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July 10, 2014
May 5, 2021

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Mail Forwarding V's Registered Office Address Service

Find the main differences are between our Mail Forwarding London address (London office address) and a Registered Office Address in the given article.

Many customers often ask what they main differences are between our Mail Forwarding London address (London office address) and a Registered Office Address. There are clear and marked differences between both types of address service, each client will have a different requirement based on their circumstance. What category do you fit into?

Mail Forwarding London Address Service

Our London Mail Forwarding service is for trading active businesses who expect to receive real business post to the London address we provide. For example you work from home selling items on eBay, and you would like to use our prestigious London mail forwarding address to help you appear more established. Our mail forwarding address is ideal for this very purpose, it allows you to place our address on your correspondence which could include your website, letter heads and business cards.Any post that would be sent to this mail forwarding address would then be forwarded to your own address, alternatively you can then pick the post up from our office location in City Road, London.The mail forwarding service suits a variety of business, from startups to homeworkers who wish to appear larger and more established. Its also a very good way of gaining access to the London market, companies will list a London address to make it appear they have multiple office addresses which they operate from. There are many benefits to using our mail forwarding service, its importnat to know the service is completely confidential and it does help to stop any unwanted callers turning up at your physical office location.

A Registered office Address Service

The registered office address is solely for Companies such as a Limited Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships, not sole traders. The registered office is a legal requirement that all Limited Companies must have; when registering a Limited Company for the first time you will need to input the registered office address. This is the address where the company is legally registered at. All statutory state mail from Companies House and HMRC will then be sent to this registered office address. If you use our address service we forward all mail free to you, our registered office address allows you to use our City Road, EC1 address in London as opposed to your own address. Again this will have many benefits such as protecting your residential address, its a prestigious central London address so it will instantly help to impress any clients researching your business.

Do I need both services?

Well if you are a Limited Company then it could be beneficial for you, if your a sole trader or personal client then you would just need our mail forwarding service, not the registered office address. A Limited company would benefit from both services as it would show that the legal registered office address is at the same location as your trading address helping to give the impression your business is established and fully active in a central London location.

Why use Your Virtual Office London?

Well there are many good reasons why you should Your Virtual Office London services; Our expert team has over 100 years industry experience and have clients who have been with us for over 15 years. Our history and client base speaks volumes about our company, we value our customers and they value the service we provide. Our services are affordable and we have been ensuring that our prices are as competitive as ever. We pride ourselves in fast turnaround times and a professional and efficient service, if you want advice its free to all clients, get in touch with us today.

July 3, 2014
May 5, 2021

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Market research and how to make it a success

The scope of market research is more or less limitless. You need to know the right steps to take to make market research successful for your business.

Market Research is a form of study conducted to collect necessary information for your company, giving you great insight into your customer needs and opinions about your product or service, allowing you to take decisions forward based on the results you gather.

The Characteristics of Market Research

The scope of market research is more or less limitless. It takes into consideration all aspects relating to your business, such as:Location - geographical location, local markets, regional, national, European or international.Products - type of products / services studied; a group of products (e.g. cosmetics), a type of product (perfume), or a specific product (brand of perfume given).Time - the past market, present market or future market.The profile of buyers - by gender, age, socio-professional category, by level of education ...Profile of intermediaries or end users: resellers, retailers, wholesalers, makers, mothers, children.

Why use Market Research?

Market research is very useful if you are creating or launching a new product or service and you want to adapt it to fit with your consumer or client expectations. It makes sense to run a survey to measure the risks involved and know which direction to develop your product or service. This is a classic form of market research.The process of conducting market research is not complicated in itself, but many pitfalls can skew the results and lead to false conclusions. There are a lot of considerations to take on before you conduct your market research, such as the choice of survey mode, the number of people to be interviewed, the demographic you want to target, the preparation of the questionnaire and the analysis of data collected, are the keys to running a successful research project.

