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How to decide where to base your new business and some local options for start-ups.

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Business Premises? Office? Shop? Industrial Unit? Serviced Offices? Warehouse Unit? Factory? Restaurant? Workshop? Or Start from Home?

Whether you choose to work from home or are looking to rent or buy a business premises, you may like to read our commercial property articles which cover the various options for small business or new business start ups. (We also have a section dedicated to working from home.)

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An interactive step-by-step guide which also includes all of the most important subjects covered with links to useful articles and relevant contacts.

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Commercial Property
Location, location, location! Deciding where to run your business could be determined by the nature of your work, running a restaurant from home is probably not a good idea and a window cleaning business is unlikely to need swanky offices! This selection of articles should help you decide whether to work from home, lease or buy a property, or use a virtual facility.
3 Low Cost Ways to Move a Home-Based Business Into an Office
Around 70% of new UK businesses start off in the home, and it's not hard to see why.
The 4 Top Benefits of Virtual Offices for Small Businesses
Virtual offices can provide an inexpensive alternative to renting your own business premises.

Home or Away

Deciding where to run your business could be determined by the nature of your work, running a restaurant from home is probably not a good idea and a window cleaning business is unlikely to need swanky offices!

Work from home

Working from home is definitely the cheapest option, but not always the best. You will need to ensure that you can separate home and work life. Will you be able to motivate yourself and concentrate, or possibly even moretempting—avoid the temptation to work all the time Advantages: Cost, convenience, easy to set up, the kettle is close by! Disadvantages: Domestic distractions, possibly lone working, holiday cover, the kettle is close by!

Top tip! Check to make sure that your lease/house deeds do not prevent you from operating from home. If required, obtain permission from your landlord or building society.

Office or workspace

Starting in an office or workshop will involve higher set up costs than working from home but may be more appropriate particularly if you are planning to employ staff or if your customers come to you. There are important health &safety issues that you will need to be aware of if you are planning to work from any premises. The HSE (Health & Safety Executive) offer free explanatory leaflets at http://www.hse.gov.uk

Lease

A lease is a contractual agreement to rent a property. But do you rent or buy Your financial situation could decide this for you, but if you chose to lease/rent, think extremely carefully about the implications. Lord Forte is famously quoted as saying three most important considerations are LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! However, the better the location the higher the rent!

Who is responsible for repairs

Take legal advice. You want security, but do you want the legal obligation and for how long Business success or failure may mean that you need smaller/larger premises in the future. Ask about a ‘break clause’ which could present an ‘escape route’ at a defined point.

Purchase

Purchasing your property could prove to be an attractive long-term proposition. You will be giving yourself security of tenure, possibly an asset that will rise in value, and any repayments will be reducing your loan rather than simply paying rent to somebody else. You will need to use a solicitor to conduct the purchase, and definitely pay for a full structural survey.

License

With a license, the property owner is effectively saying “OK, you can occupy my property for a while, but I can interrupt at any time and ask you to leave.” The advantage to the owner is obvious, but it can also be a flexible and inexpensive way for a new start to move into premises. Licences are usually relatively short term.

Serviced Offices

Working from your garage or garden shed can appear amateur to prospective clients and lack the kudos of an official business address. But there is an alternative that will keep you sane without bankrupting your business before it’s even off the ground. Renting a desk in a shared office offers the best of both worlds. You’re still your own boss, but you’ll have the business support services, such as internet connection, a receptionist, meeting rooms and technical support, all available on site. You’ll have total autonomy, but feel like you are part of a community.

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Bristol Commercial Property

Orega Bristol
An office designed for you The offices at Orega Bristol are fully flexible and serviced to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of businesses. The office environment we create is strategically designed to help businesses flourish. Every office is fitted with the latest IT and telecoms solutions to provide unrivalled broadband speeds along with the latest telephony capable of supporting a variety of recording and monitoring software. Each office is personally configured by our sales and management team providing office space to suit your choices and requirements, creating a hassle-free move. This process is known as our Perfect Move In and will be explained to you in detail prior to completion of contracts. All Orega offices are unbranded but our clients are welcome to brand their own offices in a manner which best reflects their business. Corporate name boards and logos can also be situated in prominent areas. You will benefit from being able to call the building your own whilst using it to help promote the prestige of your company. We aim to provide a fantastic working environment for the people in your business. The space we offer is totally flexible enabling business to expand in a matter of days when necessary. About Ten Victoria Street Ten Victoria Street is a stunning newly redeveloped, five-storey period office building just a stones throw from Bristols floating harbour and Temple Quay Station. Situated on Victoria Street the building offers 27,000 Sqft of Cat A serviced office space, the building has been finished to a BREEAM rating of very good. Within Bristols central business district the red brick facade leads to a grand modern entrance and reception offering a great first impression to visitors. To the rear of the building is a private, secure-access car park, making it the perfect base for your business. Location Our Bristol Business Centres location means you and your colleagues have a range of options for travelling to and from our building. Aside from both our on and off site parking, Temple Meads station is just a short five minute walk down the road. Both bus and cycle routes are conveniently located close to the building and the canal ferry docks are nearby. Victoria Street itself leads directly out of Bristol, connecting to neighbouring A roads and to the three motorways (M32, M4 & M5) that surround the city. Victoria Street is close to Cabot Circus shopping centre and a number of cafes, bars and restaurants are also located in the vicinity. Orega Bristol Ten Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6BN
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Sova Surveys
We are experts in measured building surveys, topographical surveys, BIM modelling and more. Operating in London, Bath and Bristol, our team have a wealth of cutting-edge technical surveying techniques to produce accurate results for all types of residential and commercial property. Contact us today.
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Cabrera Studio
We are Commercial Interior Designers, we help ambitious businesses to create extraordinary, authentic, and meaningful places.
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BS3 Studios
Are you a producer, mixing or mastering engineer looking for a decent studio space in Bristol? We have properly acoustically treated rooms available now for rent on an ongoing basis with the possibility of sharing. Call us now on 01174415783 or visit the website to arrange a viewing.https://bs3studios.co
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House Cleans
House Cleans are a Bristol based cleaning company. We do regular, deep cleaning and end of tenancy cleans for properties in the Bristol area.
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Tech Windows Bristol
Here at Tech windows Bristol, only the best is good enough. Every installation is carried out by skilled, time-served craftsmen, using products from the worlds leading manufacturers. New windows and doors can give your home a new look as well as increased security. The quality of our work has earned us a long list of satisfied clients, you can rest assured that our qualified team of installers will go that extra mile to ensure that you join our ever growing list of happy customers.
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Watts Group Plc
Watts provide specialist property advise to support new and expanding businesses in their relocation from, and occupation of new commercial premises. Our services include pre-acquisition surveys, dilapidation negotiations, cost consultancy and project management services.
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Wilder St Studio
Open Office & Studio Space In the day time Wilder st Studio hosts an Open Office. The office provides a relaxed work environment with: WiFi broadband, meeting area, storage facilities, on hand IT support and a dedicated business address. In the evening the studio has many different uses and offers a whole range of different classes to the local community. The studio is available to hire to anyone and the set up allows a multitude of different uses.
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Local help for startups

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