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  • 20Jan

    Why I chose my Toronto office space for rent at Telsec

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    kitchen at Toronto office space for rentA few weeks ago, I was overheard telling a friend why I chose my Toronto office space for rent at Telsec Business Centres on the 18th floor of the Toronto Star Building at 1 Yonge Street. The Telsec staffer who heard me suggested that I write this guest blog. So that got me thinking back to 1989 when I first made my decision that the best Toronto office space for rent would be at Telsec.I used to work out of an apartment near the Bloor/Jarvis area. It was a big enough space, but eventually the corner I was using began to grow and grow. Soon, it took over the entire apartment to such an extent that it didn’t feel like a real home any more – just a place of business that happened to have a fridge and a TV. So I started to look at the best office for rent Toronto could possibly offer. I’m a writer and graphic designer, so any Toronto office space for rent must be downtown Toronto office space and it must be reliably connected to the internet – so I can send text and graphics to clients and do research. In hindsight, it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

    Today, over 20 years later, my Toronto office space for rent is crucially important – because without my downtown Toronto office space, I would have no business. Simple as that! The staff here are very helpful and most importantly, react to requests quickly. When you have a problem, it’s as if it’s their own problem – so they attend to it immediately. There are also plenty of amenities such as a free weekday newspaper, tea, coffee (my favourite is the hazelnut) and filtered water. It would cost me over $1,300 a year just to buy my own coffee each day.

    Another huge benefit is that you get to meet real professionals – other tenants who have also discovered this unique Toronto office space for rent. Also, the location is easily accessible by car or public transit and there’s so much to do when your day is finished. Many times I return to my private office for rent Toronto on weekends to kick back and relax (I have 24/7 access to my office and it’s super quiet). Next week I’m reserving one of the free boardrooms to meet with my publisher. So as you can see, there are many reasons why I chose my Toronto office space for rent at Telsec.

  • 10Nov

    If You Love Toronto-Show it by Entering Our Photo Contest

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    I ♥ Toronto photo contest

    What do you love about Toronto?

    I ♥ Toronto Photo Contest

    What do you love about Toronto?

    Telsec Business Centres Inc. is conducting an “I Love Toronto” Photo Contest. We want to see what our customers, clients,fans and followers love about Toronto.

    Maybe you like to take photos of your favorite park, the beautiful house at the end of your street, or that iconic restaurant that is across the road from your office space Toronto. There are plenty of landmarks in this city. Maybe you have a picture of you with your dog in one of Toronto’s many parks and beaches, or even a photo of zombies marching through the city streets.

    The photo you need to enter will need to be one that you have taken yourself. We want to see what you like to take pictures of in Toronto. Other ideas for photos would be the Toronto skyline, a street sign, your downtown Toronto office space or even that photo of the colourful fall leaves in your yard.

    For those who live outside of Toronto, you can enter the photo contest too. You can send photos of your family vacation or business trip to Toronto – you could even encourage friends and family to enter a photo. If you do not have any photos of what you love about Toronto, why not draw one and take a picture of it?

    The contest closes for entry’s on November 30, then the voting begins. Once the voting begins, you will want to encourage those you know to vote for your photo.

    Now comes the good part – The Prize.  The winning entry will receive a $200 gift certificate for The Keg Steakhouse.

    So take a photo of something that you love about Toronto and enter the “I Love Toronto” photo contest at http://www.facebook.com/OfficeSpaceToronto.

    This will be the first of many contests and giveaways that we will be conducting, so keep following.

  • 26Sep

    Don’t Look for Cheap Virtual Office Space

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    The ideal situation is to find virtual office solutions without the cost of a traditional physical office space and still have the professional appearance of having a prestigious business address. So why would you look for cheap virtual office space?

    Cheap virtual office spaces are not often located in the downtown or even in a building that one would associate with a business office. Some cheap virtual office spaces are no more than post-office-style boxes located in a storefront or an industrial complex. The cost savings of going for a cheap virtual office will end up costing your business more in terms of professional appearance and reputation in your customers’ eyes when they decide one day to stop into your office.

