TomTom, a leading supplier of location and navigation products, leverages Regus workspace solutions to facilitate its operations in various global markets, allowing for easy expansion and reduced complexities in setting up new offices. Founded in 1991, the company utilizes a centralized structure to remain flexible and efficient, particularly in settings like Portugal where a small team can start operations quickly. Regus provides essential support services, enabling businesses to focus on growth while minimizing operational burdens.

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“Every time we open a TomTom is the world’s leading supplier of Pankaj’s six-strong team is part of TomTom’s
local operation we start location and navigation products and services, Iberia region, which already uses Regus space
with Regus because which it sells in 40 countries. It was founded in Prague, Istanbul and Zurich.
it’s easy. Instead of in 1991 and listed on the Amsterdam Stock
the complexities of Exchange in 2005. When the country manager for Portugal was
starting a business in looking for a base to start up a business four
a new country, such as The company is divided into four business years ago, he had three Regus centres in
managing the facilities, units: Consumer, Automotive, Business Lisbon to choose from (today there are four).
you just start working.” Solutions and Licensing. A centralised
structure, with headquarters in Amsterdam, “I would have chosen the same centre – Regus
Pankaj Parshotam,
marketing manager, enables the business units to stay lean, flexible Quinta da Fonte,” said Pankaj. “It’s not far
Consumer, TomTom and close to customers. from the city, easy to get to for clients and it’s
Portugal a pleasant place to receive people. We also
use the meeting rooms to talk to clients and for
Challenge internal meetings for local people and those
When TomTom opens a local operation it coming from outside, such as Amsterdam.”
usually starts up in a Regus centre. So when
the Consumer unit set up business four years With everything in TomTom centralised in
ago in Portugal, the sales and marketing team Amsterdam, a small team like Pankaj’s is free to
followed a real estate strategy that’s tried and act like any start-up and get down to business
tested and proven to benefit the company. straight away.
“It’s so easy with Regus – we start up with a In addition, the beauty of the company’s
small team of sales/marketing and one support, workspace strategy is that it does away with all
and when the operation grows we move to the complexities usually involved with starting
another, bigger place of our own or maintain up in traditional office space.
Regus – it depends on what’s needed,” said
Pankaj Parshotam, marketing manager, “If we had to take over the complex processes
Consumer – Portugal. in different countries of having an office and
maintaining it, it would be very different,” said
Pankaj. “With Regus, we do not have to focus
on the details and the secretaries help our team
a lot; emailing and faxing for us. As a small
team in a small country, it’s easier to have the
facilities provided and everything ready.
The quality of service is very good.”
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