Steps to a Successful Study

Before launching a new product, a properly conducted investigation in the form of market research can limit your risks and help you know what direction to go in. Here are some of the most important points to consider before starting a market research campaign:

  • Anticipate the actual needs of your customers.
  • Consider all information as important.
  • Learn from the competition.
  • Take the best information from your customers.
  • Perform a survey.
  • Collect as much information as possible by telephone or face-to-face.
  • Define accurately the expectations of your customers.
  • Estimate figures on your competition more accurately.
  • Get help from a trusted person who knows about your project.
  • Measure the potential of your customers.
  • Perform market research specifically tailored to your product / service.
  • Look for information at official statistical agencies.
  • Learn about the demand and competition by region.
  • Make sure your product / service does not already exist.

Samples

Make sure that your target audience is relevant. What are your competitive advantages over other businesses in the same niche? Identifying your customer needs and the potential for success in your relevant sector are the pillars of good market research.To do this you need to do some thorough sampling. This is the part that is responsible for capturing relevant data from primary sources, or 'samples' of the demographic you are targeting with your product or service. You then can analyse and generalise the results to a percentage of the population from which it was extracted.The idea generally consists of obtaining sufficiently representative samples to generate conclusions that apply to the entire target population. So for example if your target audience for your product or service is women aged 25 to 40, you would focus your market research on as many women that fit this age range as you can, analyse the feedback and draw conclusions from your results.If 8 out of 10 women surveyed during your market research were positive about your product or service and stated that they would be happy to buy from you once it was available, then you can say from those results that your business is very likely to succeed and do well. However, if the results were opposite and only 2 out of 10 women surveyed actually liked your product or service, then you wouldn't be advised to launch your business and it would most certainly mean going back to the drawing board with your idea.

Further Points to Consider

  • Keep up to date with the latest news and market trends for your business niche or sector. Regularly read publications and follow journalists who report on your business sector for all the latest insights that you may find interesting or helpful.
  • If you can attend networking meetings with professionals in the same industry or who work in a complementary industry to yours, then you may well be able to share market research results and industry knowledge that others have already conducted. You may be able to join forces with another business and pool your resources to conduct a much larger market research project that will benefit the both of you.
  • Networking can also introduce you to industry experts and seasoned professionals that can offer you great resources and information when you are first starting out. Many business veterans have written books or journals, analysed and published their market research results and finding that you may find very useful, so you can often pick up free or discounted copies of their work to help you even further.
  • To have a chance of making your own market research valid, you must try to survey at least 500 people to get a really good cross section of results. Even if your new venture is a start-up company, the aspect of conducting good market research should not be dismissed. Using your findings to help you with promotional and marketing campaigns can really give your product or service the boost that is required.

Of course, you don't have to do every single interview or survey personally! You can hire virtual staff to run the market research for you once you have planned out and finalised your methods. Capital Office can help you with this with our Virtual Office service. For more information about how we can help you build your business contact us today for a friendly chat.

July 3, 2014
May 5, 2021

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What can having my own Virtual Office do for me?

In this article, some important tasks are discussed in depth and why virtual office can be crucial to smooth running of a business, especially new start-up.

Virtual assistants: we hear a lot about them nowadays, but still probably are not quite sure exactly what they do or what they mean to businesses like yours.The truth is though, that the services virtual assistants specialise in can be of great benefit to help you grow your business and increase your sales. Here are just some of the important aspects that a virtual assistant can help you with:

Advantages

The advantages of hiring a virtual assistant is that you don't have to provide an office for them, they can work remotely. The duties they perform can be done from their own home and the hours can be flexible too meaning it does not require large investments into renting office space, infrastructure, heating and lighting or insurance.

Some of the tasks a virtual assistant performs are:

Receiving business calls on your behalf, receiving, replying to and forwarding emails, conducting customer surveys, telemarketing work, providing information about your company to prospective clients or customers, the sending and receiving of paper-based mail, managing claims towards the company, making payment and authorising transactions for services, filing documents and various other admin tasks.Here are some of those tasks discussed in some more depth and why the virtual assistant can be crucial to the smooth running of a business, especially a new start-up working with a very limited budget.

