I first met Simon Bond a few hours after mentioning I was looking for some co-working space around Newport someplace and he interrupted his busy day to take me on a detailed tour of NewportNet and the rest of the building, introducing me to the other tenants and even the developer of the building. Simon's enthusiasm was infectious and his wife Karen's maternal attention to my every need in those few weeks was so welcoming when I needed it most.

Nothing was too much trouble, they did me lots of favours big and small, and they have a professional, quality-furnished space for new businesses that you just won't find elsewhere.

Sadly, the growth of The New Agency has just one downside: it's time to find a slightly larger full-time space. So we'll be in a new office in Mona Vale from next week. But NewportNet will always be the place The New Agency got its start, and Karen and Simon will always be remembered when we tell the story of how we got going.