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		10.12.2012		Establishing a Business in France – Easy and Shrewd Situated directly on the border to Germany, the new ecos office center forbach has just recently opened its doors in France. Although its German-French character would already be enough to distinguish it from other office centers, it also surprises with a rather untypical spectrum of services: All those interested will find competent help here in establishing a business in France! The offer includes not only advisory support for the business startup, but also marketing and financial consulting, a profitability appraisal and much more – both in French and German! Read more ....
		10.12.2012		Intercultural Consulting: When Professionals from Different Cultures Want to or Must Work Together In our globalised business world, it is the rule today that we must approach employees from other countries openly and without prejudice. Yet cultural differences in international companies can easily lead to misunderstandings and conflicts. In such situations, intercultural consultants can help to sensitize those involved to the cultural differences and point out ways to a solution. Read more ....
		10.12.2012		Stuttgart – Capital City of Sustainability Recently, the German magazine “Wirtschaftswoche” [Business Week] examined 50 German cities according to ecological and socioeconomic criteria. The result was that Stuttgart ranked number 1, and is thus the capital city of sustainability. And we would like to maintain that our ecos office center stuttgart has made a contribution toward this placing! Read more ....
		10.12.2012		Now Online: Plan and Book Meeting Rooms Online ecos office center is launching a new, modern booking era for its customers. On our homepage you are now able to plan and book meeting rooms online. Read more ....
		10.12.2012		Column: Data Protection 2.0 - Nothing's Easy... Read more ....
		15.09.2012		In Threes - Frankfurt - Forbach - Zurich During the past few weeks, a lot of new developments have taken place: we have opened new office centers at three different locations virtually at the same time! From the representative bank district in Frankfurt to the centrally located lakeshore of Zurich Seefeld to the German/French border city of Forbach - the ecos group now has even more choices to offer you for a representative business address or conference rooms bookable on short notice! And each of the business centers features its own special advantages related to its particular location. Read more ....
		15.09.2012		Customer Talk in the ecos office center bremen: Interview With Dr. Bernd Joschke In Bremen, we are pleased to have a very special ecos customer: Dr. Bernd Joschke is both an attorney at law and student of Zen. In the courses he loosely combines eastern and western practices according to the motto Read more ....
		15.09.2012		Frankfurt - Top Address in Frankfurt's Westend District In the heart of the financial metropolis Frankfurt, the new ecos office center frankfurt was opened on the 6th of August. With its ideal transportation connections and plenty of public parking spaces, it offers on its 2,500 sq. meters of floor space more than 50 fully equipped office and conference rooms which can be rented for as long or as short as the customer desires. Read more ....
		15.09.2012		Telephone Like a Pro - The Free eBook Everyone should frame the statement made by the well known communication researcher Paul Watzlawick, Read more ....
		15.09.2012		Column: First Impressions Read more ....
		17.04.2012		“Moving Images” - When you shoot a video, you can be in for some surprises Funny, perky, right on – this is confirmed by our customers and the online accesses to our new image video: Two Businessmen – One Mission - two business startups in fast forward. Read more ....
		17.04.2012		WHAT YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS CENTERS: CONFERENCING It’s the Positive Impression that Counts Read more ....
		17.04.2012		CENTER OF THE QUARTER: Bielefeld Opens New Training and Conference Center Right in the middle of the university and convention city of Bielefeld lies one of our largest ecos office centers – 34 offices and 6 conference rooms spread over three stories and a total floor space of 1,250 m². In its representative surroundings with a view over Bielefeld and the Teutoburg Forest, it’s an office center you are sure to feel comfortable in! Read more ....
		17.04.2012		The Power of Colors Colors influence our lives more than most of us realize. They create moods, evoke sympathies or antipathies, manipulate impressions, influence decisions, trigger actions. Colors belong to life, to advertising and to work. Read more ....
		17.04.2012		DISCOVERED AMOUNG US: FORUM1 CONSULTING Executive Position – No Thanks? Read more ....
		17.04.2012		Column: The Wisdom of Geese Read more ....
		12.12.2011		Cooperative enables ecos customers to maintain an international presence – with over 650 offices worldwide to choose from! A complete office in Houston? A meeting room in London? A postal address in Tokyo? Looking for a location abroad is now as easy as pie for our customers. Read more ....
		12.12.2011		Demographic Change: Brave new (working) world? In today’s times, most working people belong to one of two widespread, predominant generation groups: the Baby Boomers (Generation X), and the Millennials (Generation Y). Shaped by their respective times, the different communications groups present a challenge not just to companies, but also to business centers who must also be prepared for them – and Generation Z will soon be at the doorstep. Read more ....
