Your New Year's resolution: Join TechHub!
By Tech Hubber




2010 has been amazing. In just five months of operation TechHub
has become the
place to network with fellow tech people, startups and
entrepreneurs in London and from across the world. It's
brought the European tech scene together. Let's keep
going!
You can keep up to date with our
events here.
Here are details on how to join.
Annual Membership:
£375 +VAT - 5 days a week, 48
weeks a year, drop-in hot-desking (subject to a 'fair use'
policy).
All the benefits are listed
here.
Resident Membership:
Monthly desk rental is £275 +VAT.
All the
benefits are listed
here.
You can apply for either membership here.
Happy New Year!
Seasonal Closing for the Holidays
By Tech HubberTechHub is open again on January 4th 2011. Our opening hours for co-working/hotdesking Members are the usual 9am to 6pm hours.
Residents (permanent desk people) continue to to have 24/7 access of course.
Video from our Silicon Roundabout special event featuring the Minister for Science David Willetts
By Tech Hubber
(Click above or here for video)
Following the government's announcements about supporting tech businesses in London in the form of their "East London Tech City" initiative TechHub decided to bring together the community of tech companies around Silicon Roundabout to discuss the issues. On the panel, chaired by TechHub's Elizabeth Varley, was David Willetts, Minister for Science and Universities and Anthony Browne from the Mayor's Office.
Some of the topics covered included:
• Early stage funding
TechHub's aim is to support the tech industry by bringing together all the elements of the technology ecosystem. This is the first event in our series of events exclusively for the Shoreditch tech cluster, so look out for more coming from January.
We'd like to thank the UKTI and the Mayor's Office for their help in putting together this event.
Click here for video.
Web site Service Sponsor wanted for TechHub
By Tech HubberAt a nuts and bolts level we'd like our new site to manage the member application process, the booking of meeting rooms, events and desk space and act as a virtual social/networking space for the TechHub community. We'll be having sections which are solely for members, and public facing sections such as information about membership/pricing, blog posts, images, video and a few other resources we'll be putting together for consumption by the tech community.
TechHub is platform agnostic, however, open source platforms are probably going to be favoured since we'd like to work with our community at creating tools highly suited to networking the tech ecosystem together. If that means Drupal, Wordpress, BuddyPress, then fine, but it's an open discussion right now.
Right now the idea to get the right platform first and build form that in an iterative, lean manner. We already have a concept for the home page which is 85% there and the visual language already developed can be drawn on rather than reconceptualising the design. Ideally we want it to work across multiple devices (particularly mobile / touch systems such as iOS, Android etc).
Bear in mind that TechHub members are early adopters of mobile technology so we want to be fully aware of that with the new site. And we are very much about showcasing members, sponsors and supporting partners, so being able to act as a hub for that is part of this.
To contact us with initial expressions of interest please email mike AT techhub dot com
Temporary Host job available in Dec/January
By Elizabeth VarleyWe'll need you from Tuesday 4th until Friday 14th January, and we'd like you to do a day or two before the 25th December too to get up to speed.
Details...
TechHub, the space for the technology community needs great staff
to help us greet members, manage the space, set up events and
more. We have a temporary Reception/Host job available for the
London space
This is a great opportunity for someone who loves people and is
keen to work in a start-up environment and meet great tech
entrepreneurs and others.
Core duties of the roles:
Reception
- Greet members and guests
- Manage the bookings for the co-working space and meeting rooms
- Answer the phone and queries
- Book taxis etc
Facilities management
- Set up the co-working space in the morning for 9am & close up at night at 6pm
- Ensure kitchen is clear and cleaners have done their job, and replenish any kitchen and bathroom supplies
- Check meeting rooms & set up
- Oversee printing, consumables & maintenance
- Manage any technical issues & order tech support visits where necessary
- Liaise with the building manager regarding any problems
Event management
- Oversee setting up the event space and catering (you’ll have assistance with the space/catering set-up)
- Book and manage our event helpers and bar staff
- Greet speakers and attendees
- Manage the guest list
Role description
- TechHub is open 9am – 6pm, so we'll need you from 8.45am to 6.15pm. We may ask you to stay later occasionally for events in the evening, which won't run later than 10pm.
- Working on-site at TechHub London in City Rd, London EC1Y 2BJ (non-negotiable - cannot be done remotely)
You’re an essential member of the TechHub team and we’ll be relying on you to be the friendly, professional face of the space.
