Centre News

FIVE KEY REASONS BUDGETS ARE VITAL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

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 Basepoint Business Centres is a leading supplier of fully serviced offices throughout southern England and Wales, including in Southampton, Crawley, Dartford and Winchester. Here we identify five key benefits budgeting can bring to small businesses.

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COMPANY CULTURE CAN CAUSE STRESS

Excessive stress in the workplace can have devastating results for both employees and their companies, but there are ways to reduce stress and its impact. Occupational stress is proven to be one of the biggest health issues in the workplace. Thousands of companies across the land need to focus more on recognising the signs of undue work stress and manage their demands on employees before it reaches crisis level.

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TRUSTING STAFF TO WORK FLEXIBLY IS KEY IN THE TALENT STAKES

With more than 90% of Millennials saying flexible working is important to them, firms that don’t trust their staff to do so responsibly risk alienating existing workers and deterring potential new ones The world of work has undergone a seismic shift in recent years. Long gone are the days when pretty much everyone would get off the train or bus and pile into office blocks in formal clothes, ready to clock on at 9am and head for the exit door at 5pm sharp.

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SERVICED OFFICES

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

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CHOOSING A NAME FOR A NEW BUSINESS

Business names are more important than ever in the digital age, so anyone starting up a new business needs to think carefully about what to call it. Your name is your brand, which will feature strongly in your web presence and be one of the factors which helps to attract potential customers.

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Mark Randall, Mark Randall Physiotherapy

I have been at Basepoint for just over 7 years and have experienced fantastic help and support from the team during this time. The centre is very well maintained and of…

Corporate Interior Design (UK) Ltd

Corporate Interior Design (UK) Ltd have been at the Basepoint Business Centre for 17 years now and we enjoy having our office here. The centre itself provides good facil…

Select Technology

With the permanent availability of a workshop for analysis and testing purposes plus access to high quality meeting rooms whenever required, Basepoint provides an excelle…