In a fresh scheme launched in Camden, a celebrity gossip columnist has been the first to be granted rent-free office space.

The Town Hall Council has doled out funds to the tune of £20,000 to help transform an existing bakery on Camden High Street into a plush office space.

Zoe Griffin has been the fortunate one to occupy the rent-free space for a period of one year. She is referred to as the ‘Party princess’ in the social circles.

In addition to the money that the Town Hall Council has already contributed, Camden Town Unlimited has made a contribution of another £20,000 towards grant money for the project.

Formerly having to execute her business out of Shoreditch, a private members’ club, Griffin was pleased about the transformation of her business owing to the rent-free space that she was chosen for, as renting out office space was an expensive investment for her.

David Roberts, the modern art collector had donated the space. Once the rent free period is over, he plans to hold an exhibition of his collection there.

A spokesman from Camden Town Unlimited said that the rent-free space scheme is an effective strategy for attracting business to Camden from the creative sector. Two graphic design firms and one holiday planning firm would be the next to occupy rent-free office space in the building.

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New figures from London’s official foreign direct investment agency, Think London, reports that SMEs accounted for over 70% of all new capital business investment last year.

Additionally, a large amount of the overseas SMEs that expanded their operations in London over the course of the past year was facilitated by the Touchdown London, initiative led by Think London.

The initiative helps international businesses that are looking for a London base by providing office space that is serviced at Avanta business centres in Hanover Square, Devonshire Square, and Hammersmith.

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, stated that currently the amount overseas business opportunities are unmatched due to the fact that London can offer lower commercial property costs, a highly skilled workforce, and a diverse leisure and social scene.

Johnson also stated that at the moment London is spending money investing in its infrastructure and that with the Olympics set in London just around the corner, this is the best time to come to London.

Early results from clients of Touchdown London show that two of the reasons why they participated in the scheme are because it will help reduce the cost of entry into the offices to rent London

market initially, and to help cut the time it takes to market.

Additionally, clients stated that the scheme has reduced the amount of time it would take to find office accommodation by about one to three months.

Chief Executive of Think London, Michael Charlton, stated that this is the time for investment in London from overseas businesses.

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The Government has decided to consider the rental values within the time period of April 2003 to April 2008 in deciding the new business rates. This particular decision has been criticized severely, mainly because a significant portion of the time is prior to the economic downturn, when offices to rent London rates were very high.

But the scenario changed dramatically during the recession when the values plummeted, and as the Government is taking the time period prior to the recession under consideration, firms are likely to pay ballooned rates, which may seem unfair under the circumstances.

Merrick Cockell, chairman of London Council has gone on to refer this strategy taken by the Government. as ’short-sighted’.

Chief executive of the British Property Federation Liz Peace has expressed her concern and urged the govt. to be more liberal about the issue.

The worst affect will fall upon the office rental and retail sectors. Such drastic measures taken by the Treasury are bound to bring chaos, and it was no surprise when the official website by the government for business rates, crashed yesterday due to enormous traffic.

However, the Goverment has finally addressed the severity of the issue and has proposed a total of £2 billion alleviation scheme for the struggling firms, which still seems inadequate.

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1. FLYERS – Create flyers for bulletin boards of the
organization involved in the fundraising and for local area
stores, shopping centers, community centers and other places. On
the flyer, make sure to include complete contact information
with your website, email address and a phone number. To save on
full color printing, print with standard black ink on colored
paper.

Along the bottom of the flyer, have tear out tabs with your
website link and phone number on them so that people can tear
them and off and take them home. Tip: pull off the first tab to
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following up.

2. COORDINATE – Make sure the group or organization you are
helping takes part, too. Have them cross promote, linking your
fundraiser web page to their own website. Create a special email
message for them to send to co- workers, their own clients and
other contacts. And help by submitting a newsletter article
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if possible).

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