Whether you're an entrepreneur, a company director or a frequent traveler, receiving mail for a company remains a priority that contributes to the smooth running of the business or entrepreneurial activity. What's more, a company's activity is not linear. You may have to move premises, or your company may be closed for periods of time.
Having your mail forwarded to you is a flexible solution that will make your company's day-to-day mail management easier and less time-consuming.
Here are a few points to help you make sense of your company's mail forwarding.
Flexibility and simplicity
Definition: Mail forwarding means that you receive your company 's mail through an intermediary. This intermediary can be either La Poste, which redirects your business mail to another address, or a domiciliation company which receives your mail and redirects it to you.
Forwarding your company 's mail means that your senders send mail to you at one address, but you receive it at another, either because your situation changes, or because your company is domiciled at an address where you are not physically present. This is the case of domiciliation companies.
Your situation changes: you're often away but still want to receive your mail, you're moving house or you've simply changed your company's address. To keep your business running smoothly and efficiently, you can have your mail forwarded by La Poste.
La Poste offers solutions that enable you to receive your company's mail on a daily basis, whatever it may be: letters, parcels, registered mail, press, magazines, priority mail. You can opt for either a permanent or temporary national forwarding package.
Permanent or temporary forwarding
If you choose the permanent option, it will cost you €100 for 12 months, renewable once. If you choose the temporary option, you will be charged between €48 and €57, depending on the period you choose.
You also have the option of having your mail forwarded abroad according to your needs. This is the international forwarding offer, available for 6 or 12 months.
The Post Office isn't the only solution you can think of. Domiciliary companies are a good alternative for forwarding your mail. In addition to having a prestigious address that will help you gain notoriety, choosing to have your mail forwarded by a domiciliation company means you won't have to deal with all the constraints associated with receiving and managing your mail. These include receiving bulky parcels or those requiring a signature.
The solutions offered by these companies allow you to benefit not only from the processing of your mail, but also from its forwarding according to your needs. You can have all or part of your business mail forwarded to you. Forwarding can take place at predefined times. This gives you greater flexibility, so you don't have to worry about managing your mail whether you're present or absent.
Direct debit with mail management
In the case of these domiciliation companies, which can house you just by your postal address or offer you an office, rates must be discussed directly with them. They will forward your mail or make it available to you. You'll need to draw up a binding contract with them, which generally specifies the procedure for handling your mail and the cost of forwarding. You can also opt to have your mail scanned and made available to you on a personalized server.
Mail forwarding at SeDomicilier
SeDomicilier offers a simple, efficient solution for managing company mail. With included services such as daily scanning and anti-rejection insurance, you benefit from optimized, secure organization. With attractive rates and exclusive benefits, SeDomicilier makes it easy for you to domicile and manage your company's administration.
In conclusion
As you can see, having your mail forwarded to you helps ensure the continuity and quality of your business. Where La Poste offers a simple forwarding service on a fixed-price basis that only lasts for a short time, a domiciliation company gives you flexibility and guarantees optimal management of your mail, in addition to a host of other services. What's more, you can benefit from a prestigious address that will raise your profile and give you greater impact with your customers, while optimizing your organization.
Written by our expert Antoine Dubois
June 28, 2017
