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Ajaz Ahmed, founder of Freeserve opens O2 workshop in Leeds

Ajaz Ahmed, the founder of FreeServe, once the UK’s largest internet service provider (ISP) will officially open a new business centre, known as the O2 Workshop, in Leeds city centre on Friday 27 September.

Operated by O2 franchisee, Talk Direct, the workshop is located in the newly refurbished 2,000 sq ft O2 store at the Merrion Centre.

The new store, which is opposite the new First Direct Arena on Arena Mall, includes a board room meeting space, which can be booked by any businesses that can use it free of charge.

The room seats up to 12 people and includes complementary tea and coffee. There is also a printer service, conference call facilities, a smart interactive board and free wifi available to all, regardless of the network.

At the opening, Yorkshire entrepreneur Ajaz Ahmed, will give an inspirational talk, there will be a buffet lunch and one of O2’s tech specialists will be running a free gadget workshop. Members of the Leeds business community are invited to come to the store from 12pm to 2pm for lunch and to join in the celebrations.

Commenting on the business centre, Sajid Patel, Talk Direct’s business development director said: “We’re really pleased to have O2’s first business workshop in the North. We opened our first store in the Merrion Centre back in 2006, and from there our business has grown from strength to strength, so it’s fitting to have our first business workshop store also located here. It’s great to have Ajaz Ahmed join us to help celebrate the opening.”

Helen Green, Associate Director for Town Centre Securities PLC who own and manage the Merrion Centre said: “This is a really handy free facility for visitors to the Merrion Centre and Arena Quarter, who can drop in to do some work or meet clients. It’s great for small businesses, freelancers and consultants or arena conference delegates who want a quiet space to conduct business or just make a few calls away from the crowds. It’s a real coup to have the first O2 Workshop outside of London here at the Merrion Centre. We look forward to welcoming Freeserve’s founder, Ajaz Ahmed, here to open it.”

For more information on TCS visit www.tcs-plc.com and for more information on the Merrion Centre visit www.merrioncentre.co.uk.

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