According to the Office for National Statistics, self-employment is higher than at any point over the past 40 years. With over 4.6 million people in the UK running their own businesses the question is how can you separate your work from your home and build your business to be a success?
Virtual Offices could be the answer as they provide a perfect stepping stone before you make the move into your own office.
A Virtual Office has big-business benefits but at a fraction of the cost of office rental, perfect as you start to build your business from home.
One of the main benefits is that you’ll get a professional business address rather than having all correspondence linked to your home address. This has the advantage of presenting a professional image for your brand, but also has the added bonus of separating your work and home addresses.
Once your virtual office is in place, you can reach millions of Google users, quickly and for free, with Google Places – without the problematic presentation of your home address. More people search for businesses online than anywhere else and with self-employed professional occupations rising almost 20% in the last 5 years, it begs the question… would you take a professional services organisation seriously if their business listing was their home?
When you take a virtual office with Pure Offices, you get a post box and a telephone number which gives an impression of locality, even if you’re based miles away! Perfect for setting up regional offices for your new enterprise. If your business grows, you can then move into shared or serviced office space in the building, often with discounted rents!
Not only do you get a business address to impress, virtual offices packages with Pure Offices allow access to contemporary meeting rooms to host clients and you can join in with free business and social networking events allowing you the chance to develop your business with other virtual and serviced office clients in the building.
Another advantage of the virtual office is the extremely low start-up and ongoing costs. Pure Offices offer virtual office packages at just £50 per month + VAT. This includes postal collection, a phone line with call forwarding to a number of your choice and free voicemail. Minimum sign-up is just 3 months and a £120 deposit.
You might be working from your dining room table, but you can compete with the corporate world with one easy and cost effective move “into” a virtual office!
Pure Offices have centres in 16 locations throughout the UK from Weston Super Mare to Edinburgh. Virtual offices, serviced offices and meeting rooms are available at all our locations. Visit our website for more information www.pureoffices.co.uk
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