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Milton Keynes Business Centre is now the local base for both of the City’s MPs. The constituency offices of Mark Lancaster MP (Milton Keynes North) and Iain Stewart MP (Milton Keynes South) have been relocated to the Centre at Linford Wood.

Following rapid growth The Phat Pasty Co is taking further space at the Milton Keynes Business Centre. Company bosses Paul and Laura Clark - known officially in the business as the Phat Controllers – have quickly established Phat Pasty in Milton Keynes and are now building a thriving office buffet delivery service and franchise operation.

Kung Fu Schools, which provides martial arts training for youngsters and adults, has grown fast since it opened its doors at the Capital Business Centre and is keen to stress its strong community links. Charity fund-raising is now a regular feature and the latest successful venture was a sponsored board breaking by youngsters which brought in £6,500 for the Kidscape anti-bullying group.

ICRI Global Research’s new postgraduate training facility at Milton Keynes Business Centre has been opened by Mark Lancaster MP.

From a base at the Milton Keynes Business Centre caterers The Phat Pasty Co kept workers warm in the January cold snap with their specially converted camper vans delivering hot lunches and snacks to snow bound customers. But the company bosses – Phat Controllers Paul and Laura Clark – have their eyes on a sunnier future as the business enters a new phase of growth in 2010.

Stars of tomorrow are taking their first steps towards a bright future in stage, TV and film productions at a CEC Business Centre in Southend.

As businesses plan for 2010 they are putting a high premium on flexibility and looking for open options on their next business space letting, says Churchill Square Business Centre Manager Sue Billings. All offices to let at the Churchill Square Business Centre at Kings Hill are available on a simple monthly licence and Sue says an increasing number of businesses are being attracted by this easy-in, easy-out way of taking office space.

Manager of St George’s Business Park Leigh Kedwell is busy training for a marathon charity bike ride that will take him 350 miles across Northern France to raise funds for Help for Heroes. Leigh wants to line up sponsors well in advance of the ride at the end of May and so if you would like to help either contact him direct at bike@fsmail.net or speak to a Centre Manager.

As businesses plan for 2010 they are putting a high premium on flexibility and looking for open options on business space, says Capital Business Centre Manager Carol Matthews. All offices, studios and workshops at the Capital Business Centre in South Croydon are available on a simple monthly licence.

We all know that word of mouth recommendations are a strong business driver and that’s why CEC set up a £1000 Reward Scheme for those introducing new tenants to its Business Centres.

As Crystal Palace drive forward their latest campaign to return to the Premiership, CEC customers can now secure bargain priced executive boxes at Selhurst Park. A special CEC introductory offer will allow you to entertain guests for just £10 per person while enjoying all the facilities you expect from a top club.

CEC’s Waterhouse Business Centre at Chelmsford is now welcoming four new companies and reports significantly increased interest in office, studio and workshop units.

Business Centres specialist CEC (Capital Enterprise Centres) says it is now seeing particularly strong growth in health and recreation businesses. Already more than 5% of all units at its Centres, which includes the Greenway Business Centre at Harlow, are taken by companies from this sector.

A top Retailer of the Year Award has been won by the Phat Pasty Co based at the Milton Keynes Business Centre.

Two growth companies at the Milton Keynes Business Centre are taking additional space to enable them to expand further.

More than 40 companies at the Greenway Business Centre in Harlow are being told that their rates have been cut following a successful appeal by Capital Enterprise Centres against valuation.

Kent County Council Chairman John Davies praised Kent entrepreneurs for their energy and drive when he visited the Churchill Square Business Centre at Kings Hill. 

The Inside Ex business exhibition in Milton Keynes showed the City buzzing with new business ideas and enthusiasm with more than 100 exhibitors lining up at the Middleton Hall.

Business Centre specialist CEC (Capital Enterprise Centres) says it is now seeing particularly strong growth in health and recreation businesses. Already more than 5% of all units at its Centres, which includes the Greenway Business Centre at Harlow, are taken by companies from this sector.

You may recall last week Kung Fu Schools located in our Croydon Business Centre was featured on BBC News. You can now watch it again from the BBC directly from this article.

Auto Extreme Ltd recently moved into Unit 33 at the Croydon Capital Business Centre. The Croydon workshop space is ideal for Auto Extreme, giving them flexible licencing and business support services as they require.

Paul Richardson of Concept Financial Planning, based at the Capital Business Centre in Croydon has successfully been awarded ISO 22222 Personal Financial Planning – requirements for personal financial planners by Standards International.

Not everyone has the same idea of a great location but Capital Enterprise Centres (CEC) certainly knows what it takes to make an ideal Business Centre.

That’s why the recently refurbished Laurence Industrial Estate at Southend is such a success, even in the current tough times.

Small and medium sized companies in Colchester are showing their ability to adapt quickly and build new business even in tough times, says Capital Enterprise Centres (CEC).

CEC Operations Director David Clapham is impressed by the way in which businesses based at the Colchester Business and Seedbed Centre are dealing with the recession.

Greenway Business Centre celebrated its fifth anniversary with a charity fund raising drive which raised more than £400 for Harlow Fields School.

A cheque was presented to the school at the Centre’s birthday party and will go towards funding a much needed new minibus.

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne came to the Milton Keynes Business Centre today (27 May) to check out the state of the local economy and meet local companies.

If you stick to stamps in future your business could be losing out on big savings in postage.  From 6 April stamp-based postal charges go up across the board with a first class large letter costing a full 9p more!  Franking offers a much more cost effective option with the charge for the same large letter rising by a much more acceptable 4p.