Latest News - Page 5 Categories Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Mar 17th 2020 BE.Spoke’s managing director features on AllWork’s Future of Workspace podcast Jonathan Weinbrenn tells AllWork’s Jo Meunier all about how space as a service is shaking up the workspace market BE’s flexible workspace guru discusses the need for providers to adopt a ‘hospitality-first’ mindset ... Mar 11th 2020 Five-minute business profile: Tom Blomfield, CEO of Monzo How has the young entrepreneur shaken up the world of banking as we know it? CEO and co-founder of Monzo Bank Ltd., Tom Blomfield, is responsible for disrupting the banking sector with a fintech business famed for its ‘hot coral’ debit cards ... Mar 10th 2020 BE Offices offers help to clients who require their teams to work remotely Whilst we have had no reported incidents in any of our centres regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), we want to be proactive in helping our clients if they require their teams to work remotely. Calls and handsets We have implemented a telephone ... Mar 04th 2020 Focus on: Birmingham As part of our neighbourhood exploration series, we look at the lively area around our Birmingham office… Thinking of moving to a fully serviced office in Birmingham? Our bustling office at Somerset House, 37 Temple Street offers everything ... Mar 02nd 2020 BE’s Jonathan Weinbrenn shortlisted for Property Award’s Entrepreneur of the Year Jonathan Weinbrenn, managing director BE.Spoke, has been announced as a finalist in the Property Awards 2020. The prestigious annual awards are a focal event for the full spectrum of the industry and showcase outstanding performances from ... Feb 26th 2020 Infographic: Working out at work Is sitting down at your desk all day really that bad for your health? We’ve done the research on why we should try to be healthier at work…. The statistics: 40% of Brits spend just 15 minutes outdoors each day, a further 22% spend only ... Feb 25th 2020 Which Oscar winner would make the best boss? Who should take the lead and who should play a supporting role? We take a look at recent Oscar winners and ask who would make the best manager. Popcorn at the ready as we weigh up Hollywood’s business heavyweights… Renée Zellweger Somewhere over ... Feb 20th 2020 Five-minute business profile: Alan Sugar From selling car aerials to heading an electronics empire and everything in-between, we learn there’s more than meets the eye to the business mogul… Who is he? Alan Sugar is perhaps Britain’s most recognised businessman. The entrepreneur ... Feb 13th 2020 Which rom-com couple make the best business team? The rom-com genre has taught us how to laugh, cry, love… and now, how to run a successful business. Who’d have thought it? How will a commitment-phobe vet and his forgetful wife compare to a team of married assassins in the boardroom? Read on for ... Feb 06th 2020 Focus on: Southampton As part of our series exploring the neighbourhoods surrounding our buildings, this week we traverse the area around our newly opened Southampton location. If you’re searching for flexible workspace in Southampton, look no further than ... Jan 28th 2020 Which Chinese zodiac sign would make the best boss? The Year of the Rat is upon us, which leads to the nagging and gnawing question: would we want a rodent running things? We take a look at our Chinese zodiac management options… Rats, tigers and monkeys in the office may sound like a pest problem ... Jan 21st 2020 BE launches 6th Headspace coworking centre in Southampton as it continues regional expansion BE Offices, the independent provider of flexible space, today announces the launch of its latest centre in Southampton under its coworking Headspace brand. The new opening represents Headspace’s sixth centre and is BE’s first operation ... Jan 20th 2020 Which workout guru would make the best boss? Who wouldn’t work up a sweat switching burpees for the boardroom? We put fitness’s best under the microscope… New year? New you? New boss? Join us as we ask who should we borrow from the gym to become a GM? Arnold Schwarzenegger The Austrian-American’s ... Jan 18th 2020 What does a serviced office include? Serviced offices offer the ideal flexible workspace for all types of organisations, from start-ups to more established business, even corporates looking for overflow or project space, but what exactly is included? One of the keys to running ... Jan 15th 2020 Which Star Trek captain would make the best boss? Join us as we boldly go where no BE Offices blog has gone before, to ponder the question of Starfleet’s most suitable manager. Reliant, Excelsior, Enterprise: with a fleet of starships that sound like Apprentice team names, the link between ... Jan 07th 2020 Being green is