| If you are considering renting a virtual office | | | | take my messages and basically act as my own |
| space for your business but are not totally | | | | secretary. This was ideal as whilst I needed the |
| convinced it's the right move, here are my | | | | convenience of a secretary on hand and |
| reasons why this type of rental proved to be | | | | somebody to answer my calls, I definitely did not |
| exactly what my company needed. | | | | want the regular outgoing or have to especially |
| I absolutely did not want to commit to a long | | | | hire somebody for that role. |
| lease whilst developing my company as I was still | | | | Of course if a company is well established or |
| not totally convinced of the longevity or the best | | | | requires many people to run it successfully on a |
| location for it, therefore the virtual office space I | | | | daily basis, that is a very different story, but they |
| rented fitted the bill perfectly as it removed any | | | | are many businesses testing a new market or |
| potential anxiety that I may have had relating to | | | | maybe a specific location. Therefore a virtual |
| a commitment to a long term, conventional style | | | | office can prove to be an excellent way of |
| lease. | | | | dipping you toe into a new market or a new |
| It was also absolutely essential for me to have a | | | | location before undertaking a commitment to a |
| prestigious business address from which to run | | | | more expensive, long-term conventional style |
| my operation, as I was perfectly aware that in | | | | office space. |
| my particular industry this would prove to be | | | | The other really great aspect is that when I |
| vitally important. My virtual office address ticked | | | | needed to hold a conference or a meeting, |
| every box and was in a geographical location that | | | | professional, well equipped rooms specifically |
| I most definitely could otherwise not have | | | | geared for this were always available and very |
| afforded. | | | | easily booked. In fact, the standard of meeting |
| The other huge benefit was that I was provided | | | | rooms provided at my virtual office was higher |
| with extremely professional staff who were | | | | than that of the meeting rooms I had access to |
| reliably available, and on a daily basis would | | | | when a previous business was located in a |
| professionally and conveniently deal with my calls, | | | | conventional rental. |