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The next generation of office space
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Office space in train stations? New Zealand-born entrepreneur Hamish Edwards doesn’t think that’s such a crazy idea.

March 26, 2008 11:00am
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Optimise your office space
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Office space is about much more than just tables and chairs. As David Back, MD of Artillery Architecture explains, there is a link between well designed offices and business performance.

March 11, 2008 8:03pm
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Myprotein.co.uk moves from lock-up to warehouse in four years
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Oliver Cookson started his £2.2m turnover business, Myprotein.co.uk, in a 300 square foot lock-up in Cheadle. Today, his sports nutrition internet business spans across two warehouses and 25,000 feet.

March 07, 2008 12:45pm
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Refurbishment vs Relocation
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So you’ve outgrown your office and it’s time to up and leave. Or so you thought. Advances in technology and the rise in homeworking mean that refurbishment is now a viable option.

March 05, 2008 4:41pm
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Smartbunker moves office space underground
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Smartbunker managing director Kelly Smith always thought an ex-nuclear bunker would make a great data centre so when one of NATO’s old sites came on the market, he snapped it up.

March 03, 2008 12:04pm
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Moving office: case study
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Practical tips on relocation, office space and moving a business. From real-life examples.

February 15, 2008 3:02pm
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New club provides office space
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Breaking out of the office space, and taking your business mobile? Or tired of being bound to your company desk and thinking of turning your living room into your office space?

February 15, 2008 12:12pm
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Moving office: Tungum's story
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Can the state of your office space affect business?

February 15, 2008 12:06pm
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Carpet tiles in the office
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Interface UK is in the business of giving office space a good grounding.

February 15, 2008 11:43am
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Creating a virtual business
By Charles Orton-Jones
These days, you can outsource almost everything...

February 12, 2008 2:55pm

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