The growth of the serviced business centre is one of the UK’s biggest success stories of the past few years. The value of the sector in the UK has been put at £16 billion, if you use conventional methods, and even this might be a conservative estimate. The area is likely to grow much bigger, too, with some analysts saying its net worth could be as high as £126 billion by 2025. Serviced office to let supplier Basepoint has 31 centres spread right across southern England and in the Midlands. Here we look at how such business centres can operate as a miniature community, and what benefits they can offer your SME
Owners of SMEs may believe it is difficult to spare the time to put together an entry for a local or national business awards. Others may believe there is no chance of winning if you are up against much bigger competitors
Nearly every manager of a small business knows that it can feel overwhelming at times, simply because nearly all responsibility falls on their shoulders.
Whether you use a virtual office, a rented serviced office, or have your own premises, Managers of small businesses are expected to wear many hats every day due to the constant stream of tasks and actions.
Budgeting can be a dirty word for small businesses, with many owners claiming they don’t have the time or the resources to do it properly. But SME budgets should be relatively quick and easy to set, and the benefits far outweigh any time and money spent
We moved to Basepoint from the town centre as we needed to expand and also wanted to be able to offer out customers free parking. It was a big step for us to move after 1… ”
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Beth Lawrence, Osteobeth
I moved in to Basepoint in October 2020, upon starting my own business. I was apprehensive about taking this big step forward in my career especially during a pandemic. L… ”
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Nicholas Cartwright (Director), Sparkles (Hampshire) Limited
We recently moved to Basepoint having previously operated from a home office. This was rapidly becoming untenable so on looking for new offices Basepoint ticked all the b… ”
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