Case studies

Our business centres are home to a thriving and resilient community of small businesses, start-ups and SMEs drawn from a diverse spectrum of professions. Find out more about our small business customers, their growth, successes, aspirations and tips.

New customer taking global companies to the next level from Milton Keynes
For many, the pandemic was a wakeup call that drove them to start their own companies. Sharon Boyd, who had previously worked in the aviation industry whilst also studying for an MBA, decided it was time to follow her passion and set up MKL CX, a leadership and customer experience…
Another successful move into Croydon Business Centre
The café at our Croydon centre has had a revamp, after being taken over in March by catering veteran Banshanbor Lyngdoh. We caught up with Banshanbor to find out about his experience moving into Croydon Capital Business Centre and to get some more information about the exciting new menu items…
Challenging competition by focusing on the customer experience
Sometimes it’s not about finding a niche, but creating one, which is exactly what business partners, Rob Carey and Rob Hewett did when setting up their company Paradigm Business Solutions, which provides businesses with print and technology products and services. Both veterans in the industry, they realised there was one…
Supporting a female entrepreneur breaking into a male-dominated industry
Fed up with feeling uncomfortable when tradesmen came round to her house when the boiler broke or the walls needed repainting, Yasmin Reeves, decided to fix this problem by setting up her own company: Allpoints Painters and Decorators. Having grown the company since 2011, Yasmin began to…
Supporting a global family-owned business
Global Credit Recoveries, like many of our customers, is a business which outgrew its initial location: the “home office.” Since its inception by father and son team Charles and Joshua Mayhew, it has grown into a successful global company, with offices in the Middle East and at our business centre…
Helping local people in crisis from Loughton’s Seedbed Centre
In a society seemingly fuelled by consumerism and greed, it’s easy to forget the number of people who now rely on food banks in the UK to simply feed their families in times of crisis. Our Loughton Seedbed Centre customer, Epping Forest Foodbank, knows only too well.   Helping local…
Puppy love creates business opportunity
Many businesses are born from spotting gaps in the market and acting upon them, but when that gap is also a passion, it’s a real bonus! That’s the case for our Colchester Seedbed Centre customer, Muttley and Mabel, who have been open for business for less than a year but…
Reduced startup costs help first-time entrepreneurs take the leap
Gearing up to start your own business can be quite a challenge with the uncertainty of the potential success of your business hanging over your head. What if we told you that finding a workspace for your business to operate out of, that will help to alleviate some of these…
Taking your SME global with a virtual office
The months following the start-up of your own business can be an unstable and uncertain time in your life, with what’s around the corner completely unknown. This was the case for Alan Stenson, who founded a pioneering carbon management and sustainability consultancy, Neutral Carbon Zone, in 2006. Now, 18 years…

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Our VoiP telephony solution is available for all businesses – either onsite or offsite – and means you can handle calls via a desktop, mobile app or traditional handset. Better still, it is available on a simple, monthly licence, meaning you are not constrained by restrictive, long term contracts.

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