News - Page Categories View All Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Feb 16th 2016 Does your small business need a refurb? We can give our homes a spring clean or lick of paint, but can you give your business a quick refurb? Your business might be trundling along nicely, but you get the feeling that it’s not all it should be. Maybe it’s time for a business refurb. It’s ... Feb 15th 2016 Office romances bloom in the hospitality industry People who work for hospitality companies are more likely to have an office romance than those working in other industries. Almost six out of 10 respondents in hotel and restaurant companies claimed to have dated a co-worker, according to ... Feb 09th 2016 How to get a celebrity endorsement for your product A celebrity endorsing your product or company can help change your business – but how do you go about getting one to say something nice about it? From Twitter to TV, celebrities can be seen endorsing products left, right and centre. But how do ... Feb 05th 2016 BE Offices completes two sale and leasebacks for £19.5m as part of its portfolio re-balancing strategy BE Offices, one of the UK’s leading independent serviced office providers, today announces the completion of two sale and leasebacks for £19.5m as part of its strategy to re-balance its portfolio of 12 centres. Prior to this BE either owned ... Feb 02nd 2016 Your guide to Chinese business etiquette With China playing an ever bigger part in the UK and world economies and the Chinese New Year just around the corner, isn’t it time you brushed up on your Chinese business etiquette. Since 2005, China has invested around $30 billion in the UK, ... Jan 26th 2016 Business Environment extends its ‘art gallery collection” Clients can adorn office walls with signed Lichtenstein and Warhol posters as well as a range of contemporary British artists Business Environment (“BE”), a leading independent serviced offices provider, today announces it has extended ... Jan 26th 2016 Small business news round-up: January All January’s news from the small business world Business figures – optimism, cities, wages and apprentices As the New Year kicked off, there was optimism in the air. A study from Ebay claims thousands of new jobs could be created in small online ... Jan 21st 2016 Why do women get paid less than men? Following a study showing women are being held back by recruitment staff, we look at the other reasons women, on average, still get paid less than men… Once again, it’s been found that women are being held back in the workforce. A new Fawcett Society ... Jan 12th 2016 Connecting customers – the future of business A number of new companies have become successful not through creating their own product but by simply connecting customers with other products. Is this the future of business? It used to be people complained about how companies in the Western ... Jan 05th 2016 How to manage your cash flow As a small business with tight margins, making sure you have a regular and healthy cash flow is hugely important. Here’s a few ways to keep things moving… Keeping the cash flowing can be a major problem for some small businesses. One in five ... Dec 29th 2015 Business Environment’s monthly SME news round-up – December December’s most important news for small and medium sized businesses Business Figures – National Living Wage, gender gaps, tax and more As Christmas approached, pay packets once again became a hot topic. This was also down to the announcements ... Dec 22nd 2015 How to make your work a top priority Getting your work seen by your busy boss can be difficult. Here are a few ways to move your project up their priority list… Bosses are usually busy, so getting their attention can be difficult. If you’ve got a piece of work or a problem that you ... Dec 15th 2015 Keeping your team motivated in the days before Christmas Everyone is counting down the days until the holiday break – but there’s still work to be done and you’ve got to keep your team motivated. Here’s how… One eye’s on the Christmas advent calendar with just a handful of doors left to open, while the ... Dec 08th 2015 6 ways to make your desk more festive Just because you work in an office of Scrooges (hopefully you don’t!) doesn’t mean you can’t have a festive desk… Offices tend to fall into two categories in the lead up to Christmas – those who go all out with trees, festive tunes and eggnog ... Dec 01st 2015 How to run your businesses’ charity campaign With giving on people’s minds at this time of year, we’ve put together a quick guide on setting up a charity campaign in your office Christmas is just around the corner and while some people are thinking food, drinks, presents and snow, others’ ... Nov 30th 2015 BE Offices picks up prestigious accolade at BCA Industry Awards Gala Dinner BE Offices today announces that its Minories centre has won the prestigious Business Centre of the Year award at this year’s industry annual awards held at The Sheraton Park Lane Hotel on 27 November 2015. Over the past nine years BE has collected ... Nov 27th 2015 Business Environment sets record profits and plans expansion Business Environment announces record profits for the 12 months to 31 December 2014. The primarily London-focused group produced pre-tax profits of £19.1m, an 18% increase over the previous period, on turnover 7.5% ahead at £23.0m from ... Nov 25th 2015 BE Offices Signs New Lease with Bristol City Council We’re delighted to announce that we are in the process of signing a new 15 year lease with Bristol City Council for our CityPoint building in Bristol. The Council have always held the freehold for this property and previously we held a ... Nov 24th 2015 Business Environment’s monthly SME news round-up: November November’s most important news for small and medium sized businesses Business Figures – broadband, red tape, interest rates and pensions November saw the arrival of The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act. Having received Royal ... Nov 17th 2015 What it’s like being the strict boss While it’d be nice to be friends with your staff, sometimes you’ve got to crack the whip. Here’s what it’s really like being the tough boss… It’s a fine line between being a tough but fair