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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.

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 two premises to choose from: our South Belfast address at 51 Malone Road, BT9 6RY or our City Centre Cathedral Quarter address 46 Hill Street, BT1 2LB.

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.

As a virtual office customer, you are entitled to 20% off meeting and boardroom hire fees (free AV equipment use with room hire).

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.

As a virtual office customer, you are entitled to 20% off meeting and boardroom hire fees (free AV equipment use with room hire).

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.

We will let you know via email when any parcels or oversized letters arrive, however unfortunately due to the costs involved all parcels and oversized letters (not including standard large letter sized post) must either be collected at an arranged time from our main premises at 51 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6RY or can be forwarded at an additional cost.

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.

You can choose between our two premises:

South Belfast
51 Malone Road
Belfast, BT9 6RY

or Cathedral Quarter
Belfast City Centre
46 Hill Street
Belfast BT1 2LB.

Blick Shared Studios Malone Road
Blick Shared Studios Malone Road

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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Another chance to see some of the pics from our @womenfolk.co JUNIOR.SENIOR event we hosted last month!
Here we meet and get some advice and insights one of our newist creative residents at Blick video editor Ben O’Neil
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NI CREATIVE HUBS MEETUP #3 BANGOR

This is the third meetup for creative hubs in Northern Ireland to come together, connect, share ideas, and support each other. This time in sunny Bangor, where we will be visiting:

Boom Studios @boom.studios

Seacourt Print Workshop @seacourtprints

The Courthouse @courthousebangor

If you are involved with running or working in a creative hub in Northern Ireland, we would love for you to join us at this our third meetup.

This series of events is a collaborative project between Blick Shared Studios and Boom Studios

�Book your ticket on our website (link in profile) ✨️
Thanks again to everyone who came to our last Blick Academy talk last Wednesday evening. We have our Womenfolk JUNIOR.SENIOR event this Saturday then will be taking a little break from events over the summer while we get ourselves organised for Autumn/ Winter when we are hoping to also introduce some more practical workshops. Let us know if there is anything you would like us to cover!
Just over a week to go until our Womenfolk JUNIOR.SENIOR event on Saturday 15th June with two amazing creative women sharing their stories! 

SENIOR SPEAKER: ESTABLISHED CREATIVE - NUALA CONVERY - @wee.nuls 

Wee Nuls (Nuala) is a multi-disciplinary artist and creative director based in Belfast. She works in a number of mediums including spray paint, hand drawn and digital illustration, and printmaking. Wee Nuls street art murals can be seen across Belfast and have become a part of the visual identity of the city over the past few years. She is inspired by challenging gender inequalities, beauty ideals, sexism, and raising awareness for feminist issues in a playful way. 

JUNIOR SPEAKER: EMERGING CREATIVE - MAJA SZOTKIEWICZ - OWNER OF MAJUKOOO - @majukooo 

Maja Szotkiewicz is the founder of Majukooo (selling her illustrated stationery, prints and jewellery online) , and is currently in her final year of her Graphic Design and Illustration undergraduate degree at Ulster University. Maja's work is inspired by everyday, imperfect moments, as she believes finding beauty in the mundane is the key to true happiness. Maja has been featured in Belfast Telegraph's 30 under 30 list in 2024, was a finalist at the NI Social Media Awards in the 'Entrepreneurial Student of the Year' category in 2023 and has her products stocked in 49 stockists in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada. 

EVENT DETAILS 

Event Date(s): June 15, 2024
Event Time: 11.30am
Location: Blick Shared Studios, Hill Street, Belfast BT1 2LB
Book through website (link in profile) 🌼 🌸 ♥️ ✨️
A quick summary of the month of May at Blick! you can find details on everything on our website! Link in profile 🌟 🌟 🌟
Happy Monday! Start the week by checking out our latest roundup of funding, support, opportunities, events, exhibitions and festivals for NI creatives. 

Read the full listings including links on our blog on our website (link in profile)
Another chance to find out a bit more about Saul Duffin founder of YEO magazine who is speaking at our next Blick Academy event next Wednesday evening at 7pm in our Hill St studios!

You can read the full interview on our blog or get your free tickets on our website!
Less that a week to go until our next Blick Academy Creative Talk with Saul Duffin, founder of YEO Magazine, sharing his creative story and only a couple of tickets left!

EVENT DETAILS:

Event Date(s): June 5, 2024
Event Time: 7pm
Location: Blick Shared Studios, 46 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LB
Cost: Free

Book on our website ✨️ (link in profile)

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Off for the bank holiday and wanting to work on your creative business idea? The next exercise on our resources for creatives section on our website is now available to view and download

Exercise 4 - Understanding Your "Why" or Your purpose

Your “Why” or purpose is the reason you have formed your creative practice boiled down to a single sentence (or two). This exercise will help you to understand your purpose and communicate it to the world.

Downloadable PDF and Word Versions available on our website ✨️ (link in profile)