One of the UK’s leading accountancy firms, PwC, announced recently that it was getting rid of landline telephones on all office desks, with all staff being expected to use mobiles by the end of the summer. Is this an option for SMEs, however? Basepoint Business Centres, one of the leading providers of virtual offices in the UK, take a keen interest in all matters which affect the small business community. Here we look at the extent to which the use of landline phones has declined – and why dispensing with your company landlines may not be a good idea.
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Technological advances mean that workers are now able to work remotely and from home much more in recent times. This can mean more flexibility and an increase in productivity. However in some cases, the lack of human interaction once had in the traditional office environment can mean feeling isolated and missing out on the human element of working.
With technological advances and evolving workplace operations, it is becoming increasingly common for workers and business owners to have also changed and adapted the way they work today.
With cloud based softwares and remote access becoming increasingly accessible, in many cases there is now much more flexibility, not only in the way we work, but where we work.
Where a physical office and the overheads are not required, with remote workers and home workers, there are a wide range of products and services on offer.
We chose Basepoint because it stood out as the most flexible option for our business. The Chepstow office is just 20 minutes drive from our previous office and is ideally… ”
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Alex Kempster, National Grid
We have used Basepoint many times now as a meeting venue, initially as the location was excellent. We are now repeat offenders as the service is fantastic, we are looked … ”
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Andrew Barker, JustIngredients
JustIngredients have been based here at Riverside Court for a few years and during that time our business has grown and our office space expanded. The team at JustIngredi… ”
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