The central London district of Westminster is home to over 120,000 businesses, the Westminster Business Unit suggests. However, though Westminster is at the epicenter of the global business industry, reaping the benefits of this London area’s business prowess can be quite costly if you do not go about things wisely or choose the work space that is right for you.
So, if you want to find out how to cost-effectively tap into Westminster’s corporate acumen, you are in the right place.
Affordable workspace
First of all, you want to find a work setting that is both affordable and right for you. With evolving technology and interior design, many offices and places of work within Westminster can completely blow you out of your budget; hence, it is important that you choose to locate your business somewhere cost-effective.
Where better to locate your business than in a state-of-the-art serviced office which is affordable and will in no way bite away at your budget. Serviced offices are fully equipped and managed by an office facility provider so that all you have to do is pay the rent and everything else should be sorted for you.
If you are looking to base your business at what could be deemed one of the best-value serviced offices in Victoria, you could look at the serviced offices run at 83 Victoria Street by BE Offices. Each of these offices comes with a large central pro-working lounge and onsite meeting rooms.
Your objective should be to select an office that would meet all of your company’s practical needs while keeping within a reasonable budget.
Equipment
To benefit from the business prowess of Westminster, you don’t want to end up paying over the odds for any equipment you may require for the office, such as IT hardware, desks, chairs and more. Well, the majority of essential equipment is included within some serviced offices in Westminster.
You should look for an office where high-speed internet connectivity, reliable phone handsets and high-performance printers and photocopiers are all part of the package. The ‘right’ office could also offer access to other onsite facilities you would probably need to pay extra for elsewhere.
Internet
It’s easy to be annoyed when webpages load super-slowly and videos buffer every 30 seconds due to a poor Wi-Fi connection. Although you don’t want to break your budget on purchasing what critics describe to be the fastest broadband/Wi-Fi, you also don’t want to pay for super-cheap broadband that has a very weak connection.
You should therefore look closely at what internet speeds are offered by each provider you consider. While you can’t always expect the job of choosing the ‘right’ speeds to be an exact science, MUO lists minimum speeds you would require for various online activities.
An average speed of 5-10 Mbps (Megabits per second) would suffice for uploading photos or videos, watching TikTok or YouTube videos or preventing Zoom lags when video conferencing. Meanwhile, speeds of about 35-50 Mbps would be desirable if your business intends to heavily download content.