boss and being a bully – and much of this depends not upon you, ... Nov 16th 2015 Space, light décor and fixed desks are occupiers preferences for new offices Today’s office occupiers believe that space, natural light and a bright décor are the most important criteria in choosing new office accommodation, according to the latest survey from leading independent serviced offices provider Business ... Nov 10th 2015 How to send your small business global Expanding your business into international markets can reap huge benefits – but if you’re not properly prepared it could backfire. Here’s how to send your small business global… With the world marketplace getting ever smaller thanks ... Nov 03rd 2015 Would Darth Vader make a good boss? From the Jedi’s great hope to the face of the evil empire, Darth Vader has been through a lot in his career – but would he make a good boss? With new Star Wars baddie Kylo Ren taking inspiration from the former Sith Lord, we take a look back on Dark Vader’s ... Oct 27th 2015 Business Environment’s October SME news round-up Selecting October’s most important news for small and medium sized businesses Business Figures Minimum wage, apprenticeships and late payments made the headlines this month. The introduction of the new National Minimum Wage will have ... Oct 22nd 2015 Business Environment client earns record referral fee BE’s Refer a Friend scheme earns £3356.40 in one year for Beech Street client Business Environment clients are used to seeing our ‘Like our Service? Refer a Friend’ posters in the kitchens and breakout areas of our business ... Oct 20th 2015 Quick guide to re-branding your business Changing the way people see your business can bring great rewards – but also some risks. Here’s our quick guide to re-branding your business… There are many reasons for a re-brand from dated logos to a shift in focus of your business. Whatever ... Oct 06th 2015 How to get Millennials to work for you They’re the next generation of your workforce but getting them to work for you could be harder than you think. Here are a few tips to help you along the way. Millennials are our future. It is estimated that Millennials will account for more than ... Sep 29th 2015 Small business news round-up for September Business Environment takes a look at September’s news and trends for small businesses Small Business Figures Wages, investment and insurance all feature in September’s round up of small business news. On the wage front, the Resolution Foundation ... Sep 22nd 2015 Would James Bond be a good boss? With Bond once again back on the big screen next month, we look at whether working with the man himself would be a Goldeneye-d opportunity or would it scare the Living Daylights out of you. He’s appeared in various forms from the cold-calculating ... Sep 15th 2015 How not to be the bad guy As a new survey lists the top reasons people dislike their boss, we look at ways to make sure you don’t become the bad guy. Being the boss can sometimes feel like you’re constantly playing the bad guy, asking your staff to work late, re-do work or ... Sep 08th 2015 Spread the knowledge for your small business to boom Knowledge is key in a small business – so make sure your staff have a good breadth of knowledge with these simple tips. Growing a small business can be difficult – with financing hard to come by and new staff unaffordable. But you ... Sep 01st 2015 What can you learn from the football transfer market? With the football transfer window closing, we take a look at how businesses can learn from the wheeling and dealing that takes place twice a year. It’s the bane of many managers’ lives – the twice a year transfer free for all that sees players move ... Aug 25th 2015 August 2015 – Business Environment’s monthly SME news round-up Selecting August’s most important news for small and medium sized businesses Business figures Small businesses going to be free of restrictive clauses in contracts preventing them from gaining invoice finance. Invoice finance allows ... Aug 20th 2015 6th Floor @ 107 Cheapside, EC2 – Opening early September! The latest serviced office space in the City, the 6th floor at 107 Cheapside, is now just weeks away from being opened with work on the interior fit out continuing apace! As you’d expect there has been very strong demand for this workspace, ... Aug 18th 2015 Want to change careers? Here’s who’s looking If you’re considering changing careers, you’ll want a guarantee that there will be a job waiting. So why not re-train for one of these in-demand careers? Each turn of the economic cycle brings with it demands for different skills. Whether this ... Aug 13th 2015 How to handle the holiday rush From May to September and around Christmas, running a small business is like spinning plates as staff disappear on their holidays. But with a bit of planning, you can ride out the holiday rush without any drops in productivity. Workers need ... Aug 05th 2015 Are we treating our office workers like children? There’s a fine line between having a fun office filled with highly-engaged staff and treating them like children. And many firms are in danger of going over the line. Offering workers fun activities and more freedom can be a good thing, but ultimately ... Jul 29th 2015 Business Environment’s monthly SME news round-up – July 2015 Changes to wages Prime Minister David Cameron is on a campaign to transform our earnings. Firstly, he wants to force large firms to reveal differences between the earnings of male and female staff, as he feels it will make them become more equal. ... Jul 21st 2015 How to set office targets without resorting to cash New information shows non-monetary work goals are just as effective as cash incentives. We look at ways to set targets that get the best from your employees. A new study from the University of Leicester found non-binding goals, where no financial ... Jul 20th 2015 City of London Corp forecasts a squeeze on office floorspace availability Planning and Transportation committee releases new City Development Trends Update The City of London Corporation has recently released the first of its proposed six-monthly updates on development trends in the Square Mile. Summarising ... Jul 14th 2015 EV Charging