Canterbury City Council has just launched Lakesview Office Village, aimed at start up businesses currently working from home, or professionals and graduates wishing to start their first business.
Measuring between 15.5ms and 25.5ms (162-266 sq ft) providing the first purpose built development of its kind in the Canterbury district.
The units will be let with:
- Flexible lease terms
- Initial subsidised rents, starting at £16 per sq ft
- I.T / Telecom ready with a satellite broadband speed of up to 54 meg
- Small business rate relief
- Free on site business support and advice from Business Link Kent
- Free access to Canterbury4Business business mentor
- A meeting room available to hire
- Shared photocopying service
- Shared kitchen and toilets
- Dedicated on site parking space
- Office furniture leasing option
The project has been funded with £100,000 from Canterbury City Council and £250,000 from South East England Development Agency (delivered via the East Kent Partnership) and built in partnership with local developer George Wilson Developments.
The office address is:
Lakesview Enterprise Centre
Suites 3 - 16
Thomas Way
Lakesview International Business Park
Hersden
Canterbury
CT3 4NH
Find out more at http://www.business.canterbury.gov.uk, or for more information contact me on 01227 862053 or at christopher.inwood@canterbury.gov.uk.
Chris Inwood
Senior Economic Development Projects Officer
Canterbury City Council
