Office Space Archive for January, 2009
AnswerNow Offers Answers for Downsized Companies »
Here’s another take on virtual offices: telemessaging services. AnswerNow is pushing that take on the masses. The company is playing off unemployment figures – the rate recently reached 7.2 percent, the highest it’s been in about 16 years – to communicate the benefits of its virtual office services. As AnswerNow sees it, the bleeding job [...]
A Look at Asia’s Serviced Office Growth »
Here at aBetterOffice.com, we spend most of our time considering the executive office industry stateside. But now and again it’s good to broaden the scope of our coverage so we can see what’s going with the industry in the rest of the world. Today is one of those days. That’s because The Executive Centre, a [...]
Phone.com Wins Award for Virtual Office Solution »
We’ve written quite a few posts here about virtual office providers that focus on 800 numbers and international numbers. Phone.com was one of them. Phone.com is an online virtual phone company and portal, offering a suite of phone services designed for entrepreneurs, home offices, small businesses and households. ABetterOffice.com congratulates Phone.com for its latest industry [...]
Stark Opens Executive Office Suites in Scarsdale »
In another sign that the serviced office industry is defying the economic downturn, Stark Business Solutions (SBS) on Monday announced its expansion in Scarsdale. Located in southern Westchester, New York, the site at Scarsdale Village becomes its fourth in the county. The company already runs turnkey, flexible office sites in White Plains, Mount Kisco and [...]
Having a Look See at Meetsee.com »
Meetsee.com. It’s got a catchy name, but is this virtual office any different than the scores of other virtual offices out on the market today? Indeed it is. Halcyon Worlds launched Meetsee.com in November 2008. It’s yet another solution that seems prepared to leverage the down economy with low-cost alternatives to office space. Meetsee.com claims [...]
SmartSpace Sets Up Shop in Miami’s Financial District »
I was scouting around on the Internet for deals on serviced office space in my area. Lo and behold I stumbled upon SmartSpace with an offer for one month free. Located on Brickell Avenue, which is the financial center for Downtown Miami, SmartSpace is offering a good deal on newly remodeled executives office suites with [...]
Zultys Launches MXmeeting Conferencing & Collaboration Solution »
Zultys is preparing for the opportunity with a new product that combines voice, desktop Web interaction, instant messaging, virtual meeting rooms, online presentations and more. Dubbed MXmeeting, the tool aims to connect teleworkers, mobile professionals and in-office entrepreneurs alike to employees, customers and vendors anywhere there’s an Internet connection. This competes, in part, with services [...]
A Real Estate Franchise’s Spin on Virtual Offices »
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. It seems like anybody and everybody is getting into the virtual office industry these days. This time, it’s a real estate franchisor coming at it sideways. Looking for a Virtual Office? Try a Davinci Virtual Office As Area Pro Realty sees it, there’s a clear market [...]
IBM Launches LotusLive for Online Collaboration »
I didn’t cover IBM’s announcement today for my traditional technology news audience, but Big Blue’s latest innovation is ripe for aBetterOffice readers. That’s because it empowers virtual offices and collaboration among mobile professionals that need tools that help them work more productively. At its annual Lotusphere Conference this week, IBM launched LotusLive. It’s a cloud-based [...]
Regus Brings Serviced Offices to Metro Atlanta »
Regus is spreading its wings again. This time the world’s largest serviced office provider has targeted Atlanta, Ga. for expansion. Regus has a handful of reasons why it’s betting on Atlanta as a key city poised to perform well during the economic downturn – and Regus is planning to play a part in helping companies [...]
Officescape Launches New Telework Solution »
Officescape is getting off to a busy start in 2009, no doubt leveraging the credit crunch and the down economy that’s buoying its industry. After broadening its Office on Demand service last week, the company is announcing the launch of its Office@home solution. Office@home does what it sounds like – offers services that allow enterprises [...]
Shared Office Concept Opens Near Philadelphia »
Here’s a real estate entrepreneur who’s getting creative in a down economy… David Halliday, managing partner of Village Centre Properties, has converted a turn-of-the-century factory in Souderton Borough, Pennsylvania into shared office space for rent. Souderton Borough is near Philadelphia. Looking for office space in Philadelphia? Check out all of our office space in Philadelphia [...]
