News - Page Categories View All Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Oct 06th 2014 Bristol Businesses should look to Overseas Markets UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) urges south west England businesses to step on to the fast track to success with international organisations at the sixth annual Export Week. UKTI, working together with partners and business organisations, ... Oct 02nd 2014 Reading on the International Business Map Launch event at newly refurbished office scheme welcomes a gathering of over 70 business leaders and local company representatives A launch event was held this month to introduce a new local publication which aims to promote Reading as a viable ... Oct 02nd 2014 Over £1000 Raised for Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee, cake and charity were the order of the day for employees and clients at serviced office provider Business Environment, as the company once again took part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. ... Sep 30th 2014 So you Think you Know The Office? Take Our Quiz When BBC sitcom The Office first appeared on our screens in 2001 it’s ratings were so low that it was almost cancelled. Over a decade on it is one of our most successful British comedy exports of all time, having been sold to broadcasters ... Sep 30th 2014 Basingstoke’s Regeneration Initiative Continues Apace The multi-million pound regeneration project at Basing View in Basingstoke received a huge boost when Waitrose and John Lewis committed to construct a new supermarket and John Lewis at Home store within the Basing View business area. Construction ... Sep 29th 2014 Five ways to encourage team working You’ve got some great employees with a high level of individual skills, but they’re just not working well together. Collaborative working is vital to a successful business, and employees need to feel like a real team to be productive. Here ... Sep 23rd 2014 Five ways to inspire your employees Having motivated, engaged employees creates a happier workplace and helps to increase productivity and reduce staff turnover. A recent global survey by Gallup found that only 13% of employees feel engaged at work – and 24% said they felt “actively ... Sep 22nd 2014 Milton Keynes businesses surveyed by city council InvestUK, Milton Keynes Council’s economic development team, is to conduct a survey of over 1,000 Milton Keynes businesses to better understand the required support and infrastructure provision supplied by the council to cultivate local ... Sep 18th 2014 Business Environment’s Julie Tucker interviewed on London Live BE’s PR & Marketing Officer, a volunteer Ambassador for Meningitis Research Foundation talks about her family experience of meningitis for Meningitis Awareness Week Meningitis has been big news in the UK throughout 2014 but ... Sep 17th 2014 Top tips for new starters at university University is exciting for many but for most; this is coupled with the intimidating prospect of academia and outstanding intelligence. Surrounded by great academics and professors, the fear of not being smart enough, intuitive enough or ... Sep 16th 2014 What can you do to stop being hit by late payments? Small businesses claim they face job losses because of late payments for their work under the Government’s Green Deal programme. Tradesmen, such as loft installation fitters and work assessors have provided their services up front for the ... Sep 15th 2014 London CEOs Invited to Wembley Sleepout for Homeless Youth homeless charity Depaul UK challenge London companies to nominate CEOs and senior management to swap the boardroom for sleeping bags in solidarity with rising numbers of rough sleepers London business CEOs and senior managers could ... Sep 11th 2014 New studies point to growth in Bristol economy Two Bristol-based accountancy firms have published the findings of separate studies both of which highlight the growing strength of Bristol’s developing economy, an encouraging indicator that Bristol’s economic performance far outstrips ... Sep 11th 2014 Milton Keynes Attracts International Businesses Over the last year Milton Keynes has become the chosen destination for more international businesses than any other regional city outside of London. According to a recent report by UK Trade and Investment body, in access of 3,000 jobs have ... Sep 09th 2014 Reading Businesses to Take Part in EU-Funded Study Reading University and the Netherlands’ Wageningen University will collaborate with community, industry, public and voluntary organisations to encourage them away from grant funding and towards self-sufficiency The EU-funded ‘Cities ... Sep 09th 2014 What would an independent Scotland mean for SMEs? Next week sees D-Day for Scotland when its people vote on whether to become independent from the UK. Some experts say that Scottish-based SMEs could encounter financial challenges if a “yes” vote prevails next Thursday (September 18). Businesses ... Sep 09th 2014 Stay in the EU, UK’s business community warns Businesspeople want the UK to remain in the European Union, according to a new survey by Business Environment, the UK’s leading serviced office company. When polled on the country’s policy towards the EU, two-thirds (61.4 per cent) replied ... Sep 08th 2014 UK Political Opinion [INFOGRAPHIC] The next UK General Election is only a year away! View our Infographic on UK Political Opinion… ... Sep 08th 2014 Business Environment sponsors league leading Under 11s Business Environment is proud to sponsor the shirts of an under 11s team of young footballers in the North West Hampshire Youth Football League. The Spartans are currently joint league leaders in the Under 11 Premier Division having beaten ... Sep 08th 2014 Money saving tips for young people For us young people, the phrase ‘I can’t afford that, I’m broke’ is used on a weekly if not daily basis. The expense of student living places a huge financial strain on us and we are constantly faced with the depressing ... Sep 03rd 2014 &Meetings Director Ashleigh Sharp – ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Well