eOffice
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Coworking Spaces Serviced Offices Virtual Offices Conference Venues |
| Founded | 2002 by Pier Paolo Mucelli |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Pier Paolo Mucelli – CEO |
| Website | eOffice.net |
eOffice is a British company that provides shared workspaces and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, SMEs and scaleups. Operating from a number of centres in Central London, and affiliated with 250 business centres worldwide, the company has a presence in 60 countries. eOffice offers fully furnished serviced offices, coworking space, meeting and video conferencing rooms, and virtual offices.[1]
Design
Launched in 2002, the company has one of the first carbon neutral business centres worldwide[2] and was winner of the British Council for Offices[3] Innovation Awards 2007, BCO Regional Awards 2007 and 2008, and finalists in the FX Design and HSBC Startup Awards[4] which awards recognise innovation in design and technology. Each centre is customised with artwork and photography from local artists, themed on the unique geography and landmarks of the local city or region.[5]
They also offer a Virtual Reality conferencing solution[6][7] built on the Second Life platform for long distance meetings.
Strategy
eOffice employs a business strategy with a heavy emphasis on social media.[8] The eOffice concept encourages clients to adopt a new business culture and way of work.[9][10] To encourage networking, eOffice has groups and followings on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Ning, Viadeo and XING.[11]
References
- ^ "Mapping out a floorplan for expansion". SME. London: The Times. June 18, 2003. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Climate Neutral eOffice". Press Release. eOffice. October 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ "British Council for Offices – Innovation Award". British Council for Offices. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Finalists archive". HSBC. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Readymade Office". The Workplace Design Title. OnOffice. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Alexander, Mark (August 10, 2008). "Second Life Virtual Reality Conferencing Press Release". Uproar Design. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ Bogolova, Serafima (September 1, 2008). "Building Bridges between Real and Virtual worlds". Avantoure Digital Magazine. Avantoure. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "eOffice Launches Campaign to Market 'Offices of the Future'". Business Marketing News. B2B Marketing. June 5, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Sunny Days at the Virtual Office". SME. London: The Times. October 8, 2003. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "A Great Office". Press Release. BusinessPortal24. June 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "How Web 2.0 Can Drive Huge Business Growth". News Album. YourBusiness Channel. August 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.