Jakarta –
One of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic is changing work patterns. If usually people work from an office or place of work, now many people can work from anywhere, not necessarily from an office.
This is one of the triggers for the many empty office buildings in Jakarta. In fact, some of them are rented or sold. Many companies are now choosing to switch to using virtual office services.
Seeing this phenomenon, according to Observer and Property Expert Steve Sudijanto, in the future the office format will indeed change slightly.
“So the phenomenon in the future is that the office will have more communal tables and communal meeting rooms,” he told detikcomSunday (23/1/2023).
He gave an example, later only an office with a desk format is needed that is adapted to the people who will come. Meanwhile, discussions can be done through online platforms, such as Zoom Meetings.
“The business format, the format for how they met to discuss work, was different from the conventional one before Covid,” he continued.
Meanwhile, according to the Chairperson of the Joint Indonesian Office Service Entrepreneurs Association (PERJAKBI) Anthony Leong said that there are opportunities for businesses in the field of building or office rental services in 2023. This is because currently the trend of smaller virtual offices and serviced offices is a solution for entrepreneurs who want to streamline from a large office to a small serviced office or for startups and SMEs to work and create.
“Virtual Office as well as Serviced Office services (small private offices) are the choice for novice entrepreneurs, startups and MSMEs and are a trend now and in the future, because they are quite flexible in using the various facilities in them and are efficient,” said Anthony quoted Sunday (29/1/2023).
Anthony added, the small-sized Virtual Office and Serviced Office ecosystems have quite affordable prices. Of course, this can be a solution and an alternative for entrepreneurs who are going to make office space cost efficiencies in 2023.
“Perjakbi is currently opening opportunities for all building owners in Jakarta to be able to optimize their building space as virtual offices and serviced offices as startup and MSME incubators and become an alternative for entrepreneurs who want efficiency from small offices to smaller offices,” said Anthony who is also Co-Founder of the Office Tower.
Perjakbi is currently innovating by collaborating with various parties such as IPB and the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI), to be able to build a business incubation center, which provides various facilities. Examples include coworking, virtual offices, serviced offices, and banking services for venture capital. So that this ecosystem is able to provide added value for entrepreneurs.
“We are opening up opportunities to collaborate with buildings in big cities to optimize their assets so that they are not idle. Currently, with the issue of a recession, everyone is worried, especially for office operators in Jakarta, worried about the capital moving to East Kalimantan, so that only entrepreneurs who are innovative and high fighting spirit who will win in 2023 and in the future,” said Anthony who is also the Chair of the HIPMI Digital Academy.
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