Social Networks

Virtual assistants have the skills required to open accounts in social networks, write, distribute and manage the content over these channels. They are experts who know how to attract and engage with people, market goods and services, promote your business brand and raise awareness of your company.All these tasks take time and patience. Some companies do not feel very comfortable using social networks because of a lack of knowledge or training. Some managers simply do not have the time to dedicate to this themselves or cannot afford to divert existing staff from their duties to focus on building up their social media presence. However, if these tasks are carried out by the right virtual assistant, your business can achieve great success.

Newsletters

Creating regular print newsletters, email newsletters and email alerts can help build a relationship between your company and their customers. Some companies do not enjoy building and maintaining the communications side of the business, but its is very important to maintain contact with existing customers that have already purchased from you and attract the interest of those who may become new customers in the future. Regular electronic newsletters should be sent at least every two weeks to maintain a good company awareness.More often than not however, most companies start with great enthusiasm for building customer relationships, but then the effort often dims due to the time spent on it as well as performing other multiple tasks daily. This is where a virtual assistant comes in very useful. They are able to take the full weight of this important function and maintaining it at a high level, creating a valuable tool for your marketing and sales. If you wish, they themselves will learn about your business and take care of the writing and publication for you.

Blogs, Articles and Press Releases

This is another speciality of virtual assistants. They know how to write engaging posts to reach the public with the right tone and enough interesting information to attract new social media followers, get good post shares to raise company awareness, and even create a sale.Every day, thousands of people read informative and useful blogs and articles on the internet. A good virtual assistant can play this field with an article or message with the exact content you wanted to convey. This is essential if your goal is to keep the audience's attention on your business every day.

Webpages

Most businesses think that once you pay for the design and construction of a Website, its a completed operation and that's it, job done! But in reality, it's not quite that simple. Your website needs to routinely refresh and change with new content being added and regular updates made to its format and design as technology moves on. Virtual assistants can achieve this for you too, by posting fresh content, editing and updating current content to keep it relevant and adding images to break up posts and pages with heavy blocks of text.Within this website we can also use the aforementioned social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google plus, Pinterest, Instagram, press releases, email messages, blogs). This is an effective way to keep customers engaged and connected to your company.A good virtual assistant specialising in the maintenance of webpages can advise you about the best methods to maintain an attractive, informative site, the latest software updates and what is most important to attract and engage public attention.These are just some of the areas where virtual assistants are well trained and can help you in order to grow your business at a place like Capital Office.It is very important that you discuss with your virtual assistant your exact goals for your business, so they can tailor their work to suit your needs.

July 2, 2014
May 5, 2021

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How to close a Limited Company

There are always plenty reasons behind closing a limited company. Whatever the reason for closing down a limited company, you must follow certain things.

There are always plenty of valid reasons behind needing to closing a limited company. Whatever the reason for closing down your limited company, there are certain processes that you need to follow to complete this:

Dormant Company

Rather than closing your company completely, you may want to keep your company open and registered but physically stop trading for a period of time. If this is the case then making your Limited Company dormant instead of closing it down completely would be your best option.Making your company Dormant can also be more cost effective when compared to closing a company down completely. You can make a company Dormant for around £100, so if you simply want to take some time out and pause your trading activity for any length of time, then this could be your better option. Contact us if you need help. We will be happy to give you some free advice.Dormant Company info: https://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/pdf/gba10.pdfOf course when you make a company Dormant it is important to make your clients and trade partners fully aware of your situation and ensure that any existing agreements you have with your clients or customers are properly finished before you pause your trading activities.There are also tax implications involved with making your company dormant. You will need an accountant to help prepare your final accounts to ensure all tax owed, including corporation tax, is fully paid up. You will also need to close any bank accounts that are linked to the dormant company.

Limited Company Liquidation

If you don't want to make your company dormant and are sure that you want to close you Limited Company down completely, then you will need to be aware of any debts outstanding and clear them if you can. If there are any debts still outstanding the liquidation process can take a lot longer and can be more involved. We would highly recommend speaking with us or to a professional accountant to ensure that you are fully aware of your responsibilities and obligations. If there are unpaid debts outstanding the company will be forced to go into Liquidation. You can read more information on Insolvency here.