Serviced Office Space Struggles in Small Washington Town »
For all the positive publicity executive office space and virtual offices are getting these days, good ink doesn’t always translate into more foot traffic and better success – especially if you don’t get proactive about getting good ink of your own. One prime example is First National Professional Center in Camano, Washington near Stanwood. This [...]
Virtual office reviews: Weber Media Partners manages virtual office with Onebox and Basecamp »
This is the first in a series of posts covering businesses and their use of virtual office technology. I have spent time recently speaking with companies who provide virtual office services and I have come to realize there is a sea of options that can be daunting and confusing. While this post will not solve [...]
Davinci Launches New Meeting Rooms Reservation Platform »
Davinci Virtual has done it again. Davinci Virtual is already a leading player in the on-demand office solutions market. Now, it’s making moves to compete with Officescape and its expanded on-demand office space platform. Specifically, Davinci Virtual has launched a new Web-based reservation platform that aims to make booking conference rooms and meeting spaces as [...]
Expense Tracking for Mobile Professionals »
With the Consumer Electronics Show underway in Las Vegas this week, I had to take the opportunity to mention technologies for mobile professionals. While there are no doubt plenty of meeting rooms being rented in Vegas, there are also plenty of new mobile technologies being unveiled, from laptops to netbooks to smartphones and beyond. One [...]
Plantronics has great products for mobile professionals and virtual workers »
I decided I would take a break from the typical post and do a gadget review that is geared toward mobile professionals and virtual workers. If I get a good response to this, I may try to do a few more. I decided to review a relatively unexciting product, but one that can be a [...]
Officescape Launches Expands Savvy “On Demand” Marketing Program »
Officescape is moving onward and upward again. The company first launched its Office on Demand services about a year ago. Now, it’s expanding the service at its more than 800 locations around the globe. What is Office on Demand? It’s Officescape’s trademarked service to provide its members fully-furnished office space and meeting rooms in any [...]
GoVirtual Launches Virtual Office in D.C. Metro »
GoVirtual. It’s yet another new virtual office upstart. When I say new, I mean brand spanking new. This company was founded in 2009, and we’re only eight days into the year! GoVirtual bills itself as being part of the Washington, D.C. metro area. That’s accurate enough but may mislead some. GoVirtual’s actual physical address is [...]
Virtual Offices Generate Media Buzz »
Yesterday, I wrote about a real estate broker in Lakeland, Fla. who was venturing into the virtual office business to diversity his revenue stream in a down commercial real estate market. Wouldn’t you know it? Today I heard about Denver business owners looking to virtual offices to cut costs. Call it a bona fide nationwide [...]
Citizens Business Center continues expansion in 2009 »
Jennifer LeClaire recently wrote about Citizens Business Center’s (CBC) expansion in northern California and the regional manager, Michelle Langford, commented on our site about their plans to continue expanding. I decided to give her a call to discuss. Normally, a small executive suite company’s plans to expand wouldn’t necessarily be on the top of the [...]
Lakeland Virtual Office Market Heats Up »
Despite the growing prevalence of telecommuting and home-based companies, it’s still not always possible to do business in your bathrobe. That’s the attention-getting lede of an article in the Polk County Business Journal about serviced offices. The article is about a Lakeland, Fla.-based broker who is diversifying his business. Instead of focusing solely on the [...]
Virtual Office Spin-Offs Springing Up in Down Economy »
One of the downsides of a virtual office is the distributed workforce. How can you find employees who are self-starting, initiative-takers that you don’t need to baby sit? It seems the market is answering that question for itself. In addition to college programs that are training virtual assistants for the real world, I have noticed [...]
Executive Office Suite Discounts in Cary »
I just stumbled upon a special promotion for an executive office suite complex in Cary, North Carolina. In fact, this serviced office space is found in a landmark building – the Lawrence Building – making it a strategic location in this southern city. Kildaire Office Suites was running a year-end special for new tenants – [...]
