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Alternative Office Solutions

By |2021-12-20T11:23:23-05:00June 24th, 2015|Coworking Office Space, Office Space, Shared Office Space, Virtual Office|

What is an Alternative Office Solution? Simply put, it is a new type of office space design and philosophy that removes a lot of the headaches and expenses of traditional office space with much more emphasis on “collaboration space” – or as we like to call it “we space.” At first it was thought to be just a type of office space suitable for tech companies and young start-ups. Increasingly however, alternative office space is becoming mainstream with millennials actually preferring this new philosophy of office design. Typically, alternative office spaces are business centres – some sort of business incubator set-up where two companies “share” office spaces and leasing expenses often in traditional office spaces and/or co-working centres (which are basically business centres with less support services and business equipment provided by the centre). Another driving force behind the trend to alternative space is a changing workplace where employees are […]

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Top 10 Advantages of Renting Toronto Office Space from an All-in-One Business Centre  

By |2021-11-05T09:51:54-04:00June 2nd, 2015|Mail Forwarding Service, Office Space, Shared Office Space|

Many expanding businesses, start-ups, international businesses and even established larger forms are looking to downsize their real estate and office-space. They are turning to all-in-one serviced office business centres and executive offices for their businesses office needs. Business owners are realizing that, with an all-in-one business centre to fill their office needs, their company can see a significant amount of savings in all aspects of their total office expenses every month over traditional raw-office-space leases. Read on to discover the top 10 advantages of all-in-one office space for lease in Toronto. 1. Professional Receptionist at Your Disposal If you’re a business start-up or are significantly downsizing your company, you’re probably operating with minimal office support staff. So why spend your money on hiring a receptionist when most all-in-one office business centres provide a live receptionist? You can have a professional receptionist answer all of your calls as you direct, without […]

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Why Should Start-ups and Small Businesses use a Serviced Office?

By |2021-12-20T13:59:08-05:00May 6th, 2015|Growth & Innovation, Office Space, Shared Office Space|

A question that we often hear is “why use a serviced office?” So, let us look as some of the advantages to using an alternative office space like a serviced office over traditional office space – as well as some of the perceived disadvantages. It is important to note that business centres serviced offices offer more than office services. The advantages of serviced offices over traditional offices are: Many business centres’ office-space solutions provide a sense of community for a small business to network and exchange knowledge. Serviced offices have no building “fixed expenses” like taxes, repairs etc. Low or no capital expenditure to open and maintain your office or workspace. Flexible rental terms that facilitate full utilization of space needed for business growth. Serviced offices can often provide or facilitate retaining professional services like accounting, lawyers and marketing services. Serviced offices provide a sense of community A serviced office […]

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How to Create a Great Place to Work

By |2023-12-14T15:20:57-05:00April 27th, 2015|Growth & Innovation, Office Space, Shared Office Space|

It is no surprise that when a ranking of Canada’s 100 best workplaces was recently released, that Google and AOL Canada (Large and Multinational Category) held on to the their top spots in the annual study by The Great Workplace, which is a global research, consulting and training firm. However, these types of studies usually mean nothing to an entrepreneur who is self employed with a much smaller business and staff. What should a small business owner do to ensure that he or she is providing a great place to work for themselves or any employees they may have? A research study may or may not exist that reveals what makes for the best small business workplaces – or even a list of the best small businesses to work for. However, there is plenty of information on the Internet to help a small business make its workplace better and more […]

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Every Small Business Should Have a Procedures Manual

By |2021-12-08T19:02:27-05:00April 22nd, 2015|Growth & Innovation, Office Space, Shared Office Space|

You may already have a disaster recovery plan that will keep your doors open by using alternative office spaces. But do you also have a procedures manual that details all the important plans for keeping your business going? The creating of a procedures manual is often overlooked in disaster recovery plan strategies – but it can sometimes be even more important because minor emergencies are more frequent than disasters. A procedure manual lets everyone know how everything is done, just in case the person who normally takes care of those things is not available. When a problem needs to be solved or a task needs to be performed, others can go to the manual and find the solutions, rather than having to chase down others for answers. A good procedures manual can also be used for training new staffers, especially if they are replacing people who have already left your […]

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Working in a Friendly Manner With Some Competitors Will Help Your Small Business

By |2021-07-14T16:36:09-04:00December 8th, 2014|Growth & Innovation, Shared Office Space|

Every business has its competitors, but picking and choosing who you need to compete with is more important. You could be a local coffee shop that is independently owned and operated, but down the street is another independently owned and operated coffee shop that is also doing a good business. That shop down the street has loyal customers that are not the same as yours, but you consider them competition. Your customers prefer your brew of coffee and their customers prefer theirs. One day a Mega coffee shop chain opens up on the other side of the street. Do you fight both competitors or do you ally with the other independent shop down the street to keep your business? Small business owners and entrepreneurs have heard it a million times – that their business or solution should focus on a niche and a specific high-value group of customers. Once you have found […]

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Working From Home Sounds Great in Theory, but is it Easy?

By |2021-07-14T20:32:11-04:00September 15th, 2014|Shared Office Space|

How many people dream about being able to work at home? How many imagine themselves in their immaculate home office zipping through tasks while sipping a homemade espresso or blended natural drink? Some believe that compared to the standard office, a home office is a virtual oasis of a working environment where they do not have to work surrounded with constant interruptions. Well, it’s wake up time in the home office nursery! Working from home has its own unique challenges. Having a fully equipped home office is not always the answer to the success of a business. Let’s not forget about the constant distractions and ‘invaders.’ Is your home office necessarily a suitable place for small children and pets to play? You may not think so, but what do they think? Working from home may save you money on office space rentals, but does it keep you productive and profitable? […]

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What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Serviced Offices?

By |2023-08-29T10:06:40-04:00September 13th, 2014|Shared Office Space|

We have been told that while we promote the advantages for businesses to have an office space in a serviced office facility like our office business centre, we have not discussed the perceived disadvantages or the types of business that would not benefit from having a serviced office. First we will restate the advantages and then address the disadvantages that some critics have about them.

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Serviced Offices can Offer More Than Office Services

By |2021-11-07T13:09:14-05:00August 18th, 2014|Shared Office Space|

When you rent a serviced office, you should expect a furnished office with access to boardrooms and meeting rooms, a professional receptionist, quality office equipment, a modern telephone system and a clean office space. But what other services should you want? Some serviced office providers will also offer other office services such as secretarial services and administrative support services such as bookkeeping at an additional a-la-carte rate. However, other business centres that rent serviced offices are able to offer more than office services. What other office services can a serviced office offer? To begin with, desktop publishing and binding services. Yes, while most presentations are done using computers and large presentation screens or large TV screens, there is often still a need for written proposals or documents that explain the presentation in more detail. An experienced designer can turn your words and images into a professional quality document that will further impress […]

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Has Your Small Business or Start-up Considered Serviced Office Space?

By |2022-03-02T09:31:56-05:00July 30th, 2014|Shared Office Space|

A great deal of time is spent looking for the right office space for a small business or a start-up venture – but finding the right office space to fit your business needs should not be rocket science. You need to decide if traditional raw office space or serviced offices will work best for your business. By limiting your criteria for what best serves your needs and those of your customers, you will be more efficient in your office space search and will likely save money and time. You have to decide if you are willing to make capital investments on infrastructure required in traditional raw office space, or if you want to get down to business and focus on serving the needs of your customers and build your business in a serviced office environment. When you rent a traditional raw office space, you are in control of layout, design […]

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