What next?

If you are in a good financial position where your Limited Company has no debts outstanding, or can meet its obligations, then the closing procedure is fairly simple and straightforward. You will need to choose a date for when the company should stop trading. On this date it is important that no more transactions are carried out and that any creditors have been fully paid.HMRC will also need to be notified of your closure and be given a final set of accounts including all the transactions up to the closure point. Also you must remember to cancel your VAT registration if your company is VAT registered.A final payroll will need to be completed and P45`s issued for your staff and yourself. A P35 Employer Annual Return will also have to be filled with HMRC.Once your company has ceased trading for three months, you can make an application to Companies House to get your company dissolved via the DS01 form.If there are no objections to your Limited Company being closed, it will be formally given the go ahead and will be removed from the register of companies that is held on record at Companies House. Your Virtual Office London provides leading Company Formation services including advice on trading, closing down companies and company accounting. We also provide leading supplementary services such as mail forwarding in London and Registered Office address for your Company. If you need help or advice don't hesitate to get in touch with us today.

June 30, 2014
May 5, 2021

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Why is a Registered office for sole directors and not for a sole trader?

The registered office service is also useful if you have a sole director company registered at Companies House, not if you’re a sole trader. Find out why.

A registered office address is a service that is designed for private Ltd Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships. The registered office service is also useful if you have a sole director company registered at Companies House. Our registered office address service is a useful tool to have and is designed to replace the directors private residential address details and protect it from public display via Companies House while providing a premium business address.This is different to a sole trader. A sole trader is not a registered company and does not need a registered office address as they will not be listed on the Companies House public records.

I am a sole trader, so why can't I use your registered office in London?

  • Sole Traders are not legally required to register their business at Companies House.
  • You will not receive any post from Companies House so again a registered office address is not needed.
  • There is no public register for sole traders at Companies house so your address is off record.
  • HMRC will send you post, but this would be to your usual business address (this is not searchable via Companies House)

What mailing services can I use as a Sole Trader?

If you are a sole trader then we would strongly recommend that you use our mail forwarding in London service. This is a great service for businesses who wish to present a prestigious London address as their main trading address. You can read more on the benefits of our mail forwarding service here. As the name suggests, we are able to forward all the post that comes in for your business to an address of your choice.This is an excellent service for businesses as it helps protect your residential address and gives the impression you are a well established business through having a prestigious London address for your business correspondence.

Why use us?

www.yourvirtualofficelondon.co.uk are leaders in Virtual Office & Company Formation Services. Our services have been tried and tested over our many years of expert provision, and they can really help to benefit a variety of businesses from startups to SME's.If you are unsure of what you need please do get in touch with our knowledgeable and experienced customer service team who are on hand ready to take your call. Our fully trained London based staff will be happy to talk you through your options.

June 29, 2014
May 5, 2021

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What options do I have with your mail forwarding services?

Our dedicated mail forwarding services are very flexible and offer different options to choose from, depending on how you would like your post to be handled.

Our dedicated mail forwarding services are very flexible and there are several different options you can choose from depending on how you would like your post to be handled.Firstly, we can offer you a free mail collection service, so our clients who live or work near our offices are very welcome to collect their mail from their own dedicated mail box during normal working hours. Our office working hours are between 9.00am - 5.00pm and you simply call in and collect your mail from our main reception.We can also offer you a mail forwarding service; this is best suited for our clients who live further away. Our Mail Forwarding clients can be based anywhere in the world so your location is not a problem for us. Our mail forwarding clients can choose where to have their mail forwarded to, as well as choosing the frequency at which we forward your mail. This could be on a daily basis, weekly, monthly or so on.... as and when you choose. We will forward all of your domestic post by first class mail and if your post is going abroad, we post it to you via airmail on the same day, or at the frequency you require.We can also offer you a scan to email option where you can choose for us to scan all letters that come in to you and then email your scanned copies as an attachment to your chosen email address. Our scan to email option is a same day service, and your letters will be scanned in batches. This can be beneficial for clients who need documents that may be more time sensitive.

