{"id":11880,"date":"2024-04-08T02:04:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T18:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?p=11880"},"modified":"2024-04-08T02:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T18:04:53","slug":"guide-virtual-office-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/guide-virtual-office-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide To Virtual Office Solutions In Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With a greater desire for hybrid or remote-working arrangements in Singapore, some companies have switched to fully remote-working arrangements to save on operating costs. While these companies may no longer need an office space, they may still require some services that they may use intermittently, such as a mailing address and meeting rooms. This is where virtual offices may provide an affordable solution for such companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A virtual office service primarily provides a physical mailing address for business correspondence, so that business owners do not need to use their personal residential address. Other services include mail handling such as mail alerts through e-mail or SMS, scanning mail into PDFs and emailing them to the company, or forwarding mail to a local or overseas address weekly or monthly. Most virtual offices also offer parcel receiving services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from mail services, some virtual offices offer meeting room or office rental, which may be included in their pricing packages. Some virtual offices also offer call handling or forwarding services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for a virtual office in Singapore, here\u2019s a guide to who you can turn to and the services they provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VOffice<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Location: 22 Sin Ming Lane #06-76 Midview City Singapore 573969<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economy Package<\/strong><\/td>Business Package<\/strong><\/td>VIP package<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
– Mail alert (E-mail)  <\/td>– Mail alert (E-mail) – Shared fax number – Meeting room usage 4h\/year – Weekly local mail forwarding*<\/td>– Mail alert (E-mail) – Shared fax number – Free meeting room usage 8h\/year – Office room usage 8h\/year – Weekly local\/overseas mail forwarding*  <\/td><\/tr>
$57 per year<\/td>$97 per year<\/td>$197 per year<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*Local mail forwarding requires purchase of $30 mail credits. Overseas mail forwarding requires purchase of $100 mail forwarding credits. Standard local mail will be forwarded at $0.80 per 13cmX24cm letter. Overseas mail will be charged at a $5 service fee on top of the courier fees to send mail overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serviced Office<\/strong><\/td>Meeting Room<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
– Suitable for 6-10 pax – WiFi provided<\/td>– Suitable for 6-10 pax – Includes whiteboard, tables and chairs and WiFi – Projector for rent at $15 per session<\/td><\/tr>
$750\/month<\/td>$18\/h (weekday 9am \u2013 6pm) $36\/h (weekday 6pm \u2013 10pm) $36\/h (Sat, Sun & PH. Minimum 4h rental)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SERVCORP Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Servcorp Singapore offers 4 different premium physical addresses for mailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/td>Address Package<\/strong><\/td>The Virtual Office<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>– Mail & courier management – Access offices\/boardrooms\/ meeting rooms worldwide on a pay-per-use basis – Secretarial and IT support on a pay-per-use basis – 1 hour per day free use of coworking lounges with WiFi – Servcorp Onefax (Fax-to-email service)    <\/td>– Mail management – Local phone number with dedicated receptionist to answer calls – 24\/7 voicemail with delivery to email or mobile – Secretarial\/IT support team to assist your business on-site – 60 hours\/mth free use of co-working lounges worldwide -3 days free private office usage outside your home city – Servcorp Onefax (Fax-to-email service) – Access offices\/boardrooms\/ meeting rooms worldwide on a pay-per-use basis    <\/td><\/tr>
Level 24 CapitaGreen<\/td>$124.80\/month<\/td>$216.00\/month<\/td><\/tr>
Level 39 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2<\/td>$144.00\/month<\/td>$239.20\/month  <\/td><\/tr>
Level 8 The Metropolis Tower 2<\/td>$115.20\/month<\/td>$184.00\/month<\/td><\/tr>
Level 42 Suntec Tower 3<\/td>$115.20\/month<\/td>$200.00\/month<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the premium addresses which you can put on your website or marketing collaterals for your company, the unique thing about Servcorp is its availability of reception, secretarial and IT staff to support your business needs. These staff are made available on a pay-per-use basis, or they are available for free if you are using \u2018The Virtual Office\u2019 package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servcorp also has private offices, meeting rooms and boardrooms for rent at all 4 locations. Private offices (1-3pax) and meeting rooms (3-5 pax) cost $90 per hour, and boardrooms (12-14 pax) cost $138 per hour except for Suntec Tower 3, where it costs $120 per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servcorp also provides hot desking and co-working space<\/a> rental which small companies can capitalise on.

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Straits Virtual Office<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Location: 10 Anson Road #33-03 International Plaza<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standard<\/strong><\/td>Premium<\/strong><\/td>Plus<\/strong><\/td>Plus (Foreign Registered Companies)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
– Mail alert (E-mail) – Shared local fax<\/td>– Mail alert (E-mail) – Shared local fax – Mail forwarding*  <\/td>– Mail alert (E-mail) – Shared local fax – Mail forwarding* – Dedicated phone line for Business – Call forwarding service to local line from $0.017 per minute<\/td>– Mail alert (E-mail) – Shared local fax – Mail forwarding* – Add $13per month to open\/scan\/email your received mail – $10 per local SGD cheque deposit into bank<\/td><\/tr>
$9.99\/month<\/td>$10.99\/month<\/td>$42.99\/month<\/td>$14.99\/month<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Straits Virtual Office has meeting rooms for rent between 9.30am \u2013 5.30pm on weekdays. This service is available to existing customers at $20 per hour, and to other customers at $30\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Mail forwarding requires the purchase of $30\/$100 postage credit for local\/international mail forwarding respectively. A handling charge of $2 will be imposed per forward for local mail forwarding, and $5 for international mail forwarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snapmail<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Address: 3 Coleman Street, #03-24 Singapore 179804<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/td>B1 account<\/strong> (Premium User)<\/strong><\/td>S2 account<\/strong> (MailParcel user)<\/strong><\/td>S3 account<\/strong> (Letter User)<\/strong><\/td>S4 account<\/strong> (occasional user)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>– Dedicated physical letterbox – Mail and parcels – Mail alert (SMS\/E-mail)  <\/td>– Mail and parcels – Mail alert (SMS\/E-mail)  <\/td>– Mail is free – $5 per parcel (Mail above 300g is classified as parcel) – Mail alert (SMS\/E-mail)  <\/td>– Mail alert (SMS\/E-mail) – $15 for each incoming mail item<\/td><\/tr>
36 Months<\/td>$20\/m<\/td>$16\/m<\/td>$7\/m<\/td>$4\/m<\/td><\/tr>
24 Months<\/td>$22\/m<\/td>$18\/m<\/td>$8\/m<\/td>$5\/m<\/td><\/tr>
12 Months<\/td>$25\/m<\/td>$20\/m<\/td>$9\/m<\/td>$7\/m<\/td><\/tr>
6 Months<\/td>$35\/m<\/td>$25\/m<\/td>$15\/m<\/td>$9\/m<\/td><\/tr>
3 Months<\/td>$40\/m<\/td>$35\/m<\/td>$25\/m<\/td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr>
1 Month<\/td>n\/a<\/td>$40\/m<\/td>n\/a<\/td>n\/a<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All price plans (except for S4 account) do not charge any fees for the first 10 incoming items. Thereafter, a $5 charge is imposed for the next 15 items. An additional charge of $5 will be imposed for items over 90cm (Length + Breadth + Height). For items above 5kg, an additional $5 will be charged per kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All price plans have free island-wide self-collect<\/a> where you can have the mail\/parcel forwarded to the following self-collect stations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n