The Industry 

Australia has one of the most successful small business sectors in the world. Referred to as SME (small medium enterprise), this group is often regarded as the growth engine of the economy. The serviced office industry provides an invaluable resource to this vibrant sector, enabling entrepreneurship and supporting growth. Many a start-up has followed the well-trod path from home office launch, through expansion to their first serviced office and then on to bigger things.

The Competition 

In order to compete in this market, serviced office providers must perform well as the industry has many innovative and effective operators, some of which are large, multinational chains with facilities right around the world wide.

Clients expect all the essential services to be available at reasonable pricing, including reliable I.T. systems. Smaller, independent serviced offices often lack either the technical expertise or the financial resources to build sophisticated I.T. infrastructure themselves, leaving them at a competitive disadvantage to the national and global chains in this area. As a result they risk losing business to larger competitors, or at least missing out on substantial incremental revenue through this gap in their product range.

The Solution 

By becoming an I.T. on Tap affiliate, a serviced office provider can fill the I.T. systems gap in their product range with an offering that's ideally matched to their target customer. All of the same factors that attract clients to using your serviced office also attract them to the I.T. on Tap service:

• Immediate availability 
• No capital outlay
• No start up costs
• Flexibility to scale up (and down) in size quickly, if required

Many start-up businesses can't spare the time or expense to rent and fit out a traditional office prior to launch. Those same businesses are excited to discover an alternative to building their own I.T. systems - especially since the solution preserves their precious start-up cash and immediately gives them access to the  same high-end I.T. capabilities enjoyed by multinational companies.

The I.T. on Tap Service 

I.T. on Tap's service offering delivers far more functionality and flexibility than any infrastructure that a small business could hope to build for themselves - or that their serviced office could offer to them. The system goes well beyond the basic requirements of SMEs to also provide advanced capabilities such as:

• Highly secure, full-functionality remote access from home, client premises, branch offices or anywhere else where staff need to work
   
• Fully managed spam protection, virus protection and software upgrades, updates & patches
   
• Collaboration tools to boost team productivity, including geographically dispersed teams
   
• Extensive redundancy and fault-tolerance built into the infrastructure, to eliminate downtime 

The I.T. on Tap service enables a small business with as few as 1 employee to launch on day one with I.T. capabilities that are normally only available to "top 100" corporates. As the business expands and increases staff, the I.T. on Tap service grows seamlessly alongside and supporting the company.

Real Flexibility, Real Productivity 

The clients of serviced offices particularly like the I.T. on Tap service because they tend to be highly mobile, moving between their home office, their serviced office and client premises - sometimes all in a single day. The ability to log into their account from any desktop PC, laptop or terminal with a broadband Internet connection provides valuable productivity benefits.

Servers Don't Fit in Serviced Offices 

Many independent serviced offices don't have a data centre and so cannot offer space to their clients - not surprising, given the cost of fitting out professional quality data centre space. Unfortunately this means that when their clients grow to a size where they want to deploy servers, then they are forced to reluctantly move out into their own premises.

Serviced office providers can enable growing companies to remain clients for much longer by recommending the I.T. on Tap managed service, which is delivered entirely from an external datacentre.

The Opportunity 

I.T. on Tap invites serviced office providers to become I.T. on Tap affiliates, recommend the I.T. on Tap service to their clients and earn an affiliate commission in return. For approved organisations who become affiliates, there are no membership charges or minimum quotas to meet.

• Fill a gap in your product range
• Build customer satisfaction & loyalty
• Earn an additional revenue stream
• Differentiate your business from competitors

Not just a Serviced Office 

Now we are talking: broadening your range of services beyond traditional serviced office features, and taking your further towards a full-service partnership with your clients - but without any need for investment on your part.

The Best Part 

The best part is all this is available on a no fixed term monthly rental, backed by an affiliate system that makes your firm money, attracts new customers, increases the loyalty of your existing client base and improves the look and feel of your offices, now all totally interconnected without any up-front cost to your clients.

Getting Started

Contact us to join our Virtual & Serviced Office Affiliate Program free of charge. You can also register for trial access for you to test the service for yourself. You will now be able to offer this optional new exciting service without any of the setup expenses that all the large multinational companies hand over for exactly the same system. 

Now that’s value – free set up, no capital outlay, plus a new revenue stream and a service your clients and prospects will love!