Who uses our mail forwarding services?

There are lots of different types of business people who can benefit from using our mail forwarding services. Currently we work with a large number of clients such as:

  • Home workers
  • Small Businesses
  • Companies who want more than one address
  • Businesses that need a location in London
  • Personal customers without a fixed address

Benefits of our Mail Forwarding Features

Our mail forwarding service in London is designed to be flexible, so you may want to collect your post in person from us one day, but then have your mail forwarded to an address on another. This can suit you when you travel a lot for your business. You can even request our mail scanning services to get those important documents to you while you are out on the road but choose to have other less urgent items of mail posted. We are happy to meet your individual and specific needs, every client has different requirements and we offer a service that aim to meet them with ease.

Saving you money

When forwarding your mail via the postal system we can offer you some great advantages over Royal Mail. When sending the post onto your chosen address we actually frank your post in-house, this is cheaper than using Royal Mail by about 25%. We also bundle your post together, so if you have several loose letters we will place these letters into one sturdy envelope for you. Bundling your post drastically reduces your postal costs and can also reduce the risk of letters going astray in the post.If you already own a Limited Company you can also use our registered office address alongside our mail forwarding option. You can read more on registered offices here. A registered office is a legal requirement for your company by Companies House and we can provide you with a prestigious London address for you to use as your Limited company registered office address.

June 25, 2014
May 5, 2021

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What is a Directors service address? How can it help me?

A directors service address for example is for directors of a Limited Company who would prefer to keep it private by not having it listed at Companies House.

Many people ask us what the main difference is between our registered office address, mail forwarding London service and the directors service address option. Each service we provide has marked differences and meet with the needs of professional business people in different ways.A director's service address for example is for directors of a Limited Company who would prefer to keep their personal address private by not having it listed at Companies House and put on the public register as the directors service (main contact) address.This simply means that when a member of the public searches for your company details via the Companies House public database, they can find out your company details, such as ownership structure and contact address details for the directors. Many clients are often unaware of just how much information is available online through the Companies House public register.Using our Directors Service Address will keep your residential address protected and completely separate from your business address. People can of course also search for where the company is registered (this is called a registered office address).Our directors service address also allows you to change the contact address for your director to our prestigious London address in City Road. More information on directors services can be read directly from the Companies House website.

What are the benefits of using our Directors Service address?

  • Protects your residential address from public records
  • Stops unwanted callers contacting you at your home, including junk mail & customers
  • Prestigious London address that looks like a more professional address
  • Very affordable

How is the Directors Service Address different from a Registered Office Address or mail forwarding address?

Registered Office Address

Our Registered Office Address package is similar to a directors service address where by you are changing your business address details at companies house. However this will update your registered office address to the one provided by Your Virtual Office London. Having a registered office address that is based in the heart of London can convey a level of professionalism that will help you to be taken seriously by both clients and business partners alike.

Mail Forwarding

Our mail forwarding address service is different yet again from the above mentioned address services. With this service we provide you with an address for your business correspondence only. So your clients would use your mail forwarding address as your trading address.You would then be able to update your correspondence address details on your websites, business cards, and stationery etc. to reflect your new London based mail forwarding address. The idea behind having a forwarding address is to give your clients the impression that you are based in London at a prestigious city address. First impressions are very important in business and this service can really help to boost your credibility and therefore your sales.This service is also useful for safely diverting all your business correspondence while you are moving premises and you are worried that important mail may get lost, delayed or sent to the wrong address.You can find out more about our professional business address services here.

June 23, 2014
May 5, 2021

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A virtual office in London: Ways to grow your business credibility

A business operating in a well known area, such as our Virtual Office in London, can give clients a positive first impression and offer many business benefits.

