Virtual Office services for small businesses
What is a virtual office
A virtual office is an address you
publish as your office address. You have
your post sent there and hold meetings there but you don't actually work from there. The
beauty is that you have a professional office address without all the
costs of operating and staffing an office yourself.
Who needs a virtual office
Using a virtual office service can be a great asset to your business if you:
- need an impressive office address to create the right company image
- don’t want your business correspondence coming to your home address
- work from home but don’t want to make it obvious that you do
- need meeting space to meet clients or suppliers
What to look for from a virtual business address
Think carefully about where your 'office' address should be: if your customers are local to you choose an address that’s in the area, however if your business comes from further a field you might prefer an address in a large town or city central to your target market. When you’ve decided on the general location, here are some other pointers to consider:
- does the building and its location create the right impression for your business
- is the office is occupied so it looks like a real office, or is it an empty building
- will your mail will be forwarded to you and how often
- are there are facilities for urgent or secure/signed for packages
- can you collect your mail in person if necessary
- when will the office be open for deliveries and collections
- will you need meeting room space and if so, are the rooms and facilities at your chosen location suitable
- if you can use the address as a registered office address for a limited company
Pricing structure
Make sure you fully understand all the charges that
you may incur from the different virtual office services available,
including any:
- minimum charges
- minimum or maximum usage limits
- minimum contract period
- pricing ‘bundles’ that make you pay for services you don’t need
- ‘extras’ that you might be charged
Get a Central London virtual office address
Now Let's Get Started provides a central London virtual office address for just £15 per month plus mail handling charges.
You get:
- A prestigious EC1 mailing address
- Your mail forwarded daily or weekly, or collected from the London EC1 office (our mail charges are great value
too at just standard postage rates plus 10p per item handling
charge)
- Easy payment options: pay quarterly, or choose the annual option and get 2 months free
- You'll also get use of a meeting room for 8-10 people at a small
additional cost of £20 per hour, £80 per half day or £120 per full day.
3 month payment option
Initial payment £65 (includes £20 advance payment for mail charges) then £45 every 3 months
12 month payment option
initial payment £170 (includes £20 advance payment for mail charges) then £150 every 12 months
Business telephone numbers
In the same way you can create a good impression with the right virtual office address, you can also create a good impression with the right business telephone number. It’s now easy to have business phone numbers that were previously only available to large corporations, such as 0800, 0845 and 0871 numbers. It’s also possible to have a London phone number, or a phone number in anyone of a number of major UK cities, without being physically present there.
See our article on Business telephone numbers for more information.
Virtual Office services for small businesses
What is a virtual office
A virtual office is an address you
publish as your office address. You have
your post sent there and hold meetings there but you don't actually work from there. The
beauty is that you have a professional office address without all the
costs of operating and staffing an office yourself.
Who needs a virtual office
Using a virtual office service can be a great asset to your business if you:
- need an impressive office address to create the right company image
- don’t want your business correspondence coming to your home address
- work from home but don’t want to make it obvious that you do
- need meeting space to meet clients or suppliers
What to look for from a virtual business address
Think carefully about where your 'office' address should be: if your customers are local to you choose an address that’s in the area, however if your business comes from further a field you might prefer an address in a large town or city central to your target market. When you’ve decided on the general location, here are some other pointers to consider:
- does the building and its location create the right impression for your business
- is the office is occupied so it looks like a real office, or is it an empty building
- will your mail will be forwarded to you and how often
- are there are facilities for urgent or secure/signed for packages
- can you collect your mail in person if necessary
- when will the office be open for deliveries and collections
- will you need meeting room space and if so, are the rooms and facilities at your chosen location suitable
- if you can use the address as a registered office address for a limited company
Pricing structure
Make sure you fully understand all the charges that
you may incur from the different virtual office services available,
including any:
- minimum charges
- minimum or maximum usage limits
- minimum contract period
- pricing ‘bundles’ that make you pay for services you don’t need
- ‘extras’ that you might be charged
Get a Central London virtual office address
Now Let's Get Started provides a central London virtual office address for just £15 per month plus mail handling charges.
You get:
- A prestigious EC1 mailing address
- Your mail forwarded daily or weekly, or collected from the London EC1 office (our mail charges are great value
too at just standard postage rates plus 10p per item handling
charge)
- Easy payment options: pay quarterly, or choose the annual option and get 2 months free
- You'll also get use of a meeting room for 8-10 people at a small
additional cost of £20 per hour, £80 per half day or £120 per full day.
3 month payment option
Initial payment £65 (includes £20 advance payment for mail charges) then £45 every 3 months
12 month payment option
initial payment £170 (includes £20 advance payment for mail charges) then £150 every 12 months
Business telephone numbers
In the same way you can create a good impression with the right virtual office address, you can also create a good impression with the right business telephone number. It’s now easy to have business phone numbers that were previously only available to large corporations, such as 0800, 0845 and 0871 numbers. It’s also possible to have a London phone number, or a phone number in anyone of a number of major UK cities, without being physically present there.
See our article on Business telephone numbers for more information.