Office support staff agencies are B2B companies that provide a unique service for other businesses ranging from helping them to get an office space to equipping the office with both man and machine. They provide temporary support services of such nature to individuals and companies that need to temporarily relocate in order to effectively pursue a business deal.
There function does not stop there. For instance, such companies can provide temporary staffing for a local company that is yet to fill up its staff strength or grow to the point where they can permanently hire some of the specialized staff the need to function properly. They may also not have the capacity to run their own framework in terms of ICT or any other structure and getting this from an office support staff agency is the next best thing.
You might be looking t the possibility of setting up an office support agency. Reading what we said above might make it look like a herculean task but the fact is you can start small and concentrate your energies on providing one or two things. Anyways, below are a few things you would need to consider if you are seriously looking at the possibility of establishing an Office Support Staff Agency.
Consideration 1: Your Budget
I have said you can start small but it can still be financially intensive. We do not want to give numbers because what you will need will depend on your local economy and the cost of staffing and equipment. however, your budget will determine what you can start with. There are different sub-services such companies can provide. Some of the popular ones include translators, local ICT specialist, secretaries, drivers and office space.
Consideration 2: About Office Space
You should have a fully fitted office space for those who will be traveling down to your country. An alternative arrangement is to have a deal with a short term leasing company to secure office space on short term basis whenever a team is coming. In this way, you do not have to spend much to rent space that may not be in regular use. The same thing applies in office equipment. Nonetheless, it would be proper to have at least an office space always on standby.
Consideration 3: Your expertise
There are some critical hands people looking for your service might need (we have mentioned local IT specialist and translators). You should be able to pick where you want to start from and secure the services of such people. The person that wants to set up such a company may have to know a couple of things about people and project management. You need strong interpersonal skills because you would be relating to different levels of people from business magnates to cleaners.
Having good communication skill is always a plus in such a business and being able to think on your feet will be invaluable. Your formal credentials also matters because clients would be looking for people that they can trust. The deal they are pursuing may hinge on your efficiency so they would want to be convinced that you are fully qualified to run such a company.
Consideration 4: Your Scope
This is closely related to your expertise. Some support companies go into the area of setting up accommodation for the people that are coming. They arrange everything in-house and include it as part of the service. There are ways you can go about doing this that will not hurt your pocket (there are ways you can go about setting up such a company that will not hurt your pocket but that is for another article). The wider your scope, the more you will tend to make. This also means that you will be spending more and have to handle the management as well. you may decide to include drivers, housekeepers and others. Like we said earlier, the best bet would be to start small.
Setting up an office support agency has to do with providing logistics and critical backbone service for your clients. they rely on you to deliver. This is why you must not bite off more than you can chew. It is better to show competence in a few areas and be commended for it than to have so many things on your table and fail to deliver on one. Falling to deliver on that one could ruin all your good effort. Since a lot rides on the service you provide, most clients only do partial upfront pay. They pay you the rest after the service must have been concluded. Therefore a lot may ride on you providing the right kind of service that will not disappoint.
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