subject: Virtual Offices for small businesses [print this page] Most of today's businesses are based in a traditional office setting. Clients, potential clients and employees commute to the office and any business deliveries are sent there. However, not all business owners need such space.
If you have recently started a new business you and your staff may all work from home and so an actually office isn't necessary. You can avoid the need for an office by investing in a virtual one.
A virtual office is a work environment which has some equipment and communications links, but no fixed office space. If you are a small business, a virtual office allows your staff to communicate with each other and customers through technology such as the internet and mobile phones.
There are many advantages to virtual offices. Firstly, virtual offices do not require actual space, making the cost instantly cheaper than a traditional office. It's worth considering that your communication bills may be higher for a virtual company, but taking into account what you will save on renting or buying space and the cost of providing furniture for a reception area and employees, it's not that big a deal.
A virtual office offers you and your employees flexibility. With everyone able to work at home, money and time is saved on commuting and therefore less is spent on travel expenses. What's more, with a virtual office you as a manager have more freedom with the staff you employ.
You are no longer restricted to employing people because of their location, which often plays a part. You now can employ staff purely based on their expertise and cost effectiveness. Your staff no longer have to be in the same city, or even the same country, but the communication technology in your virtual office means everyone can work together without needing to move or be face to face.
There are a range of businesses across the UK that offer the service of a virtual office Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Regent Street are just a few of the addresses in London, that could appear on your business cards.
Virtual Offices for small businesses
By: Dominic Whittemore
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