A successful entrepreneur who founded a business hub which aims to attract more firms to Derby has hailed its success following more new arrivals.
Back in 2012, Kavita Oberoi launched the Oberoi Business Hub on Pride Park, which is designed to help and encourage both start-ups and growing businesses.
Since then, a thriving business company has established itself at the hub, which provides tenants with a range of managed services, including serviced offices, virtual offices, virtual PAs, call answering, fulfilment and mail handling.
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The offices provide space for between one and 15 people, have car parking spaces, flexible office room layouts, a managed reception, meeting rooms, informal workspace area, superfast broadband, air-conditioning and can come furnished or unfurnished.
The most recent arrivals to the hub include Empowering U Healthcare, a company founded in Wolverhampton which provides nurse-led home care services and community support for people with complex medical needs.
Its services include 24-hour care for adults and children, including services such as tracheostomy and ventilated care.
Director Gulshan Jakhu said: “We have been very successful in the West Midlands and Shropshire and wanted to branch out into the East Midlands and Derby, in particular.
“Our Derby office is great, value for money and is a pleasant environment with a mix of businesses and professional all around us.”
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Meanwhile, fund management company Argento Investments has moved from Warrington to the Oberoi Business Hub.
Director Lee Whittaker said: “We wanted to be nearer our major partner and needed telephone and mail assistance, which is offered by Oberoi.
“We have six people in our team and very few premises in Derby would have fitted the bill – we have a nice airy office and we always have parking outside.
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“Oberoi Business Hub is a very professional company and the enthusiasm of its founder, Kavita Oberoi, is wonderful.
“We came out of a fabulous facility at Warrington but the telephone and mail handling services are even better at Oberoi.”
Mrs Oberoi, who was made an OBE in 2014 for services to entrepreneurship and start-up businesses, is a successful businesswoman in her own right.
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She is the boss of Oberoi Consulting, also based on Pride Park, which provides IT support services to the healthcare sector.
She has also appeared on the Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire and appeared a number of times on the BBC’s The Apprentice: You’re Fired.
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Speaking about the success of the Oberoi Business Hub, she said: “I’m delighted that so many of our clients are doing so well after connecting with the Oberoi Business Hub.
“We are continuing to increase the level of services we offer and are excited when they interact with each other.
“I’m so passionate about business and love to attract companies to Derby where I believe the opportunities are as great as anywhere else in the country.”