Archive for December, 2007
Just Imagine
Turn on some old-school family sitcoms, and you’ll almost always see this family man heading off, hat on head and briefcase in hand, to his office. Yet picture this: the stereotypical man of the house from 1950s television not leaving his pleasant home each day to drive to an office and put in eight hours’ [...]
|Out with the Old and In with the New
What a great time we’re living and working in! New employee recruiting can be done online, office supply ordering is done online, many companies utilize online bill paying capabilities, and of course email is a vital form of business communication in the 21st century. The majority of the businessworld truly enjoys never-before benefits thanks to [...]
|Where’d Everyone Go?
It’s a little startling when you take a good look at it. As many as 50 percent to 75 percent of the seats in today’s traditional offices are empty at any given time. Only 30 percent of planned meetings take place. Where do you suppose those companies have gone? We know: they’ve taken virtual office [...]
|Can’t Beat the Human Touch in Business
Did you realize that a single bad automated phone system with voice recognition software experience for your customer can do untold amounts of damage to your business relationship. 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 [...]
|A Great Match for Your Company?
While we believe that pretty much any business you could think of could benefit from working in a virtual offices setting, we should like to note that there are three clear-cut types of businesses that likely benefit the most when using virtual offices. Let’s discuss those businesses quickly.
Small Home-Based Businesses. Whether your home-based business is [...]
Freeing Up Time
Name a business skill that your assistant at your last company could do for you: database management? Maintain your schedule? Excel spreadsheet wizardry? These skills and more are just a few of the skills that virtual assistants offer to you and your company.
Once you’ve freed your time up by utilizing a virtual assistant, you’ll truly [...]
Maybe Next Year
We’d argue that just about any size of business or company can enjoy the benefits of having a virtual office, including a business address, reliable and steady receptionist services, mail sorting, call routing, and even access to copier machines, printers, and dedicated fax lines. Virtual offices often feature access to conference rooms, workspace, or even [...]
|Spending Your Business Time Wisely
If you’re a small business you may be giving business to your competitors without even realizing it. As a small business owner, chances are that the majority of your workday is spent running the business. But if you can’t be there to take the call, we bet your competition will. Wouldn’t it be nice if [...]
|Starting 2008 Off Right for Your Business
2008 looks to be a great year for your company. 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 [...]
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