    When considering cheap virtual office space, you also have to consider what else the virtual office provider is offering and what services will cost you extra, as well as how much extra it will cost for those services. Often the way that some virtual office providers are able to offer their services cheaply is by having hidden costs and charges that you do not find out about until you get your first invoice.

    Why would you consider a cheap virtual office space, when you can have an inexpensive virtual office at a prestigious address in a downtown Toronto office space? Quality office space Toronto providers like Telsec (located at 1Yonge Street in the Toronto Star Building) offers inexpensive virtual office solutions starting at $30 and with no hidden costs. You are told upfront (before you sign anything) what the extra charges are and what they are for. The most common extra charge is for forwarding your mail, but you can avoid that charge by arranging to pick up your mail during business hours. Unlike a cheap virtual office space solution, a quality virtual office space Toronto provider can even arrange to have courier packages delivered that require a signature.

    If a customer shows up unannounced at a cheap virtual office space, they may find a storefront or industrial building with only a row of mailboxes and no one to explain why you are not there. When clients or customers show up at a business centre that also provides virtual office solutions, the professional receptionist will simply explain that you are out of the office, thus maintaining your professional appearance.

    It is a big plus to rent a virtual office from a business centre rather than a cheap virtual office space because of the prestigious business address. It is also a big plus to have access to meeting rooms and boardrooms to meet with clients when you need to. An even bigger reason to rent your virtual office at a Toronto office business center is that when you are ready to have a physical Toronto office space, you do not need to change your address or phone number.

  • 16Sep

    How “Liking”, “Sharing” and “Following” can win you a $20 Tim Hortons card

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    As a reward for “Liking” Telsec – Office Space Toronto on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/OfficeSpaceToronto), we started a contest with our clients for a chance to win a $20 Tim Hortons card. This got a fair number of “Like” clicks, but it also brought up a few questions from Toronto office space and virtual office Toronto clients who did not have a Facebook account. They wanted to know how they too could get in on the draws we will be having for gift cards, as well as how they can use the social media that they subscribe to, in order to stay in touch with what is going on with us.

    We decided that we would now expand the awarding of gift cards and prizes to those who follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/TelsecDotNet) or those who share or comment on this blog, as well as those who follow us on Linkedin (http://www.linkedin.com/company/telsec-business-centres—office-space-toronto).

    Social media is not only a new way for people to share their likes and let their friends know what they are up to, but it is also a way of networking to find services and products. Many people look to their friends and colleagues on social networking sites for advice and recommendations.

    Besides contests and prizes, “Liking”, “Sharing” and “Following” is not just for fun. Businesses are realizing that social networking is also a way of getting feedback from clients and prospective customers. The more feedback you get from your customers and clients, the better prepared you are to service them.

    At Telsec-office space Toronto, we are now finding that in a business centre environment, companies and entrepreneurs want to work with other companies that share that same business environment. They also want to know about any news or changes that are taking place at their office space Toronto. Social networking within a shared office environment allows for micro and macro networking, without a need for a downtown Toronto office space Intranet.

  • 12Sep

    Office Space Toronto without TPS reports

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    Office Space movie red stapler

    The Red Swingline Stapler used in the movie "Office Space"

    A few years ago, after renting office space Toronto at Telsec, I approached the management about writing this blog to promote what a great office location it was.  When I tell people that I write a blog, they always want to know what I write about. So often when I tell people that I write about “office space Toronto”, they immediately think I am making reference to the 1999 movie “Office Space”. They will often jokingly ask me “Do you have those TPS reports?” Or ask me for their red stapler. These days after finally seeing the movie, I have learned to pre-empt their questions by saying “I write a blog about Office Space Toronto with TPS reports”.

