Latest News - Page 11 Categories Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Apr 26th 2016 SME Business News – April Round Up We round-up April’s small business news from the living wage to late payments… Business news – The Living Wage, Brexit and banks This month saw one of the biggest shake-ups for small businesses in years – the introduction of the new National ... Apr 19th 2016 The Best of British brands With St George’s Day fast approaching, we take a look at the best British brands of recent years This year is a big one for Britain – not only does the Queen celebrate her 90th birthday, we’re also commemorating 400 years since Shakespeare’s death. ... Apr 18th 2016 Julie goes the Extra Mile for Cancer Research UK BE Offices’ PR & Marketing Officer, Julie Tucker, to use one of her charity days to support Cancer Research UK Julie is hoping that the sun will be shining at 9am tomorrow (Tuesday 19th April) when she turns up at St James’s ... Apr 12th 2016 7 steps to negotiating a new deal Getting the best deal as a small business is important. Here are some of the things you need to know when negotiating with clients or suppliers… Negotiation skills and getting the best deal – whether dealing with new clients, suppliers ... Apr 05th 2016 THAILAND BLOG – WEEK TWO! Week Two of James and Diego’s Thailand Animal Rescue Mission Sunday by Diego Today was our first day working with the rest of the wild animals and it was completely different to our experience of working with elephants. I felt a little ... Apr 05th 2016 Tips for setting up a franchise With franchises growing in popularity, now could be the perfect time to help your business grow using this business model Franchises are big business in the UK – around £15.1 billion’s worth to be precise. And they’re more popular now than ever ... Mar 29th 2016 SME Business News – March Round Up We round-up March’s small business news from the Budget to binge drinkers… Business news – Budgets, the EU, and more… This year’s Budget has given small businesses a bit of a boost. From next April, it’s predicted around 600,000 small firms ... Mar 24th 2016 The workplace, common health complaints and prevention British workers take more time off work than their counterparts anywhere else in the world. As an employer how can you combat this? According to research, UK office workers are four times as likely to take sick-leave as workers in any other Western ... Mar 22nd 2016 How to get the right logo for your business To coincide with Business Environment becoming BE Offices and launching a new logo…….A logo represents your company to the outside world – getting it right can have a big impact on your firm’s success While we’re not expecting ... Mar 21st 2016 Business Environment rebrands to ‘BE Offices’ Business Environment, today announces a rebrand to become BE Offices. The business has been operating since 1994 and this is the first major rebrand in its history. A new look website and comprehensive new range of marketing collateral and ... Mar 14th 2016 THAILAND BLOG – WEEK ONE! For third consecutive year Business Environment Group sent two employees on a life-changing charity trip, this year to Thailand to an Elephant and Wildlife Rescue Centre On 5th March Business Environment Group employees James Harrison ... Mar 14th 2016 Why micromanaging doesn’t pay Taking control over every aspect of your employees’ work can backfire. Here’s why… As the head of a small business or a manager within a larger one, you will want to know what’s happening. It’s only natural to be curious and want to have control. ... Mar 09th 2016 Why being charitable matters for small businesses Charity might start at home but it doesn’t need to end there. With plenty of opportunities for fundraising, it’s easy for small businesses to be charitable… In 2013/24, London-based companies donated around £340m to charities. While this ... Mar 01st 2016 Big milestones to celebrate as a small business It’s important to celebrate your success when running a small business as they might not come along as often as you’d hope Running a small business can often seem long a like, hard slog with little in the way of celebratory experiences. But there ... Feb 25th 2016 Business Environment receives Best Company to Work For award Business Environment accredited for the eighth year as a UK ‘Best Company to Work For ‘ The company has been awarded a 2* “Michelin” style accreditation as one of the great UK small companies to work for the eighth year in the ... Feb 23rd 2016 Time Lapse Footage: Mural painting at our Cheapside offices Brilliant street artist Nathan Bowen has created a new art installation in our latest space on the 6th Floor @ 107 Cheapside. Watch this piece come to life with our time lapse footage. ... Feb 23rd 2016 Small business news round-up: February What’s been happening in the world of small business this February? Business figures – pay is the big issue this month Small business will have to be running a fine comb through their wage bills soon, as pay hit the agenda in a big way this month. ... 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 ... Jan 04th 2016 Time Lapse Footage of 6th Floor Build @ 107 Cheapside Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fit-out a new office? At our last refurbishment we set up time lapse cameras to give you an insight of the work that goes on. If you’d like to see the finished product book a viewing with us today. ... 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 23rd 2015 The Perfect Office [INFOGRAPHIC] We surveyed 500 facilities managers and senior managers whose responsibility it is to choose office space for their businesses and here are the results as to what makes the perfect office. Is ‘location, location, location’ ... 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 ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435 of 35) EV Charging Points at Basingstoke and Reading