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The usual challenge for freelancers is looking for a place to work in. Then look no further Accrue Workplaces is the perfect Co working Serviced Office showcasing a business community within the affluent town of Cobham.

Here at Accrue Workplaces we offer Co-working serviced offices which provide a venue specifically for freelancers, start up’s and SME’S to do their tasks with the utmost comfortability and ease. You get access to high-speed Wi-Fi, a variety of working areas such as dedicated desks, private offices, sofas and even unlimited tea and coffee!

Accrue Workplaces Co-working serviced office is a collaborative creative hub, located in the London suburb of Cobham. We have space to accommodate up to 170 people. Here at Accrue Workplaces we have a relaxed environment that is both casual and free from any other disruptions, where clients can do their work productively and collaborate with others in a comfortable set-up.

Our community is a mixture of small businesses, start up’s and freelancers and we pride ourselves on bringing together a diverse group of professionals, who all contribute to an inspiring and efficient working environment. Aside from the aforementioned hot desking and sockets all around, you can enjoy 120mbps Wi-Fi so you can work seamlessly without the frustration of slow Internet speeds.

While working, you are able to drink as much coffee, tea and water as you need and enjoy freshly made food from our onsite café.

Accrue Workplaces promote physical and mental alertness. We run weekly boot camps for you to keep your body and mind awake! And we run monthly positive mind set coaching offering FREE appointments.

If you need a private meeting room to pitch something to a client or brainstorm with colleagues or co-workers, Accrue Workplaces has one specifically for those purposes. It’s a quirky little space that can fit up to four people. A white board and video conferencing is available for use to make your meeting more professional.

Accrue Workplaces, Co-working Serviced office is a place for collaboration. Sure, you can come alone, but the beauty of co-working spaces is that you can meet other like-minded people. For all you know, you might even end up working on a project together in the future!

Just remember: this is a co working space, not a library you are free to be as casual as you can be compared to offices. That being said, you can network with other people create friends or potential business partners and create a community of digital people within another community literally because Accrue Workplaces is located in a town!

Sounds like a good place to work in, right? Try it out and you might even find yourself staying here longer than expected! At the end of the day, it’s all about finishing what has to be done and Accrue Workplaces can make it happen.

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Accrue Workplaces is now committed to raising money for our newly chosen charity. Here at Accrue we believe that every moment counts, so we were extremely keen to partner with and support a local charity.

The staff at Accrue Workplaces voted to decide who their local Corporate Charity was to be. Our chosen charity is The Princess Alice Hospice, based in the local town of Esher.

‘Princess Alice Hospice is a centre of excellence. Can we improve on excellent? Absolutely. Every day we’re improving our services. And we’ve made it our mission to reach even more people with the expert end of life care everyone deserves.’

The Charity

It costs over £9.5 million each year to provide the free, high quality care. Princess Alice are investing in developing services to reach out to even more people in need. As a charity 74% of their income is generated by fundraising, retail operations, donations and legacies and it is only the ongoing generous support of the local community that makes it possible for them to do their work.

Here at The Long Barn, we are very fortunate to have such a great creative space, which enables us to bring together the local community and Accrue Members in various business and social ways.

All the social events that we offer our clients are FREE of charge, in return we politely request a donation from our clients in attendance, all of which will go towards our chosen charity, The Princess Alice Hospice.

A huge thank you to all our clients and employees who have helped us so far to get us going to our incredible milestone ahead.

The money raised will help Princess Alice Hospice support patients and their families.

‘We care for you. And we care for everyone that cares for you’

Here we share our coworking etiquette top tips for making sure that you are a delightful co-worker. These rules do not need to be followed meticulously but please do try and take them on-board. Working from a coworking space like Accrue Workplaces can initially seem very different to working in a standard office space.

Coworking spaces can be more flexible, at Accrue Workplaces you can take advantage of one of the perks of the dedicated desk membership. The 24/7 access which is available to our clients 7 days a week! Generally, people are more laid back. But remember everyone still comes to The Long Barn to get their work done. Do not let that make you think that anything goes, no one wants to be that annoying person in the office, especially in a coworking office space. Below you can find our coworking etiquette top tips, all of which has stemmed from our client feedback.

