INTRODUCING DESKPRESSO

Mill Street members, this one’s for you.

You can now order your favourite coffees, cakes, brunch, pastries, sandwiches, salads and hot food without moving from your desk or leaving that all-important Zoom call.

Nestled in the Mill Street app, you can select your food and drink of choice, tell us where you’re sitting, and we’ll be up with your order in a jiffy.

Special thanks to our focus group for trialling and testing this shiny new feature - now it’s time for all of you to give it a go!

*Please note - social interaction with the coffeehouse team still applies. 😉

You can watch our lovely member Lisa demonstrate how to use the app HERE.

CALLING ALL COFFEE MAKERS AND COCKTAIL SHAKERS

We're on the lookout for enthusiastic and dedicated Coffeehouse, Bar and Event Staff to join our team at 1 Mill Street.

As a Mill Street team member, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our bar, events, and coffeehouse operate smoothly, creating a welcoming and enjoyable experience for our diverse community.

What we're looking for -

• Assistance in the setup and breakdown of events and meetings.

• Provide exceptional customer service to our members and event attendees.

• Prepare and serve beverages, including coffee, tea, and refreshments.

• Maintain a clean and organised workspace, ensuring high hygiene and presentation.

• Process transactions accurately using our point-of-sale system.

• Collaborate with the team to contribute to the success of our bar, events and coffeehouse operations.

What's in it for you?

• Flexible working hours to accommodate your schedule, ideal for students or individuals seeking part-time work.

• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

• Gain valuable experience in the hospitality and event industry.

• Access to networking opportunities within the diverse community at 1 Mill Street.

If you are passionate about creating memorable experiences for others and thrive in a diverse and creative atmosphere, we'd love to hear from you. 🙌🏼

To apply, please send your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and availability to coffeehouse@1millstreet.com

ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE

DO YOU KNOW ANY GRADUATES OR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS?

If so, we have a position that may be of interest to them.

We're looking for a business bod to help build a groundbreaking accelerator program here at 1 Mill Street. 🔥

Requirements:

• Proficiency in various digital technologies

• Minimum 'A' Levels qualifications

• Experience in startups, consulting, agencies, or entrepreneurship

• EU/UK work permit

• Ability to drive to Leamington Spa within 45 mins

• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

• Eagerness to learn and improve constantly

Perks:

• Vibrant environment

• Unparalleled growth opportunities

• Access to top founders and investors

• On-the-job and peer-to-peer learning opportunities that are second to none

Know somebody who may be interested?

🌟 Please ask them to drop us an email at hello@1millstreet.com summarising why they'd be the perfect fit for this position. 🌟

NEW INNOVATORS FUND

THE MILL STREET EXCHANGE

Up to £50k per business* will be available from an upcoming fund to be launched in early May for immersive and creative businesses based in Coventry & Warwickshire.

Head down to the Mill St Exchange on Thursday 2nd May between 10 and 2 PM to find out more about the fund and how to apply.

*This funding is only open to businesses that have NOT received Innovate UK funding before.

UPCOMING BANK HOLIDAY CLOSURE

MONDAY THE 6TH OF MAY

The May bank holiday is approaching (not like we're counting or anything..) and we'll be closing the Mill Street coffeehouse so our team can enjoy a well-deserved day off.

The upstairs coworking space will remain open to members as usual.

WEEKLY DIGEST #11

It's the start of a new week which means we need to update you with what's going down in the building.

If you enjoy watching people get constantly interrupted then this is the episode for you.

We try to update you on this week's goings ons and coffeehouse staff Angelique & Zoe treat us to a song and resident celebrity Aaron Bains is back without his luggage after his wet Dubai adventure.

Maartje had a terrible time editing this.

Enjoy!

WATCH HERE

For You - Sessions on self-development.

For Your Business - Sessions on developing your business.

For Fun - Erm, we think you get the picture.

For Good - A little bit about the good that we're doing in the building.

DROP-IN SPORTS MASSAGE WITH DONATO DEL VECCHIO

FRIDAY 3RD MAY | 9:00 - 12:00 PM

Donato will be joining us on Friday morning between 9 AM and 12 PM offering his sports massages for just £20.00

If you're intrested in booking in or chatting to Donato, you can email him at donatodelvecchio@gmail.com and check out his website HERE.

LEAMINGTON SPEAKERS CLUB

TUESDAY 30TH APRIL | 7 TIL 9:30 PM

Leamington Spa Speakers Club is here to help you conquer your fears of public speaking and achieve your goals.