    It was almost a year after writing the blogs that I finally rented the movie “Office Space”. After watching the film, I quickly learned what the term “TPS reports” meant and I deducted that my Toronto office space was definitely  an office space Toronto without TPS reports. I had definitely not even heard anyone say around the office “Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler…” or “I believe that’s my stapler, it was a Swingline…”

    Office Space Toronto red stapler

    The actual swingline red stapler they released two years later

    The funny part about the infamous red Swingline Stapler that is featured in the movie “Office Space” is that Swingline didn’t even make any red staplers. So the film prop designer contacted Swingline and asked if it would be ok to put their logo on a stapler that they had painted bright red. Swingline agreed to allow them to do so. It was not until two years later that Swingline decided to release a red stapler, but it was not the same looking stapler.  I have often joked in the kitchen of my office space Toronto without TPS reports when getting a coffee, that I should find a red Swingline stapler and leave it in the copier room or on the reception desk. I just want to see how many people working at my Toronto executive offices or visitors to this downtown Toronto office space will get the joke.

    The biggest comparison that I can make between the office in the movie “Office Space” and my office space Toronto without TPS reports is that the people around my office are mainly entrepreneurs and small businesses that work for themselves. Offices have walls instead of being an open space with cubicles. The environment is set up so that the only time you see the other people who work in the office is when you are in the hallways, one of the two kitchens or in the photocopier room.

    Another comparison that can be made about Telsec’s office space Toronto without TPS reports is there is no need to take a baseball bat to a printer that is not working. You will not even get the famous “PC LOAD LETTER” error on any of the printers or photocopiers in the printer room. This is mainly because the modern business machines at this downtown Toronto office space are more sophisticated than the printer in the movie and the well trained support staff at Telsec Business Centres, makes sure the printers are topped with paper and other supplies. It is great to have office space for lease Toronto without having to worry about ordering a photocopier or printer supplies.

  • 13Jul

    Flexible Downtown Toronto Office Space

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    Flexible Downtown Toronto Office SpaceSo you’re browsing the internet for an office rental Toronto and/or downtown Toronto office rental. Toronto and the downtown core have literally hundreds of offices for rent, but unfortunately, many are either well beyond an individual’s budget – or they lack ease of accessibility and therefore involve hours of travelling time and daily aggravation. But if you indeed have finally found a great location, your search for flexible downtown Toronto office space is only just beginning.

    You don’t have to blow your budget! When searching for Toronto office suites for rent, the factor of cost simply cannot be overlooked. That’s where flexibility comes in. Flexible downtown Toronto office space should offer you a variety of options suited to your business routines and your budget. In other words, your chosen office space Toronto should include these options:

    • Lavish, elegantly-appointed, private executive offices
    • Smaller, less costly office space rental units that are just as elegant
    • Semi-private offices or shared office space for rent
    • Basic work stations where you can access the internet using your laptop
    • Available training rooms, meeting rooms and boardrooms
    • Virtual office services such as professional telephone answering and a prestigious mailing address

    The point is that “flexible downtown Toronto office space” options such as these allow you to use ONLY the services and equipment you need. You should never have to pay for services you will never use – regardless of how they are portrayed or “bundled.”

    The best use of your time The duration of your office rental Toronto arrangements should also be flexible. Most modern business centres, because of ongoing competition, allow you to access the best flexible downtown Toronto office space that Toronto has available for various periods of time – from mere hours, to half-days and days, to weeks, months, years and longer if need be. Most will invariably offer discounts if long-term contracts are signed. Telsec Business Centres, a flexible downtown Toronto office space, has more than 5 separate, cost-efficient rental options available – and you can rent offices, training facilities and boardrooms for as short a period as 4 hours.

  • 07May

    Mother’s Day and Disaster Recovery

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    Mothers Day weekend has been hard for me for the past many years. My own mother passed away a few years ago and it saddens me to think that she is no longer around to spend it with her. The Mothers Day weekend is also sad for me as it was the Friday before Mothers Day (May 11 1997) that my first wife Janet passed away. So instead of celebrating, I find myself reflecting about my mother and my late wife.

