1st September 2022
The Deep Business Centre is preparing to announce a number of new arrivals with more likely to follow as clients seek support to help them negotiate an uncertain economic environment.
The Deep Business Centre is preparing to announce a number of new arrivals with more likely to follow as clients seek support to help them negotiate an uncertain economic environment.
Freya Cross, Head of Business and Corporate at The Deep, said the Business Centre has attracted two new start-ups and two relocating businesses from the accounting, legal, leisure and logistic sectors.
In addition the Business Centre team are witnessing a general increase in enquiries as businesses change and property requirements are reviewed.
Freya said: “We are receiving enquiries from businesses in a wide range of sectors and of all sizes, with workforces from sole traders up to 40 people.
“Some are new ventures and others have moved from elsewhere, which is not uncommon when businesses face times of uncertainty.
“People are responding to the changing demands on their organisations and in their business environments and what they see at the Business Centre is a facility and team that offers flexibility and is geared to supporting them.”
During the last two years the Business Centre has itself adapted and evolved to help its client base of more than 40 businesses employing over 200 people.
Initially when the pandemic struck the focus was on helping clients secure grants and on improving connectivity to support those businesses which had colleagues and contacts working remotely.
Within the building, the Business Centre team balanced enhanced cleaning regimes and safe distancing procedures with maintaining the personal interaction which is a mainstay of the service.
As the national Chair of FlexSA – the Flexible Space Association – Freya was also able to keep ahead of nationwide best practice in her sector and anticipate the property needs of businesses returning to the workplace.
She said: “Whether businesses are moving because they need more or less space we have the flexibility to provide that quickly. There are no capital set-up costs and there’s no need to start moving loads of furniture or worry about connectivity, property management and rental.
“Businesses pay for the space they occupy and they can take additional facilities such as meeting rooms only when they need them. That appeals to people who are launching start-ups, pursuing new business ideas and exploring alternative ways of working because it takes away any worries about the premises and enables people to concentrate on the business.”