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SPACE

The Triangle, 129-131 Mare Street, London E8 3RH — Google Maps
Tel: 020 8525 4330
Fax: 020 8525 4342
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Website: www.spacestudios.org.uk

SPACE, founded in 1968, is an art and educational charity providing affordable studios for approximately 450 visual artists in East & South East London. SPACE also provides digital & professional development training for artists, has its own resident public art team, exhibition spaces, sculpture and print workshops. The Triangle also offers a range of hire facilities and spaces.
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Workspace Group

Magenta House, 85 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1DU — Google Maps
Tel: 020 7247 7614
Fax: 020 7247 0157
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Website: www.workspacegroup.co.uk

Workspace Group PLC is the leading provider of flexible business space to let to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in and around London, aiming to provide customers with a totally competitive product in terms of price, quality of business space and flexible leases. Workspace has over 100 business centres to let in Greater London providing a wide range of business space including serviced offices, offices, studios, workshops and light industrial units.
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Greenwich Enterprise Board

26 Burney Street, London SE10 8EX — Google Maps
Tel: 020 8305 2222
Fax: 020 8858 7010
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Website: www.geb.co.uk
Website: www.seenterprise.co.uk

The Greenwich Enterprise Board aims to contribute to the development of small businesses. They provide an integrated range of consultancy, training and advice programmes for established and startup businesses. A team of IT specialists and business advisers are able to offer impartial and up to date advice on a wide range of issues. GEB were the first London TMB (Technology Means Business) accreditation and approved centre, a DTI initiative aimed at helping SMEs to get access to well qualified IT specialists. In addition GEB own a range of commercial properties, managed so as to support tenant businesses wherever possible. Free IT Training for businesses in any London borough who have been trading for less than 2 years.
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Hackney Co-operative Developments (HCD Ltd)

62 Beechwood Road, London E8 3DY — Google Maps
Tel: 020 7254 4829
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Website: www.hced.co.uk

HCD Ltd is a community economic development organisation. It can provide business premises, business development services and ongoing advice and training to local people who are starting small businesses benefiting the local community. HCD's policy is to provide easy in/out short-term lets, at a relatively low risk.
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Invest in Hackney

300 Mare Street, London E8 1HE — Google Maps
Tel: Tel 020 8356 2690
Website: www.invest-in-hackney.org.uk

Offers a free and independent property service to any organisation considering investing in Hackney.
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North London Enterprise Club

196 Great Cambridge Road, Enfield, Middlesex EN1 1UQ — Google Maps
Tel: 020 8366 8244
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Website: http://www.nlec.co.uk/

The North London Enterprise Club is an organisation that supports entrepreneurs and small businesses in the North London area. It helps people network through regular members' meetings, and has special interest groups in technology, marketing, building, training, and the recently formed creative industries group. Members have access to the 'Up and Running' programme offering advice at low cost to the self-employed and business start-ups. If you are a visual artist, designer-maker, photographer, web designer, architect, actor, performer, film maker or musician the membership of the NLEC and the creative special interest group can lead to interesting social and networking opportunities for your practice or business. They can also access finance from the Club's own Credit Union, or from other schemes run by partner organisations.
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RSA Island Centre

The Letting & Management Office, 35 Island Centre, Enfield ENS 6GS — Google Maps
Tel: 01992 854 321
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Website: www.rsaiv.co.uk

The Island Centre is a unique waterside restoration providing a high quality scheme of retail, office and light industrial workspaces with reasonable rents and flexible terms.
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UK online centres

Website: http://www.ukonlinecentres.com/

Provided by the DfES (Department for Education and Skills), the UK online centres website lists all internet centres provided by Government and UK Local Authorities by postcode search. Many are free (check individual listings), and provide support and training if necessary.
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Urban Space Management

Trinity Buoy Wharf, 64 Orchard Place, London E14 0JW — Google Maps
Tel: 020 7515 7153
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Website: www.urbanspace.com

Urban Space Management is a leading developer and manager of speciality retail projects. They specialise in a wide variety of inner city spaces, revitalising them for new cultural and commercial uses.
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RARA

Redundant Architects Recreation Association
Unit 2, Grosvenor Way, London, E5 9ND — Google Maps
Tel: 020 8144 4400
Mobile: 07796 844569
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Website: www.eastlondondesignbureau.com/rara.html

