Well, of
course we are not talking about ships but jobs.
During the recession many people have been working in jobs that they find
unfulfilling or dissatisfying as they should feel 'lucky to have a job'. Having a steady income and keeping safe
during the recession were the priorities.
But now the water has calmed this could be the moment to set a new
course by launching a business of your own.
There are
many people who are fed up with their unsatisfactory jobs but have always
harboured the idea that they could become their own bosses. This need for independence and the opportunity
to control your own destiny is the desire of many.
Unfortunately,
with banks making loans unattainable it is difficult to propel yourself into a
successful new venture that stands on its own two feet. You need to continue earn money from your paid
employment, whilst you moonlight and generally toil to get your new enterprise
up and running. Equally you may need to
prove your concept before handing in your notice.
As Paul Brown of Forbes.com says, entrepreneurs are by nature risk adverse. They accept risk 'as part of the game and then work extremely hard to reduce it to a minimum'.
As Paul Brown of Forbes.com says, entrepreneurs are by nature risk adverse. They accept risk 'as part of the game and then work extremely hard to reduce it to a minimum'.
We created
the Virtual Office® in 1992 for the express purpose of helping budding
entrepreneurs start up and succeed in their new enterprises. We always knew that many start ups fail but
our experience over the years has been that by investing in a Virtual Office
service most of our clients have gone on to be successful
Why is
this? Because these people looked at
what they needed to succeed and paid for the service to make this happen. The Virtual Office enables people to work in
full time paid employment and yet effectively run a parallel operation without
distraction during working hours.
Just to be
clear a Virtual Office service typically includes the use of our address, all
post arrives at our office and is handled as directed. It is possible to use our rooms for meetings
at the same address. This is very discrete and any potential customer will
always feel assured that you are a real and trustworthy.
But above
all it is our telephone service that makes all the difference. We have a highly trained group who answer a
physical London number in your name (the name of your company). They also know when you are calling in, and
look after you! Prospective clients feel
reassured when a business has more than just a mobile telephone number. A mobile is a direct link between an
individual and another. The key is that
enterprises must show solidity and the reality of a proper organisation in
order to grow and succeed. Of course
once contact is made everyone uses their mobiles to talk to each other. However, the initial experience must be a
proper receptionist who knows all about your company when she answers the
telephone.
We revel in
new start ups. We want to help new
companies succeed and our experience is that we do so. Over the years we have helped thousands of
companies succeed and prosper. It seems
that the key to success is your commitment to building a successful business
and being determined to put the right infrastructure behind it from the
beginning. Of course we delight when
these fledgling enterprises take wing and go off to establish themselves in
their own offices.
Author: Richard Nissen, Chairman
© The Virtual
Office September 2013
