The Digital Media Centre Location County Way, Barnsley S70 2JW Contact Details Contact: Mel Kanarek, Project and Incubation Director Tel: 01226 720700 Email: dmc@oxin.co.uk Website: www.barnsleydmc.co.uk

Introduction The Digital Media Centre is Barnsley's hub for creative, media and technology-based businesses. It is an impressive, high-quality office building designed to provide a supportive office and meeting room environment where businesses can network, explore and grow. It acts both as an incubation centre, providing accommodation and support services to start-up and growing businesses, and as a high profile location for regional offices of larger organisations. The DMC provides space for businesses ranging from early-stage companies not yet ready for physical office space, to growing enterprises needing flexible accommodation or more established organisations requiring a satellite office. New and growing businesses based in the DMC have easy access to a wide range of business support, including: on-site support from the DMC's project and incubation director tailor-made coaching from experienced business specialists, via Enterprising Barnsley an open invitation to a variety of networking sessions and industry-specific events. Space To Grow The DMC has offices ranging from 80 square feet to 1,160 square feet, suitable for everyone from start-ups to companies with 15-20 people. Office customers benefit from: flexible contract terms with one month's notice period high-specification IT and telecoms infrastructure clear, inclusive pricing with no surprises ample parking at discounted rates full reception services and telephone answering meeting and conference facilities 'D-caf' cafe area with free WiFi secure 24/7 access regular sector and business networking and information events. License fee charges for the office space include all of the following: service charges business rates reception services and telephone answering heating, water and electricity site management buildings insurance and maintenance. Pick A Desk – Any Desk The Studio at the DMC provides the ideal space for start-ups, freelancers, new businesses that aren't quite ready for an office and people who need occasional hot-desking facilities. unlimited use of a dedicated workstation network, collaborate and co-work in a lively, open-plan environment plug-in and go broadband wide choice of meeting rooms available reception and mail handling included, telephone answering also available. Companies not quite ready to take physical space can still benefit from the professional image of being based at the DMC by taking a Virtual package. Virtual For companies not yet ready to move into an office, DMC's Virtual packages are designed to provide many of the benefits of being based in the Centre, but without the cost of taking physical space. For people currently working from home, or who are often on the road or with clients, a Virtual package will provide a professional image for their business. DMC will handle their post and provide them with a dedicated telephone number answered in their company name. Standard features: business mailing address Direct Dial In (DDI) IP Telephone number telephone answering in company name mail handling and receipt SMS message handling 2-hour business support consultation membership of ICE (online client networking) an open invitation to coffee mornings. Additional features: mail forwarding by first class post access to meeting and conference rooms 10% discount on all meeting room bookings at DMC hot desk usage photocopier usage book-keeping services secretarial and administrative services. Meetings and Events From a quiet meeting to a prestigious conference, the Digital Media Centre offers an ideal location. It has a range of flexible rooms which can seat up to 80 people in a variety of layouts, plus a choice of attractive settings for receptions and informal networking. Meeting rooms and conference spaces are available for hire from just £15 an hour. DMC also provides a full hospitality package with a large selection of refreshment options. Facilities in the Centre include Wifi Internet, full AV facilities (projector and screen, video, PA system, DVD player) flipcharts and video conferencing. Partners The Digital Media Centre is a Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council project supported by Renaissance South Yorkshire, Yorkshire Forward, the South Yorkshire Objective 1 programme and Oxford Innovation. Oxford Innovation The Barnsley Digital Media Centre is managed by Oxford Innovation, the UK's leading business and innovation centre operator. Part of the SQW Group, which employs 180 staff, Oxford Innovation provides office, laboratory and workshop space on flexible terms to over 400 start-up and growing companies throughout a UK-wide network of innovation centres. Other centres include: Ceme Innovation Centre, Rainham Harwell Innovation Centre, Oxfordshire Milton Park Innovation Centre The Nucleus, Dartford Ocean Village Innovation Centre, Southampton Portsmouth Technopole Wellingborough Innovation Centre For a full listing of Oxford Innovation's centres, please visit the website at www.oxin.co.uk. Oxford Innovation also runs a range of business support programmes across the UK and three highly successful investment networks that link investors with entrepreneurs. Location The DMC is located on County Way in Barnsley town centre: less than 5 minutes' walk from the Transport Interchange within 10 minutes' drive of junction 37 of the M1 next to two large pay and display car parks – businesses within the building are able to purchase monthly parking passes at significantly discounted rates.