Every once in a while the topic of P.O. Boxes being bad for business comes up. The reason for this is that consumers and businesses alike are often hesitant about dealing with a business that does not have an actual business address.

Business-to-business dealings are all about knowing where to find your vendor and seeing that the vendor has credibility. Some businesses that use smaller vendors, freelance consultants, or want to work with a start-ups understand that some businesses are home-based operations. When they see a company is using a P.O. Box, they often question the professionalism of that business.

When consumers are looking to do business, they are looking to find a company they can trust and be able to reach quickly. Often when dealing with businesses for higher-priced services or products, seeing the business address as a P.O. Box will create questions in the minds of consumers and possibly send up red flags. This is not saying there is a problem with businesses who use P.O. Boxes – it is the consumers perception and ability to trust that is important here.

Many small or home-based business address wishing to have prestige and be recognizable as a business address will choose to use a mail service of a virtual office provider. As a consumer you know that you like to deal with a business that has a prestigious address, so why does your business not have one? Having your business address at 1 Yonge Street tells your clients that you have a Toronto office space at a prime downtown address.

The big benefit of a mail service over a P.O. Box is that you can have it forwarded. As well, if you chose to pick up your mail, you can call your virtual mail service company and find out if you have any mail to pick up, thereby saving yourself a trip if there is none.

With P.O. Boxes, you have to physically go into the post office to sign up and pre-pay three months’ rental, which is difficult if you’re looking for an international mail service that allows your business to have an office address in Toronto that will have your mail forwarded to you.

When it comes time to rent a physical office, mail services at office business centres can rent you office space without changing your business address on all your promotional and stationery materials – and your clients will never know that you were not physically there before.

Our Amenities

We are by far the most experienced and best coworking team in the market – established in 1980

We are the highest Tech centre in the market

We have a very modern, high quality, brand new facility located at:

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

Dining and entertainment at high quality restaurants only minutes away – Carisma, Terroni, Woods Restaurant & Bar and Michelin Rated - Restaurant 20 Victoria. Plus numerous lunch and takeout eateries nearby

Please check out our 70 second video on our home page or click here:

Take a look at our facilities www.telsec.net

Telsec will Customize Your Client’s Office(s) Layout to Meet Their Requirements.

You are welcome to drop-in any-time, a quick call would be appreciated to ensure our availability Vanessa 416-574-1112 or Josie 416-606-4349 or e-mail josie@telsec.net.

Why a Mail Service is Better Than a P.O. Box as Your Business Address?

Looking to Learn More?

Virtual Offices Attract the Attention of the Technology Sector

Building Stock in Your Small Business Using Professional Photography

Why a Mail Service is Better Than a P.O. Box as Your Business Address?

Looking to Learn More?

Virtual Offices Attract the Attention of the Technology Sector

Building Stock in Your Small Business Using Professional Photography

Hotels

Restaurants

Health and Wellness

Our Amenities