The survey of over 10, 000 businesses from around the world was conducted by workplace provider Regus.

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We are lucky that at Regus we actually use the products we sell: flexible, impressive, professional locations and facilities.

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This article is by Mark Dixon, the founder and chief executive of Regus, a global provider of flexible workspace.

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Regus, a big provider of managed office space, has a product called Businessworld that offers cardholders flexible access to its facilities.

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The inquest is being heard at Sunderland's Regus Centre without a jury.

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Our sales people can work from where they want, when they want, by using Regus offices by the day or our lounges by the hour.

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The low ratio of working moms sparked concern at Regus.

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During her career she has worked as Operations Manager for companies such as Regus and BuroServices, with a focus on supporting small businesses to be effective as they scale.

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Others have already started shedding their own properties: Yell, a directories business, is now using Regus memberships to give its salespeople in Britain access to office space when they want it.

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Purists are sniffy about the likes of Regus.

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Mark Dixon, Regus's boss, likens it to having airport business lounges in city centres, and says that products like this already account for 20% of the firm's revenue, up from almost nothing before the financial crisis.

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