good for business It’s not easy being green – but it is good for business. Sustainability and green initiatives are beneficial not only for the environment, but for attracting talent and making impactful longer-term financial gains. We evaluate ... Jan 02nd 2020 Top ways to revamp your office for 2020 Looking for a way to make your office look more attractive? From hanging plants to new workspaces, here are five of our favourite ideas for the New Year. It’s 2020, not only a new year, but a new decade, the perfect time to give your office ... Dec 23rd 2019 What Home Alone can teach us about forward planning It’s the season of mistletoe, mulled wine and Macaulay Culkin. What business lessons can we learn from the story of everyone’s favourite forgotten child? You’ll be pleasantly surprised what an eight-year-old’s exploits in 1990 can ... Dec 19th 2019 Jedi vs. Sith: who makes the better manager? It’s the ultimate battle of good vs. evil! As the new Star Wars film launches on 20 December, we ask ourselves: who would make the better manager, a Jedi or a Sith? In one of the most famous portrayals of good vs. evil, Star Wars’ noble Jedi face off ... Dec 16th 2019 Which Downton Abbey character would make the best boss? Who would you trust from Downton to take your career further? We ponder the possibilities… The upstairs-downstairs world of Downton Abbey seems a far cry from today’s flat structure enterprises. But whether it’s managing etiquette or equity, ... Dec 10th 2019 How to organise an office Christmas fundraiser Christmas and charity go hand in hand. Follow our steps to make sure your next fundraiser falls into the right ones… Let the season of goodwill into your workplace with our easy-to-follow fundraising tips… 1. Create a committee Put the word ... Dec 02nd 2019 BE Offices scoops two awards at flex space annual dinner BE Offices scooped two awards at the industry’s annual dinner on Friday (29 November 2019). This is the first awards ceremony organised by the rebranded FlexSA organisation, formerly the BCA. BE’s Barbican centre picked up the award for Operator ... Nov 28th 2019 Doing things the Bosley way: What Charlie’s Angels can teach us about management The Angels are back to tackle crime and inadvertently teach us all a few management lessons. What might you glean from Charlie’s famous trio and their work environment? What does a trio of crime-fighting detectives and their enigmatic leader ... Nov 26th 2019 How to mediate difficult discussions between employees Wondering how to manage difficult conversations in the workplace? Perfect your peace-making skills with our five mediation tips… Disagreements in an office are inevitable, and, on most occasions, they play a vital role in creating a healthy ... Nov 19th 2019 Working out the true cost of renting office space Are there any costs you’ve overlooked when looking for your next office? Check for yourself with our helpful guide. It’s easy to lose track of all the costs involved in securing a new office. Our guide lists those expenses you may have overlooked ... Nov 13th 2019 Which character from The Crown would make the best boss? Her Majesty may rule the House of Windsor but could she perform away from the palace and in today’s business world? As we prepare for Season 3, coming to our screens this Sunday (17th November), we take a look at the co-stars capable of stealing ... Nov 12th 2019 Which Eddie Redmayne character would make the best employee? Eddie may have the Oscar but which of the characters he has played could win the employee of the month award? Join us as we take a look at the contenders. Oscar-winning Eddie Redmayne hits cinemas this month in new film The Aeronauts. With business ... Nov 07th 2019 How to mark Remembrance Day in your workplace On Monday 11th November, we commemorate the lives of those lost during war. We offer some ideas on how you can mark this sombre occasion in the workplace… On Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day in the UK, we pay our respects to those who have lost ... Nov 05th 2019 Can you rent an office for a day? In need of an office, but only for a day? Don’t worry – it’s possible to arrange office space for even the most unusual of requests… Whether running a business by yourself or with a team, sometimes a coffee shop just won’t cut it. If you’re hosting ... Nov 02nd 2019 Answering your questions about flexible workspace….. Flexible workspace can mean different things to different people. Here we answer a few frequently asked questions… 1. Can you define what a flexible workspace is and why its beneficial for a company? Flexible workspace comprises a ... Oct 31st 2019 How to host the best Rugby World Cup playoffs party in your office Your office doesn’t have to be made up of rugby