Case Studies

I founded CBM in December 2009 with the intention to offer recruitment solutions in the ICT DUTCH market place. With over 7 years experience working within the recruitment industry I felt it was time to start my own business and decided to focus on the Dutch market place after spending 2 1/2 years living there.

It was initially my intention to move back to the Netherlands but because of personal commitments I will now be staying in Birmingham. I have initially been hot desking at eOffice whilst I wait for internet connection to be installed in my house. Although I am still waiting for the internet to be installed the reason I have signed for a 1 year contract with eOffice is because of the great environment around me. I was going to work from home initially but working at eOffice has made me realise you can have a normal working environment at a great price. As a start up business (in a financial down turn) money is a huge factor but it is my belief you get great value for money working at eOffice. My business has gone from strength to strength since working here and I look forward to the year ahead. Should you be interested to know more about my business please fell free to connect on LinkedIn -http://nl.linkedin.com/in/lukethomascbm

We Know Mortgages Ltd is a ‘Whole of Market’ mortgage broker based in Manchester.

We have access to thousands of mortgage products and an elite panel of insurance providers which include Axa, Aviva, Friends Provident, Legal and General, and Zurich. Our main goal is to obtain customers with the right deal based on their circumstances and to guide them from start to finish.

Website: www.weknowmortgages.co.uk

Based at eOffice Bristol, Business Co Pilot is a Sales and Marketing consultancy practice that helps organisations to grow.

We work with management teams to keep them on the business flight plan to enhance revenue and profits. We ensure the Business Plan includes a Sales Plan that is both practical and achievable.

We use a variety of skills, tools and techniques to break down barriers, build relationships and add value. We help them to set clear objectives and goals and then work alongside the team members to move them along the agreed plan.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/BusinessCoPilot

In November 2008, Kerry launched Bristol Buddies with the intention of connecting people on and offline. The website has attracted almost 1000 members, who regularly check events happening in Bristol, including those that are organised by Bristol Buddies themselves.

In the process of creating and running Bristol Buddies, Kerry acquired skills in events management and networking, which she utilised to launch FUSE Bristol, who organise Fun, Unique Singles Events for professionals in Bristol. Stationed at eOffice Bristol, FUSE has grown at an extraordinary rate, mainly thanks to Kerry’s individual marketing and PR, which she is now assisting other companies with.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/bristolbuddies

I’m a Trainer and Teacher, Consultant and Coach. I help individuals, teams and organisations achieve more through two complementary service lines:

Learning and Development – acquiring new knowledge, skills and behaviours.

• Creative, engaging, supportive and transferable learning experiences
• Training needs analysis, training design, delivery, facilitation, evaluation
• Leadership, management and team development
• Personal development and “soft” skills
• Communication, presentation skills and “train the trainer”

Productivity and Effectiveness – putting these abilities into practice to best effect.

• Personal coaching and team training
• Time management (and *so* much more!), email management etc.
• Personal organisation, workflow and motivation

I’ve been an established freelancer for several years now with a good existing client base, but over the coming months I’ll be re-branding and relaunching the business.

Moving into the flexible and vibrant open plan work area at eOffice Bristol will give me the dedicated workspace I need to concentrate on taking my business to the next level. The fact that there are excellent meeting, training and conference rooms on site where I can hold events is a great additional benefit. I’m also really pleased to have been selected as “Coach in Residence” at eOffice Bristol – supporting the other freelancers, entrepreneurs and small businesses based here to achieve their goals.
For more information on the work I do visit: http://www.linkedin.com/in/leecottier
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LeeCottier

I’m a Swedish freelance journalist writing for several Swedish lifestyle magazines and newspapers about anything from Lady Gaga’s new hairstyle to the fine art of polo. I also do various translation work and research.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/jenniejageblad

Pitch was founded by Rob Markwell and Ollie Purdom in 2007 as a specialist recruitment consultancy within the Marketing, PR and Creative sectors. Pitch are one of eOffice’s older clients enjoying the luxuries of a co-woriking environment at eOffice Birmingham for over 2 years, since 2008.

Having recruited into the industry for a number of years our vision was to create a different type of consultancy, one that breaks away from the traditional high volume, low quality approach often adopted by other recruiters. And one that is genuinely focussed on investing back into the industry we work in. That’s why we’ve established close partnerships with industry bodies such as the CIPR (www.cipr.co.uk), and why we set up our not-for-profit initiative “B-Hive” which aims to identify and reward the best emerging student talent with paid work placements in some of the UK’s leading PR, Digital, Advertising and Marketing teams (more info at www.bhive-creative.com).

We’re serious about what we do but we try not to take ourselves too seriously. That said, it’s nice to be recognised for what we’re doing so we’d be lying if we said we weren’t chuffed to be Highly Commended in the Recruitment Business Awards for best Sales & Marketing Recruitment Agency, or the award Ollie got for Birmingham Young Professional of the Year in the Recruitment & Training category.

More at www.pitchconsultants.co.uk

Follow Pitch on Twitter - www.twitter.com/pitch_talk

Pitchup.com is your guide to 5,000 UK and Ireland holiday parks, campsites and much more – the most user friendly way to find the perfect holiday. Whether you’re searching for campsites near a specific location, or you’re looking for facilities, places to go or events, we source everything we love about camping and caravanning. From the nearby surf to the most family-friendly holiday park, you can assess thousands of options using our simple search facility, and match your needs for the perfect holiday with the campsite or holiday park that meets them best.

Pitchup.com launched at the height of the 2009 camping season. Leading a small team of the diligent and dedicated is Managing Director and Founder, Dan Yates.

Dan worked at lastminute.com for four years in strategy and online marketing and spearheaded carbonwise – an award-winning service which offset 50,000 tonnes of CO2. Dan’s family have been in the holiday park industry since 1970. From childhood until the age of 25, he helped out at holiday parks in north Devon, and while at university set up their websites which took half of bookings online by 2002.

Pitchup.com is inspired by his experience and comes as holidaymakers rediscover the natural charms of the UK and Ireland, reinventing the ‘staycation’.

To find out more visit: http://www.pitchup.com/

Zeffa Ltd is a Media Planning & Buying agency with office locations in Cardiff and now eOffice Bristol.

Zeffa is a full service agency, with campaign experience covering a variety of media including: TV, Radio, Outdoor, Cinema, Online and Direct Mail. We understand our client’s business aims and goals, and develop campaign strategies that will deliver the desired results. Our business ethos is based on ‘putting the client at the heart of everything we do’.

Our client portfolio include some of the best local brands: St. David’s Cardiff, Arriva Trains Wales, Spire Cardiff Hospital, Wales Millennium Centre, Bristol Credit Union, Gloucester Guildhall and various local authorities including Cardiff, Newport and Wolverhampton City Councils.