You are:
- Punctual, with excellent time-keeping and completely reliable – you’re such an important member of the team as you’ll be opening up in the morning or closing up at night and trusted with important responsibilities. We need to know you’ll be there when you say you will and are totally trustworthy!
- Super organised – great at managing your time and workload to ensure everything gets done.
- Friendly and personable with great communication skills – you love interacting with people and helping make their day the best it can be. Our members are lovely people and we know you’ll enjoy meeting them.
- Excellent at remembering names and faces – you’ll be getting to know the people who visit TechHub and everyone loves to be treated like a valued member.
- Great with using computers and the internet - you'll need to quickly get to grips with our booking and member-management systems, so good skills with the ability to learn new software, applications and technology is a must.
- Ideally enthusiastic about technology and entrepreneurship – this is what we’re all about and we’d love our staff to understand why tech companies need TechHub and to gain an insight into what it’s like to start-up run a company.
- Happy to muck in – some duties might be unexpected, or there might be times when it’s all hands on deck. We’re looking for people who want to see TechHub succeed and will get the job done.
- Innovative, creative and proactive – you’ll be developing processes and working out the best ways of doing things. If you think something could be improved, we want to hear your thoughts, and we’d love you to anticipate issues before they arise, and take action where it’s needed.
- The kind of person who goes the extra mile – you’re genuinely helpful and committed and these qualities won’t go unnoticed at TechHub, we believe in giving credit where credit’s due.
While we're seeking people who will really love these roles,
there are great opportunities to move forward with TechHub in
time, either into events planning and management or into a more
senior club management role for one or more TechHub spaces.
Important: To apply, make
sure you do the following:
- email your CV to Elizabeth at hostjobs@techhub.com
- include a covering email telling us why you're interested in the role
- briefly detail your relevant experience and skills in the email. We want to see that you're excited by this particular opportunity.
- include your salary expectations
- and confirm you can work the dates stated
Exciting changes at TechHub - Members pop in for free!
By Elizabeth Varley
Since our launch in the Summer, TechHub has been in a kind of beta mode. We have been seeing how our model is matched to the marketplace of entrepreneurs, startups, technology engineers and members of the venture investing community. Since our launch in July, we've been plotting and planning all sorts of things, and getting some great feedback from our Members. We're really excited about 2011, and now than we're a handful of months old, we've had to chance to evaluate where we are.
YOU CAN APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP HERE
We know that our space is likely to get quite busy with this new pricing model, so if you'd like to book a desk for the day, you can still pay £10 +VAT and a space will be reserved for you, so you can be guaranteed of a space for the days that you choose.
TechHub Winter Party thanks to Viadeo, Webfusion & VeriQual
By Elizabeth VarleySee you tonight!
Mike & Elizabeth

VeriQual is a technology company specialising in Ruby on Rails, Drupal, Magento, CodeIgnitor, iPhone, Android and Blackberry. We work with some of Europe's leading start-up companies to help them build killer products. With multiple offices around South Asia and a sharp focus on Agile development methodologies, we are able to prototype at a fraction of the cost while not compromising on quality. If you are looking to prototype a product or want to enhance it to take it live, contact us on enquiries@veriqual.com
SVC2C 2010. Incubators - Are they a good or bad thing?
By Tech HubberHeart of UK’s Silicon Roundabout picks Crunch.co.uk to sort out the numbers
By Tech Hubber
News
release
“It’s fitting that TechHub has chosen to partner with us as we are part of the new breed of game-changing online businesses that provide 100% of solution, not just part of it. TechHub members are often so busy with their startups they need the most time saving solution to their accountancy needs’ said Darren Fell, MD of Crunch.co.uk. “TechHub looked at software solutions and realised they needed modern accountant with expert advice, the annual accounts etc and the online solution in one place.”
“TechHub is here to fill a huge gap in the market - helping startups get up and running quickly. And to that end it was a no-brainer for TechHub to partner with a startup that is disrupting the accounting space in its own right," said Butcher.
Crunch.co.uk combines a team of expert accountants with ridiculously easy-to-use online accounting software. Designed specifically for freelancers, contractors and small businesses, Crunch.co.uk is more than just accounting and is a vital business tool. The accountant and software service is available for a fixed monthly fee of £59.50. For this, users can invoice, add expenses, have their annual accounts and returns prepared and see the exact health of their businesses instantly with a fun, innovative and simple-to-use website with banking grade security. Crunch.co.uk is the next generation of accounting which replaces the traditional accountant. It takes the pain out of accounting and helps people live the entrepreneurial dream.
Video: Is location still important for tech start-ups?
By Tech HubberTechHub on Twitter
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