The location of your office and your business reputation are very intertwined. A prestigious address on your company letterhead can foster a positive first impression of your business even before the client has even met you. Those first communications with your new client will start off on the right note with a positive air and a willingness to do business with a company with some gravitas to their name.However, if you have a business address based in a run down area, a potential client's first impressions of that address can lead to a very negative outlook for you and your company. Can you really risk putting off prospective new clients even before you have spoken to them?A business operating in a well known area, such as our Virtual Office in London, can give your clients a positive first impression. Everyone understand first impressions are important, and we can help you achieve this. After all, where better to have your company address than in the beating heart of the country with a well-established reputation as a world-wide business hub.Our virtual office package provides you with a cost effect solution to establishing your good business name and reducing the risk of lost revenue through poor first impressions. Our cost-effective virtual office services offer a customisable range of management services that can help you see a great return on your investment.For example, you can obtain a prestigious London address for your company for less than £100 and this can be used as your main address, or in addition to your regular business address helping your clients think that you may have several offices located around the UK. Mail Forwarding is included, so this means you can use the address on your company stationary, websites, and other material and have your clients send their mail to you at your London address. Once we receive your mail, we can then forward your mail to your chosen location. This can be your main office address where you run your company from, or to your home address - wherever you prefer. We will not disclose your forwarding address to anyone.Don't worry if your business premises lacks suitable meeting space. Our virtual office address can also give you access to modern, unbranded business meeting rooms, creating a professional atmosphere for your business meetings. Using our state of the art meeting rooms can help your to maximise your business activities to achieved the best possible results for a very small outlay.Our virtual office and meeting rooms are a perfect fit for small companies or larger organisations that may not want or need to pay rent on larger business premises all year round when then are not needed at all times. We also find many homeworkers benefit from our virtual address service as it enables them to appear larger than they actually are, and helps to keep their personal residential address off public records.

How does it compare to a real office address?

Our virtual office service provides all the advantages of a real bricks and mortar office but without requiring the large overheads and expenses needed for rent, rates, insurance and employee wages. Our virtual office address allows you to have all of your business post sent to us in London, we then forward all of your mail to your chosen address.Virtual Offices are certainly a smart and efficient way of helping to improve businesses productivity. It enables your business to develop excellent relationships through good impressions and positive reputation building. A virtual address offers all the benefits of a real office address without the associated overheads. This is a fantastic cost-effective method of improving your bottom line and cutting out a lot of expensive and unnecessary business outlay.Find out more about our virtual office services here.

June 20, 2014
May 5, 2021

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What is mail forwarding? How can it help me?

Lot of businesses in the UK use Mail Forwarding services – probably far more than you think! It also allows you to hire an address and have other benefits.

Lot of businesses in the UK use Mail Forwarding services - probably far more than you think! This is a service that allows you to hire an address and have all your business related post forwarded to that mailing address. Capital Offices mail forwarding service is much like a mail box or a PO box; in that you can use the City Road EC1 Central London address provided by Capital Office as your own, but our exclusive and prestigious London address will look far more professional on your business paperwork than a common PO box address.Many business people choose to have a mail forwarding address as this provides many benefits when compared to using your own residential address as your main business correspondence address. One such benefit is that the mail forwarding address is a prestigious London business address, and your clients would be given the impression that your actual business is based there. Clients will not know it is a mail forwarding or mail box service as their is no indication of this on the address you use.Our prestigious London address can be used on your own correspondence such as business cards, letter heads as well as on your website. Having a mail forwarding address instantly gives your business an established presence. First impressions are important and a mail forwarding service can help you achieve your important goals of building trust and credibility in your business.Another benefit is that of greater personal security. Your mail forwarding service from Capital Office will be completely confidential. This means that your details are private and will not be given out to anybody inquiring about your mail forwarding address. This is good for stopping unwanted callers turning up at your home at all hours of the day and wasting your precious time.Once your mail is received at your mail forwarding address, you can have it sent out to any location in the world that you choose. Most of our clients prefer to have the mail sent in batches - this can help reduce postage costs by sending the mail in one bundle as opposed to individually as each letter comes in. However you can choose how you want to have your post sent, each client will have their own individual requirements, so we are pleased to offer a flexible postage plan to suit your special needs.If you have any queries about our mail forwarding service, feel free to contact us so we can answer your questions and help to tailor a service that will be a perfect fit for your business needs.

