Keith Broome, Facility’s Manager for Property Initiatives had been working from home for a few months and despite all the convenience felt it was time to create a clear divide between home and work.

First, Keith set out his criteria to look for serviced offices: not too far from home, no long term lease agreements, cost effectiveness and a friendly environment.

“There are so many offices on the market; they all seem to have fixed term contracts, hardly any security, no parking, and generally the offer of a small back room.  Upon viewing quite a lot of offices I found the atmosphere was lonely and either dingy or clinical. I then visited Kent Space in Chatham and was so relieved to find a warm friendly atmosphere”, says Keith.

Upon arrival he was given a guided tour of the whole site with a full brief about the services on offer. Despite only needing some desk space in an open plan area, he was made to feel like he was renting a large office suite. All the facilities of a big office environment were made available to him: meeting rooms, large, fully manned reception for greeting clients and suppliers, a coffee break out area to stretch into during the lunch hour and during the day, with secretarial and catering services available if needed.

“I settled in at Kent Space within minutes of arriving. The atmosphere is professional and the staff our extremely obliging and friendly. When I have any questions, they are dealt with immediately and I feel that I am really looked after. When my suppliers visit me they all comment on the friendly office environment, so this makes the working day even more positive”, says Keith.

Deciding on whether to take the first step from working at home to renting office space is often considered when one has lots of sales representatives and suppliers to meet with, and also when paperwork and files are overtaking space at home. Hotel lounges and coffee shops do not create the right atmosphere in the long run. We have all used them for occasional meetings, but need the comfort of an office for regular meetings and important presentations. Also, the mass of files one accumulates for work can not always be put away at the end of each day, so the spare room, dining room or even the hall, if this is where the computer is based, can look a mess at home. This is not ideal for most people, let alone the rest of the family.

At Kent Space, Keith and others have found that it is well worth leaving home to have a clear distinction between the work place and family life. The day time is generally more productive if one is focused on work and there are no friends, neighbours and family popping in during the day.

The priority search factor is to find a cost effective office where there are no hidden extras. Suzanne Knowles, Manager at Kent Space has created fully furnished offices, with everything to run a business included in the price. There are lots of optional extras which can be tailored to individual needs. “We have tried to create a comfortable, professional and flexible environment for people either working alone or in a team. We even have a self storage centre on site to provide archive space for files and stock storage for products. Our flexible approach with space and service means that we treat our clients as individuals and help them settle in from their work space at home to their office environment. It’s not a hard step to take if there are no long term financial commitments”, says Suzanne.

For more information call Kent Space on 01634 673157
sales@kentspace.co.uk

Supporting New and Expanding Businesses.

With rising commercial property prices and increasing interest rates, setting up a new business or expanding a current one can be a major financial burden.  Kent Space in Chatham has opened a new business centre with a self storage facility. It offers instant desk space or fully serviced offices from 200 – 500 sq. ft.  The prices are the most competitive locally; with no long lease agreements or big deposits to pay. Designed to support new and expanding businesses, with everything on one site and providing flexibility to increase or reduce space as required.

The offices are fully furnished, air conditioned, and set up with telephones and high speed internet access. Lighting, heating and rates are all included in the price, there are no hidden extras. Conference rooms are available for hire, with catering tailored for the occasion.

The reception area is perfect for meeting and greeting clients. Secretarial services can be arranged; photocopying, franking mail, receiving post are all there for you to use as required. There are break out coffee points to use whilst in the offices. Lunch time caterers are on site everyday.

Each suite has its own key card entry and is alarmed. Access is available 24/7 and the whole site has CCTV security. Staff are available during normal office hours. The centre is set up to provide flexibility for any size of business.

Most businesses have a vision and a budget and this new business centre enables companies or individuals to run a flexible business with a ‘pay as you go’ solution for the space used. When more space is required, more can be booked. This minimises set up costs, making a new business more accessible.

The self storage section provides clean, safe and accessible storage for both home and business use. So whether you are running your business from the desk space or office suites, just using the conference facilities for the occasional meeting, or keeping your business stock on site: everything to support your business will be available in one location.

This professional, well designed business centre is fuss free and instant. Kent Space is now here to support Chatham and the surrounding areas.

Simply call Kent Space to view on 01634 673157
www.kentspace.co.uk