    After I got home from my downtown Toronto office space on Thursday I got an email telling me that The Telsec office space Toronto website had been hacked and was being blocked by Google. I spent several hours trying to isolate the problem and resolve it. After trying to isolate the problem I remembered that I had a clean version of the site on my computer and uploaded it. That still did not resolve the problem. It turns out that the problem with the static content of the executive suites Toronto website was not the biggest problem, but this blog was the bigger problem.

    I spent several more hours on Friday dealing with cleaning up the problems with the blog that I did not have a local back up of. I was able to download the word press blog files into a new directory file and find the problems before re-uploading them to fix the problems. Then it was a matter of informing Google that I had fixed the problems and wait for them give this Toronto office space blog a clean bill of health to remove their warning.

    It was not until this morning that I could see that all the warnings had been removed and that the site was re-opened to visitors. My disaster recovery plan for the Telsec website worked. I had a clean regular back up that I could easily upload in case of an emergency. Now I know I also need to have a plan for the blog.

    This year, the events that have occurred on this Mothers Day weekend have kind of helped me to be distracted from my sadness, but after resolving them, the sad feelings returned. So instead of wallowing in my sadness I decided to write about the incident and pay homage to my mom and my late wife.

    My Mom was an awesome lady, she was there for me as a child and as an adult. When I was a child, she was always there for me and always encouraged me to do what I dreamed of doing. She was active in my life and my school life. She even volunteered her time at my school helping teachers and other staff. She continued this for years after I graduated out of primary school. When I entered to an exchange program in high school German class, it was my mom who persuaded my dad to allow a kid from Germany to stay with us for 4 weeks.

    Now about Janet. I met Janet at a pub one night and began dating her. Problem was I was also dating another girl, who I liked equally. I tried to date both girls and they both knew that I was also dating the other.  After a short time, I realized that Janet was the one and broke off with the other girl. A year later I was married to Janet and life together was awesome. Janet was my soul mate and gave me a reason to be the creative person that I am. A year and a half into our marriage Janet (who was epileptic) had a massive seizure in her sleep and passed away.

    Through some therapy and hard work, I am able to talk about and deal with the losses I have encored on a personal level, but I deal with them when special anniversary dates come around.

     

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  • 29Apr

    The Royal Wedding and Funny Hats at my Toronto Office Space

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    It was not just any Friday morning at my downtown Toronto office space, it was Royal Wedding day. People got to the office early to watch the royal wedding live on TV and over the Internet. Some people took it to a different level by dressing up and wearing funny hats.

    When I arrived at the Toronto Star Building early this morning, I decided to first go to the cafeteria to see what breakfast special they were offering for the Royal Wedding. I was sadly disappointed that they were not offering bangers and mash until lunch time. I grabbed an English muffin from Tim Horton’s and went up to my office space Toronto for a complimentary coffee. Before leaving the cafeteria, I noticed that there were a group of women watching the Royal Wedding on TV wearing funny hats like so many of the women who were actually attending the wedding at Westminster Abbey.

    Once upstairs in the Telsec executive suites Toronto, I headed for the kitchen to get a cup of my favourite and free coffee (hazelnut). The door to the boardroom just outside of the kitchen was open and there was 5 or 6 people sitting around a laptop watching the Royal Wedding and drinking their complimentary Tea along with enjoying some crumpets and jam purchased from the Kitchen Table across the road.

    Throughout the morning, people were sending me links to photos of their own tea parties in honour of the Royal Wedding. One friend in Edmonton convinced a bunch of her friends to have a tea party with formal dresses and white gloves starting before midnight last night. The hilarious photos came from friends and family members who put tiaras on their pets and sent out the photos.

    When lunchtime arrived, I figured I would go down to the cafeteria on the fourth floor and grab some lunch to bring back up to my office. Today’s menu consisted of items inspired by the Royal Wedding. First on the menu was the Royal Fish and Chips (which I could not figure out what made them Royal, did the Queen make them). There was Kate’s Bubble and Squeek with a whole egg baked into the top. I choose the Royal fish and chips and took them back up to my Toronto office space.

    Evan as I drove home, they were talking on the radio about the all night after party going on at Buckingham Palace and that the Queen had opted out of the party in favour of a quiet night at Windsor Castle.

