| When starting a business there are many | | | | within their buildings. Serviced offices can be found |
| important factors that need to be considered, | | | | across a wide range of locations and are |
| from funding to staffing it is a huge undertaking. | | | | frequently found in town and city centres, such as |
| And then there is the problem of location; where | | | | the office space Oxford that we viewed. One of |
| do you want your business to be situated? What | | | | the many benefits of managed offices is the lack |
| kind of space will you need to run your new | | | | of investment required; the offices are rented on |
| company successfully? Will you need any office | | | | relatively short term contracts and come with |
| support when you start out? And importantly | | | | office furniture provided. |
| what kind of investment do you want to make? | | | | Virtual Offices |
| There are numerous options available from short | | | | Virtual office spaces are often adopted by |
| term lease to purchasing an office of your own. | | | | companies who work in a variety of locations. |
| Here we will discuss the advantages of these | | | | This allows a company to have one centralised |
| choices to help any prospective business owner | | | | office whilst also maintaining a presence within |
| make the right choice for them. | | | | other locations, such as the impression of also |
| Home Offices | | | | working within an office space in Bracknell, without |
| Depending on the size of your business, the | | | | the cost of traditional office spaces. This option |
| number of employees, and the requirement to | | | | offers flexibility whilst still maintaining the business's |
| hold face to face meetings with clients it might | | | | professionalism. |
| initially be appropriate to work from a home | | | | Purchasing Office Space |
| office space. This would dramatically reduce costs | | | | You could also consider purchasing, or purchasing |
| in the initial stages of a business start up and allow | | | | a long term lease on office area. Whilst being a lot |
| you the flexibility to decide what office | | | | more costly and requiring a much larger |
| environment is best for you as your company | | | | investment this option often gives long term |
| grows. | | | | savings and increased flexibility in relation to the |
| Managed Offices | | | | control you have over what you do to the |
| Managed offices, often referred to as serviced | | | | interior design of your office. This option if often |
| office space is a good stepping stone when | | | | adopted once a business has been running for |
| starting a business. These are office environments | | | | some period of time due to the investment |
| that are managed by another company, allowing | | | | required. |
| you to rent a single office that suits your needs | | | | |