Sharing is caring 

Here at Accrue Workplaces, as part of the Dedicated Desk and Private Office Membership, meeting room credits are part of your package, just like most other coworking spaces. Please remember that these meeting rooms are for everyone to use.  They may even be hired by external companies for a few hours, or even the whole day! It is likely that if you are constantly booking out the meeting rooms, 9-5, 5 days a week, people are going to start getting annoyed. Especially if you are always not using them. This is almost as frustrating when people are using the meeting rooms having not booked them, as some co-workers do not like the confrontation with fellow co-workers even though they have pre-booked them.

Mind the noise

Coworking spaces can vary from office to office, some may seem more social than your traditional office, but it is more than likely that everyone is going to want some peace and quiet from time to time, as after all they are trying to work. If it is obvious that someone is trying to have some quiet time or trying to make a conference call, then try to keep the noise down. As you would expect fellow coworkers to do the same for yourself. Likewise, if you are the minority you cannot expect everyone to be silent just for you, if you have an important conference call it may be worthwhile booking a meeting room, so that you can guarantee some privacy as well as some quiet time for that all important call.

Also, don’t be that person who has loud conversations on their phone, whilst wandering around the office. It is distracting for everyone and your fellow coworkers will not thank you for it, especially if you are having non-work-related private conversations, please take it elsewhere. Here at The Long Barn, we have several sound proof red telephone boxes where you can go to make both those important or personal phone calls. The options do not stop at the telephone boxes, as we have both an ad hoc meeting room and bookable meeting rooms for you to use.

Keep it Clean

It goes without saying really, but since you are sharing the office with other people, please do your best to make sure you keep things tidy. The building does have cleaners, but they are not onsite 24/7. This going for meeting rooms, communal areas, tea points, toilets and the business lounge. Plus, do not forget about your desk, especially if you are signed up to a desk on a ‘pay as you go’ basis. Please leave areas, as you would expect to find them so that everyone remains happy.

Air con wars

Now this is debate that would take place, even in a conventional office setting. This debate can become even more difficult when you are working in a space in which people are coming and going throughout the day. If you know you are someone that is usually warmer/colder than the rest of the community, maybe trying wearing clothes that allow you easily to add or remove layers, rather than fiddling with the air con settings all the time.

Be part of the community

This is less about coworking etiquette and more about making the most of the opportunities that coworking can bring you and your business! Coworking gives you the chance to work side-by-side with like-minded business individuals in a social environment. So make sure you take advantage of meeting new people. Instead of eating your lunch at your desk, why not venture round to the café area and surround yourself with likeminded business people. You never know they might end up helping you on a project. Or they might even be able to pass some clients your way! You could even end up making new friends for life.

Here at Accrue Workplaces, we strive in offering our clients both business and social activities. We offer our members business focused workshops and social evenings. Over the past few months we have introduced many different business-related sessions to The Long Barn. All of which the initial sessions have been free to our clients. Just to name a few we have held so far; public speaking workshops, government funded Business Growth sessions and ‘Planning your business to be successful’ with award winning brand strategist Luke Vincent.

Fancy making your move into being part of a coworking community? If you wish to look at our membership packages in more detail please take a look at link www.accruewp.co.uk/packages/

Please do not hesitate to contact us today by calling 01932 503259 or email us info@accrueworkplaces.co.uk. We will gladly arrange a time for you to come to The Long Barn for a coffee and a tour.

Let’s talk about premium shared co working office space in the country side.

The answer is YES. Supporting rural business is really paying off.

The main goal of Accrue Workplaces is to bring co working and shared office space to the residential suburbs of London. With direct train links to central London, Cobham fits that bill perfectly. Our shuttle bus service is included within our membership packages, and is a free service that collects Accrue members and their client’s from the local stations.

Here at Accrue Workplaces we deliver premium on-trend desk sharing space, made available to the self-employed, start-ups, small companies, SMEs, or even directly employed people.