fanatics to enjoy the World Cup. Read our handy guide to throwing the best playoffs party in your workplace… The final whistle has almost blown in Japan. What better way to wrap up events than ... Oct 30th 2019 Which horror movie villain would make the best boss? They’re creepy and they’re spooky, but are scary movie legends good candidates for being your next boss? We contemplate the horrors of hiring from the silver screen’s darker side… As Halloween approaches, rather than thinking about real-life ... Oct 24th 2019 Focus on: Canary Wharf As part of our neighbourhood exploration series, we discover more about the area around our Canary Wharf office… If you’re thinking of moving to an office in the premier financial hub of London, you should consider our Canary Wharf office at ... Oct 20th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 13 – 93 eggs safely delivered! Our last working day….. Last night we were on patrol from 7pm to 10pm however because the rain and lightning was getting closer and closer, this meant we had to wait for an hour and a half until we did one walk of the beach and that was it. No ... Oct 19th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 12 – 86 turtle eggs moved to safety! We were on the 2-5am patrol last night/this morning and we got very lucky with the weather and with turtles! Firstly, we came across an already buried nest which wasn’t in too good an area so therefore had to be excavated. I (Tom) pulled out 86 eggs ... Oct 18th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Days 10/11 – 81 baby turtles released into the sea After a much needed rest day on day 10 of their trip, our intrepid volunteers were back to work yesterday…. Yesterday (Wednesday) I (Meg) spent the majority of my day off at the clinic in Nicoya having X Rays and tests, and so the doctor could ... Oct 17th 2019 BE.Spoke signs further 24,000 sq ft of space for corporate flex occupiers BE.Spoke, the corporate flex space division of BE Offices, today announces it has signed two further leases totalling 24,000 sq ft taking its centres to five. The two new centres are in Fitzrovia and Southampton and have been acquired for specific ... Oct 16th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 9 – a broken rib and a baby armadillo! Last night the yellow warning for flooding was no joke, the rain we had was ridiculous. Most of the track to the beach and to the main house was flooded, at one point it was so deep that it was up to our knees! I (Meg) had hatchery duties at 8pm and 9pm, ... Oct 15th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 8 – and still it rains! We didn’t have a patrol last night so we got a full nights sleep which was much needed! I (Tom) was then awake for 5:30am to start my duties on the rain gauge and turtle hatchery. We had a lot of rain, it was the second highest it’s ever been this season! ... Oct 14th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 7 – Mangrove swamps and howler monkeys Patrol last night was strange in that only one leader was available for the patrol, so that meant we had to walk the full length of the beach rather than just one half. By the time we got to the southern end of the beach, the heavens decided to open ... Oct 13th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 6 – Babies 2, 3 and 4! We did the 2am to 5am patrol, and we were so lucky to have a very clear night and the moon was shining bright. Sadly we didn’t see any turtles but did find a poached nest that had been predated by a dog or raccoon. We stayed up to catch the sunrise but ... Oct 12th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 5 – Our first baby! Today (Friday), we finished our patrol at 1am, sadly we didn’t see any turtles however the weather was good and we didn’t get too wet. I (Tom), had hatchery duty at 6am but no babies appeared, however to my delight there was a lonesome baby turtle ... Oct 11th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 4 – Turtle eggs galore! Surreal, magical and indescribable! Last night (Wednesday) was our first patrol, we had the midnight until 3am shift, and when we got there our leader, Harriet, informed us that there was turtle on North Beach that the previous patrol had found. ... Oct 10th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Day 3 – Deluges, footballs and fencing Our first night (Tuesday) at the project involved a patrol of the beach from 8pm until 11pm, however there was a huge thunderstorm and the heavens completely opened. Neither of us have ever seen a thunderstorm like it and it lasted for hours! ... Oct 09th 2019 Costa Rica 2019 volunteer trip – Days 1/2 – Getting there! Ever year BE Offices send two very lucky members of our team on a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience to help in less fortunate areas of the world. This year the destination is a turtle conservation project in Costa Rica Over the past few years ... Oct 08th 2019 5 ways to support women’s leadership in the workplace The opportunities for women in leadership roles has taken giant strides since the days of women’s suffrage, but there are still plenty of opportunities to support women in the workplace. Champion female leaders If your workplace has ... Oct 03rd 2019 Focus on managers: Would Eve from Killing Eve be a good boss? Eve’s an amazing sleuth and serial killer hunter, but would she make a good boss? We ponder the topic… The titular character of Killing Eve is a simultaneously quirky, admirable and endearing character on the hunt for a dangerous criminal. ... Oct 01st 2019 Fundraising tastes good at BE Offices for an 8th consecutive year BE Offices, &Offices & Headspace clients help raise £2,340 on Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning For the eight consecutive year, clients and staff at BE Offices, & Offices and Headspace Group’s ... Sep 24th 2019 Top 5 traits of a good communicator What makes a good communicator? Learn the top five traits of people who can get their message across effectively. Workplace communication is often the bugbear of modern managers. Even with all the methods of communication at our disposal ... Sep 19th 2019 What is a virtual office space? How can an office be virtual? What is a virtual office? How does a virtual office work? We answer all your questions…. A virtual office is essentially a business address at a physical office which you can use on your letterhead/business ... Sep 18th 2019 5 best ways to make expenses a breeze Business expenses can quite quickly turn into a nightmare if they’re not carefully organised and tracked. No matter your company’s size, whether a small businesses or large corporation, staying on top of your expenses is key for easy accounting ... Sep 11th 2019 Top 10 ways you can benefit from using a virtual office space Whether you are a freelancer, one-man band or just a business that likes having flexibility, there are many ways you can benefit from having a virtual office space, but here are the top 10: l. A virtual office space can help you save money on having ... Sep 10th 2019 Top 5 work benefits employees look for As the job market gets more competitive, employees are now looking for better work perks than ever before. Find out more about which benefits attract the most attention… It’s not enough to offer potential career progression in the current ... Sep 04th 2019 Top printers for a busy office If you’re running a busy office, it’s likely that your printer is working overtime. Every hardworking business needs tech that can keep costs down and productivity high. Printers are some of the most used pieces of office tech, and are worth ... Sep 03rd 2019 Focus on: Aldgate As part of our neighbourhood exploration series, we’re taking a look at the area around our Aldgate office… If you’re looking for flexible workspace in a City of London location, you need look no further than our thriving offices at 150 Minories ... Aug 28th 2019 How to keep your office spick and span A tidy office is important for employee wellbeing and efficiency. Find out how to tackle excess clutter in the workplace and get tips for storage solutions and policies that last. Keeping on top of office clutter can seem like a never-ending ... Aug 20th 2019 A guide to ergonomic chairs Your office chair might be the difference between a great day at work or uncomfortable health problems. Learn more about what to look for in a chair and why ergonomic seats are the best thing for your workplace… When you sit down for a day of work ... Aug 09th 2019 4 types of open plan office Business owners are moving towards open plan offices, designed for better communication and a nicer working environment for employees, leading to improved employee morale. Read on to learn about the four types of open plan office… Gone are ... Aug 06th 2019 Focus on: Belfast As part of our series exploring the neighbourhoods where our flexible workspaces are located, we’re taking a look around the area of our Belfast office… If you’re looking for a coworking environment in the heart of Northern Ireland’s capital, ... Jul 30th 2019 What is better for your business: freelancers vs. full time employees? Are you looking for new talent but not sure if you should keep them in-house or contract out? Read on for the benefits and drawbacks of full time employees vs freelancers… When you’re developing your business, it can be difficult to decide whether ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435 of 35) What is better for your business: freelancers vs. full time employees?