Ongar Business Centre is launching a special offer to help new businesses settle in and grow. New tenants who sign up and begin their lease before 30th September 2025 will receive 50% off their rent for the first two months.

Creators of the quickly growing in popularity children’s magazine ‘POPIN’, Kids Active Media are on a mission to make early learning fun for children and prepare them for school – and got support from the Backing Essex Business team and the Create South East programme to create a plan for sustainable growth

More and more businesses are opting for a managed workspace like Ongar Business Centre over renting or leasing a commercial space independently. The benefits of a managed workspace can span from flexible terms, to the option to easily expand, as well as available meeting rooms for hire and to many other community benefits, meaning a wide variety of businesses can benefit, no matter their sector.

Naomi Koji-Paton, Owner of Koji Cam Photography in Epping Forest, tells us how peer network programme Group2Grow helped her to frame her business, providing her with new contacts, an understanding of all areas of running a business, and a fresh perspective on how to take things forward.

Owner of online music academy RockAcad, David ‘Greenie’ Green thinks outside the box for his business with the help of the Group2Grow Peer Network Programme.