Points at Basingstoke and Reading Electric vehicle charging points have been installed at our Reading and Basingstoke business centres! At Business Environment, we pride ourselves on being able to support businesses in our centres in their quest to go green. This is why we ... Jul 14th 2015 How to set office environmental targets Doing your part to help tackle climate change by making your office green and environmentally-friendly is great – but without measurable targets you won’t know if you’re making progress Not only does going green mean you’re being a responsible ... Jul 13th 2015 100% of BE clients say they are greeted with a smile at reception! Business Environment’s Voice of the Client Survey reveals complete satisfaction with welcoming smiles of business centre receptionists Client satisfaction is critical to the success of BE’s business and so we send out quarterly ... Jul 13th 2015 New Bandwidth Prices at Business Environment Want to upgrade your broadband? All of our centres are host to 1000MB connectivity as well as 100MB back-up circuits. We know that the most important part of any business is your IT, which is why we’re committed to offering you internet at the ... Jul 09th 2015 The Office Time Warp Offices now compared to 1990s As leading independent serviced officer provider Business Environment celebrates 21 years in the industry, we decided to compare the offices of today with the offices of yesteryear with a time-warp infographic. ... Jul 07th 2015 United in memory of the 7/7 victims Clients and staff at Business Environment Minories unite to remember the victims of the 7/7 terror attacks Office workers at Business Environment’s 150 Minories business centre and across all its 11 other centres, joined the nation ... Jul 07th 2015 Cycle to Work: What you need to know Getting on your bike and commuting to work not only saves money but can boost your fitness. And the Cycle to Work scheme can make buying a bike more affordable – here’s how. Over 740,000 people cycle to work every day, according to recent census ... Jul 06th 2015 Bristol hosts International Fair Trade conference This weekend (4/5th July) Bristol took centre stage among the most ethical cities in the world when it hosted around 250 delegates representing 20 countries for the 9th International Fair Trade Towns Conference. The event explored ‘Fair ... Jun 30th 2015 Business Environment’s monthly SME news round-up – Jun 2015 Selecting June’s best news for small and medium sized business Business Figures Economy getting better Various new figures suggest post-election Britain is a better place for businesses. The Confederation of British Industry says many ... Jun 30th 2015 BE Offices celebrates 21 years as independent serviced offices provider and unveils expansion programme BE Offices, one of the UK’s leading independent serviced office providers, this month celebrates 21 years in the sector. As such BE is probably the country’s oldest independent multiple serviced office business. Originally founded in 1994 ... Jun 23rd 2015 The world’s most unusual office designs For the majority of us, what we need from an office is fast internet, a comfortable desk and a computer. However, there are a few companies that think an office can be something a little more… unusual Office design has changed over the past few ... Jun 18th 2015 Introducing the 6th Floor @ 107 Cheapside, EC2 – Opening Soon! We’re delighted to announce that we are opening new serviced office space on the 6th Floor of the prestigious 107 Cheapside building in the City of London. A variety of sizes of office suites, ranging from 3 – 100 desks, are available ... Jun 16th 2015 How businesses can learn from The Button Starting as an April Fool’s Day joke by the people at Reddit, The Button became a phenomenon engaging over 1 million people – we take a look at the experiment to see what your business can learn from it. On April 1, 2015 a post appeared on Reddit’s ... Jun 09th 2015 How to retain your staff – without breaking the bank Keeping your best staff is an important part of growing your business – but wage rises, which can hit your margins, aren’t the only way to keep your best workers happy. Having a happy, high-performing and driven workforce is an important part ... Jun 02nd 2015 Can your commute help you lose weight? With new figures showing that people who walk, cycle or take public transport tend to lose weight, we look at how your commute can help you to stay fit and healthy. Research from the University of East Anglia found that people who switched from ... May 26th 2015 Business Environment’s monthly SME news round-up – May 2015 Selecting May’s best news for small and medium sized business Business Figures The new Government The new Conservative government has been broadly welcomed by the business community, thanks to the announcement that £10 billion to be cut ... May 22nd 2015 Could you benefit from a mentor? Whether you’re just starting out in a new career or setting up your own business, a mentor can provide you with the tools and guidance you need to succeed While the mentor/mentee relationship isn’t for everyone, for the right people it can help ... May 12th 2015 Why teams work – the people behind the geniuses We all like to think we’re individual geniuses but some of the biggest inventors, artists and innovators have succeeded thanks to their team As John Donne said ‘No man is an island’. From great leaders to technical geniuses, behind them all ... May 07th 2015 BE Offices Basingstoke offices turned into film set! Budding production company films at Basingstoke offices Last week the 6th floor of ViewPoint in Basingstoke was turned into a film set as the brother of Assistant Centre Manager Jade Armitage, together with his production team and cast, filmed ... May 07th 2015 What does the Digital Inclusion Strategy mean for your business? As part of a Government plan to get people online, a Digital Inclusion Strategy was launched last year with a target of reducing the number of people without access to the internet by 25% by 2016. The aim of London’s Digital Inclusion Strategy ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314 of 14) What does the Digital Inclusion Strategy mean for your business?