There are over seven thousand health and fitness clubs in the UK, with over 10 million combined members, making us one of the fitness hotspots of Europe. Only Germany has more members ...

Bucks Biz offers you much more than all-inclusive quality work spaces. While our affordable prices and accessible locations tick a lot of boxes, our guests really enjoy the sense of community and the opportunities to collaborate and make new business contacts ...

If you want to keep your business options open for a little longer you can reserve your unit for September now with Bucks Biz. We'll hold it for you on deposit, ready for you to move in on 1st September, or sooner if you decide you're ready ...

We understand that it's hard to make decisions when there's so much economic uncertainty around. However, the good news is that, despite Brexit and a pandemic, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) say the UK can look forward to economic recovery. However, there could be a few bumps along the road, despite record growth in the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

The BCC's latest economic forecast predicts UK GDP growth for 2021 of 6.8%, which would be the strongest it has been since official records began in 1949. Growth is expected to be strongest during the second and third quarters of 2021 with the UK economy returning to its pre-pandemic level in the first quarter of 2022. Growth for the year is projected at 5.1%.

Consumer spending is expected to be behind the economic upturn in 2021. As coronavirus restrictions ease and the vaccine rollout continues, fortunate consumers will want to spend some of the savings they have built up during lockdown because they couldn't socialise or travel. Realistically, of course, a lot of people will take a long time to recover from the financial impact of the pandemic.

Prospects for investment are strong, thanks to the anticipated boost to the economy when restrictions are reduced and the Chancellor's introduction of the super-deduction incentive. However, this could reduce dramatically in 2023 as the incentive ends and corporation tax increases, so now is a good time to look for financial backing and to invest in your business.

The catering and hospitality sectors are amongst the hardest hit by the pandemic and will take longer to recover. Bucks Biz is happy to offer flexible options to help those affected get back up to speed as quickly as possible.

On a more positive note, it's thought that manufacturing output will return to its pre-pandemic level by the third quarter of 2021. Unemployment is expected to reach 6.0%, which is lower than the figure following the 2008 recession. However, youth unemployment is expected to be more than 15% by the end of 2021, after the furlough scheme expires. If you're looking for your pick of a promising crop of young workers, now is the ideal time to take on new trainees.

Some very impressive businesses have chosen to join the Bucks Biz family, including the inventors of Milton Keynes' autonomous delivery robots, Starship Technologies ...

From furlough to freelancing, there have been plenty of changes to our working patterns in the last year. Many people are now looking for a more permanent business space ...

During lockdown, many businesses discovered that homeworking was good for both them and their employees. However, after a few months contemplating the practicalities of making this a permanent arrangement, most have now concluded that a mixture of remote and office-based working is the best solution ...

For businesses now making plans for the future the word 'flexibility' features strongly. The pandemic has shown us that almost anything can change unexpectedly ...

Many experts are saying that 2021 is the ideal time to become self-employed. Why? Well, whether you have been in business for one year or one hundred years, every company must now respond to the new post-pandemic economy and changes to marketing, sales, and lifestyles.

The Bounce Back Loan Scheme is now closed, but businesses that accessed these funds before the end of March 2021 have flexible 'Pay as you Grow' repayment options while they get back on their feet.

The options include:

• extending the length of the loan from six years to 10 years, at the same fixed interest rate of 2.5%
• making interest-only payments for six months, with the option to use this up to three times throughout the term of the loan
• requesting one six-month repayment holiday during the term of the loan.

Have you accessed the Bounce Back Loan funding or did your business downsize or close offices and workshops during the pandemic? If you are now ready to head towards the post-coronavirus horizon it's worth considering using your recovery resources to secure the perfect premises before the rush begins.

More than a third of companies are looking for smaller offices according to a recent study. Almost two-thirds of them have said that flexible working is a factor as they move towards a ‘hybrid’ working model where office-based days will be rotated amongst colleagues ...