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DOING BUSINESS VIRTUALLY
Whitfield Business Hub is best known for providing serviced offices;
ready to go spaces with one simple monthly fee. However, it is their
Virtual Office Services that are experiencing the strongest growth.
So who uses virtual service and why?
Start-Ups
There has been an incredible rise in start-up companies in the UK.
Shows like Dragons Den & The Apprentice have encouraged people
with great ideas, solutions to frustrating problems or simply the ability
to evolve a great product to set up on their own. Many start-ups emerge
from a back bedroom or passenger seat of a van but this is hardly an
image to portray to a potential client. So they utilise a virtual office to
give them a physical presence. This can range from merely a registered
address to full mail management. The business benefits from the large,
professional image of a business centre rather than a home address.
A degree of separation can be kept between business and personal,
often handy to keep pestering salesmen, legal or tax documents, bills,
suppliers and other distractions at bay.
Meeting In Person
There are meeting rooms available, so a company’s clients can park
securely (& free) to be welcomed into a lovely reception & greeted by
a really friendly team. Then they’re ushered into the privacy of spaces
with business facilities; a bit more professional looking than meeting
in a Costa.
Mail Management
The reception is available to handle a company’s mail. This can range
from simply storing it safely until it’s collected through to scanning
(some or all) mail & emailing it. They also provide drop off & collection
points for parcels.
Telephone Handling
A company can have a telephone number going to Whitfield’s reception.
The receptionists will see the particular company’s line is ringing,
answer in their company name with any script required. They can act
as simply a switchboard, forwarding calls to mobiles, take messages,
book appointments; whatever an individual business requires. A very
easy way to provide excellent customer service 52 weeks a year without
the expense of employing someone. Whitfield also provide telephone
numbers from local prefixes for the Wirral, most other national
numbers, free-phone, local-rate & premium rate numbers.
International
Overseas often use the mail open & scan service. It’s a very cost effective
way of having a presence in the UK. Likewise many also take advantage
of having a UK telephone number with English staff answering within
typical UK working hours.
Business Benefits
The virtual office services allow businesses to present a professional
image, handle multiple incoming calls, manage their mail & other
administrative services at a fraction of the cost of employing someone.
Loads of benefits which allow business owners to concentrate on their
core skills without worry.
Looking to upgrade your company’s image & professionalism? Speak
to Property Manager Kate Verdin-Walsh on 0151 342 6365, email
[email protected], or just pop in to see what they’re
like at Whitfield Business Hub, 180-200 Pensby Road, Heswall CH60
7RJ.
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