Small businesses in Winchester are in line for a leg-up with the opening of a new enterprise centre.
Up to 70 businesses could be based at the building in Winnall Valley Road, Winnall.
It will be run by business centre operator, Basepoint, which will provide offices and studio workshops in the building owned by Winchester City Council.
The centre will offer space to suit all sizes and types of business, ranging from one-person micro-offices for the emerging entrepreneur, office suites for larger teams and studio workshops. Licensees will also benefit from shared facilities including meeting rooms and the support of an on-site management team. It is hoped the centre will replicate the success of other local centres in Southampton, Romsey and Andover.
George Beckett, Conservative leader of the City Council (pictured with Prospective MP, Steve Brine) adds: "As a small business owner myself, I am delighted by the agreement that has been reached. Not only will an area of Winchester be given a new lease of life, but new and emerging local businesses will also have a wealth of business facilities available to them.
The fact that Basepoint also generates funding for charities makes this project particularly agreeable."
All profits made by Basepoint go to worthy causes, including four Winchester-based charities: Naomi House, the Trinity drop-in Centre, Friends of Shepherds Down School and the Emmaus project at Bar End, which we featured in the Spring Winchester Post.
