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If You Can’t Escape Your Office Space for Christmas…
Published December 22nd, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK--Are you working during over Christmas? Bah! Humbug! The Christmas holidays are usually a time when people get away from their executive office suites, coworking facility, virtual office space—or wherever else they work—and take a bit of a breather or spend some quality time with the kids. But that’s not true ...
Mobile Workers May Welcome AlwaysOnPC
Published December 7th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK-Chances are you are hearing more and more about the mobile workforce—heck, you may even be a card-carrying member. If so, you probably have your antenna up for solutions that will help you keep business moving forward whether you are on the road, in a coworking facility or using ...
Workspaces Offers Mobile Entrepreneurs Online Collaboration Hub
Published October 31st, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK-It all starts with a big idea. And IdeaCrossing, a free online community that helps entrepreneurs connect with mentors, experts, service providers, investors and other resources, just launched Workspaces to help you get that idea off the ground. Workspaces turns the alternative office space concept on its head by taking ...
Deskmag Publishes All Things Coworking
Published September 19th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
BERLIN-Being in the online publishing industry, aBetterOffice.com runs across a number of news outlets that publish information on coworking office space facilities. There are major newspapers like the New York Times and regional business journals and technology magazines. Then there’s deskmag. Deskmag offers content galore on all things coworking, with headlines ...
Regus: Retaining Office Workers Means Having Good Manners
Published August 29th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK-Whether you work in an executive office suite, a virtual office space—or a full floor in one of the tallest buildings in New York City, there is a common denominator in today’s business world. It’s all about the talent, baby. Even as the economic climate remains tumultuous, employers of all ...
Open Office Space Layouts Make Employees Behave Better
Published August 25th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK-A few days ago, we looked at a study that suggested companies that employ open office layouts and work-from-home strategies are seeing better space utilization, employee engagement, and retention, as well as less employee misconduct. In part one of this series, we looked at the first three factors. Now, we’ll ...
Regus Webinars Focus On Money-Saving Office Space Strategies
Published August 24th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
DALLAS-If you are into webinars—and if you are in to saving money on workplace strategies—then you don’t want to miss these two Internet-based events. PeopleCube and Regus are teaming up to offer two live webinars entitled, “Modern Workplace Now: Achieving Cost Reductions with Flexible Workspace Strategies.” In these free webinars, PeopleCube ...
Study: Australian Companies Driving Flexible Work Trend
Published July 28th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
DALLAS-Australia is on the cutting edge of the flexible workforce. What could your company learn from these flexible workplaces Down Under? Plenty, if you take the results of a new Regus study to heart. A just-released Regus report reveals that almost nine out of 10 companies in Australia are offering their ...
OBCAI Webinar Focuses on Choosing Phone Systems
Published July 18th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
IRVINE, CA-Is your business center considering a new phone system purchase? If so, then you don’t want to miss the Office Business Center Association’s latest webinar. Entitled “Phone Systems Purchase: The Considerations and the Options,” the information-packed webinar will offer you an opportunity to get inside the head of an experienced ...
Regus CEO Discusses Death of ‘Normal Working Hours’
Published July 12th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK-Part of the promise of executive office suites and virtual office space is flexibility, efficiency and productivity. But where you set up your office space—whether at home, in an executive office suite, at a coworking facility or in an airplane—isn’t the only factor in your productivity or your career ...
How Do Executive Office Suites and Social Media Mix?
Published June 23rd, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
NEW YORK CITY-Regus has put out a new study—and this time it has nothing to do with executive office suites. But it does have plenty to do with what small business owners may be doing within the four walls of that private office space. According to Regus, the last year has ...
OBCAI Webinar Tackles Virtual Office Transition Issues
Published June 16th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
Does your business center have a virtual office space offering? If not, you are leaving money on the table—and you may want to attend the next Office Business Centers Association International webinar to get up to speed on how to enter the virtual office world by leveraging your current technology ...
Should You Choose Traditional Office Space or Executive Office Suites?
Published June 2nd, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
CHICAGO-Is it time for you to move out of your home office lease office space in a building somewhere close by? You have plenty of options today, from traditional office space to executive office suites to coworking facilities. The latter two options are less frightening because they require less commitment. Indeed, ...
Virtual Receptionists, Answering Services, VAs, Oh My!
Published March 9th, 2011 by Mike Sullivan
We have a guest blogger today, Katie Wilson from Ruby Receptionists, who is going to teach us a little about the world of Virtual Receptionists. We can all agree: missed phone calls mean missed opportunities. Whether you’re concerned about losing potential clients or neglecting current customers, having someone to answer the ...
OBCAI Showcases ‘The Latest in Video Conferencing’
Published February 23rd, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
Did you know Office Business Center Association International (OBCAI) webinars are now free to all members of the association? That’s right, if you are a member, you don’t have to pay the $149 to glean the wisdom offered in these monthly online seminars. Whether you have to pay or not, you ...
