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Office workers to watch Euro 2012 from their desks?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Rob Powell

ONE-IN-THREE British workers say they will watch Euro 2012 from their desks, according to a survey. While a third of those asked say they will watch the football from work, four out of ten intend to go to the pub … Continue reading →

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Green Office Week gets under way

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Rob Powell

THE FOURTH annual Green Office Week has got under way today. The week is designed to inform office workers about ways in which they can turn over a new green leaf. Energy, transport, waste, purchasing and innovation make up five … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding-friendly offices are best, say mums

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Rob Powell

NEW MOTHERS are more likely to return to the workplace sooner if they can breastfeed at work, according to new research. Academics at the Institute for Social & Economic Research, at Essex University, say that mums are 8% more likely … Continue reading →

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Government office space to be made available to entrepreneurs

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Rob Powell

DAVID CAMERON has announced a new campaign to inspire entrepreneurs including an initiative to make available spare government office space. The Prime Minister launched the ‘Business in You’ campaign yesterday in Yorkshire, and told invited business people that he wanted to offer … Continue reading →

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Data reveals hundreds of empty government-owned offices

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Rob Powell

HUNDREDS of offices owned by the government around the UK are lying empty, new data has revealed. The Cabinet Office has published for the first time a comprehensive list of the government’s property assets, with over six hundred properties currently … Continue reading →

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Interview with i2 Office’s Philip Grace

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Rob Powell

Milton Keynes-based serviced office provider i2 Office is just about to open its brand new business centre in Greenwich, south-east London.  Offices.org.uk went to visit the new offices and spoke to i2 Office’s Chief Executive, Philip Grace. “It’s like a … Continue reading →

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Take kids to work during strike, says Prime Minister

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Rob Powell

WORKERS have been encouraged by David Cameron to take their children to work during next week’s public sector strikes. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday during Prime Minister’s Questions, he said: “When it is safe for people to take … Continue reading →

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Dragons’ Den Blog: Episode 10 Series 9

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Nell Frizzell

“For the last nine weeks the dragons have been in formidable form,” utters Evan Davis, like a whippet vicar giving the eulogy at the graveside of business-based television programming. But like relationships, train journeys and football pitches, all good Dragons’ … Continue reading →

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Dragons’ Den Blog: Episode 9 Series 9

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Nell Frizzell

According to willowy Welsh wonkatron Evan Davis this week’s “Anxious entrepreneurs are ready and waiting.” It’s like Stockholm Syndrome isn’t it? Well, Stockholm Sydrome as designed and decorated by an industrial storage unit. First up is entrepreneur and ex-police officer … Continue reading →

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Dragons’ Den Blog: Episode 8 Series 9

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Nell Frizzell

Welcome to the Dragons’ Den: the only place on earth where five people in business suits standing on the edge of a sky scraper isn’t considered cause for alarm. Our first pair of pitchers are the 18 year old whippersnappers … Continue reading →

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