Although telecommuting has been an option for employees of mid- to large-sized companies for a while now, it is now becoming clear that utilizing virtual offices can be beneficial for a wide range of companies, even those that would traditionally be run out of the home.
A major positive to using virtual offices is the […]
Sometimes, a home-based business can almost immediately become successful, with the services being requested by more and more potential clients. Sounds fantastic, right? But what happens when the business owner is the only employee? It’s hard for one person to juggle every aspect to running a successful business and that’s where virtual […]
You’ve got a fantastic business plan, ample financial backing, a couple of great employees signed on, and a list of potential clients a mile long, but one thing you haven’t yet sorted out about your new small business is the Where. In other words, where should the office space be?
It’s a daunting issue, […]
A critical part of a positive customer experience on the telephone begins with the very first moment a company representative picks up the phone. All too often, these days, customers reach automated receptionists, but a growing trend of virtual receptionists should soon please customers all over the world.
Having a human on the other end […]
Many businesses today may be wrestling with a pricey matter: does the importance of having an impressive office address outweigh the exorbitant costs of a long-term corporate lease arrangement? The good news is that this question may be moot now, thanks to a growing service today known as the virtual office.
By signing […]
Your existing office lease is coming up for renewal and, honestly, you and your business partners aren’t wholly convinced that you need to stay where you are. Unanticipated expenses associated with the office lease have encouraged a lot of talk about switching over to virtual offices instead.
This could be a fantastic move for your […]
It’s a commonly-known problem in the business world: many customers today dislike, no, hate automated phone systems. There are websites dedicated to sharing the secret code to dial to get a human on the line, comedians have routines about the human-esque “voices” that answer customer service lines, and countless office managers endlessly repeat the mantra […]
You might think your small business is not big enough or busy enough to justify hiring an assistant, but the truth is that every minute of your business time that you spend on administrative or business tasks is a minute you could be spending in a more efficient and possibly lucrative way. In other […]
Many small business owners today may be wondering if it’s time to expand their businesses into other areas, other cities. It seems like it would be a potentially lucrative move, to open offices in a new city and have ready access to an entirely new customer base in the area. But one thing […]
Imagine if Ward Cleaver didn’t have to leave his pleasant home each day to drive to an office and put in eight hours’ worth of work. Imagine that, instead, the Wally and the Beav’s dad could work out of his home office. He would have been there when the kids got home from […]