Webinar Explores Intelligent Office Space
Published February 10th, 2011 by Jennifer LeClaire
Within the realm of alternative workplace strategies come concepts like virtual office space and intelligent offices. A lot of it has to do with saving energy. I came across an interesting PeopleCube webinar that’s scheduled for later today that would be good fodder for any executive office suites facility looking for ...
OBCAI Webinar Focuses on SEO for OBCs
Published December 8th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Over a billion business searches are performed online every month and the number is growing each year. What are your customers searching for? Do they find your Web site? The latest webinar from the Office Business Center Association International (OBCAI) spells out the ABCs of SEO for OBCs. If that’s too ...
Servcorp Launches iPhone Meeting App
Published November 30th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Servcorp is working to prove its on the cutting-edge of high technology. The serviced office space giant just rolled out a free iPhone app. Regus rolled out an iPhone app in September, making Servcorp a bit late to the party but still far enough ahead of the curve to get some ...
Webinar: Meeting Room Space of the Future
Published November 10th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
IRVINE, CA-I love predictions about the future—the future of automobiles, the future of home automation—the future of office space. The Office Business Center Association International, or OBCAI, is taking a sneak peak into the future with its November webinar. On November 17 at 3 p.m., get comfortable in an ergonomic chair ...
Twitter Tips for Executive Office Suites Providers
Published November 1st, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Are you using Twitter? Twitter added 30 million members in the last two months alone, according to a Monday morning New York Times article. The microblogging service now has about 175 million users. Let me ask a different question: Is your executive office suites brand using Twitter the right way? You ...
OBCAI Webinar Looks at Cloud Computing Benefits
Published October 14th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
IRVINE, CALIF.-Have you ever heard of cloud computing? If not, you need to get up to speed on this wave of technology—and consider how tapping into it could benefit your business center. That’s why the Office Business Center Association International, or OBCAI, is holding a webinar on the topic. Entitled “Cloud ...
Q & A: Barrister’s Gates Talks California Serviced Office Space
Published September 22nd, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Carrie Gates knows California business centers. The vice president of sales and marketing for Barrister Executive Suites, a business center operator in Southern California, has about as much experience as anybody when it comes to promoting the virtues of executive office suites in the Golden State. Combine that with broader industry ...
Q & A: Gates Gets Real About Serviced Office Industry
Published September 21st, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Carrie Gates is a bold woman—and one who understands the challenges the office business center industry faces today. Gates, vice president of sales and marketing for Barrister Executive Suites, a business center operator in Southern California, and former president of the Office Business Center Association International, is a true leader in ...
Q & A: Barrister’s Gates Discusses OBCAI Lessons
Published September 20th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Strong industry associations are a must in any industry. Of course, where there are opportunities, there are challenges. Carrie Gates, vice president of sales and marketing for Barrister Executive Suites, a business center operator in Southern California, knows the opportunities and challenges all too well. That’s because Gates is also former ...
OBCAI Seminar Focuses on Sales Funnel Management
Published September 13th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Are you ready for the next Office Business Center Association International webinar? You won’t have to wait long. It’s broadcasting on Sept. 15, 2010 at 3 p.m. EST. The topic: “Managing Your Sales Funnel with a Customized CRM.” The expert: Jason Timeier, an area manager for Fenley Office Suites in Lousiville, Ky. ...
Q & A: Becky Simi Discusses Virtual Office Marketing
Published August 26th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Virtual offices are hot, hot and double hot. Yet many serviced office operators remain focused on renting full-time office space—partly because they don’t understand the benefits of putting an emphasis on virtual offices. Becky Simi, managing partner and director of Sales at Pacific Business Centers, is tackling that challenge at her ...
Q & A: Susan Smith Discusses Training Strategies
Published August 5th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
If you've ever questioned the value of training managers and other employees in your serviced office center, a 10-minute talk with Susan Smith will change your mind. Smith, Executive Director of the Alliance Academy, is passionate about training. Training has always been the life blood of Smith's serviced office career. Before ...
July OBCAI Webinar Focuses on Telecom
Published July 14th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Are you ready to learn about next generation of telecom? That’s the subject of the Office Business Center Association International’s (OBCAI) July Webinar—and it’s vital if you want to run a competitive, successful serviced office space. The OBCAI understands that its members have a unique set of telecommunications requirements. For example, ...
USA Today Columnist Endorses Executive Office Suites
Published May 10th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
You know you've hit the big time when you show up in USA Today. Executive office suites are the topic of Steve Strauss' Ask an Expert column in Monday's Small Business Section. The article is entitled "Ask an Expert: How to grow your home-based business." A woman named "Maggie" asks this ...
OBCAI May Webinar Focuses on VoIP
Published May 6th, 2010 by Jennifer LeClaire
Need to learn more about call answering systems? Then check out this Office Business Center Association International’s (OBCAI) next webinar. On May 12 at 3 p.m. EST, OBCAI will launch its May webinar entitled, “Single Site Call Answering System and Voice Over IP: Your Clients Are Now Ready For It!” This ...