June 20, 2014
May 5, 2021

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What is a Virtual Office in London?

A virtual office acts as a fully-functioning, physical bricks-and-mortar office, but is actually an online workspace to build your business’ professional image.

A virtual office acts as an actual fully-functioning, physical bricks-and-mortar office, but is actually off-site to your business.Virtual Offices are known for helping business owners to reduce their costs and overheads while continuing to present a professional business image. Those entrepreneurs and small business owners who have home-based businesses running from a home-office are often perfect candidates to make use of these services as they can get their virtual offices to handle certain aspects of the business for them.The virtual office is actually a real live office with a real address often referred to as a mail forwarding service and can come with a business telephone number which is answered by trained staff on your behalf. The primary functions of such offices are for live communication, telephone answering, meeting rooms, message taking and forwarding by virtual assistants.

Who is taking advantage of virtual offices?

An increasing number of small and medium size businesses are picking up on the idea of using virtual office providers to manage certain aspects of their business. Virtual Offices have become very popular for administrative and communication needs. If you have been considering using a virtual office, it is important to learn more about it and how using one can be of benefit to you. Below is a brief and helpful guide that offers relevant information on Capital Offices' Virtual Office service in London.

How a Virtual Office in London can benefit your business

Virtual offices offer various services to clients and are more cost-effective compared to actual on-site offices. Below are some of the many benefits of a virtual office that you will take great advantage of as soon as you start your own.First Impressions: Making a first and lasting impression on a prospective client is important for many businesses. By having a virtual office, you will have a professional address of a well-known and prestigious building. The address becomes your business address and it makes a big impression on clients. Having a virtual office of your own based in the heart of London can give your business the 'wow-factor', and help impress your existing clients as well as encourage new clients to sign up with you.Privacy and Security: Those who run home-based businesses do not want to give out their own private home address to just anyone! Who really wants to be inundated with mail shots or have cold-callers turn up on your doorstep at all times of the day or night? By having a virtual office, you will have a professional address at a different location away from your home that you can comfortably give out to business clients and prospective contacts at network meetings. Your privacy and safety will remain secure as a result.Cut-back On Costs: One of the biggest benefits of having a virtual office in London is that it allows business owners to cut back on the traditional costs and overheads associated with renting business premises. You do not have to spend money on renting or leasing a space all year round to have a professional office. Some people may just be testing the waters for a specific business idea they have had and are not ready to spend money on permanent office space or take out a mortgage on a building. You will also save money on petrol costs because you will not have to commute to your offices every day. You can continue to work out of your home office with the safe knowledge that everything is being handled professionally for you.Telephone Answering, Voicemail and Mailing Address: A lot of small and medium business owners do not have the time to answer every call, especially if they are away from their phone in a meeting, out on the road driving, or busy with some other task that needs all of their attention. Your day to day communications and other administrative responsibilities will be handled more easily and much more smoothly by using a virtual office.An added benefit of using a virtual office is that you will not have to worry about training up any customer service representatives to handle your calls, and there will be no language barriers or missed calls. Your calls will be transferred to you at any number you specify, or a message can be taken and then sent to you so you can deal with it at your convenience. You will also have voicemail capabilities and a professional mailing address to make sure absolutely nothing is missed or forgotten.Work from Anywhere: Your actual office is wherever you are. You have the freedom to work wherever you choose - from the comfort of your own home, at the airport, or a cafe! You can keep a virtual office and use it to run and manage your administrative needs.Whether you are a home-based entrepreneur, an accountant, therapist, company formation agent, or real estate agent in London, you will benefit from working with virtual office London in the long run. You will no longer have to worry about long-term commitments and expensive overheads. Instead you can simply focus on running your business every day.Get in contact with Capital Office to see how our Virtual Office Service can really be of benefit to your business.

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