Whether you want to make a better business presentation, give a speech at a wedding or birthday, chair a meeting, propose a toast, or say what you mean at work, Leamington Speakers Club is there for you.

You can expect a mix of speaking activities on a wide range of subjects. The content is never the same, but without fail, the evenings are thought-provoking and amusing in equal measure.

Finally, and most importantly, an environment in which every single speaker can practice, develop and improve their public speaking skills with a considerable amount of support and encouragement.

Interested? Pop along to the next meeting and get involved.

MEMBER BREAKFAST

WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY | 9:00-9:30 AM

Start your day by joining fellow members for breakfast!

Grab some food and a coffee on us and come and chat with fellow members on the coworking sofas.

There's plenty of connection, conversations and collaboration to be had.

PINT OF SCIENCE

TUESDAY 14TH MAY | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Join Pint of Science for a fascinating night of conversation where you can enjoy talks from our daily lives to our minds. We’ll have a linguistic researcher exploring the charm of building an intercultural language lifeworld, and a psychologist probing into our collecting behaviour with various mouthwash appeal.

You can grab your ticket and join in the conversation HERE.

THE MILL STREET EXCHANGE

THURSDAY 2ND MAY 2024 | 10:00 - 2:00 PM

In partnership with Warwick County Council, the Mill Street Exchange is a free drop-in service offering no-nonsense business advice.

Most businesses face enormous challenges with finding the right SPACE to operate from, hiring the right TALENT, and securing the right FINANCE to grow.

Whatever your business challenge or ambition, no matter how big or small, The Exchange can signpost you to the right resources, local support programmes, upcoming grants, and fund pots.

No appointment is necessary; just drop in and chat with the team.

TEAM DESK SPACE AVAILABLE

How does this sound?

Panoramic views of our bustling coworking area, a perfect blend of privacy and connection with our vibrant community and flexibility of use for you and your team.

Sounds good right?

We have some sought-after team desks avaliable on the mezzanine from August 2024!

Drop Cat a message to find out more and take the leap for you and your business.

WINNING ON YOUR DOORSTEP IS BACK!

1 Mill Street proudly introduces the return of Winning On Your Doorstep.

Winning on Your Doorstep celebrates local successful individuals and the stories behind them. The project shines a light on what it takes to succeed, a theme we can all relate to, as we all have hopes and dreams.

We're bringing people together in a laid-back setting, a fireside chat; think 1MS's go at The Graham Norton Show.

Winning on Your Doorstep is a forum for people passionate about success (however they define it) to come together, inspire each other, network and collaborate.

Don't miss out. Reserve your FREE ticket HERE.

FIZZ FRIDAY

FRIDAY 26TH APRIL | 4 TIL 6 PM

Celebrate the end of the working week with a cold beer or glass of bubbly on us.

The bar will be open from 12pm to fulfill your Friday feeling needs.

GAME, SET AND A PASSIONEER MATCH!

At Make Good Grow, our goal is simple: to aid local South Warwickshire communities and organisations in need.

We're pleased to collaborate with Evergreen School Warwick, Endurance Zone and Akuma on this season's Sixth Form football kit.

As a special educational needs school, they recognise the value of sports in fostering togetherness and personal development and as a result, Endurance Zone were keen to sponsor and Akuma were keen to donate to this year’s football kit.

“We’re pretty proud at Endurance Zone, to have our logo on all of their football kits and we’ve been joined by Akuma, whose another local business that manufactures the kit, so really nice that we are supporting a local school and got two local businesses to get involved and support as well.” - Dave Birch | CEO & Founder at Endurance Zone.

“Being so local we knew it was going to be for a great cause, so we got some kits made and they look really smart. So no matter whether you’re Messi or Ronaldo or a kid at school, you want to look nice and feel the part.” Harry at Akuma

With a solid team effort, we hope to support more projects like this one. To get involved in incentives that mean something to you and your business, please fill out the form on our website.

LET'S GET QUIZZICAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST!

THURSDAY 16TH MAY | 7:30 TIL LATE

Join us for a night of brain-boggling fun with great prizes to be won.

All money raised will go directly towards Young People First who provide support to some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged young people living in Warwickshire and Coventry.

To get your tickets, contact Krissy on 01926450156 or email krissy.hodges@youngpeoplefirst.org.uk

*£50 per team-maximum of four people per team