cost of renting business space in the [...]
The right business partner: Here are five things that’ll ensure a match made in heaven September 15, 2016 In business there is nothing more important to leadership and organisational success than partnership. While these are often pre-planned, sometimes they can sprout when you least expect it – it’s worth keeping an open mind. I met my co-chief executive on a beach in Thailand. I can safely say that wasn’t in my itinerary when I [...]
How the office of the future will lure staff back from home August 22, 2016 Today's workers are nomads. But tomorrow’s workers are less likely to be. Two thirds of workers say that they work more productively in the office than anywhere else, according to a new survey we have conducted, and half say that working away from the office makes them feel stressed and disconnected from colleagues. As businesses [...]
Peter Thiel-backed “Airbnb for work space” eyes London July 4, 2016 Move over co-working spaces, there's a new way of working in town. A US startup similar to Airbnb but for renting office space and meeting rooms in the short-term that's backed by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures has expanded to London. Targeting startups which often want to keep costs low, as well as those looking for a more professional alternative [...]
Opinion: Why canny investors need only look for co-working spaces to find London’s housing hotspots June 16, 2016 London’s biggest employment story during the last decade is Tech City, surrounding Old Street Roundabout. In recent years Tech City has undergone significant redevelopment, with investment from companies such as Cisco, Facebook, Google, Intel and McKinsey & Co. Now the third largest tech cluster in the world, it generates 27 per cent of London job [...]
Euro 2016: Why those that catch the match should not be red-carded June 14, 2016 The European football championship in France has thrown up something of a dilemma for fans of the beautiful game – and placed the UK’s working patterns under scrutiny. The much anticipated England vs Wales match has been allocated a 2pm kick-off on Thursday 16 June. For the UK’s workforce – and bosses – the timing could not be much [...]