The workspace, the incubator, and the accelerator: What you need to know June 23, 2014 It's a truism of entrepreneurship that the road to riches is full of at least as many lows as highs. That’s why many entrepreneurs don’t take the leap until they meet the right partner to jump into business with. This isn’t just about co-founders having complementary skills; the support of a business partner can be [...]
Workspace gets boost from UK’s property boom June 4, 2014 SMALL business landlord Workspace smashed forecasts yesterday after reporting a 43 per cent jump in net asset value thanks to rising rents and a jump in the value of its properties. The real estate investment trust (Reit), which provides trendy office space for small to medium-sized creative businesses such as Moonpig, said its net asset [...]
Analyst Views: What did you think of Workspace’s full-year performance? June 4, 2014 KATE RENN | PEEL HUNT Workspace’s vast 43 per cent net asset value growth for the year is around 11 per cent ahead of consensus and 15 per cent ahead of our forecast. There was no doubt this growth would come through, but it was not expected to all fall into this year. We are [...]
The rise of 4G: How faster mobile communications could help smaller businesses drive growth June 4, 2014 TECHNOLOGICAL advances are transforming the modern workplace. But few developments have the potential to disrupt the way we work and behave as consumers as much as 4G. It may sound simple: a “fourth generation” of mobile communication, the next step in wireless broadband that looks set to speed up the 3G signal we’re all familiar [...]
London Report: UK data to show economy is on path to recovery June 2, 2014 ECONOMIC indicators out this week are expected to show the UK recovery continuing at a healthy pace. PMI survey data for services, manufacturing and construction are likely to show strong growth throughout May. Blerina Uruci, of Barclays, expects services PMI to hit 60 in May, up from 58.7 and well above the 50 figure which [...]
The three main working types: Which are you? May 19, 2014 Our quick quiz could boost your efficiency in the workplace, writes Diane Gallacher We’ve all got a colleague who doesn’t know how to use the photocopier, or a manager doing trainee-level work. Failing to work at the right level has a profound impact on your efficiency, and blocks the progression of others. The first step [...]
London’s got a stack of new offices – and they’re old shipping containers May 8, 2014 Ideas and initiatives to help fledgling start-ups are here, there and everywhere in the capital, and nowhere more than in tech-abundant Shoreditch. The area, which already has BoxPark – a row of pop-up shops in old shipping containers – is now home to ContainerVille – 30 converted shipping containers on the south bank of Regent’s [...]
In Pictures: London’s best offices to work in April 29, 2014 If you could work in any office in London where would it be? Giving yourself vertigo half way up the Shard? Zipping down a slide at Moshi Monsters’ HQ in Shoreditch? Well, stop wondering because the good people at the British Council for Offices (BCO) has come up with the top six offices to [...]
Workspace site gets go-ahead April 2, 2014 SMALL business landlord Workspace has won planning consent for the second phase of its redevelopment of the Filaments site in Wandsworth. The 20-storey scheme will create 77 flats and 18,000 square feet of new office space for the group, which leases space to companies like Moonpig and White Stuff. The first phase is already underway [...]
The open-plan office debate: Pros and cons March 27, 2014 Man is a social animal, but some think sharing germs is a step too far DEMOCRATIC arenas for the open sharing of ideas, or chaotic workplace jungles brimming with a cacophony of distracting noises? Open-plan offices are divisive. But with square meters at a premium – London last year overtook Hong Kong as the most [...]