by Courtney Ramirez on February 3, 2012
Have you heard about coworking? For entrepreneurs and solo service professionals, coworking is a great way to emulate the best parts of working in an office while still keeping your flexibility and freedom as an independent business owner. Using a shared office space to cowork with other professionals can bring you more opportunities, cost savings and a legitimate conference space to meet with clients.
Here are five unique benefits that you can get from coworking in a shared office space.
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by Tracy Wilson on October 26, 2011
- Serviced Workspaces offer
more than just a mailbox.
Typically, someone looking for a mailbox to rent is an entrepreneur or small business owner simply looking for a way to keep their home address (where they actually work) hidden from their clients, and to separate business communication from home bills and catalogs. For many, picking up the mail is simply a chore - get in and get out as quickly as possible. The US Postal Service provides a variety of sized mailboxes to rent at very reasonable prices; and a P.O. Box, while not ideal, is an acceptable option for legitimate business. Also, it is common for a variety of package service companies and copy franchises (think The UPS Store & FedEx Office) to locate next to Post Office locations to provide convenient access for additional business services.
However, many small business owners do not realize that a Serviced Workspace Business (AKA Executive Suites or Office Business Centers) can also provide a monthly mailbox rental, but the myriad of additional advantages these locations provide may mean less chore and more business opportunity.
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by Courtney Ramirez on April 19, 2011
Even though there are 38 million home-based businesses, according to the U.S. Census, there is still a pervasive stigma against those who work from home. The perception is that home-based business owners are running a hobby business, are unprofessional, or are some type of scam.
The truth is that the vast majority of home businesses are not only serious and professional – but many are actually doing better than traditional brick and mortar businesses. Operating a business from a home office can help increase your productivity, keep your overhead low, and set your business up for success. In fact, both Apple and Dell were started from home – as were countless other successful companies.
If you’re running your business from a home office and are concerned about how perceptions will affect your’ success, there are steps you can take to give your business a professional edge while still maintaining the flexibility and freedom that you currently enjoy from being home-based.
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by Courtney Ramirez on December 14, 2010
One of our Sacramento Coworking Spaces
Isolation is one of the most common reasons people hesitate to work from home or telecommute. Although there’s nothing in the world like being able to work from home, there are drawbacks. The traditional workplace is a very social environment. During a work week you spend more time with your coworkers than you do with your family. Going from an office full of friends and acquaintances to a quiet room at home all alone may be a bit of a culture shock.
If you worked at a socially active company, you may be concerned about isolation once you go solo. Or maybe you’re already feeling a bit lonely while running your own business. No matter the situation, coworking space may be just the solution you’re looking for.
Coworking is a relatively new term for an idea closely related to virtual offices, that’s beginning to take hold in major cities across the country. Unlike traditional offices or business centers, coworking offers a facility where independent professionals can work side by side in a casual, comfortable environment.
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by Keith Warner on January 14, 2010
Is the “office” component of a “Virtual Office” really “virtual”?
When my father and I started offering Virtual Offices 25 years ago they were not called “Virtual Offices”. In fact, to my knowledge, the term “Virtual Office” was not used in its present context until about 1994.
We were simply meeting the demand of individuals calling and saying, “we don’t really need a full time office, do you have something we could use part-time that costs less?”, with our supply of empty offices. Thus, our “Part-Time Office Plan” was formed. These were home based entrepreneurs and start ups that needed an inexpensive alternative to leased office space, as well as professional phone answering and an appropriate business address.
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by Kim Seipel on January 4, 2010
So you finally signed up for that Virtual Office - but people often don’t realize all the services that can be leveraged with Virtual Offices. A professional business address, call answering services, and conference rooms to meet with clients are standard with any good virtual package, but what about staff to help you with administrative tasks?
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