If you are planning to start your own business you already have lots to work to do.  Obtaining licenses, insurance, prospecting for clients, etc.. Now imagine not having to deal with other standard business issues such a search for office space, hiring a receptionist, furnishing the office, buying a copier and other office equipment and the list goes on and on.  Fortunately these issues can all be solved by just signing up a with a Virtual Office Service.  The word “virtual” is a bit misleading.  Most major cities have multiple virtual office companies to choose from.  They are staffed with a professional receptionist known as the “virtual receptionist”.  You also have the option to use an execute suite or simply the business address and phone answering service.  For a small business startup this can be a great blessing.  You will limit your initial set up costs.  You will also be able to buy some breathing room as you establish your new business.  Let’s look at the key benefits:

1.  Business Phone Service from the get go!

When you sign up with a virtual office service they will interview you to learn how to handle your calls.  This is your chance to provide an FAQ of your business.  Just share what you feel may come up in a typical phone call.  Of course you can change this later but at least you’ll have provided a knowledge base for your virtual receptionist.  So now, very quickly, you’ve got the front end of your office staffed and ready to go.

2.  High Profile Business Address Without being Locked into a Lease

As you are starting your business you typically will think about leasing a commercial office space.  Before jumping into this, you may want to consider the shared office space option first.  With a shared office or virtual office service you will be to obtain a business address for all you correspondence.  Virtual offices are located in the most exclusive business districts so your office address will be in area where most startups would not be able to afford a lease.  This is a great benefit to shared office space. Also since you likely won’t be locked into a contract with the virtual office,  you can move to a commercial space later if you decide to.

3.  Conference Room Ready for You

Finally a great solution to the dilemma of where to hold meetings can be resolved with a virtual office.  Virtual offices have a nice conference room to hold meetings.  You will also be able to have receptionist assistance if you need it.  Since you pay only for the time that you use the conference room, this is a cost effective solution.

So while a new startup has lots of tasks to complete, a shared office space service will help you quickly and cheaply establish the framework for your business.  This way you can focus on the core of your operations and work to achieve all your business dreams!