		12.12.2011		CENTER OF THE QUARTER: LEIPZIG - a dynamic, up-and-coming city Leipzig has already been chosen several times as Germany’s most business-friendly city; it always takes a top position in European-wide comparison tests. Hartmut Pleß, proprietor since 1996 of the ecos office center leipzig, has always believed in “his” city, and the signs are still excellent for this business location in the heart of Europe. Read more ....
		12.12.2011		WHAT YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS CENTERS: The Virtual Office A virtual office is for modern businesspeople a cost-effective and efficient alternative to a conventional office. You preserve your flexibility, yet are still convincing with a professional presence. Read more ....
		12.12.2011		INCONTROL Simulation Solutions - Simulating is better than testing Incontrol Simulation Solutions of Wiesbaden relies on simulations instead of real-life testing in order to save costs and time, to support decision-making already during the planning phase, and also to carry out experiments, which would otherwise be difficult to set up in real life or could involve risks. Read more ....
		12.12.2011		KOLUMN: A brief résumé of ever-changing competitive structures Read more ....
		21.09.2011		ecos office center To Go – the free ecos-app now in the app store Of late, customers and interested people on the go can search for the nearest ecos office center in their immediate vicinity, and with just a few clicks, find out the most important information such as location, furnishings, equipment, conference rooms and offices. Read more ....
		21.09.2011		Succession Planning – a Challenge for Every Business Owner When Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, resigned from his position due to illness, the company’s stock plummeted by more than five percent within just a few hours. This reaction by investors clearly indicates what an important role the choice of successor plays, regardless of whether it is a tradition-rich family enterprise or a globally operating corporation. Read more ....
		21.09.2011		CENTER OF THE QUARTER: POTSDAM - Business Friendly City on the Upswing At the ecos office center potsdam, you can set up your company presence quickly and easily in a region with economic potential and which is especially supportive of business startups and medium-sized companies. Read more ....
		21.09.2011		Twitter, Facebook and Co. – Companies Increasingly Faced with How to Protect Their Intellectual Property In recent years, the importance of social media platforms for private life has virtually exploded – but the business world has also not been left entirely untouched by the new media. Companies today need not only their own website, they now even need their own profiles on Twitter, Facebook and Co. in order to present themselves to the public. This has led to the emergence of new questions related to protecting trademarks and intellectual property. Read more ....
		21.09.2011		RECOMMENDED BY OUR CUSTOMERS: FREELANCERMAP.CO.UK tendering Platform Are you looking for personnel for a particular project who will be able to help you with professional competence and also fit into your schedule? Or are you self-employed and have free capacities? We asked around among our customers and they pointed us to freelancermap.co.uk. Read more ....
		21.09.2011		FULLY EQUIPPED OFFICES - All-Inclusive Don’t you love those carefree “all-inclusive” vacations? Everything’s been take care of, no surprises? Why not the same idea for an office, too? Read more ....
		21.09.2011		DISCOVERED AMONG US: INTRODUCING A COMPANY FROM THE ECOS OFFICE CENTER DÜSSELDORF - Apontas - Avoid Bad Debt Losses and Secure Your Liquidity – with Custom-Tailored Claims Management There are many collection agencies, but only a few experienced full service providers for claims management. Apontas is certainly one of them. Since as early as 1971, the company’s specialists have been supporting customers with their know-how. Read more ....
		21.09.2011		KOLUMN: Holes Instead of Drills! - What do you do your business with? Read more ....
		21.06.2011		THE ECOS-APP: Take us along wherever you go! Read more ....
		20.06.2011		NEWS FROM OUR COMPANY: In the Mood for France? You'd like to expand into France? Then the new ecos office center forbach is your perfect partner for the endeavor - from planning to finally making it happen. Read more ....
		20.06.2011		EXPERT INTERVIEW - Data Protection Law: Nice to have? Although the data protection law was considered to be Read more ....
		20.06.2011		DISCOVERED FOR YOU: Prezi Presentation Platform - Surprise Your Audience Sleeping-inducing slide-after-slide presentations with PowerPoint and Impress are the order of the day at most companies. But to be honest, it's not easy to create something sensational with the tools usually at your disposal. The Prezi online platform opens up a new level of presentation. The presentation platform is intuitive to use, and an introductory version is available free of charge. Read more ....
		20.06.2011		Customer Acquisition in Social Media Networks Hardly a day passes without news involving Facebook, Twitter and Co. Is social media something we should take seriously for customer acquisition? Read more ....
		20.06.2011		DISCOVERED AMONG US - Introducing a company from the ecos office center münchen: RegioData Research GmbH- Substantiated data for a good Decision Retail trade is a constantly changing field. Only those who know where potentials lie, and where expansion should go (in the literal sense) have the best hand in the long run. But this requires well-founded regional data. Read more ....
		20.06.2011		WIN ONE OF 20 GIFT COUPONS Read more ....
		20.06.2011		FOUND BY THE WAYSIDE: Jürgen Seiss, Co-Director of ecos Group, talks about the seven phases of organized chaos at companies. Read more ....
