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An affordable business address services for creatives.

Whether you are just starting out and can’t yet afford workspace or are happy to work from home but seeking a professional public image for your business our Cathedral Quarter address at 46 Hill Street, BT1 2LB will make a great impression for your business.

A professional business address creates a confident and trusted first impression for your clients and keeps your home address private and separate from your business.

We have a small team ensuring you get a friendly, personal and professional service and as a local social enterprise it means your money goes back into the local economy and to support the creative industries in Northern Ireland. As a creative industries organisation we also offer reduced rates for creative industry businesses.

Have a look at the information below on the options and prices available. Once you have decided you want to go ahead there is a simple online application to complete available below or get in touch with us if you have any questions or for more information.  You can also check out the FAQs at the bottom of the page.

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Monthly and Weekly Options

Monthly Business Address Service

We will redirect up to 15 items of regular and standard large letter-sized business mail to the address of your choice monthly. Post beyond the 15 letters will be charged at the price of postage, and the cost will be added to your following bill.

Monthly Rate (Paid Quarterly)Annual Rate
UK Based Creative* Business£22.50£200
UK Based Non-Creative Business£30£300
EU Based Creative* Businesses£30£300
EU Based Non-Creative Businesses£40£400
*The vision of Blick Shared Studios is to focus on the needs of creative industry entrepreneurs. Creative businesses will be classified as eligible for reduced creative industry prices for virtual services using the UK’s definition of the creative industries – ‘those industries that are based on individual creativity, skill and talent with the potential to create wealth and jobs through developing intellectual property’ – includes thirteen sectors: advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film, interactive leisure software (i.e. video games), music, the performing arts, publishing, software, and television and radio.

Weekly Business Address Service

We will redirect business mail to the address of your choice weekly. Up to 25 items of regular and standard large letter-sized mail per calendar month. Post beyond the 25 letters will be charged at the price of postage, and the cost will be added to your following bill.

Monthly Rate (Paid Quarterly)Yearly Rate
UK based Creative* Business£30£300
UK based Non-Creative Business£40£400
EU based Creative* Businesses £40£400
EU based Non-Creative Businesses £50£500
*The vision of Blick Shared Studios is to focus on the needs of creative industry entrepreneurs. Creative businesses will be classified as eligible for reduced creative industry prices for virtual services using the UK’s definition of the creative industries – ‘those industries that are based on individual creativity, skill and talent with the potential to create wealth and jobs through developing intellectual property’ – includes thirteen sectors: advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film, interactive leisure software (i.e. video games), music, the performing arts, publishing, software, and television and radio.

Virtual Office FAQ's

All fees must be paid in advance by direct debit or bank transfer. All monthly fees must be paid quarterly in advance and all annual fees must be paid in full in advance.

The service is designed for standard letter size (including Royal Mail large letters) business mail and isn’t suitable for oversized mail or parcels. We will let you know via email when any parcels or oversized letters arrive and you can organise for them to be forwarded at an additional cost or to arrange a collection from the studios.

Mail will be redirected via Royal Mail to the address supplied on a weekly or monthly basis depending on the service selected.

For UK creative businesses:

Our monthly business address service costs £22.50 per month or £200.00 annually or for our weekly business address service £30.00 per month or £300.00 annually.

For UK non-creative businesses:

Our monthly business address service costs £30.00 per month or £300 per year or for our weekly business address service £40.00 per month or £400.00 annually.

For EU Creative businesses:

Our monthly business address service costs £30.00 per month or £300.00 per year or for our weekly business address service £40.00 per month or £400.00 annually.

For EU non-Creative businesses:

Our monthly business address service costs £40.00 per month or £400.00 per year or for our weekly business address service £50.00 per month or £500.00 annually.

Blick Shared Studios
46 Hill Street
Belfast BT1 2LB

Blick Shared Studios Hill Street
Blick Shared Studios Hill Street

Why Choose Blick?

A service designed by creatives for creatives

Blick is a local, independent social enterprise offering affordable shared workspace, events, services and support for creatives in Belfast. Choosing Blick means your money goes to support the local economy and the creative industries in Northern Ireland. You can see some of our impact in the community find our more about our creative projects and our online resources for creatives.

Our services have been designed by creatives for creatives. We cut out the unnecessary extras and aim to offer excellent value for money and really good service by a small but professional team. We have 15 years experience providing virtual services for creatives. We know what we are doing and can be relied upon to provide a professional service as well as being friendly and approachable.

