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  4 Features of the Ideal CA Office And how the pandemic has affected them When you hear about a Chartered Accountant and the nature of their work, a very clear image forms in your mind- A highly qualified and specialized individual in a full but tidy office stacked with files, bills, receipts, and documents, structured and organized in a way that only they can navigate. Needless to say, a CA may be very keen about their office space preferences. But what exactly does an Accounting Firm or Chartered Accountant look for in an office? What are the needs that an office needs to fulfill? Have these needs changed since the pandemic and lockdown? Here’s what we found out after speaking to a number of professionals: The unifying theme? Every practicing CA or Accounting firm, first and foremost, needs an office setup that is ‘Neat, Clean and Organized’. This is considered in the following aspects of office space: 1. Layout & Design Design and layout require attention to detail, as th...

  Software developers all have the same amount of time every week. Some use that time effectively to ship great products and others push things to the next sprint. For a software development team to have peak productivity, both skillset and work environment matters. Unfortunately, even for the most skilled teams, the modern work environment can become a productivity killer. Constant pings on messaging apps, interruptions from well meaning office colleagues, and the constant pull of emails, social media, and other time killers make a team highly unproductive. How can we design a better work environment for a more productive software development team? Current office designs are not suitable for teams that require uninterrupted time to do deep focused work. Most offices are designed with an open office plan. These are terrible for focused work, or any kind of deep work.  Most companies decide to implement an open office plan due to cost consideration. But they come with a lot of ...

  What’s the next step? What’s the next step I need to take in order to ensure that my company makes it through these uncertain times? As a business owner and entrepreneur, you’ve certainly had to re-evaluate much about your business over the past year. Before success or even sustainability, it’s time now to look to survival- to cut out all the non-essential costs and keep the business alive. You may be looking towards downsizing and surrendering your office...but with the ambiguity regarding the future, it can be daunting to get locked in with a smaller space. At the same time, jumping from office to office, with all the paperwork and energy that it entails, is not at all a viable solution. So what’s the next step? How do we find stability? It’s simple. Register your Business at a Professional Address- When you register your Office at a space like Golden Square, you promptly solve many of the challenges that come with gauging the longevity of such a unique si...

            Back when the world seemed just a little bit more sane, the ability to work from home was, generally speaking, a foreign concept. In companies of all sizes, working from home was a rare exception given to a select few employees, often due to specific situations. Even freelancers and entrepreneurs were making the shift to serviced offices and coworking spaces.          Around mid-March, however, we were all forced to adapt to this previously coveted work situation under the worst of circumstances. Our day to day routines were shaken as working from home was at first encouraged and then made mandatory.          The daily hour-long commutes have been replaced by zoom calls, the morning routine replaced by cooking and cleaning while formal pants have been replaced by pajamas (usually). Having a home office or a study is not too common. Hence, the office is now your living room or you...

Coworking in the Time of Covid-19 The global impact of SARS COVID-19, a pandemic that has brought the world to a screeching halt, cannot be understated. Considering the novel nature of the situation we’ve been thrust in, it is extremely difficult for policymakers to formulate an economic policy response.       Source - World Economic Forum The rapid spread of the virus continues to wreak havoc on the world’s economy, business operations, and our everyday lives, echoes of which will still be felt years from now. It’s safe to say that people everywhere are going to be rethinking many aspects of how they conduct themselves and their businesses, post lockdown. One such area that is already being reevaluated by many, is the role of the office space in our lives. For many, working from home for five weeks has definitely challenged many conventional ideas of working in an office. Many more will also vary to travel long distances post lockdown, preferring mor...

The World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COronaVIrus DIsease (COVID-19) as a pandemic. With over 17,93,224 cases globally and a death toll that has rapidly crossed 1,10,052, the impact is felt across different geographies of the World from Asia to Europe. Statistics Upto 12-April-2020, Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html Though India has done well in containing the reach of the virus, there are worries about community transmission accelerating the spread of this contagion. Currently, nearly more than 1200 cases have been reported and a total of 32 deaths have been reported across India. Due to this outbreak, we cannot ignore the fact that there will be a significant impact on the global economy, trade and supply chain leading to an economic slowdown. It is estimated that the Global GDP will suffer an impact of around 0.5%. According to a FICCI (Federation Of Indian Chambers Of Commerce and Industry) survey, 53% ...

Working out of your home office was never this easy.  Amidst the lockdown how can one possibly be working out of their Home Offices yet be Productive?   With Golden Square's advice on Home Office Tips, it is no longer difficult to work from home. Follow these simple tips to change your challenges into opportunities and give your best. Temporary office tips from the Experts themselves Working from home can be Troublesome. Most of them who have never experienced Work from home and are forced to do so for various reasons could be a bit of a struggle.  Can a professional be productive Working from Home?   If yes how does one do so?   Can I also be productive?  Sure there are hundreds of questions and thoughts running around in one's mind. How do you make the best out of a work from the home situation? Here’s what the experts say. Share these tips with someone struggling with productivity at...

How to Overcome Big Money and Competition Learning from my 24 year old Coworking Business An entrepreneur's musings on competition, big money, purpose and productivity at work. -Balaji Pasumarthy Creator- Joy at Work®, Golden Square Offices 24 years ago, I never would have imagined that I would be involved in a “Happening” business. A business that was on the forefront of culture and media. However thanks to WeWork, the Serviced Office/ Coworking Industry has gotten a lot of buzz and action. A burst of activity that I have been observing with fascination, amusement and also reflection. Despite Golden Square having served more than 4000 companies, including being the first office for Dell, McAfee, Mars and many others in India, I got into a deep introspection. My team and my friends have been asking me to put these thoughts down on paper, so here I go- It all began in 1995, when as a freshly minted entrepreneur, the concept of Serviced Offices or Business Centres cau...