Clarendon Special Offer - Office Share

If you would like all of the benefits of a serviced office but are unsure of your budget, come and share an office at a Clarendon Business Centre.

We will provide you with a shared Clarendon office, with your own internet access and dedicated phone and number. Your only additional cost is paying for your outbound phone calls. You can also enjoy access to our other amenities, from coffee lounges, reception services and meeting rooms.

With packages from only £250 per month and daily rates from only £20 per day, these offices will be snapped up fast and we only have a couple of suitable offices in each venue

You need to call Candy Woodington on 01865 910100 or email: newsletter@clarendon-enterprise.co.uk as soon as possible.

Client Success Story: Cardionetics

Cardionetics, based in the Bracknell Clarendon office, has been in business for over 15 years, designing and supplying medical devices with built-in artificial intelligence to assist in the diagnosis of heart disease.

Their ambulatory ECG monitors provide automatic detection, recording and diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmia and have been specially designed for use in general practice, to provide fast, accurate, real time analysis and classification of cardiac arrhythmia.

Adding to their growing list of clients in the Slough and Bracknell area, they recently received their first-ever request to ship a Heart Monitor to a Nigerian Hospital and they hope that this is the first of many orders.

For more information, please contact Philip Needham; email: enq@cardionetics.com or call: +44 (0)1344 392773.

Breakfast Success Seminars

Despite last year starting under a cloud of economic gloom and uncertainty, many businesses embraced the situation and continued to grow as a result. During last year, successful business have:

·  risen to the challenges and looked for new opportunities

·  changed and adapted in response to market conditions, diversified or become more niche

·  returned to traditional ways of doing business by engaging in the business community and sought out opportunities to raise their profile

·  taken a step back from the daily routine to work on their business, identified areas for improvement in sales, marketing, people management, finance and operations

·  continued to market their business and explore new ways to market their business



The 2009 Oxford Breakfast Seminars have proved very popular with both attendees and presenters. Feedback highlighted that people enjoyed:

·  getting to know other each other and their businesses in an informal way

·  the sharing of knowledge, experience and expertise relevant to growing successful businesses

·  the opportunity to raise the profile of their business through presenting sessions

Building on the success of the 2009 programme, we are delighted to announce that the 2010 programme will continue at Prama House and, in addition, will be extended to East Point. Full details of the 2010 programme will be announced in early January with the first seminar taking place in February.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the presenters and the attendees for their contribution and support and we look forward to seeing you all at the 2010 Breakfast Success Seminars.

Anne O'Reilly, The Infinite Group

Social Media

Whilst the Return On Investment discussions on the use of Social Media may continue, more and more businesses are including these techniques as part of their marketing mix. By engaging in new "conversations" and offering helpful advice using these media, many organisations can win new business.

At Clarendon, we want our clients to benefit from this phenomenon, to share your expertise and to offer your services to our network on our shared forums.

Clarendon LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn
Clarendon Facebook Page: FaceBook
Clarendon Twitter Page: Twitter

Please feel free to follow us and to contribute to our discussions.

Forthcoming Networking Events

Oxford Area
4Networking Meeting:
Thurs 14th January 8.00am - 10.00am at The Carswell Golf Club
Business networking meeting - Visitors welcome. Contact Alison Neale on 01367 888229

BNI Academy:
Fri 15th January 6.45am at The Oxford Centre, 333 Banbury Rd,
Business networking meeting - Visitors welcome. Contact Chris Hooton on 01865 339429

Bournemouth Area
Networking Lunch:
Thurs 14th January 03:30 at Da Vinci's Restaurant 7 The Quay Poole
Tel: 01202 714805 or email: sylvie.costantini@dorsetbusiness.net

Networking Lunch:
Wed 20th January 12:00 at The Crown Hotel 8 West Street Blandford
Tel: 01202 714805 or email: sylvie.costantini@dorsetbusiness.net

Bracknell Area
Masterclass: Generating Leads from Networking
Fri January 29th 10:00AM to 4:00PM - Click here for details.

Centre Stage Role Play - Customer Care Workshop
Tues February 9th 2009 - South Hill Park Bracknell - Click here for details.

The Clarendon Privilege Card

At Clarendon, we have negotiated many discounts and special offers from local businesses on behalf of our clients.

From Restaurants and Hotels, Golf Clubs and Gyms, Website Design and Email Newsletter Campaigns, Gyms and Personal Training, to Opticians and Spanish Lessons, members can benefit from Special Offers!

For example, we have partnered with Vilitas Office Solutions who provide our Clarendon clients with access to an exclusive online ordering site for office supplies.

Click on Clarendon's Vilitas Login Page at www.clarendonvos.co.uk to order your office stationery at a discount (members only).

You can browse the businesses offering benefits to Clarendon Privilege Card Holders at:
www.clarendon-enterprise.co.uk/members

If your business would like to promote a Special Offer to our Clarendon Members in Oxfordshire, Bournemouth or Bracknell, please email: newsletter@clarendon-enterprise.co.uk.

Competition Time - "It's Beneath You..."!

December's Competition Results:
Thanks for all the feedback on the Cross Puzzle competition. Many enjoyed it, commenting that all the clues were easy apart from the answer to ONE DOWN, which was the PRIZE CLUE! "Turkie Roses" was the most inventive entry, but the correct answer was "Turtle Doves".

Click here to see the completed Cross Puzzle and, don't worry, there are only 358 days to go until the next one!

Congratulations to our winner, Roberto Arico from Oregon UK, who will receive his prize courtesy of our Bracknell Office.

January Pantomime Competition:
This month, you can dress up as a pantomime dame. Simply spend your £25 Marks and Spencer voucher on bloomers, petticoats and rouge, and you can look just like Christopher Biggins.

To win, you will need to answer the following question:

"Peter Duncan is the Director of Jack And The Beanstalk, currently playing at The Oxford Playhouse, but which well-known TV programme did he present throughout the early 1980s?"

Email: newsletter@clarendon-enterprise.co.uk and we will choose the winner from the correct entries on Friday January 15th 2010.

Christmas Opening Times & Office Cover

As ever, Clarendon in-house clients will have full access to their offices throughout the Christmas break.

The Clarendon teams will be available and all our offices will be open until 13.00 on Thursday 24 December, reopening again after the Christmas break on Monday 4th January.

Additionally, between Christmas and the New Year, our Prama House, East Point and Bracknell Offices will also be open between 10:00 - 13:00 on:
Tuesday 29 December, Wednesday 30 December, and Thursday 31 December.

If you're not already a client of ours, would you like us to cover your telephone calls over the festive period, while you take a well-earned break? If so, please call Natasha Turner on 01865 339300.

About Clarendon Enterprise Centre

Since 1998, Clarendon Enterprise Centre has provided businesses with friendly, hassle free and cost-effective serviced, managed and virtual office space.

Our offices offer instant availability and are fully furnished and cabled. Our flexible approach means that you only pay for space you use, you only commit for the length of term you want, there’s no upfront capital expenditure and you can upsize and downsize as needed.

Our business centres offer modern and well equipped meeting and conference facilities, as well as Virtual Office, mail handling, and call diversion services.

Clarendon has a solution for every type of business and every budget, so call us on 01865 339300.