Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is a business centre?

A business centre is a purpose build premise that offers furnished and fully functional offices in an array of sizes. Commonly also referred to as serviced offices or managed offices.

             

2. What are the tangible savings from choosing a business centre?

A business centre offers a cost-effective and flexible solution for companies setting up an office or business identity.

 

Pay only for as-per-need basis, such as secretarial services and workstation facilities.

Eradicates the need to lock your business in a long-term lease as required with conventional offices. Conventional offices typically require a fixed lease term that will determine your overhead costs for a minimum of three years. A business centre offers you the flexibility to expand, downsize or relocate without incurring the penalties of premature termination of lease.

 

No start-up costs such as interior design, office fit-out, office furniture,

equipment and reinstatement fees.  

 

Hiring and training staff can be a very costly process without taking into account employee benefits and staff turnover. No additional costs for hiring, training & employing administrative support staff.

 

Access to facilities without investment in additional space (e.g. Meeting room, Reception area, Pantry).

 

Sizeable savings on rental deposit.

             

3. How do business centres measure serviced office space?

The quoted area is usually measured by gross size, which means usable public areas such as corridor space, meeting venues, refreshment area and lobby are often not taken into account.

             

4. What are the intangible areas I should pay special attention to?

Attentiveness

Professionalism

Extent of Personal Service

The staff is the single biggest asset who will manage your important business calls, delivers your fax and mail in a prompt manner and co-ordinates travel arrangement, name card printing, and message forwarding.

             

5. What are the major considerations when choosing the right business centre?

Location & Convenience

Located at close proximity to Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), food and supporting amenities.

 

Service Professionalism & Competency

Professional and consistent staff support and services.

 

Occupancy & Reliability

Reliability of the business centre.

 

Centre Infrastructure

Quality and efficiency of the facilities and equipment provided, such as conference facilities, voicemail, office design and telecommunication systems.

 

Security & Maintenance

Quality of safety and security   standards such as fire & building   regulations, security access & high level maintenance.

 

Value-added & Secondary Charges

Charges according to usage such as message slips, refreshments and airline bookings. A centre that offers you value added services packages will give you optimum value.

 

                                     

6. How are monthly fees structured at business centres?

The rental fees of workstation/office vary with the size and the lease term (range from hourly, daily, monthly to yearly). The price per square foot is usually higher than that of conventional offices. Check to see if the monthly rental fees are inclusive of:

 

Government Rates

Utilities

Air-conditioning

Refreshments

Office Furniture

Management Fees

Telephone Service

Receiving of fax

Message taking

 

 

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