One of the UK’s leading accountancy firms, PwC, announced recently that it was getting rid of landline telephones on all office desks, with all staff being expected to use mobiles by the end of the summer. Is this an option for SMEs, however? Basepoint Business Centres, one of the leading providers of virtual offices in […]
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Maternity leave is a subject that has hit the headlines when New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became the first elected world leader to take maternity leave during her term of office. She announced that she would only be taking six weeks of leave and would effectively remain in charge of the country in the […]
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Staff illness can be a major issue for small businesses; in smaller offices it can be easier for germs to spread, and the effects of unforeseen absences can hit SMEs much harder than giant multinationals as there are less employees to provide cover. New figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that […]
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Starting a business is a daunting task, not least due to the financial costs that it often involves, but if you’re a budding entrepreneur who has always dreamed of running their own business, don’t let finances stand in your way! In this article we share some business ideas which require very little, if any, start-up […]
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As Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) arrives, running from 14th to 20th November 2016, many people in the UK are looking to take the plunge and start up a new business. Over the first 6 months of 2016 an amazing 80 businesses were started up every hour, according to figures from StartUp Britain – an even […]
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Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) runs from November 14 to 20 this year. As a leading provider of serviced offices for rent, Basepoint has taken a key role in hosting events for this festival of entrepreneurship over recent years. We are a Top GEW Partner and also earned a High Impact Award Host badge in recognition […]
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Business names are more important than ever in the digital age, so anyone starting up a new business needs to think carefully about what to call it. Your name is your brand, which will feature strongly in your web presence and be one of the factors which helps to attract potential customers. Basepoint Business Centres […]
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Many people dream of starting their own business, but feel nervous about actually taking the leap and working for themselves. If you do decide to go ahead and become an entrepreneur, the whole process will take a lot of planning and hard work – yet every year many thousands of people do just that, and […]
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Many people dream of taking the plunge and becoming business owners – but first you have to come up with a workable idea. So the big question is, where do entrepreneurs get their ideas from? As providers of fully serviced office space, Basepoint work with a whole range of start-ups and small companies in locations […]
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Many people regard January as a time to make fresh beginnings, and that can include starting your own business. Here leading virtual office solutions and office space company Basepoint looks at the first steps to take. If you’ve been vaguely dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur, you’re in good company, with up to 600,000 new small […]
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