If you currently run your own office you will be aware of how time consuming it is. A typical day for a small business owner with their own premises could include getting bogged down with facilities issues such as blocked toilets, internet issues or dodgy aircon units – all the while the real to do list is growing and the rest of the team are getting grumpy in a stuffy office, with internet outages and, guess what? We’re out of milk again!
We recently asked our social media audiences how many hours per month they spent on running their offices. 60% of respondents said six hours or more per month. That’s almost a whole day each month taken away from your core business and diverted into tasks that are just laborious and draining, when all you really want to be doing is growing and nurturing your clients and staff. If you want to put a number on it, let’s call it £500 per month of your time spent on tasks that don’t directly drive revenue to your business.
Heating/aircon issues, internet outages and toilet blockages were cited by our managers as the top three most time-consuming office management issues. According to London General Manager Mark Dalton, you can’t overestimate the time and experience needed to create and maintain the right office environment: “Our role in your business may sound simple, but making sure it’s hot when it’s cold, cold when it’s hot, having great connectivity, a clean and welcoming building and customer care and true partnership working 100% of the time is no mean feat in buildings that range from modern through to 200-year-old townhouses in central London.”
Podium has over 25 years’ experience in running offices – let us look after the climate control, WiFi and keeping the fridge stocked. We will even lay on breakfast and lunch in our Dock Clubs on certain days and you can expect a slice of cake on a Friday too so your teams will be kept happy.
A Podium office isn’t just four walls, desks and chairs. It’s an expert team who are there to support you and your business, immediately removing all these bothersome tasks from your to do list opening up your day to do what you do best. And we won’t judge if that’s heading to the golf course or pub!
Podium has flexible office locations across London, Oxford, Bath and Bournemouth.
Speak to a member of the team today to find out how to reclaim some of your valuable time.