July 23rd, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
Answering company phone lines is a vital part of doing business, but when the calls aren’t coming in, the virtual receptionist can do a number of other business tasks for your company.
A virtual receptionist is capable of handling customer service inquiries or taking orders, making sales calls, screen and/or announce your calls, making business travel […]
July 23rd, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
A couple of decades ago assistants were called secretaries. They typically sat right outside the office door, announcing visitors, typing up letters and memos, and fetching fresh cups of coffee. In today’s business world, though, many businesses work in a virtual office environment, where there’s no desk right outside the office door. This doesn’t mean […]
July 23rd, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
Small businesses generally find it easier to increase in size (employee-wise) with virtual office spaces than in physical (traditional) office space, where there may be contracts that overlap, size changes from one year to the next, where lease life-cycles are 3-5 years. By the same token, it’s very difficult to decrease employee numbers in a […]
July 23rd, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
Small businesses considering opening virtual offices may need to also factor in a number of legal issues, particularly if it is decided that employees will work from home.
For one thing, you’ll need to look into the zoning for your or your employees’ homes if you are planning on operating virtual offices through homes. Are they […]
July 23rd, 2008 by Stacey Barrus
Some industry experts suggest that many inner cities – both in America and abroad — will have to be redefined and redesigned as work habits and transportation needs evolve to virtual offices. As companies transition to virtual office spaces, more and more traditional office spaces are left unused and vacant.
This bodes well for suburban areas, […]