Shared office space provided for business professionals from a broad range of industries is massively popular in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Belfast and just about every British city; and it’s becoming all the rage in rural areas, with many rural co working hubs already being well-established. That’s great for all types of business professionals without fast and easy access to cities and large towns, and it’s making a considerable contribution to rural economies in the east, south, north and west.

Living the Good Life in a pastoral idyll is a fantasy that many of us have entertained at some point or another, isn’t it?

Here at Accrue Workplaces you can leave all the stresses and strains of city life behind and head out to rural bliss.

Working in a shared office space in a rural area means that you can realise the dream of escaping the daily punishing commute into the city, whilst simultaneously thriving in the professional business world.

Here at Accrue Workplaces you can build your business as a co worker 24/7 at a location where we have created a great sense of community and inclusion whilst benefiting from free car parking, tea and coffee, onsite café, free shuttle bus service, meeting room usage, telephone minutes, managed print services, Wi-Fi, inclusive business rates, social and business events.

Are you a freelancer who is tired of working from home?

Do you want to make your home feel like a home again?

If your answer is ‘YES’ to both above questions, then Coworking will come as a breath of fresh air to you.

Coworking spaces like The Long Barn are full of fellow freelancers, solopreneurs and small businesses, who would rather work around other likeminded business people rather than by themselves at home. Being a freelancer can otherwise be very isolating.

Since opening many of our clients have benefitted from the social aspect here at The Long Barn. Simply by doing a little bit of networking in between their work in the Business Lounge here at The Long Barn, they have created contacts with fellow co-workers and in many cases used or recommended each other’s businesses.

Coworking spaces like ourselves, generally have several membership offerings, including 24/7 access to the space. Here at Accrue Workplaces we have three different membership packages:

• Private Office Membership
• Dedicated Desk Membership
• Virtual Office with Lounge Bolt on Membership

The Virtual Office with Lounge Bolt on entitles you to 34hours access per month, within the working hours of 8.30am – 6pm Monday – Friday. Both the Private Offices and Dedicated Desk Membership have 24/7 access to The Long Barn.

Here are five questions for you to determine whether you need 24/7 access to a coworking space or whether the Virtual Office with Lounge Bolt On Membership will work for you?

1.What’s your daily work routine?

When do you like to work? Are you an early bird who likes to get to work before anyone else is awake? Are you a 9-to-5 person? Do you like to sleep in and work in the afternoon and evening? Are you a night owl who doesn’t start work until 6 or 7 pm?

For the early bird and night owl, if you want to spend that time working in a coworking space, you’ll need 24/7 access. Here at Accrue Workplaces we are staffed from 8.30am – 6pm, so members without 24/7 memberships can only show up during those times.

2. How predictable is your work schedule?

Do you have a set work routine? Do you always work from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.? Or 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.? Or does your schedule depend on your client, workload, family schedule, project size, and availability? If your work schedule tends to be unpredictable, which as a freelancer it probably is, you should consider a 24/7 membership like the dedicated desk or private office, so you can come and go as you need.

3. How many days/hours do you plan to Cowork per month?

If you only plan to work a couple of days a week, for a few hours each day, a 24/7 membership will be overkill, however some people like the flexibility of being able to come and go into the office as they please.

If you’ll only be in the coworking space a couple of days a week, we suggest adjusting your work schedule to make it fit within our Virtual Office with Lounge Bolt on Membership, allowing working hours of Monday – Friday 8.30am – 6pm.

If you are wanting to work 6 or more hours per day, then the dedicated desk membership would be perfect for you. With unlimited hours of access per month, and the flexible option of having 24/7 access, you have the freedom you need as a freelancer.

4. Is the Coworking space conveniently located?

Why travel into London to use Coworking office space? When there is our premium Accrue Workplaces office situated in Cobham, Surrey away from the hustle and bustle of the city. With direct train links to Central London, Cobham is the perfect location for you to have your office. If you don’t drive do not worry as here at The Long Barn, we have a free shuttle bus service that operates within out working hours. The shuttle bus picks up Accrue members and their clients from the local train stations. The benefit of Accrue not being in the city, means that it is convenient for you to pop to the office at the weekends or the evenings if you want to take advantage of the 24/7 access.