done to Ashleigh Sharp, director of meeting & conferencing business &Meetings for taking part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Sorry we missed the first half of the action!! Most people thought one bucked was enough, Ashleigh ... Sep 02nd 2014 10 tips on how to cope when a big customer goes bust SMEs must act fast if their biggest customer goes into administration, to ensure that they’re not dragged down as well. At the height of the recession, as many as 120 companies each day were going bust. Woolworths, Comet, Dreams and La Senza ... Aug 27th 2014 Air Con Wars Survey Please complete the following survey on Air Conditioning in your Office – survey takes less than 2 mins to complete… Take our super quick survey for your chance to win desk gadgets to keep you cool in summer and warm in winter. Just ... Aug 27th 2014 It’s here: renewable energy toolkit for SMEs Small businesses are being invited to join the renewable onshore energy revolution. A new renewable energy toolkit has been launched for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). The Institute for Sustainability’s offer helps SMEs take advantage ... Aug 21st 2014 Most inspiring business people for under 25s Starting a business as a university graduate is by no means a simple task. Many believe that unless you have been blessed with the intelligence of Mark Zuckerberg or the commercial zeal of Richard Branson, setting up a successful business is ... Aug 19th 2014 6 tips for handling pay rise requests As a small business manager, you want to keep your workers happy and feeling wanted. But you also may only have a limited budget and don’t want money-fuelled petty jealousies creeping into the office. So what do you do if one of your employees ... Aug 18th 2014 Women and Men in Business – The Best Party for You Women in business tend to support Labour, while men are torn between the two largest parties, according to a new survey by Business Environment, the UK’s leading serviced office firm. The company conducted an independent poll of 1,000 businesspeople ... Aug 12th 2014 9 apps which can improve small business performance Apps are becoming a key tool for the growth of SMEs. They’re helping to win fresh business, retain current customer bases, publicise brands, enhance business performance and spark sales leads. Apps can give you greater flexibility and working ... Aug 05th 2014 The Energy Price Rises Calculator Power bills are one of the fastest-growing headaches a business has to contend with, and most of us need all the help we can in finding the best energy deal. This is where Business Juice’s online calculator comes in. Business Juice http://www.businessjuice.co.uk/ ... Aug 04th 2014 BE Offices Minories wins SOS Business Centre of the Month We are delighted to announce that our business centre at 150 Minories, London EC3N 1LS is the winner of ‘Business Centre of the Month’ in the Southern Section of Search Office Space’s monthly award. This award was based upon the continued high ... Jul 29th 2014 PayPal offers ‘faster, fairer’ cash to UK firms Seven years after the start of the credit crunch, many UK small businesses are still struggling to secure funding. According to a recent report from the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills, around a third of SMEs rely on retained ... Jul 22nd 2014 Small firms warned over pollution fines Small businesses risk huge fines if they fail to make sure they have sufficient environmental procedures in place. New sentencing guidelines mean that firms with a turnover of less than £2 million a year could face a maximum fine of £95,000 ... Jul 17th 2014 Communicate IT launches to provide ‘jargon-free’ IT services Business Environment is launching new brand Communicate IT which promises to deliver simple, easy and fuss-free IT solutions to small businesses in need of reliable communications, on an on-going or ad-hoc basis. Communicate IT plugs a ... Jul 15th 2014 4 ways to ease medium-sized business tax worries Tax burdens are holding back middle-sized companies (MSCs), claims a leading British business group. The CBI says that MSCs suffer a “raw deal” because of the UK tax system’s cliff-style structure which does little to incentivise growth ... Jul 15th 2014 Business Environment runs for Rays of Sunshine On 10th July 21 Business Environment employees took part in the annual Great City Race, raising money for London-based charity Rays of Sunshine, which grants wishes for children with life limiting conditions from around the UK. Having participated ... Jul 15th 2014 Bogota Coffee Installation at Milton Keynes BE Milton Keynes based Bogota Coffee has been selected to provide an onsite coffee shop for BE’s Avebury Boulevard business centre. Business Environment’s Milton Keynes’ clients will from today (Monday 14th July) experience ... Jul 14th 2014 BE hosts City of London’s Aldgate Project Roadshow BE’s Aldgate business centre is today welcoming representatives from City of London Corporation who will be running a roadshow in the reception area displaying plans for the new Aldgate Project. The City, in partnership with London Borough ... Jul 08th 2014 Happy employees make better workers Employers are increasingly being won over by “a happy, healthy workforce is a more efficient workforce” mantras, according to research commissioned by global firm Steelcase. The office furniture company says that staff wellbeing is soaring ... Jul 07th 2014 Milton Keynes BE workers set for Charity Massage John Holman Therapy Solutions and Business Environment support Rays of Sunshine with charity massage event. On Friday 11th July John Holman Therapy Solutions together with Business Environment will be supporting Rays of Sunshine Children’s ... Jul 01st 2014 Working Brits tell Dolly: ‘You can keep your 9 to 5’ Evergreen star Dolly Parton wowed Glastonbury festival-goers over the weekend. But the 67-year-old ‘9 to 5’ Country singer may have to change her tune, as new research shows that most British workers would rather work flexi hours than the ... Jun 