Office Space Archive for December, 2008
Tips to Organize Your Office Space »
2009 is right around the corner. Will you start the year off with a cluttered office space that leaves you pulling out your hair when you can’t find that sticky note with the important phone number in Spain? Or will you organize your office space for maximum productivity that gives you an advantage over the [...]
Global Virtual Office Solutions Sets Record Straight »
In an effort to demonstrate how virtual offices are making the world a smaller place, I wrote a post on Monday about Global Virtual Office Solutions, an Ireland-based virtual office provider that specializes in international services. As I investigated the company’s website, I wound up with lots of good answers about what Global Virtual Office [...]
Launch of aBetterOffice is official! »
Jennifer LeClaire and I have been writing about executive suites, virtual offices and other information related to mobile professionals and telecommuters since late October, but MSNBC helped us make the launch of aBetterOffice official last week. Just because we made the launch official doesn’t mean we aren’t making changes. In fact, we have a number of [...]
Go Global with Global Virtual Solutions »
Globalization. It’s a big word, but it doesn’t have to be a big expense when you turn to virtual office solutions that serve up international services. Global Virtual Office Solutions is a prime example. This company is based in Ireland, but offers global city telephone lines that will forward to any telephone number worldwide. That [...]
Spelling Out Serviced Office Benefits »
I just read an article in mydigitalfc.com about how the economic slowdown and the growing layoffs are forcing companies to opt for ready-to-use serviced offices instead of renting or leasing out office space. I see that angle played up a lot today — because it’s true. Here are some of the talking points the article [...]
Citizens Business Center Communicates Executive Office Value »
At Citizens Business Center the tagline is “Very Prestigious. Very Affordable.” This executive office suite provider claims to offer premium traditional office space at a non-traditional cost in both Rocklin and Sacramento. The Rocklin facility just recently opened. Citizens Business Center’s mission is to “deliver maximum value to our clients by providing prestigious, state-of-the-art, affordable [...]
Barrister Executive Suites Expand in So. California »
Barrister Executive Suites is gearing up for a profitable 2009. Indeed, Barrister, which describes itself as a plug-n-play office space provider, sees gold in the hills of Southern California’s office market. With strategic growth in mind, the company has announced it will expand its footprint by opening a new location at 5023 North Parkway Calabasas [...]
St. Rose Executive Suites Taps Social Media Marketing »
At St. Rose, the “lights are always on.” Las Vegas-based St. Rose Executive Suites is making a publicity push to close out 2008 and seems poised to leverage social media marketing in 2009 and beyond. In its latest search engine optimized press release, the company says it’s different from most Class A Las Vegas executive [...]
Is RingCentral Music to the Mobile Professional’s Ears? »
The virtual PBX business is growing more competitive – and that’s good news for mobile professionals looking for a specific feature set. Although there are standard staples of 800 number services, vendors are carving out niches with specialized services to differentiate themselves. RingCentral is a hosted multi-extension business phone service worth checking out. Its mission [...]
Messaging, Collaboration and the Virtual Office »
If you are running a virtual office, then keeping the lines of communication wide open is vital to your success. You can’t practically manage a virtual office and a distributed workforce without messaging and collaboration. Indeed, when it comes to the pros and cons of virtual offices, the foundation of your experience is built on [...]
xPert Office offers virtual collaboration tools »
It’s been said teamwork makes the dream work. Indeed, collaboration is key in today’s workplace. But with distributed workforces and virtual offices, collaborating isn’t as easy as meeting in the conference room at 2 p.m. sharp with your Starbucks coffee. Or is it? Virtual office technologies have improved by leaps and bounds over the last [...]
Demystifying the virtual office? »
Many people are confused about what a virtual office is — and they are justified. The confusion stems from its multiple meanings that are all very similar. Often it comes from the point of view of the person who is using the term (you’ll see what I mean in these definitions). I don’t know if [...]
New Executive Suites Planned for Charlotte »
Looking for Charlotte office space? This major North Carolina hub will soon have a new option on the office rental market at the up and coming Stone Gate Business Center on Ballantyne Commons Parkway.
Phone.com Helps U.S. Companies Go Global »
So you want to do business overseas? Well, that doesn’t mean you need to pick up your bag, book a flight to London and rent a serviced office from Avanta or Regus. In fact, it doesn’t even mean you have to use the virtual office services of the leading global executive office suite brands. Phone.com [...]