We currently have three buildings in Belfast, two in Belfast’s creative Cathedral Quarter area close to Belfast School of Art and the other in leafy South Belfast near Queens University Belfast and offer virtual services within both the Cathedral Quarter and South Belfast.

If you would like to go ahead and set up the service there is a simple online application to complete available below or get in touch for more information.

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Great few days of learning and reflection at 'Bautopia 5 Culture and Creativity Conference on Ecological and Financial Sustainability in the creative and cultural sectors' in Bologna! Now off to Venice for a weekend of fun!
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In the meantime, here's a quick introduction!

@makeitfashion.bt - local sustainable emerging fashion brand

@verahylands - a super talented artist with a mission to support NI woodlands through her work 

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Downloadable cashflow forecast template! Similar to a budget, a cashflow forecast helps you to plan ahead for your creative business it will show you if you will have enough cash to run the business or expand it. It will also show you when more cash is going out of the business than in. We have included a downloadable Excel template linked to the budget template to make it simple for you to get started with putting together your own cashflow forecast for your creative business. Link below or in profile 

https://blickstudios.org/resources/useful-finance-resources-links/
Today's finance resource for emerging creatives is a budget template that you can download from our website as an excel document and complete for your creative business. �Putting together a budget for your creative business will help you to understand your costs, plan out your expenses and reach your goals. It's also not as complicated as it seems, we have included a downloadable excel budget template on the resources section of our website to help you to put one together for your business (link in our bio or below):

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�Today for our finance resources for emerging creatives we are sharing what you need to include on an invoice, something that seems obvious, but really isn't when you are starting out!

�You can download an invoice template as a word or PDF document from the 'Resources for Creatives' section of our website (link in bio or below) that you can then customise for your creative business!

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Thanks again to everyone who came along to @stephaniesaloli's creative talk last Wednesday evening and to Stephanie for giving such a great talk with so many insights and lessons for emerging creatives, as always we will be doing a wee event write up over coming weeks of the key lessons!
This week we have been thrilled to have been able to help with @belfastdesignwk  and @the_design_salon 's Sustainable Pop-up Design Museum as part of the RE(act) Festival by the @linenquarter in the Europa Hotel today and tomorrow!

If you are attending any events at the festival or just passing by you can pop by to take a look at the Pop-up Design Museum on the 2nd floor!

The Pop-up Design Museum feature 5 local designers incorporating sustainability into their work

- Sam Lynas Co-founder of @get.haru @helpandreuse a tech startup focused on circular fashion

- Azhar Murtuza Founder of @born_maverick a food innovation company

- Stéphanie Heckman @stephaniesaloli a graphic recorder and visual facilitator focusing on working on climate and sustainability events

- Lee Robb founder of Positive Carrickfergus and Co-founder of Carrick Greengrocers @carrickgrocers

- Emily McIlwaine @emtextiles Woven Designer and Horticulturalist

You can also read fab interviews with each of them on sustainability and their design practice over on the Belfast Design Week Website www.belfastdesignweek.com
We are so excited through our @the_design_salon collab as part of the �@linenquarter 's �RE[act] Festival 2024 to have Learning Experience Designer Peter Worth join us for a workshop on November 13th, 3-4.30pm in the Europa Hotel.

Peter works at the intersection of design thinking, professional learning, leadership, and culture change. Consulting globally and based in Northern Ireland, Peter’s work focuses on helping teams to elevate local brilliance and use the mindsets of human-centred design to create change so their users can thrive. In recent years, he has worked closely with the Stanford d.school and Catalyst.

Informed by his background in education, Peter has developed a design practice that balances analytical and creative problem-solving. His belief that great progress can be made by taking the time to listen first has positioned him to guide people through their initial discomfort with design to discover skills they did not know they had and to help educators recognize their power in the transformation of schools as a part of a larger story of impact. In addition, Peter works with K12 schools, universities, businesses, and non-profit organizations to promote local innovation.

Spaces are limited so find out more and grab your free ticket on the events page on our website (link in profile)!
Pollen Studios + Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of “Palette Perspectives” by Blick resident Emanuela Mae Agrini @emanuela_mae_agrini_art

The event will take place on November 7, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, at Pollen’s gallery space located at 7 North Street, Belfast. As part of the Belfast Late Night Art event, this evening will showcase a collection of portrait paintings and fashion illustrations, exploring creativity and individual expression through various subjects and styles.
Another chance to check out the interview we did with Stephanie @stephaniesaloli who is sharing her story at our next Creative Talk on Wednesday evening!

Sign up on our website to hear her story in-person!