Whether it’s a bright, bustling space that encourages brainstorming, or a cosy quiet spot perfect for crunching numbers in peace, everyone has their do’s and don’ts for their ideal working environment. Now throw those two polar opposite working styles into…
Running a small business is in equal measures both riveting and terrifying. If you’re new at it, you might be so wrapped up in looking for new clients and keeping your customers happy that some of the fundamental HR duties…
When Trident Reach approached the Branston Court team in search of office space to house their Youth Promise Plus initiative, we knew right away that we shared the same values. Much like ourselves, helping others is at the heart of…
It’s not unusual for our tenants to come from home working backgrounds before investing in office space with us. This was the case for Birmingham branch of eCommerce and design specialists, JSWeb, who previously based their design resource remotely. After…
The beauty of housing such a variety of businesses under one roof is that we get to hear about all the interesting things our tenants get to do as part of their day to day jobs. Sometimes we hear a…
This time last year we were all eagerly awaiting the big reveal of the public art trail, The Big Sleuth. Just in case you were living under a rock last summer, The Big Sleuth ran from July through to September…
Who you gonna call when you’re stuck in a rut with your business branding? Studio Able, that’s who. This creative award-winning design duo are based at our Regent Place offices, where they help businesses to reimagine how they want to…
Regardless of the industry you’re in, after work drinks are a staple of British working life. Whether you’re looking to blow off some steam with co-workers or treat your clients to a few tipples, having a good selection of bars…
Catalyst Ltd are UrbanWorkSpace veterans who’ve been Branston Court tenants for a decade. As an office of seven, they really needed a space that was large enough for all of them – housed on the top former factory floor of…
At UrbanWorkSpace, we’re all about helping businesses to succeed – even if it sometimes means saying goodbye to tenants who grow big enough to need their own premises. That’s exactly what happened with print management company, XBM. Back in 2016…
The definition of wellbeing is the state of being comfortable, healthy, and happy. Sounds great right? For some of us, being both mentally and physically happy sounds like an impossible task so we often overlook it. But it’s actually not as…
If the word ‘networking’ conjures up visions of early morning breakfast meetings in hotel lobbies, laden with stick-on name tags and awkward silences – you’re probably not alone. We understand that stereotype, we really do. Networking gets a bad rep…
This month we got chatting to digital marketing agency and Branston Court tenants, huzzah! digital, to get their pointers on how to write a killer marketing strategy for your small business. When you’re a small business and are most likely…
With so many people choosing to take up new skills for 2018, we thought who better to choose for our February tenant spotlight than City College. Based out of our Steward Street Business Lofts, the college has been here for…
If you hear the words ‘employee training’ and immediately get in a panic about cost, you’re not alone. Many businesses, big and small, don’t invest in training programmes because of associated expense and the legitimate fear of employees taking their…