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.

A calm, secure workspace for a local counselling business to thrive
Whether you are a young entrepreneur just starting up a business, an employee creating a new branch of a bigger company or a business owner who has changed your career direction and is looking to step into something new, Capital Space can help. We are always happy to do what…
Top web design agency thrives in our Milton Keynes Business Centre
After working in a number of agencies himself, Joe Gilbert decided he could do better than what was out there. So he founded Red Giraffe. Ten years down the line, and the proof is in the numbers, Red Giraffe has more 5-star reviews on Google than any other web design…
Young entrepreneur settles into Kings Hill
Stepping out on your own can be daunting for any entrepreneur, young or old, so finding a business space where you feel supported is hugely important. The newest addition to our Churchill Square Business Centre business community is 21-year-old Harrison Barker, founder of HB Barbers, who, since opening his…
Tailored office space for growing electrical company
Finding a workspace that works for you and for your business, in both the present and in the future, can be the key to success. In our latest customer story, we caught up with C&B Electrical Contractors Ltd to learn how they have gone from a team of its two…
Adapting your workspace to support business expansion
As your SME grows and evolves, you may need to adapt your workspace to your changing business requirements. In the case of MD Glass Partitions, a customer of our business centre in Harlow for 5 years, this meant creating a new warehouse space alongside their office space. We spoke with…
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…

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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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