5. Do You Plan to Work on Holidays?

Accrue Workplaces are not staffed on holidays, including bank holidays. This means that there will not be anyone here to let you in if you show up to work on those days. If you plan to work on holidays, you’ll need a 24/7 membership, so that you can let yourself into the space.

The 24/7 coworking membership gives freelancers and independent professionals a lot of scheduling freedom and flexibility as they can work anytime that suits them. However, 24/7 access may be more than you need, especially if you’re new to coworking. Ask yourself these five questions to help determine whether 24/7 access is right for you and your freelance business.

If you would like to learn more about our membership packages please visit our website: https://accruewp.co.uk/packages/

To take a virtual tour of our premium coworking office please use the link below:

https://accruewp.co.uk/virtual-tour/

Renting an office can be costly and time-consuming. Rent, furnishings, utilities, and maintenance soon add up. Given these expenses and the cost of time to put it all together, more and more companies are turning to cost-effective and convenient solutions, such as Co-working space.

Here at Accrue Workplaces desks are paid monthly on a per desk basis. With no long-term leases and a one month rolling contract system, where you only pay for the space you need, it provides a flexible option for growing companies.

Since the launch of Accrue Workplaces some of our current clients have expanded their business and have already increased desk space.

Here at Accrue we have collated 10 ways that our Premium Co-working office Space can, in fact, save you money.

1. Less Space Needed

You only pay for space you really need. Facilities like toilets, kitchens, meeting rooms are communal. Accrue Workplaces takes care of these so that you don’t have too. This can provide a large saving for businesses, who would otherwise have to pay rent on all the space they use.

2. Already Fitted Out 

By sharing the costs with multiple members, the facility can be to the highest specification, with all of the best amenities and the subsequently diverse community is incredibly stimulating, allowing an enjoyable and inspiring atmosphere to organically grow.

3. Business Rates and Utility Bills

When renting a leased office, you will normally have to pay Business rates and a number of utility bills for the running of the office. Here at Accrue Workplaces these costs are included within membership fees.

4. Staffing

In addition to the excellent facilities and amenities offered, our community managers ensure that the concept of Coworking is embraced, organising regular networking and community events for our members to both utilise and enjoy.

5. No need to go large

Any company that wants to expand takes a risk renting leased office space. They cannot be certain that their company will definitely grow into the space, nor can they be definite they won’t outgrow it. Either way, by taking a larger space to grow into, they will be paying for it (and for a long time, as you are usually bound to a 3 to 10-year contract). Co-working office space rids you of this worry.

6. No Dilapidations

When leaving at the end of a leased office rental term, you would normally be charged for dilapidations, meaning that you may need to pay to have the office space returned to its original format, as it was before you moved in. These end-of-tenancy costs themselves can sometimes catch tenants out, with landlords exploiting this. It’s additional costs like these that make Co-working Office space seem like such a paradise.

7. Cheaper Call Costs

Once expensive additional costs in Co-working Office Space, telephone calls are no longer a financial worry. Here at Accrue Workplaces we offer 500 inclusive minutes to landline and mobile when the Private Office and Dedicated membership is taken out.

8. No Agent Fees

Often, in order to acquire a quality leased office opportunity as well as ensure you get a fair deal when negotiating the lease, you will need to pay an agent to represent you. It can be an hourly cost or a percentage of the rent. Either way, it’s an added cost. Serviced Offices are much simpler and easier to locate. Companies such as FreeOfficeFinder host over 2,500 offices and do not charge any finder’s fees. So, with a free service like this, renting an office can be as easy as finding a hotel room.

9. No Maintenance Costs

Accrue Workplaces cover all the maintenance costs.

10. Networking

Networking has long been accepted as a powerful business tool and an excellent form of organic marketing. If done correctly, it can offer excellent returns, far greater than any required investment. Purely based on the law of averages, increasing your number of professional interactions will increase your chances of meeting individuals who you can benefit from commercially.