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Leasing for flexi-workers
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However, leasing technology
also offers additional benefits
by giving these small businesses
access to solutions that they
otherwise might not be able to
afford. We operate in a mobile,
flexible world, so businesses
need to be able to function
effectively in this landscape –
this is especially true as they
look to work in conjunction
with the new Government
flexible working legislation.
Leasing allows them to choose
top of the range
devices at low cost
and low risk, and select the one
that best meets the business’
unique requirements. Products
can be leased in different
numbers, for different time
spans, and with many different
and varied options in terms of
payment plans – giving SMEs
full control over all of these
aspects. Fixed and regular
payments provide business
certainty, while payments are
tax deductible against profits,
and as such, make leasing an
efficient financial expenditure.
With a flexible working set
up, SMEs can eliminate the need
for expensive real estate – many
may struggle for office space
given its price-tag, so providing
solutions that allow for homeworking can save considerable
expense. With leasing, there
is also no need to compromise
on quality. As such, those
businesses that are in a fixedlocation can save office space by
leasing premium solutions that
may take up less room.
Scalability is another key
benefit to leasing that is
somewhat overlooked.
Small and medium enterprises
often have high growth
trajectories, and the solution
that fits a business now may not
be one that fits the expanded
operations of the business in
18 months or two years from
now. Leasing allows companies
to quickly and efficiently adopt
new technologies as they evolve,
whereas up front investment in
new solutions may tie them into
something that seems perfect at
first, but proves a hindrance two
years down the line.
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The importance of SMEs in
the UK can’t be underestimated,
with the Gross Value Added of
these growing businesses making
up 49.8% of the UK economy in
2013 according to the European
Commission’s SME Performance
Review. That is why there is a
responsibility on larger firms to
support start-ups and SMEs, and
this is the reasoning behind
the launch of our own leasing
initiative at Toshiba. Leasing
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really is a lifeline for any
fledgling company, as well as
those that are becoming more
established, and it allows them
to adapt to the most innovative
solutions at an affordable price,
which in turn enables them
to play such a big role in the
economy as a whole.
Contact:
www.toshiba.co.uk
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