Connect with Affordable Office Spaces + Mentoring at Barking Enterprise Centre of Barking Enterprise Centre CIC for small business support on Enterprise Nation

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The Barking Enterprise Centre (BEC) is a Community Interest Community that not only offers affordable office spaces in Barking but also provides free training and mentorship to its members. 

The BEC is home to 48 low cost, high quality, fully furnished and fully serviced units. We can accommodate sole traders and teams of up to six people in the units.

In 2016, we opened BEC 2 which offers additional 26 professional and affordable work spaces. 

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<li>Passionate about Enterprise, and delivering the support to start ups and sme’s across Barking and Dagenham and now London and Essex.&nbsp;</li>
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<li>Experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry as well as private sector Skilled in Public Sector, Management, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, and Project Planning</li>
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<li>Won Business Person of the Year at the Archant Thames Gateway Business awards 2017</li>
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More Than A Workspace Provider

The Barking Enterprise Centre (BEC) is a Community Interest Community that not only offers affordable office spaces in Bark...

I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance journalist and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s news reporter and Bristol Local Leader.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

Freelance content creator & event host

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Flexible Workspace operator with 15 locations. Here to support you throughout your business journey providing you with a range of services to help whether you are a new start-up or a more established business.
From Virtual Office Services to Fully Serviced Offices and Coworking. We also offer day office and meeting room hire.
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I&apos;m Elisa, Growth Manager for <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Peach Loves Digital</a>.
We blend creativity, marketing &amp; technologies so clients can flourish in an age of digital transformation.
We&apos;re a tech company with a sprinkle of difference! We behave as an agency but combine the rigor of an MSP to provide a fearless cutting-edge and centrailised solution to our clients. Our specialisms are, Digital, Design, Marketing, Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and Security.
We have also created a dedicated small business offering called <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/collections/small-business-marketing-service&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Wizzyl</a> which contains the services required for start-ups and small businesses to get ahead.
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<li>Within our Wizzyl offering you can build your website completely free of charge <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/create-a-free-website&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>click here</a>, to save a minimum of £650.</li>
<li>We can build a Wizzyl website for you for £650 by clicking <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/built-for-you-ecommerce&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>click here</a> depending on the brief.</li>
<li>We can build an E-commerce Wizzyl website for £800 by clicking <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/built-for-you-ecommerce&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>click here</a> depending on the brief.</li>
<li>You can take advantage of a local business SEO tool <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/pld-local-business-seo-tool?selling_plan=1148223658&variant=43303821770922&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>click here</a> that provides a centralised location for your channels such as social media, Google Business, Waze, Uber, and more (50+ channels) from one place, the tool is free for 30 days and is only £14.99 after.</li>
<li>You can take advantage of our Wizzyl micro retainers that cover, <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/wizzyl-design-package&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>design</a>, <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/social-media-package&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>social media</a>, <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/advert-design-package&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>advertising</a>, and digital marketing for £399 per month, or you can combine multiple micro retainers to receive discounts, plus there is no long-term contract to sign, we roll the agreement monthly for Wizzyl customers.</li>
<li>You create a Wizzyl Business email account for £3.99 per month, <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/products/wizzyl-business-email?selling_plan=1178239146&variant=44608566591658&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>click here</a></li>
<li>You can also take advantage of a range of hosting packages and support and maintenance, <a href=&apos;https://www.peachlovesdigital.co.uk/collections/small-business-marketing-service&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>click here</a></li>
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Can&apos;t wait to meet you and understand any requirements you may have, we are here to help whether a start-up or SME. We also have a special scheme for start-ups, we pick three companies every 6 months and provide a free website and mentorship from our CEO.&nbsp;
Elisa&nbsp;

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Originally a Designer I went on to become MD of a full service marketing agency working with many national brands.
I led an  MBO and bought this £9.4m T/O business with 45 people, 2 years later I bought another agency and then in after 6 years I sold the business which turned over £19.6m and had 75 people in 2 offices.
After appearing on Channel Fours Secret Millionaire I began speaking about business and became a govt advisor, mentor and coach.  
I also have a teaching qual in Business Studies

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