24th 2014 Preparing your SME for auto-enrolment Most of us have seen the ‘I’m in’ prime-time television ads. They publicise the new revolution in workplace pensions with the auto-enrolment scheme. But getting your small business ready for the Government’s new pension reforms may be more ... Jun 17th 2014 Getting older workers on board – and keeping them engaged A record 8.9 million over-50s were employed last year, according to new Government figures. But Pensions Minister Steve Webb says there is still more to be done to encourage older people to stay in work – a move predicted to greatly boost the ... Jun 10th 2014 How to find the perfect business mentor An overwhelming majority of small firms have acknowledged the benefits that a business mentor could bring in a new poll. A mentor is an experienced businessperson who can help you expand trade relationships, profits and sales by offering ... Jun 03rd 2014 New site to encourage better business banking A new Government-backed comparison website will enable small businesses to weigh up the pros and cons of rival banks more easily. The Business Banking Insight (BBI) site reveals ratings for 74 lenders from 5,000 SMES (small and medium enterprises) ... Jun 02nd 2014 BE Supports Positive Action on World Environment Day We are inviting employees and clients to each take three positive eco-friendly steps to help mark World Environment Day on Thursday 5th June 2014. The United Nations’ World Environment Day (WED) is a red letter day in its calendar and the primary ... May 30th 2014 GDP growth Forecasts Upgraded for next two Years The BCC has today (30th May) announced that it has upgraded its growth forecasts for 2014/15 and that UK growth will reach a seven-year high in 2014. With the highest rate of growth since 2007, the BCC has upgraded its GDP growth forecast for 2014 ... May 29th 2014 The New Look 6th Floor @ BE Minories Business Centre (Sneak Peak) It’s not yet finished but we wanted to give you a glimpse of our new 6th floor at 150 Minories. As well as glass partitioning throughout to generate huge levels of natural daylight from all sides you will see our new ergonomically designed ... May 27th 2014 How businesses can cope with football fever this summer It probably won’t have escaped your notice that the World Cup is kicking off soon, and many of your staff will be keen to watch the matches. Although most games are on outside of normal 9-5 hours, law firm Adams & Remers said employers are still ... May 27th 2014 Putting the Sizzle in Sustainability “‘Sustainability’ covers many subjects. It has become a bit of a catch-all word, replacing ‘protection of the environment’, ‘ecology’ and activity around ‘saving the planet’.” ... May 22nd 2014 ‘Business is flourishing’ in Milton Keynes With the UK’s economy growing for the fifth consecutive quarter, Milton Keynes is seeing a surge in demand for office space as businesses regain confidence, says local serviced office provider Business Environment, whose Milton Keynes ... May 20th 2014 Interns Exploited: All Work and No Pay Almost a third (31.60%) of workers feel their interns are exploited Over a fifth (21%) of UK companies aren’t paying their interns Nearly a third of companies treat interns unfairly, according to a study by serviced office provider Business ... May 20th 2014 What workers want from their dream office Carlsberg don’t make offices, but if they did you’d perhaps expect a rooftop garden football pitch or even a walk-in wardrobe to make getting ready for Friday night drinks easier. We’ve all got our own idea of a dream office ... May 20th 2014 Business Environment client Donates winnings to Charity In an extraordinarily magnanimous gesture, the winner of Business Environment’s client extranet Football Challenge, has donated his entire winnings to Bristol charity, the Jessie May Trust. Bristol Temple Meads client Jeremy Hutchinson, ... May 13th 2014 Pros and cons of BYOD A growing number of small businesses are adopting a BYOD (bring your own device) policy to save them time and money. But opinion is still divided on how beneficial it is. According to a recent survey from Dell, security breaches cost UK organisations ... May 12th 2014 Confidence matters Authors of The Confidence Code, a book recently published in the USA looking at The science and art of self-assurance – what women should know, have stated that evidence suggests that as we still strive for equality in the workplace, women are ... May 06th 2014 5 ways of using your office space to motivate staff Facebook, Google and Apple don’t just lead the way when it comes to tech. Their offices are also trailblazing, aimed at motivating staff and keeping them contented. And the best is yet to come, with all of them due to open employee-centric ... Apr 29th 2014 5 tips for tackling stress in the workplace Stress could be costing business bosses dear in long-term employee absences, a new poll suggests. Nearly half of UK businesses (45%) rated mental health illness and stress as the primary reason behind staff long-term sickness. A further ... Apr 22nd 2014 A guide to the International Festival for Business What is it? The summer sees a “must-go-to” festival that’s not to be missed … and there’s always football’s World Cup in Brazil too. Liverpool is staging the first-ever International Festival for Business (IFB). Where ... Apr 15th 2014 Could Windows XP’s demise open window of opportunity? It would be easy for millions of small firms worldwide to think that the demise of Windows XP has left them up the technological creek without a paddle. Many of them were left scratching their heads after Microsoft discontinued technical support ... Apr 10th 2014 Sister’s Doing it for Themselves, Not Each Other Women are just as likely to face discrimination in the workplace from other women as they do from men, according to a recent survey by serviced office provider Business Environment. An independent survey of 1,500 people found that more ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314 of 14) Sister’s Doing it for Themselves, Not Each Other