3Space Croydon

Innovative charity 3Space have come to Croydon! Working with the Government's Space For Growth programme, we're reanimating underutilised office space in South London, making incubator space available to start-up businesses, SMEs and non-profit organisations.

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We're in The Croydon Citizen! Check out out the article which went up to celebrate our 1st anniversary in Croydon, and the 5th birthday of 3Space.

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The Tech City Town Hall was lots of fun the other week - it was inspiring to see how far Croydon Tech City has come in the past 3 years, from an idea to an event like this with over 200 people! There was even one of our other hub members, Han Son from the very lovely LOAF App team having some stage time telling their experience of Croydon, and they were kind enough to mention how 3Space has helped them through offering free space for them to work on their App

Croydon has become a real hub for the tech community, with over 1,000 different tech companies based in the borough of Croydon. The 3Space team had a stall at the event as one of the ‘space providers’ in Croydon at this moment in time, and we had a brilliant time meeting lots of fantastic companies and people from in and around the Cronx.

We’ll be very interested to see what happens over the next year for Croydon Tech City in this ever-changing borough, and with all the hard work the team and their volunteers put in, it can only go onwards and upwards! 

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We’ve just had our interview at the Fairfield Halls for the Croydon Business Excellence Awards, and had a great time....There’s some stiff competition in our category (Best Charity and Socail Enterprise), but we have had a fantastic time at the interviews, and have our fingers crossed for the results... all the best to every finalist!

We’ll let you know how we get on when we hear!

http://www.croydonawards.co.uk/shortlisted-entrants

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Croydon Social Enterprise Summit + the Launch of SE Assist 2015!

Exciting news in Croydon - the London borough has become the first to be awarded the status of ‘Social Enterprise Place’ status! The 3Space team popped over to Bernard Weatherill House to the launch on May 28th, where Social Enterprise UK announced the award. You can read the full article from Croydon council here: http://news.croydon.gov.uk/croydon-to-be-awarded-social-enterprise-status/

The afternoon also held the launch of SE-Assist Croydon, which has launched today. More information on how Social Enterprises in Croydon can apply for a loan of between £10-30,000, and receive business support and mentoring here: https://se-assist.co.uk/croydon/

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3Space turns 5 years old this summer, and we'd love it if you could help us celebrate!

We'll also be marking the first birthday of our wonderful Croydon Hub, so join us at our London base for food and drink, fun and games, talks and demos from 3Space members past and present and perhaps even a little surprise or two!

Date: Thursday, 2 July 2015

Time: From 18:00 to 21:00

Please be sure to sign up for the free tickets  by registering here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/3space-birthday-party-tickets-17244829750), as you'll need to sign in at the main reception when you arrive at Southern House.

We really hope you can join us - in the meantime, enjoy the sunshine!

The 3Space Team

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We’re really pleased to announce that we are finalists for the ‘Best Charity and Social Enterprise’ in the Croydon Business Excellence Awards 2015! We have some stiff competition in the other finalists for this category, which includes one of our old users of the Croydon hub, My Outspace. 

All the best of luck to everyone heading to the final interviews at the end of June!

http://www.croydonawards.co.uk/

https://twitter.com/CroydonAwards

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Bon Voyage, Speshh!

Speshh (formerly All Chip In) popped in the other day to say goodbye before they return to San Francisco. They took part in an accelerator over there recently, and it’s great to hear that they are heading back for the longer term to develop Speshh - a crowdfunding app which helps college students raise money with the help of friends, family and the Speshh network.

Sharlene, Tony + Sibel used the space for developing the then ‘All Chip In’, and filmed their own crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to cover the cost of getting to the accelerator.

Before they left, Sibel wrote this lovely Testimonial about our Croydon Space:

“3Space is the perfect environment for small businesses and non-profits starting off. It is a friendly environment that really encourages interaction between all the residents to form a mutually beneficial scenario where you make new friends and network.

  There are a lot of meeting rooms that are available and you are able to bring in visitors to conduct business meetings in a professional environment.

  I would really encourage other start ups/non-profits to consider 3space as their starting ground!”

