Businesses have evolved in recent years to reflect the needs of their employees. We have seen huge increases in hybrid working styles, flexible hours, and some businesses becoming completely remote. There are positive and negative impacts sifting the way on working has on both employees and employers.

With more flexibility in day to day working, individuals can appreciate an improved work/life balance and having a completely remote business means people are able to fully work from home with no permanent office site.

Why do businesses choose to have a virtual office presence?

A remote business has its benefits and drawbacks. Some of the employer drawbacks are no professional business address for mail and website and lack of physical visibility over staff. However, they can help individuals feel more autonomous and responsible for managing their own time. One of the greatest benefits is a reduce in overhead costs, such as office hire and office related services.

In the case of having a remote business, some companies choose to set up a Virtual Office. Virtual Offices give the business a physical business address without having to pay huge overheads in rent and can also offer mail and call handling services. Employees can work from anywhere and benefit from not having a commute to work and increase their working flexibility.

Alternatively, businesses choose to use a virtual address to create a presence in a different region or country. This can help open doors to new market opportunities.

What is avaliable near me?

One of the services we offer is our range of Virtual Office Packages at our four Workspace locations across Northumberland county. Our most basic package costs just £30 a month and offers a business mailing address and 2 days hot desk at any of our Workspaces. Our most premium package offers the business mail address, voicemail and call handling services and 4 days Hotdesking per month.

Other hybrid working solutions

Advance Northumberland Workspaces offer a complete range of business solutions in addition to virtual offices. All four Workspace locations throughout Northumberland offer hotdesk co-working facilities, meeting room hire and longer-term private office rental.

Hotdesks are ideal for individuals to work within an office environment on a non-permanent basis alongside likeminded individuals, which offers the side benefit of networking opportunities that they would never receive whilst working from home. These are avaliable at each of our four Workspaces for £15 a day, which include tea, coffee and other standard office facilities. Meeting rooms are avaliable to hire by the hour, where people and businesses can host internal and external meetings.

If you’re interested in our Virtual Office packages, or any other Workspace services, you can email ashingtonworkspace@advancenorthumberland.co.uk or call 01670 528222 to contact our reception team.

Advance Northumberland is a unique economic regeneration company with a bold remit to improve prosperity, quality of life and increase business activity throughout Northumberland.