6 . Glasgow Business December 2014
Dan Hill, Director of the Future Cities Catapult, says short leases will help early stage businesses
Big idea on growth G
lasgow should look at bringing in new powers and new practices to fuel business creation and economic development in the city centre.
Tat was one of the suggestions from the
two-day event Tomorrow’s City Centre delivered by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Urban Land Institute. One idea is for owners of empty city centre
premises to offer them to businesses on 30-day leases – much shorter timescales than are currently available within the marketplace. Te idea came from Dan Hill, a Director of the London-based Future Cities Catapult, an
Glasgow Chamber meeting
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” There are serious questions about how much retail the city centre can support”
organisation that aims to develop solutions for the future needs of cities. He is trying to encourage owners to let out shops on a month-to-month basis which would allow early stage businesses to open a shop without being tied down to a long-term lease.
Notice is hereby given that the 2015 Annual General Meeting of members of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers will be held in Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, 30 George Square, Glasgow on Monday 26 January 2015 at 5.15pm.
Turn to page 30 for more on the Tomorrow’s City Centre event.
The agenda for the AGM
is as follows: 1. Minutes of Annual Meeting held on 27 January 2014
2. Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 October 2014 3. Council Membership.
Nomination forms for election
as Directors are available from: The Business Services Manager, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, 30 George Square, Glasgow G2 1EQ, and should be returned no later than Wednesday 17 December 2014.
»Conference calls for short leases to boost city centre retail business Mr Hill said that the number of empty
retail premises is likely to increase as more and more shopping is done online. Mr Hill said: “Tere are many great shops
in Glasgow but with the trends moving further towards internet shopping there are serious questions about how much retail the city centre can support.” Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive of Glasgow
Chamber of Commerce, said that the idea of rolling leases should be explored further.
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