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Ready, Set, Meeting

How to Optimize the Use of my Meeting Room? In this Digital Age and era, every single thing happens with just a click and at lightning speed. We are totally dependent on technology to provide us with the best solutions. The objective is to gain productivity and decrease time wastage. This has led to the development of well-managed meeting rooms which are handled professionally and are well equipped to suffice the requirements of the people. So here's how to optimize your meeting room usage. Why are Meeting Rooms So Important? To be able to run discussions and conferences smoothly without...
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Size matters…for event spaces? The rule of thumb

Planning an event can be exciting and quite overwhelming, at the same time. Selecting an event space or banquet hall is often the most critical decision in event planning. A seasoned event planner can start by booking the right location and size for a banquet hall in Dubai. However, if you are a newbie to this, what is the right size? What’s the right size for a banquet hall? To start with, there’s no perfect size for a banquet hall. No single rule of thumb applies to all. It really depends on various elements, such as the nature and size...
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Coworking spaces evolution across the world

The concept of the office is changing and has been changing almost every 10 years now. Earlier, cubicles were the hot trend. Then it was working from home. Today’s ‘IT Thing’ in the workplace— coworking. So, before we get started – let’s do the basics right? What is a coworking space? Coworking space is the modern-day form of a shared office. Let’s just say we have more independent workers now than the ones who are going to a single office. Don’t we hear about freelancers, start-ups, SMEs, entrepreneurs, mompreneurs, and intrapreneurs who would like to rather work from a shared...
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Jumeirah Beach Residence LEISURE: Where Business Meets Leisure

With an eclectic range of dining, retail, and entertainment activities, Jumeirah Beach Residence, popularly known as JBR, is considered one of Dubai’s top leisure attractions for both tourists and UAE residents. A beachfront development with modern infrastructure and world-class amusement options, JBR is an ideal leisure spot for those seeking a convenient way to de-stress during a holiday, or even on a business trip. Jumeirah Beach Residence ticks off all the right boxes when sourcing for the ideal location for various types of events – whether it is a business function, formal gathering, or private occasion. Different hotels located at...
Event Venues

5 Tips to choose the best Banquet Hall

Corporate events can be a great bonus to your business, raising your profile, bringing in big clients, and showing the public all the wonderful things, you’ve been working on. Nonetheless, planning a corporate event can be an annoyance. You’ll have to balance the needs of your employers with the needs of your guests, deal with multiple event vendors, and constantly make compromises to ensure your event is a huge success. These 5 tips will help guide you in choosing the best Banquet Hall 1. Establish Your Budget in The Early Days When starting any event planning, the budget is the...
Workspaces

Flexible Workspace Users vs Conventional Workspace Users

Conventional workplace is fixed, whereas a flexible workspace is versatile. The workplace is where you go to work. Mostly, workplaces are fixed physical locations like office sites, buildings, universities, colleges, schools, and hospitals where employees gather to work under the same roof. Moreover, the workplace is where the organization is building its corporate culture. And all functions of the organization reside and are put into operation. Modern & Flexible Workspace In contrast, the workspace is the modern equal of a workstation. A user can enter the workspace while traveling, working from home, or in a flexible workplace without permanent desk...
Workspaces

Finding Focus and Staying Motivated by not working from office

Motivation is rather indescribable, isn’t it? Some days you feel it, and other days you can’t grab a measly corner of it no matter how hard you try, especially if you're not working from office. You stare at the computer screen, willing yourself to type, create, and instead you find yourself simply going through the motions, barely caring about the work you’re producing. Unfortunate to say, you’re totally dull, and you don’t know how to make yourself feel otherwise. Here are 4 tips to stay motivated when not working from office: Know your ‘why’Knowing the why, and the how will automatically become clear.  It...
Workspaces

VAT on Your Workspaces?

Benjamin Franklin famously said, “two things are certain, death and taxes”. That thought resonated well when the UAE and KSA recently implemented their tax system in their respective countries. Prior to that, both countries boasted of tax-free living which drew a large crowd of professionals from areas where taxes had taken a large chunk of their income. The list is long for the forms of taxes, starting with income tax, property, consumption, Vat on your workspaces, tariff (trade), etc.  While the tax code in the UAE and Saudi Arabia doesn’t apply to income and property taxes. All forms of taxes...
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What kind of food should be served at my event?

Planned an event? Sent the invites? Now is the time to plan your catering. Food is usually the highlight of every event. To make your guests happy, you need to keep them full. If you’re planning to serve food at your event, here are some guidelines to offer the best food for your event: What cuisine should I serve? When selecting the cuisine, think of your guests. If you have a mixed gathering, Continental or international cuisine is always the safer bet. But if your guests lean heavily towards a certain ethnic cuisine, it would be better to offer cuisine with...
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How big should the banquet hall be? Is there a golden rule?

Planning an event can be quite exciting at first. But it’s also quite overwhelming once you start. Choosing a banquet hall is often the most crucial consideration in event planning. A seasoned event planner often starts with booking the right location and size for a banquet hall in Dubai. But if you’re just starting out, what’s the right size? What’s the right size of a banquet hall? To begin with, there’s no perfect size for a banquet hall. No single golden rule to adhere to. It all depends on the nature and size of your event. Will you be expecting...