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Office Setup Guide for Tech Startups in Malaysia: Costs, Options & Best Practices

Tech startups in Malaysia have four office solutions: virtual offices, coworking spaces, serviced offices, and traditional space. Each serves different stages from solo founders to scaling teams. This comprehensive guide breaks down costs, locations, technology requirements, and smart progression strategies to preserve your runway while building credibility.

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How to Scale Your Business Without Scaling Your Office Costs

Discover how Malaysian businesses use flexible workspace solutions to grow without traditional office lease burdens. Learn how Servcorp's virtual offices, serviced offices, and coworking spaces provide premium business addresses and enterprise-grade services without long-term commitments.

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How Much Does Coworking Space Cost in KL? 2026 Price Guide

Complete guide to coworking space costs in KL for 2026. Compare hot desks, dedicated desks, and private offices. Learn which workspace type suits your business and avoid hidden costs in budget packages.

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Your Ultimate Checklist for Choosing the Perfect Coworking Space in Malaysia

Choosing the right coworking space in Malaysia can transform your productivity and professional image. This guide covers essential factors from location and pricing to security and community fit. Whether you're a digital nomad, startup, or established business, use this checklist to find a coworking space in Malaysia that supports your success.

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6 Best Side Hustle Ideas in Malaysia: Complete Guide to Building Extra Income

Explore the best side hustle ideas in Malaysia, from freelancing and e-commerce to content creation and virtual assistance. Learn how to build extra income with flexible schedules and professional credibility.

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Your Complete Guide to Kuala Lumpur City Centre Business District

Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), home to the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, is Malaysia's premier business district. Discover flexible workspace solutions including coworking spaces, serviced offices, and virtual offices at Servcorp's Ilham Tower location.

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Startup Office Spaces - Best Office Types for Your Startup

A startup requires a unique, fun & optimised office space to work in. Here are the best types of office spaces you need for your startup in Malaysia.

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How Much Office Space Do I Need Per Employee in Malaysia?

When setting up a new business or moving to a new location, one of the most important questions you’ll need ask is how much office space do I need?

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Office Space for Lawyers – Best Office Types for Law Firms

Learn about the different types of offices that law firms can choose from for their needs & which factors are most important when choosing an office space.

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Are Coworking Spaces Worth It? The Pros, Cons & Costs

Find out the pros, cons, and costs of a coworking space to determine if this growing flexible workspace solution is worth it for your business.

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Best Virtual Office in Singapore: What to look for

Looking for the best virtual office in Singapore? This guide will comprehensively discuss the standout features of the best virtual offices and what you should look for before signing up.

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What is a family office? Why you need one and how it works

What is a family office? Discover what it is and why you need one. Learn how a family office works and make informed decisions for your financial future.

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Are coworking spaces safe?

Are coworking spaces safe? Find out the common security challenges found in a coworking space and how you can select the safest workspace.

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Virtual Office vs Home Office: Which One is Right for You

Discover the differences between virtual and home offices, and determine which workspace is the perfect fit for your business needs with this guide.

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What Is A Virtual Receptionist & How It Can Help Your Business

Discover all the ways a virtual receptionist can help your business with answering phones, taking messages, providing customer service & much more!

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How to Choose a Coworking Space: 9 Tips to Consider in 2023

Follow these nine steps to know how to choose a coworking space and become an expert on the key differences between coworking space providers.

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How to get a virtual address

A virtual address is a convenient solution for businesses that need a professional address without the cost and maintenance of a physical office.

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How to Use Correlation in Business Decision Making

Correlation is an important concept that can be used to analyse data sets and assist business leaders in gaining useful insights into the relationships between business outcomes.

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How to Start a Remote Business in Singapore

Starting a remote business in Singapore is an exciting prospect, but there are several legal considerations to make before getting started.

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Why Malaysia is Ideal for International Business

Malaysia’s well-developed infrastructure and connection to the global economy makes it an attractive destination for businesses to expand their operations or set up a new one.

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Covid-19: Changes in Consumer Purchase Behaviour and What Are Consumers Looking For in 2022?

Find out what consumer purchasing behavior is, why it's important to your marketing strategy, and the shift toward heavily experience driven satisfaction that has occurred as a result of COVID-19.

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Hybrid Offices: The Post-Covid Workspace Solution

Since the pandemic, many businesses have realised that the hybrid office concept and demand for remote work has not only increased, but is likely here to stay.

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What is Flexible Workspace? Why Flexible Office Spaces are becoming common

Learn what it means to have a flexible workspace and the benefits you can get from using one. Discover ways to implement flex-space into your business, which technology you need, and tips for setting up these spaces successfully.

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Where to meet clients when working from home: The first impression

Now that working from home is a common occurrence, one of the most frequent questions which arise is where should I meet my clients?

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Tips for renting your first office space: small businesses

The endeavour of renting a new office space for small businesses is a significant step and a milestone to celebrate upon completion.