Cheap and Flexible Project Space for Architects, Makers, Designers, Artists. They have installed a sealed workshop with an extraction system, several desk space units and storage for ongoing projects. Approx hire £15/day, £50/week, £100/month, but negotiable depending on use; students and DSS are offered discounted rates.
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The Papered Parlour

7 Prescott Place, London SW4 6BS — Google Maps
Tel: 020 7627 8703
Website: www.thepaperedparlour.co.uk

Home to 12 artists, makers and creative practitioners, the studio was established as a space where artists from diverse disciplines could come together to share skills. The studio now offers an affordable, friendly and supportive environment in which to pursue creative practice.
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Neighbourhood Enterprise Centre

Aparna Zaveri
59 Elgin Avenue, London W9 2DB — Google Maps
Tel: 0207 266 0636
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Website: www.pdt.org.uk/Neighbourhood_Enterprise_Centre

Neighbourhood Enterprise Centre has a meeting room facility for hire with full disabled access, that can accommodate up to 30 people. It's ideal for workshops, training events and meetings, equipped with a television DVD and picture rails for exhibiting artists, and access to a large fully equipped kitchen. Wireless Broadband Network is provided throughout the centre, a small room can be hired on a hourly or daily basis. Also free business advice is provided.
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Persistence Works

21 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS — Google Maps
Tel: 0114 2761769
Website: www.artspace.org.uk

Persistence Works opened in October 2001 with 100% occupancy. 68 artists and craftspeople work in 51 studio spaces with an education and public art space for project activity, a meeting room, a reception/display space and offices for the staff team that now numbers 7. Persistence Works is widely seen as a model for the provision of workspace for visual artists setting a standard of accommodation and essential support services for future projects.
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Soho Desk Space

Website: sohodeskspace.co.uk

Weekly renatl of desk space with Broadband included in a shared office in Soho, Central London W1. There are no long leases to sign and there are no hidden extras.
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Shoreditch Trust

Hilary Clayton
Tel: 020 7324 5577
Fax: 020 7253 5778
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Website: www.shoreditchpropertycompany.co.uk

Shoreditch Property Company is a social enterprise, owned by Shoreditch Trust. The company aims to improve the lives of the people living and working in the Shoreditch area through developing underused properties and sites to add value to the community. They have developed a number of sites, particularly around Hoxton into studios: 'Water House Offices' comprises 12 studios, 'Timber Wharf' with 12 studios near Haggerston and 'Industry' at Adelaide Wharf, E8 with 22 workstations.
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Creative Space Agency

Dilly Begum
Business Development Centre, 7-15 Greatorex Street, London E1 5NF — Google Maps
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Website: www.creativespaceagency.co.uk

The Creative Space Agency is an innovative service that links owners of vacant property with creative professionals looking for space to work, exhibit, meet, perform or rehearse. The services on offer through the Creative Space Agency include an up to date list of available spaces in London, handy fact sheets and regular training sessions. The Creative Space Agency is a project delivered jointly by CIDA (Cultural Industries Development Agency) and Urban Space management.
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Inhabit

Simon Zimmerman
Website: www.creativeworkspace.info

Inhabit connects creative professionals looking for workspace with owners of available property across the UK.
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SchoolTEN

1A Orleston road, London N7 8LH — Google Maps
Tel: 020 76092613
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Website: www.schoolten.co.uk

The space is 3600sqft split between two floors and comprises 22 studio spaces, a communal work area, architects office and printing/ photocopying facilities. Desks available to rent for £125 pcm. All bills and wireless internet included. 24 hour secure access. Opportunities to initiate and to participate in _schoolTEN projects and OpenCrits.
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The Rag Factory

The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ — Google Maps
Tel: 020 7650 8749
Website: www.ragfactory.org.uk

Various sizes of rehearsal & audition space available, filming spaces and hotdesking spaces for hire. The gallery is also becoming popular with Degree shows.
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Hothouse

Michelle Boult
274 Richmond Road, London E8 3QW — Google Maps
Tel: 020 7249 3394
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Website: www.freeform.org.uk/hothousePhase2.htm

Located on London Fields, the Hothouse is an award winning specialist centre for regeneration through arts and cultural industries. Hothouse has a variety of spaces for hire including artist' studios, hot desk workstations, office and desk spaces that can be hired by the day or the month.
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