While being based in London offers fantastic business opportunities, there is no denying that it can also be very expensive – especially for smaller businesses. The primary cause of this is (more…)

Recent reports that around three quarters of UK office workers interviewed feel that the traditional business shirt and tie will have been consigned to history within twenty years – or even sooner than that – are likely to (more…)

Daily meetings can be a good way for companies to keep in touch with staff. Particularly for larger companies, brief mini-meetings each day help managers touch base and ensure projects are running to schedule. However, these meetings can (more…)

Inspecting any property takes a certain set of skills. When choosing a house or office space, you’ll envision how your possessions or staff will fit in with the existing landscape, and consider any changes that need to be made. Selecting a (more…)

It is economically viable to hold meetings only when they are actually necessary. Otherwise, meetings can become habitual, not achieving anything constructive and wasting resources. There are a number of (more…)

Reducing costs may be difficult for a business, especially if the business is looking to expand or relocate. However, there are a number of ways to cut everyday business costs. Here are (more…)

There are many advantages to running a business from home, not least the benefit of low running costs. Although the flexibility this offers is a huge advantage, there will come a time when having separate office space becomes paramount. While you may not yet wish to commit to a long-term office lease, the option of renting office space may be worth considering for the following reasons:

1. You may have a number of clients who wish to have face-to-face as opposed to virtual meetings. Meeting them at your home may not portray your business in the most professional light. If you’re hoping to win new clients, holding meetings in high quality office spaces with the use of a receptionist will often create a more favourable impression.

2. If your business experiences peaks and troughs in demand, the flexibility offered by hiring office space can allow you to plan ahead.

3. The high cost of office space in certain cities, like London, can be a barrier if you want to expand your business. The cost of renting office space in a serviced office, even in the West End, is often far less expensive than you might think.

4. For more established businesses, there may still be times where you require a larger or better equipped office space for one-off or a series of meetings. Renting meeting rooms for these occasions could be one answer.

5. Holding important meetings and training sessions away from your normal working environment can have a major positive impact. It allows participants to be more focussed on the business in hand with distractions being virtually non-existent.

There is a growing trend for mothers of young children to set up on their own and work from home in order to combine work with childcare responsibilities, rather than try to do the juggling act that constitutes being (more…)

In an ideal world, every meeting would be scheduled with plenty of time to prepare. Sadly, we don’t live in an ideal world, so sometimes you’re in a rush. When you’re standing outside your meeting room, waiting to get in, there are still things (more…)

Just about every company puts a lot of thought into meetings. If you’re taking staff away from their regular work, you naturally want that time to be spent effectively. No matter how much you plan though, there is one aspect of the meeting which could be (more…)