Green Serviced Offices: A 2009 Trend? »
With the appointment of his environmental team, experts are convinced President-elect Obama is signaling that the environment will be a serious priority in his administration. It does appear that the U.S. is taking a new direction, with the appointment of what amounts to a ‘green dream team.’ The Obama team has committed to creating 5 [...]
Mark Lozner leaves Office Suites PLUS »
Mark D. Lozner, former Vice President of Operations for Office Suites PLUS, has recently left the company. Office Suites PLUS is one of the largest US based executive suite companies in the country with 35 locations and expansions plans that will get them to 40 by Q1 2009. Lozner has been with the company since the [...]
Regus businessworld membership for mobile workforce, part 1 »
Regus is increasing its focus on marketing Regus businessworld membership packages. I recently received an (automated) email from the North American VP of Sales offering me the free version of their membership that allows the mobile worker access to Regus facilities and services. So I signed up, and they promised to send me a welcome [...]
Learning from Serviced Offices “Down Under” »
Serviced offices are catching on all over the world – even Down Under. Christie Offices, a brand of fully furnished serviced offices and virtual offices in Australia, is offering a laundry list of amenities and locations for its target audience. What can other executive suite providers – and their clients – learn from what Christie [...]
Virtual Offices Go Back to School »
It seems technology makes the office world go ‘round – or at least some colleges and universities are preparing for that reality. Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. – a community college just about 30 minutes from the state capitol and 100 miles east of San Francisco – is on the cutting edge of higher education [...]
A Customer “Serviced” Office »
Customer service. It’s a key differentiator in any industry and the serviced office rental market is no different. After all, it’s much harder to find a new client than keep one you already have. In a Coldwell Banker/Harris Interactive study, nine out of 10 consumers surveyed declared that great customer service is “very or extremely” [...]
Interview the executive suite staff before you decide »
Most businesses that use executive suites say that they select an office suite due to its convenience and its prestigious location, the value it provides, the image it offers, its flexibility (especially compared to inflexible lease terms of traditional commercial real estate), or just sheer convenience. But those reasons alone aren’t enough to select an [...]
Managing Virtual Workers in Virtual Offices »
I read an article from Entrepreneur.com about virtual office management and effective communication. It said this: entrepreneurs who don’t catch up or keep up with the latest advances in technology and management are doomed to fall behind. The article goes on to tout the benefits of a virtual office, defined as an office where employees [...]
Have you GotVMail? »
You’ve GotVMail – or you could. In our quest to keep you up to date on the most useful technologies and services for entrepreneurs and small business owners, today we’re taking a look at GotVMail. The company bills itself as the entrepreneur’s phone system. In fact, two young entrepreneurs who needed a radically different kind [...]
Techspace is rockin’ in Chelsea with Spin Magazine »
I recently spent a couple of days in New York City visiting lots of serviced office space. I estimated that I went by 75 serviced offices in Midtown down to Wall Street alone – I didn’t even make it above 60th Street, nor to any of the other boroughs. With so many offices to feature, [...]
Relationship building with your executive suite co-tenants »
In conversations with tenants at executive suites, one of the recurring themes I’ve heard is an interest in marketing to the other executive suite tenants. I believe this concept is the most overlooked benefit of having an office at an executive suite. While there are quite a few individual executive suite operators who hold socials, [...]
Coworking from the mouths of coworkers »
Coworking is quite a bit different concept than executive offices but I like to cover it here at aBetterOffice as part of our dedication to helping people find an office that is right for them. Coworking addresses the need for a worker to be part of a community. Often those who choose to work in [...]
Arizona broker opens Tucson executive suites »
In the latest move in the Arizona office market, Tucson Realty & Trust Co. has opened Wilmot Corporate Executive Suites to fill what it has deemed a growing need for affordable office space in a down economy. “The national economic upheaval caused some businesses to reduce their office space requirements, based on feedback we received [...]
Economy doesn’t stop office suite in Naples – Ft. Myers area »
Bonita Bay Group, a community development company based in Bonita Springs, FL has opened a new executive office suite between Naples and Ft. Myers called The Brooks Executive Suites. There isn’t much information on it yet as the website is not complete. However, a quick search finds they are posting on Craigslist. They have office [...]
Regus expands in Latin America »
Latin America is a booming market – and the serviced office concept is making strong inroads there. The Regus Group is expanding its growth opportunities in Latin America. Regus last week said it would extend its executive office suite footprint in the region with the opening of its first business center in Asuncion, Paraguay’s capital [...]
