Why Rent A Professional Office?

Are you an entrepreneur, freelance, outsourced employee or just passing through a city and you need an office to work peacefully?

The business centers, present in all major cities, welcome start-ups, entrepreneurs and more broadly businesses that wish to benefit from modern and equipped premises at an affordable price.

Rent An Office Or Work From Home?

Several options are available to those who wish to create their own structure. In most cases, the entrepreneur can decide to work from home, use a business center or rent space to house his office.

Setting up a business at home has a number of advantages . There are no costs to bear when you can be satisfied with a desk with a small surface. This option also reduces transport costs, and allows you to work from the comfort of your home. However, this option limits the scope of commercial activity, particularly if recruitments are to be made.

Conversely, setting up a business in a business center simplifies the entrepreneur’s life by providing him with great flexibility: no signing of a commercial lease, no rents but a monthly service bill.

What are the advantages of renting an office in a business center?

Be Operational Immediately

Going to a business center has other advantages for entrepreneurs: access to equipped office spaces, to all the professional spaces and services of the business center (photocopiers, printers, fax, secretarial services, etc.) also visitor lounges, meeting rooms, videoconferences, etc.), perfect control of costs, single point of contact for all services related to the establishment.

The solution is very flexible, as the available desks are generally of different sizes and can be modulated at will, allowing the workspace to be adapted to the company’s configuration.

In addition, the entrepreneur may decide to domicile his establishment in the rented premises.

Avoid Incurring Excessive Expenses When Starting The Activity

An entrepreneur starts up his activity must face significant expenses. They generally relate to installation costs, purchases of office equipment, computer equipment, etc.

By renting an office in a business center, these expenses are kept under control. The workspaces are already equipped with everything you need. There are no cleaning costs, air conditioning or heating maintenance, or telephone line to pay, everything is included in the service.

Develop Your Professional Network

A business center brings together professionals from different backgrounds, making it possible to collaborate with other members, share your expertise, discuss good practices or form partnerships.

The entrepreneur integrates and develops a dynamic network within the framework of a business office. If he chooses a good business center, it will facilitate interactions between professionals through the organization of several networking events.

Separate Your Private And Professional Life

By setting up his professional activity in an individual office rather than at home, the entrepreneur gains in productivity. At home, he can be constantly called upon by his relatives, which is not the case in a reserved workspace. It also avoids the regular cravings for breaks which can be prolonged. By choosing a business center well served by public transport, the entrepreneur nevertheless ensures a regular and easy connection with his home.

An Ideal Solution To Receive Clients And Organize Meetings

The premises of a business center, thanks to their equipment and modernity, allow entrepreneurs to welcome their clients in a pleasant and professional environment. The business center can provide waiting and reception rooms for customers, suppliers and shareholders.

As professionals, you regularly need to organize meetings with clients, partners or collaborators in order to share ideas, to lead reflections on projects or to promote collegial decision-making. Customizable meeting rooms can be rented within the business center.

Respond To Changes In Work Organization

The organization of work is changing, and concerns nearly a million workers. New technologies, which make it possible to work remotely, are at the source of a new nomadic era, which favors the emergence of new trends such as the flexible office and the establishment of genuine collaborative spaces. This mobility will help to develop exchanges, friendliness, creativity and agility of the teams.

In search of flexibility, today’s entrepreneurs are turning to alternative solutions. Business centers make it possible to meet the new demands of these new kinds of employees.

Where to domicile your business?

The company’s domiciliation corresponds to its administrative address (head office) and must be declared at the company formalities center. Registration with the RCS or the business register (RM) requires a domiciliation. The use of the premises declared as registered office must be able to be justified. Without domiciliation, registration is refused. The address of the business premises must appear on the commercial documents (quotes, invoices, etc.).

What are the types of business domiciliation?

There are several forms of business domiciliation.

For example, “ registered office domiciliation ” allows business creators to dissociate their personal address from their professional address and thus exercise their activity with complete peace of mind.

The ” post office box ” simply provides a post office box so that correspondence related to professional activity is dissociated from personal correspondence. This company mailbox will be used by tax and legal authorities and will appear on all official administrative documents of the company.

The ” commercial domiciliation ” is suitable for companies wishing to extend their activity to a given sector and need a commercial address to create a local branch.

There are also tax reasons which push companies to distinguish subsidiaries or commercial branches by using ” tax domiciliation “.

Is it possible to domicile my business at home?

The domiciliation of the company can be done in the personal living room of the creator and does not systematically require to have a commercial place.

As an individual entrepreneur (trader, craftsman, self-employed person, etc.) you can domicile your activity at your personal home address, whether you are the owner or the tenant (unless your lease stipulates otherwise). In the case of a company, it will be necessary to sign a certificate of domiciliation (the individual entrepreneur is exempt).

If the idea of ​​working at home evokes comfort and flexibility, also know that this can lead to some disappointments, in particular the lack of partitioning between the personal and professional spheres (weariness and management of free time for example).

Please note, the place of domicile and the place of practice are two different things: We invite you to read this article, which clarifies these two concepts.

The domiciliation of the company in a commercial premises

You can of course domicile your business in a commercial premises (bought or rented), provided that this premises is dedicated exclusively to a commercial activity.

This solution is perfect for commercial activities: the room allows you to store and receive goods as well as to welcome the public.

Having a place exclusively dedicated to work is advantageous: You are free from all distractions, the personal and professional spheres are distinct and, you will never have any conflict with regard to the property regulations (or lease) of your accommodation.

If the use of a commercial premises is a widespread solution, it is also regulated: We have selected an article for you on the legal aspects of commercial domiciliation.

Use a domiciliation company

The entrepreneur (company or individual entrepreneur) has the possibility of using the services of a specialized domiciliation company, approved by the prefect of the department (or the prefect of police in Paris) and registered with the RCS.

Perfect for service companies, domiciling your business through a domiciliation company (also called a “business center”) is an advantageous solution: The prices remain moderate and you benefit from several services to make your life easier.

By displaying the address of dynamic (or even prestigious) neighborhoods where business centers are often based, you ensure yourself an advantageous business card: This helps to instill confidence in your prospects and customers.

In addition to a professional domiciliation address, you will be able to benefit from meeting rooms, the reception of your mail or a telephone hotline.

Home business via a business incubator or coworking

Ideal for young companies, the nursery or coworking space offer shared services and equipment such as the provision of computers, printers, meeting rooms and sometimes even storage spaces.

The main advantage of these two solutions lies elsewhere, however: Coworking as a business incubator offers a social dynamic, a network of professionals with complementary skills and carrier of synergies.

Renting a coworking office is perfect for contractors, freelancers, or even employees on the go.