1) Do I want to move out of my home office
into a professional setting?
Many small businesses thrive from working out of their home
because it reduces overhead, helps you to avoid rush hour traffic, which allows you to
focus more on your business. However, whenever the need arises for the home based business
owner to meet face to face with a client or potential investor, the question arises as to
the location of the meeting. Rather than meet in a busy coffee shop, or any other
unreliable location; shared office space allows you to book fully catered meeting rooms by
the minute, the hour, or the day. Many times however, the home based business owner grows
to wanting a full time receptionist, office, and meeting rooms, and solicits the services
of business centers to get them set up with out the hassle.
2) Do I need flexible and competitive lease terms?
Shared office offers flexible and competitive lease terms
on a monthly, semi-annually, and yearly basis. All you need to do is visit a business
center in your desired working location, and discuss with the office manager what you are
looking for, or what you need, and the office manager can design a package suitable to
your needs. The great thing about the shared office concept is that you can operate from
multiple locations. Business Centers are located almost anywhere these days.
3) Do I want a live receptionist answering my own line in
my company name?
Yes! Who wouldn't want a live receptionist/administrative
assistant answering their phone and greeting their clients, as well as catering to their
meetings, and helping with presentations. The added benefit is that you don’t need to
set up a payroll system to hire this receptionist nor do you need to pay an added cost for
this service. When you choose a business center, a live receptionist comes included!
4) Do I want a single fully furnished office with an
instant telephone number?
Typically business centers operate in much the same way,
you will be provided with your own telephone number with as many extensions as you wish,
as well as the ability to patch to an outside phone line. Perhaps you do not need an
office, but you do need a telephone answering plan or mail plan to give your business a
more professional touch and an added competitive advantage; that is the benefit of shared
office plans.
5) Do I want a receptionist to meet, greet and announce my
visitors?
Professionalism is key to the success of any business. Just
imagine your client walking in to a corporate office building, being greeted by a friendly
receptionist, escorted to your meeting room, and offered coffee, tea, or juice while they
wait for you to arrive. This particular scenario comes in handy when you might be running
late for your meeting. Receptionists will greet, receive and announce your visitors.
6) Do I want High-speed Internet access through a T3?
Well in this day and age, it’s all about faster,
bigger, better. If you want access to all of the technological tools available to help you
and your business succeed, and the best part is that you don't have to pay any extra costs
for this. A business center offers the best and latest technology and come equipped with
wired and wireless Internet access, projection capability, internet, fax, conference
calling, photocopier, scanner, and much more.
7) Do I only need a ‘VIRTUAL” representation of
my business?
Many people are not aware that most business centers can
also offer a virtual representation. Virtual Representation is the technical term for
business owners and operators who have all the benefits of a corporate office setting, and
none of the added costs and hassle. A business owner could own a phone line with a live
answer receptionist, voice mail, call transfer and patching to any local and/or long
distance number, a mail box, and a live receptionist to greet any unexpected guest,
without placing too big a burden on your operating budget. If a company is looking to
expand, downsize, or looking to present a more professional image, virtual representation
at a business center just may be the best and cheapest solution.
While the majority of people still work in conventional
offices, a growing number are now working from home, working from off-site locations, or
working on the go. For many of these companies and individuals, office space needs to be a
movable feast.
Business Centers offer businesses, large and small, the
opportunity to rent office space for an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, or more.
These flex space offices come fully equipped with all services supplied. From receptionist
and administrative support to communications systems, from conference rooms to catering
facilities, these offices have it all. All you have to do is move in and get to work.
Whether you need a meeting room for an hour, a conference
room for a day, or office space for a year or until retirement, this flexible approach to
office rental provides a viable solution for a wide variety of companies with
unconventional requirements. Companies use business centers for a combination of reasons.
This concept is ideal for people who have out-grown their home offices, for professional
service advisors, new business start -ups and branch offices. Shared office space is about
flexibility, convenience, saving time and saving money.
So, if you have answered YES to any one of the above
questions, you may be in the market for a new professional representation of your
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