2020 was definitely an interesting year for everyone. Due to the Covid -19 pandemic, a significant percentage of the world workforce were forced to work from home. Many people have also unfortunately lost their jobs due to the economic uncertainties caused by the pandemic; many fresh graduates also found it impossible to find jobs. This situation forced many businesses to adopt creative methods and have also pushed many people onto the path of entrepreneurship in order to survive through tough times.  

Here are some business trends in Indonesia that we saw during the pandemic:  

1. Growth in Home-Based F&B Businesses  

One of the biggest things we saw during the pandemic is the sheer amount of home cooks selling their homemade dishes online!  With the extra time they have in their hands, many people have started selling their homemade goods online to help survive these tough times. We are suddenly seeing uncles, aunties, moms and even grandmas joining this entrepreneurship wave!  

2. Traditional Businesses are Innovating! 

Many traditional businesses are left with no choice but to innovate and adapt to keep serving their customers during these tough times. To help support social distancing measures, many local stores (e.g. local grocery stores) started providing online ordering and home delivery services.  Some restaurants also provide home dining services, where they would loan your cutleries and even their waiters to recreate the restaurant dining experience. Singapore Airlines went as far as hosting fine dining dinners in their grounded aircrafts!

3. Digital Agencies  

Since many businesses turn to online touchpoints to remain engaged with their customers, many turn to Digital Agencies to further improve their engagement levels with their customers. Some digital agencies to even provided “startup friendly” packages to help these new entrepreneurs kickstart their new businesses with new branding identities. 

How Virtual Offices Help Small Businesses  

When you are ready to take your new business to the next level, the next step would be to form a legal entity (CV or PT). Lucky for you, Virtual Offices are here to help! The main benefit of subscribing to a Virtual Office plan is definitely having a prestigious business address.  Owning a prestigious business address can also definitely help legitimize your business and help your company maintain a professional image. In addition to providing prestigious business address, virtual offices Jakarta help also provides mail handling & notifications, call handling & transfer, and access to professional meeting rooms and workspaces. In other words, with just Rp. 400,000 per month, you can gain access to a professionally trained “back office team” to help support your growing business.  

To know more about how Virtual Offices can help your business, drop us a message on Whatsapp and our friendly team will be more than happy to help!  

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As featured on: The Jakarta Post, Daily Social, Detik, Tech in Asia, and more.