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You know the drill. There’s a meeting, there’s a budget, and you need to find the most effective venue to deliver the message. One of your first decisions is whether to hold the meeting offsite. There are lots of advantages to doing so, here are just 5 reasons: 5 Reasons to Consider Using an Offsite […]

The number of co-working or flexible office spaces has risen from about 78 sites six years ago to more than 400 in Australia’s two main capital cities as employers respond to growth in the gig economy and the demands of millennial workers. WeWork general manager, Australia and New Zealand, Balder Tol, said the industry in

There are great advantages to having offsite team or quarterly meetings. If done right, it can bring the team together to create and build strategies, share ideas, know what’s working and what’s not working, revise plans, make some positive changes – the works. However, the opposite can happen if you don’t take time to prepare

PHOTO: Amee Vandersteen from Maker and Co at its co-working space in Bunbury. (ABC South West: Roxanne Taylor) Co-working office spaces have been a hit with work-at-home professionals or self-employed people seeking a productive environment and sense of belonging, but now they are going a step further. Key points: Virtual office spaces are a growing trend that

Customer Loyalty Programs Our last SBNG after-work networking meeting at Nexus Smart Hub in Wyong started with a warm welcome to new members and guests. This type of meeting provides a great opportunity for face to face networking as most attendees have time to stay on for a chat after the formal part of the

The Community & Business Women’s Network hosted another Sparkle event here at Nexus last week. What a fantastic group of women entreprenears in the Northern end of the Central Coast! The CBWN provides opportunities for local organisations, services and businesses to shine like the stars they are. Our May 16th Business After Hours Sparkle hosts

View Static Version A lot of companies will say in their job descriptions that they offer ‘flexible hours’ but saying you offer flexible hours is as nebulous as saying you have a great company culture. There isn’t a clear definition of what ‘flexible hours’ actually mean. Does it mean employees get to select their own

The Traditional Leasing Model is Changing Leasing is tough It’s easy to get spooked looking at longterm leases. When you look around at commercial office space you quickly notice a couple of things: there’s not much of it out there and it’s expensive. Vacancy rates are in the low single digits with many older buildings

Being lonely at work is bad for business. Shared office spaces bring a community environment and well being as well as a more structured day. Loneliness seems like a very personal, private problem, but it’s much more than that. Loneliness and isolation is a collective issue and at work, loneliness is yet another effect of the lack