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Business Lounge provides creative hub for entrepreneurs

The Rivergreen Centre, one of the most environmentally friendly office buildings in the UK, has launched a new office space for smaller businesses and self employed individuals looking for a flexible and cost effective working solution.

The newly launched Business Lounge is a shared working space designed to provide networking opportunities and a creative hub for professionals looking to take advantage of a new approach to working.

Desks can be hired for just a day or on a weekly or month to month basis, allowing local business people to get the social and professional benefit of working in a high quality office alongside others with similar aspirations.

Peter Candler, Managing Director of the Rivergreen Centre at Aykley Heads in Durham, said: “We are delighted to announce a new office solution for smaller businesses that are happy to co-locate. The environment created within the Business Lounge supports Rivergreen’s aim to become one of the most creative and vibrant business hubs in the country.

“The Rivergreen Centre challenges what is expected from office space. Its sustainable and contemporary design results in a low environmental impact, while the addition of the Business Lounge means we can provide creative professionals and entrepreneurs with a space to work and share ideas, which suits the current climate as many people are turning to self-employment.”

Chris Luke, Director of Dewpoint Energy Services Ltd, is currently working from Rivergreen’s Business Lounge. He commented: “The Business Lounge provides me with great flexibility to run the business and also enables me to network with the various other companies that use the office space, whilst keeping the company overheads at a manageable level.

“I was looking to be based from a business centre that embraces Dewpoint’s core business ethos of building sustainability. The Rivergreen Centre ticked all of the boxes as it has been awarded a BREEAM* excellent rating, which is the world’s leading environmental assessment method for new build commercial schemes.”

The Business Lounge has also enabled Chris to work closely and share ideas with other companies also using the facility.

Chris continued: “Working in the Business Lounge really does foster a collaborative working environment. Many of the businesses here have a lot in common and the opportunity to share ideas and support each other is of huge benefit to us all. “

Users of the Business Lounge can take advantage of the 100mb high speed broadband connection, cafe and conference and meeting facilities when required. For more information you can visit http://www.rivergreencentredurham.co.uk/

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