		15.03.2011		Found by the Wayside Jürgen Seiß, Managing Partner of the ecos group, talks about the courage to achieve success. Read more ....
		08.12.2010		Flexibility to suit every taste The ecos office center group knows and appreciates its customers’ individual work styles, and is aware of the fact that everyone needs his own way of working to achieve optimal success in business. Therefore we offer a variety of workplace concepts, depending on the location and on demand. Read more ....
		15.03.2011		Meeting and Conference Rooms: Atmosphere of Success All-Inclusive We provide you the opportunity to present yourself and your company successfully at 30 locations in Germany, Luxemburg, Portugal, France and Switzerland. Read more ....
		08.12.2010		Avoiding the risk of a cease-and-desist letter: What legal requirements must I observe when operating a homepage? Everyone offering goods or services via the Internet on a commercial basis is required by law to provide certain information on his website. The relevant legislation has developed into a legal jungle. Read more ....
		08.12.2010		Competence from church and business – for meaningful management The world‘s largest business consultancies try to outbid each other with rising annual growth rates and keep bombarding the business world with ever new, solution-oriented concepts for greater efficiency and improvement of productivity. The focus mostly lies on maximum profit, although this is sometimes disguised by a pretence of sustainability and social responsibility. Making business ethics credible and visible without neglecting profitability is the goal KIWI AG has set itself – with competence from both church and business experts. Read more ....
		15.03.2011		Introducing a company from the ecos office center essen: artistravel Art allows us to escape from a hectic world full of obligations and the pressure to perform. But we often do not have the opportunity or leisure time. A painting vacation gives us the room and time to pursue creative work that we would not normally have at home, in our families or our daily work. Read more ....
		08.12.2010		Center of the quarter: Business in Freiburg Thanks to the city’s excellent transport connections and convenient location, Freiburg is an ideal stepping stone for business in the neighboring country of France as well as in Switzerland. Read more ....
		15.03.2011		Pilot Project Launched in Switzerland – Access without Boundaries ecos office center places great value on advanced technology to make the daily work of our customers as pleasant as possible. Our Swiss locations have now gone one step further by launching the “Center without Boundaries” project. Read more ....
		08.12.2010		Jürgen Seiss, Co-director of the ecos group, talks about the result of a bargain hunt It is unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to pay too little. Read more ....
		20.09.2010		Olá! Porto - Portugal, here we come – please come along! This September 2010, Porto has also been added to our range of facilities in prime locations. With its industries and commerce, oil refinery, international port and international airport, Porto is the country’s most important hub of industry, trade and traffic. Read more ....
		15.03.2011		Scents Stimulate Our Buying Mood: Just Follow Your Nose It’s January, bitterly cold outside, I’m in my favorite boutique and have just decided to buy a flimsy T-shirt from the new spring collection. Have I lost my senses? No, they’re all there and that’s exactly how I was manipulated. The defensive art of marketing: spring is in my nose. Read more ....
		20.09.2010		THE EXPERT INTERVIEW: Corporate E-mail archives – option or obligation? In spite of clear statutory provisions, German companies are still rather reluctant to address the issue of E-mail storage, although this can have legal consequences. We have interviewed Professor Dr. Thomas Wilmer about this topic. Read more ....
		20.09.2010		Fair trade: exchanging and trading, for all who no longer feel comfortable with eBay True bargains from eBay? Hardly possible any more. Regular retail prices plus postage instead. Or on the other hand: auction over, and you didn’t get anywhere near as much for your valuable object as you had hoped? This won’t happen to you at Bazaaria.com, the online marketplace where people bargain like in real life. Read more ....
		20.09.2010		Tested for you: Flip Flop - creativity technique It is often difficult to abandon a habitual view or position. In such cases people normally cling to what has been familiar for too long and thus stand in their own way. Read more ....
		20.09.2010		FLEXIBLE OFFICES: Natural structures ensure your success We can take nature as an example: Successful are those life forms and structures which are able to adapt themselves. Read more ....
		15.03.2011		Come In and Feel Comfortable – at the new ecos office center munich The day has finally come: Bavaria’s largest and most remarkable proprietor run business center will open its doors on March 22nd at a new location in Munich. Highly professional, impressive, good transportation connections: these are some of the attributes that come immediately to mind to describe the new center. Read more ....
		20.09.2010		FOUND BY THE WAYSIDE: Jürgen Seiss, Co-Director of the ecos group, talks about how to conquer new markets Read more ....
		08.12.2010		A chameleon can do it, we can do it better: versatile to the last detail Do you know our friendly, competent telephone service – in your name? Read more ....
		20.09.2010		Employee satisfaction = customer satisfaction. This equation adds up Read more ....
		20.09.2010		ecos office centers ensure the quality of their service through their own training programs Read more ....