Why break the bank to rent office
space when you can have one for just NGN100,000 per annum?
The significance of a virtual
office in the life of every startup cannot be over emphasized in fact; it is
boldly advertised in this short story of a young entrepreneur. As a fresher, he
had his whole business life ahead of him with a great idea he pitches to anyone
who cares to listen.
As a smart man, he used his
friends’ workplace as his business address as so many young entrepreneurs would
do without envisaging the damning consequence. While he goes around submitting business
proposals to government agencies and searching for clients from every corner,
he had no clue when the biggest opportunity of a lifetime will come knocking.
The young entrepreneur used his friends’ office for correspondence, and
occasionally meets with prospects when the friend’s boss is out of town.
A precarious arrangement it was,
because when he finally got the attention of one of the top government agencies
in Nigeria for a contract worth millions in Naira he never imagined due diligence
will be carried out. When they came for sighting, the Managing Director of the
firm was on seat. The dilemma was; how to tell the owner of the company where
his friend works to leave while he acts as the Chief Executive Officer and that
is how the cookies crumbled.
Simple lesson, there are alternatives
to working from a café, restaurants, or any fixed location. There are more
effective and efficient modern ways businesses can operate without tying down
huge capital in rent. Virtual Office is the modern way of working as a
business. It does not only save the business money, it also affords the startup
operator time flexibility to concentrate in getting clients. Your business gets
to benefit with; prestigious business address, mail handling system, lobby
listing, use of boardroom for meetings and administrative support.
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