     

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  • 28Apr

    Quiting Smoking while being Sick, I become the Devil

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    I am currently fighting a throat and ear infection that has made smoking painful… So I am taking this time to go Cold Turkey and quit smoking. It is not the easiest thing to do, but there is no better time to do it. Going through nicotine withdrawal while sick is a bit harder, yet easier at the same time.  I can take the medications the doctor has given me and spend most of my time sleeping instead of thinking of having a cigarette. The downfall is that I have become a real devil of a person to deal with.

    I have been fighting this bug for almost a week now, I finally realized how bad it was on Tuesday.  I had a meeting with a major client on Tuesday at my downtown Toronto office space, during the meeting the client pulled out a bottle of hand cleaner to wipe off his pen. I knew then I was really sick and others noticed it. I am not one to easily accept when I am sick, but when I am sick, I am really sick.

    During this time my girlfriend was able to get me to agree to move to the Beach neighborhood. She knew I was weak and would agree to almost anything to get her to give me more care.  The logic behind the move is that I will be closer to my office space Toronto and she will have an easier commute to her work at the Toronto Star Building cafeteria. Luckily we are not moving this week, but we can start moving stuff in over the next month. Once we have some of the stuff moved, I can stay here and fight my illness while she starts getting the new place ready. This also makes it easier for her not to have to deal with the devil I have become during my withdrawal.

    Speaking of work again, I called the receptionist at my executive suites Toronto and told her that I would be out of the office for a few days and that my calls should be sent to voice mail, unless they were emergency calls and they could be transfered to my cell phone. Having this ability to change my call handling instructions on short notice is one of the main reasons for choosing Telsec as my office for rent Toronto. Being able to flex my time between my office and working from home is key for someone like me who operates a one man office.

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  • 25Apr

    What is an Easter Parade without Darth Vadar and the Easter Bunny

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    other office space Toronto tenants at Easter ParadeThe 44th edition of the Toronto Beaches Lions Club Easter Parade was held yesterday. The parade was full of happy, hoppy people including this year’s parade Grand Marshal, Heather Moyse; who won Canada’s first ever women’s gold medal in bobsled at the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver. The parade also had Miss Canada, Miss Teen Canada and various other beauty pageant winners, including Junior Miss.

    Some of the featured groups in the parade include the Malvern Marching Band, the Shriners’ Musical Train, the Tian Guo Marching Band of Canada, the York Lions Steel Band, The Toronto Fire Dept Pipes and Drums, a Zamboni from Ted Reeve Community Arena, members of the local roller derby league, four-legged friends and all sorts of clowns and other costumed characters, including, Storm troopers, Dark Sith, the Emperor, Darth Vadar and of course the Easter Bunny.

    Darth Vadar Does not Have Office Space Toronto, but he did attend Easter ParadeBefore going to the Easter Parade, my girlfriend and I had brunch with some new friends at the Beacher Cafe. As we were waiting to be seated, a familiar face walked by me, It was another tenant who had just moved in down the hall from my executive suite Toronto. I remembered his face, as we had talked in the kitchen while he was grabbing a coffee and I was microwaving a bag of popcorn. I remembered that he mentioned that he too started off as Toronto virtual office client with a $30 Toronto mail service. As his business expanded, he decided to take a Toronto shared offices and make use of having a professional receptionist answer his calls and greet his clients.

    After the parade, we went over to Ed’s Real Scoop for some homemade ice cream. While we were there I noticed the mother of one of my childhood friends. It seems that my friend Chuck who used to love to blow things up in the backyard and the ravine went back to school late in life, got his undergrad, his Masters, and now at 45 is working on his PHD in environmental sciences. I thought that was really cool.

    Today while I was driving down to my downtown Toronto office space, I noticed the roads were not that busy for a Monday, but remembered that unlike the many entrepreneurs who have office space Toronto at Telsec, many government workers and other companies also take Easter Monday off.

    The Easter Bunny Needs Downtown Toronto Office Space

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