Regal Professional Centre share how working with a business centre can help small businesses, home based businesses and start-ups grow in the Southern Highlands
Running your own business can be quite the challenge – we know we’re not telling you anything new there! Whether it’s a start-up, a solo home-based business or a small business with employees, being a business owner can mean big hours, financial risk and admin headaches.
But it doesn’t have to be hard all the time. There are steps small businesses in the Southern Highlands can take to make life a little easier.
We asked the team at Regal Professional Centre in Mittagong how using a business centre can lighten the load.
When you have to clear off the kitchen table to meet clients
Business centres are great to use for client meetings. Purpose built rooms that offer up privacy and professionalism are perfect for catching up with your clients, suppliers or other business owners.
“Some of the businesses that use our meeting rooms are based out at Robertson or Canyonleigh and beyond. Using Regal Professional Centre, they can offer a central location to catch up with clients, rather than asking them to drive a fair way for a meeting,” says founding director Brett Bramble.
And it means you don’t have those blurred lines between home and work so much. It’s nice to keep your home for family life and living, rather than have your work and business take it over, don’t you think?
When you’re talking to the dog a little too much
Working solo at home can get you going a little stir-crazy at times. Who else chats away to themselves when they’re working from home? Hey, it can be a good thing, but you know what else is a good thing? Interaction with other humans! Especially humans that own businesses.
“I love my home office but I also really like interacting with the other business owners at Regal when I’m there,” Rochelle Lowe from Wink Marketing points out.
“It’s a form of networking. We all refer business to each other and it’s good to bounce ideas or challenges off other business owners.”
As much as you love your dog, he’s not going to offer up a business development strategy for you, is he?
We know Willie Nelson liked being on the road again, but who took his calls?
Virtual business support is a winner for business owners who are constantly on the road and travel a lot, or who want to have a perceived bolthole (so to speak) in the Southern Highlands. You can organise a dedicated phone number locally, have somebody manage your calls and complete secretarial services such as printing or mail management.
“The virtual office and business support is really handy for our clients who work across different regions too,” Brett says.
“They may be in Wollongong or Nowra a couple of days a week and in Mittagong just one day a week, but they have a ‘regular office’ set up locally so that when they are here, everything runs smoothly for them. It gives them a professional edge.”
When you’re starting your business on the smell of a greasy oil rag!
Sure, running a business is difficult but starting a business from scratch with a small and finite amount of money is like off the planet crazy hard! Yet, there are plenty of us doing it – yep! The Fold was a start-up less than two years ago, so we hear ya!
A business centre that you can use on a needs basis while you’re in start-up mode can help you with that all important bottom line at the beginning of your business journey.
“I started Wink Marketing less than a year ago. I didn’t want to or have the capacity to invest in office infrastructure. I wanted to invest in business development, growth and getting a good team of people around me,” says Rochelle.
“So being able to use Regal Professional Centre as and when I needed it meant I didn’t have to spend money on setting up and opening my own office.”
When you’ve got an audience but nowhere to put them
Sharing your knowledge and expertise with a large group of people is great for business! It builds trust, positions you as an industry expert, gives you credibility, is a great networking opportunity and can generate those all-important sales leads for your business.
You’ve got something to say and share and want to shout it from the rooftops, but you know rooftops are pretty dangerous for large groups of people (not to mention the insurance premiums!!), so where do you hold your workshop or seminar or training event?
The Stevenson Theatre at Regal Professional Centre offers up a good sized and quaint option. We love that it’s been restored from the original Regal Theatre which was built in 1927 and has stepped seating for 50, expandable up to 90. With a big screen, projector and sound system, it’s perfect for you to share your knowledge with a keen audience, and much less dangerous than rooftops, yes?
Regal Professional Centre in Mittagong is a hub for local businesses (and they’ve won some awards too!). They provide office space, professional meeting rooms, virtual business support and facilities for all sorts of businesses. You can get in touch with the team on 4855 1050 or head to their website – click here – and book online for a guided tour.
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