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How to start your own law firm from home [2022]

One of the biggest costs of running a law firm is getting an office space. Although operating from home provides a factor of convenience it also presents the challenge of not knowing how clients will perceive your firm.

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Hub-And-Spoke Office Model: What is it, what are the benefits, is it a hybrid solution?

The appeal for flexible and smarter workspaces has dramatically increased, allowing the hub and spoke to resurface as it favours the well sought out hybrid working conditions.

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What is a Hybrid Office and is it the future?

The hybrid office arrangement is designed so employees can rotate between working from the office, and working from home to perform their work day. This was not unfamiliar prior to Covid-19, however due to working from home restrictions, it has quickly become the “New Normal” for organisations worldwide.

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What is Hot Desking? Why it’s beneficial for businesses to increase productivity and collaboration?

In today's business world, hot desking has allowed people to move around desks within a day, making it useful for both self-employed people and large businesses corporates to keep productive and connected while on the move. Read on to find out more about hot desking and how it can benefit your business.

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What is Coworking?

Coworking spaces are being adopted by more large companies aiming to eliminate the cost of under-utilised and empty office space, and also give employees greater flexibility when and where they work from. Although this is an important factor, coworking spaces offer a lot more than simply reducing business expenses.

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How to downsize your business in 2022 without losing credibility

When a business downsizes the first thing that takes a hit is its credibility and public perception. Although a company may need to reduce either its physical or organisational size due to financial reasons, it’s important to not appear unstable.

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How to keep your business running smoothly through the COVID-19 outbreak

The Coronavirus outbreak is causing chaos for businesses worldwide. Here are seven ways Servcorp can help your business become Coronavirus-proof.

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How to start a successful small business during a pandemic

Has COVID hindered the launch of your new start-up? You’re not alone. Here’s 10 pandemic-friendly small business advice & tips to make the most of an impossible situation.

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The Future of Work: Impact of COVID on Professional Services

The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the world and forced people to shield themselves from others in an attempt to stay safe and reduce the risk of catching coronavirus. So how exactly have service providers, consumers, and businesses alike, adapted to this issue?

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Virtual Offices vs. Serviced Offices: Which is Right for You?

In today’s working environment where flexibility is key, there are a range of work settings to choose from, including serviced and virtual offices. If you’re just starting out in business, or re-evaluating your traditional office requirements, looking for a cost-effective office alternative presents two options.

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6 top factors to consider when choosing a coworking space

Flexible workspaces continue to gain popularity, everyone from start-ups to global real estate suppliers is offering Coworking Spaces, but it's a double-edged sword. Here are the top 6 factors to consider to ensure you don't inadvertently hurt your business.

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Flexible Workspace vs Traditional Office

As companies ease back into the workplace, many are using this opportunity to reassess their workspaces. In this article, we look the pros and cons of a flexible workspace vs a traditional office space to help you decide which will work best for your needs.

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How to beat cabin fever when working from home

Working remotely during coronavirus can take its toll in the form of cabin fever. Read our tips on how to work from home effectively & how to beat cabin fever.

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How to overcome the networking challenges

Networking is an essential skill for all business people keen to advance their careers, but successfully making connections doesn’t always come easily. Read more for aspects to networking that are applicable to all personality types.

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The Importance of Velocity in Business

Despite claims to the contrary, and a rise in business confidence, many businesses are still feeling the effects of the GFC, with all its attendant after-effects. During the GFC – and in the years since – one of the key impacts of was (an still is) a dramatic fall in economic velocity. Let’s explain.

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Hybrid workspaces: The future of remote working & telecommuting

With the rise of remote work, companies are transforming to hybrid workspaces & models where it’s telecommuting first with a space for collaboration & events.

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Building a workforce plan post COVID-19

In a post-coronavirus world a workforce plan is crucial for adapting in uncertain times. Read our guide on workforce planning so your business can handle change

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Reasons to hire a virtual assistant for your business

Ever felt like you’re getting you bogged down in the small stuff? Having virtual assistant can free up time so you can focus on ways to grow. Plus, you'll put the work in the hands of a professional is more cost-effective and efficient than doing everything yourself.

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Productivity + Work-life Balance: The (BEST) mantra for a successful career

Improved business productivity yields more revenue, reduces costs and provides bigger profits. Below are a few ways businesses can enhance their employees and business work ethic to build a robust workforce.

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What You Need to Know Before Offshoring

As Shakespeare famously said, “All the world’s a stage”. And in today’s business world, if you’re not playing on it, you may be missing a golden opportunity to lower your costs and grow your business. Read more for key elements to consider when offshoring your business.

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Covid-19 Workplace Planning: How to build a workforce strategy for the future

As organisations begin to deal with the COVID-19 fallout, one thing is becoming increasingly clear—the impact of coronavirus on how we work will linger for some time to come. And that’s why your workforce plan is more vital than ever. Read more on how to manage the impact on covid-19 on your workforce.

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