It’s been great having you in the space Speshh. All the best to Sibel, Tony + Sharlene on their next steps in the US!

http://www.speshh.com/

https://twitter.com/speshhapp

https://www.facebook.com/speshhapp

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Although it may be dreary outside, inside our Croydon hub we have a rather exciting update: Since we opened our doors almost a year ago, we’ve had more than 6,500 people use the space! 

That’s many a days’ hot desking, hundreds of meetings, lots of networking and collaboration opportunities, and the odd ping pong match or two of course. 

Here’s some of the brilliant people who make up a few of the organisations who use and have used our space.

Thank you for your continued support!

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One of our Croydon users, Aniku, have just launched their kickstarter campaign for funding to complete their film, “Right Between Your Ears”. Sheila and Kris shot their campaign in our in our space one sunny day, and we must say they’ve made it look rather gorgeous!

You can find out more info on their campaign here.

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On this lovely sunny afternoon in Croydon, here’s a short Q and A filmed recently by one of our Croydon hub organisations, The Lake Foundation with their founder, Abi Begho, in our Glass Box meeting room...

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Spring has sprung!

Check out some pictures of what’s been going on in and around our Croydon hub recently - from the Femme Fierce paint jam on St Georges walk to the Surrey Streatery, there’s some really exciting projects establishing themselves in and around the centre. We also welcomed back Croydon Tech City for their March event in the space, with one of our other users LOAF giving a talk on the developments of their work. 

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Wow, what a busy old time it's been recently!

We've had Croydon Tech City back again, this time looking into educational tech. We also had All Chip In film their crowdfunding campaign before they set off to the US, Football Exclusives training their new recruits on how to follow a footballer, a networking + skill share for users of the Croydon Hub, planting some seeds for the space and of course, ping pong!

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Happy Friday! 

Check out some of the spectacular views we've had recently at our 3Space Croydon hub, and some of the brilliant Ping Pong action at this week's tournament!

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Hello 2015! 

Yes, it may be gloomy and dark still outside, but as the picture shows, Croydon is growing, and our Croydon Hub is growing too! 

Since opening in late May 2014, we have had over 40 different organisations use the space, and almost 3,500 people come through our door...and there's lots already planned for 2015 so watch this space!

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Merry Christmas from 3Space Croydon!

As we wind down to the end of the year, here's some photos from our office party for the users of 3Space Croydon - a lovely afternoon of mulled wine, mince pies and extreme Christmas Jumpers....

Roll on 2015!

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Who’s in The Hub?

European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea (EAHRNK) have been using our 3Space Hub in Croydon for the past few months. Michael Glendinning, EAHRNK’s Executive Director, explains the origins of EAHRNK and their aims:

“After a number of years working with South Korean organisations who work on North Korean human rights, I realised there was a gap in the market for Europe-based organisations focussing on North Korean human rights. After tweeting about setting up a Europe-based organisation, I received a couple of responses, which led to the formation of the organisation in January 2013. We registered in Feb 2014 and went full-time in the autumn of this year.”

“To forge better understandings of complex issues and offer hope to North Koreans, EAHRNK looks to:

Unite European citizens by raising awareness of the unprecedented and ongoing human rights violations in North Korea and to highlight how our community can build pressure for change.

Empower the North Korean people, inside and outside of their country, by providing a platform for their voices and a means for their agency.

Encourage European governments to formulate policy on North Korea based upon well-researched evidence and North Korean testimony alongside an informed understanding of how transformations occur within contemporary North Korean society.

Promote a conscientious and responsible media approach to reporting North Korea that moves from away from a narrative defined by sensationalism and Otherness and toward a reporting that is grounded in conscientiousness and gives space for the North Korean voice.”

EAHRNK have been using the space to plan and work on their campaigns, research, events and communications. They have lots of interesting events listed on their website, and information on how you can get involved. Click on the links below to connect with them and find out more.

www.eahrnk.org

 www.facebook.com/eahrnk

 @EAHRNK

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Wow, what a busy few weeks! Check out the photos for what's been going on in our Croydon Hub recently....