Most people who have read our blogs or visited our website understand that a virtual office provides communication and address services that allow users to reduce traditional office costs while maintaining business professionalism. So we wanted to point out some of the reasons businesses choose a virtual office for their base of operations.

The virtual office idea came from a combination of technological innovation and the emergence of the information age. The virtual office concept is often said to be an evolution of the executive suite and small office business centre industry. Just as the demand for low-cost business addresses spurred the executive suite industry (because of the inflexibility of a traditional office space lease), the desire to work away from the office and still have a business address helped spur the virtual office concept.

The term “virtual office” implies space utilization, but most virtual office clients will not mention to their clients or customers that they have a “virtual office.” They want their customers to believe they have an office and appear credible. A virtual office should not be confused with a virtual assistant, who is an individual who typically works from home providing business services, such as administrative work, remotely.

Virtual offices should also not be confused with answering service centres that operate from a centralized location for the purpose of receiving a large volume of telephone calls for a variety of clients. These tend to be places with a number of operators handling calls for different customers, but due to the volume of calls and high staff turnover rate, clients do not experience the personalized touch that gives their company a professional image.

A virtual office gives you a chance to show your clients you have a reputable, high-profile address in a city of your choice, at a fraction of the buying or renting cost of such an address. By using a virtual office, a traditional receptionist can be replaced with a remote receptionist for a fraction of the cost of an actual receptionist who answers your calls. The receptionist at a virtual office answers clients’ calls in a professional manner and treats clients’ customers as if they were only working for that client at their office.

Here are some of the ways a virtual office can save a business money:

1. A traditional business set-up would require a business to sign a lease for office space, acquire infrastructure items such as office equipment, office furniture and hire office support staff. A virtual office also offers significant savings by not having to pay electricity, heat, rent or office equipment maintenance expenses.

2. An upscale or prime location at an affordable rate is inclusive when partnering with the best virtual office providers. It gives businesses the look of professionalism. Some businesses feel an edge for their company when clients see that you have an office address in an upscale or prime location compared to their competitors.

3. Having a virtual office can lower the risk to a business venture especially for those creating a start-up company. Aside from acquiring the infrastructure, office equipment, photocopier, network printers and a telephone system, there is then the added expense of hiring an IT person to to keep your systems working – because you do not want the risk of the system or copier going down when you need it most. You also do incur the risk of the same equipment becoming obsolete or redundant after the capital investment has been made.

4. Having access to boardrooms and meeting rooms within a professional environment can truly impress customers, potential clients and even vendors. Nothing says unprofessional more than holding a sales call in a coffee shop or bar. Because the virtual office address is within a professional office business centre, having a meeting at the same address lends more credibility and can also make much better impression on customers.

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18 King Street East Suite 1400
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 1C4 Canada
416-574-1112

18 King Street East Suite 1400
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5C 1C4
416-574-1112

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18 King Street East, Suite 1400

Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C4 Canada

- 18 King Street East is a boutique Class A building – East of Yonge: easy street parking, less traffic, excellent restaurants and lovely parks – St. James Park @ Church & King and Berczy Park @ Wellington East, Scott and Front Streets – Very high energy and engaging area
- A few steps (a few seconds) to the Yonge Street subway/underground PATH network and streetcar available outside building
- Building is located in Toronto's vibrant financial district
- Plenty of parking available in the area including street parking and reserved parking in the 18 King building
- Adjacent to the building huge outdoor food courtyard - Beer Bistro www.beerbistro.com and Craft Beer Market www.craftbeermamrket.ca restaurants and bars with onsite catering services
- Onsite amenities: Tim Horton's, Beer Bistro, Convenience store and Starbucks across the street
- Nearby amenities: underground PATH network, numerous restaurants, banking, Starbucks plus a wide array of nearby shops and services
- New modernized office layout fully furnished with meeting spaces and training rooms plus café lounge area
- We are leaders in the service of training/meeting rooms with full conference facilities, high quality hot and cold catering
- Largest training room and conference facilities accommodate up to 60 people classroom style
- Ultra-high-speed - 1 GIG pipe = 1,000 x 1000 fiber-optic network, which will deliver internet connection speeds faster than most North American services
- Private shower room
- Indoor Reserved Parking at the current building rental rate
- Bicycle parking
- Rent a space to accommodate your team for meetings, training sessions, corporate events or coworking space or flexible office space for one day, one week, one month or one year, or whatever term suits your business
- Telsec has over 650 locations in 40 different countries worldwide available for their clients. Office clients receive up to 8 hours of meeting space per month at no charge at any ABCN member location. Plus, Office and Virtual Office clients may rent a space from any member location at special member rates which varies depending on the location
- King Edward Hotel is located across the street - recently completed a $40 million renovation and boutique hotels close by within walking distance

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