Many office users are unfamiliar with the potential and flexibility an Executive Suite location can offer.

Executive suite business centers are an excellent option for samall companies or branches with up to 10 employees or companies that need flexible lease lengths. Many firms, large and small, choose to operate their business or satellite offices from an Executive Suite. Executive suites are essentially shared offices with services provided by a management firm. They are a great way for small or growing companies to get off to a fast and low risk start and a great way for a fast growing company to have the flexibility for rapid growth.

You'll find many Executive Suites feature the following:

Private offices with utilities and janitorial included
Part time or full time "image" plans (Virtual Offices)
Reception area with receptionist
Conference rooms with visual aids
Personalized telephone answering
Incoming and outgoing mail handling
Coffee and food service on-site.

For an additional charge, many also offer:

Furniture and equipment rental
Secretarial / word processing services
Computer related services and equipment
Administrative and accounting services
Postal meter and scales, UPS / Federal Express
Mailing services
Photocopy equipment
Fax/Telex sending and receiving
High speed Internet access
Reciprocal agreements with other locations you can use
Law Libraries, health clubs, and many more

In an Executive Suite office, your efforts can be dedicated entirely to your business, while the Suite is responsible for typical office management. You will enjoy professional reception, secretarial and administrative support personnel without the headaches of hiring, training and employee benefits; state-of-the-art business equipment without purchasing and maintenance problems, and; a staff attentive to both you and your client's needs.

Executive Suites give you the added flexibility of short term or long term obligations - both from a planning and a financial statement point of view. Other benefits include:

Convenience

A small office near home or the people you do business with every day. One office (120-130 square feet) and corporate suites of several offices (up to 1,000 square feet) are often available.

Cost

Attractive, professional office accommodations at roughly 30-50% of the cost of equipping and staffing conventional office space.

Flexibility

Full or part time accommodations are generally available (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annually). Corporate business identity programs are also popular providing you with a professional address, telephone secretary and conference room by appointment. Rental agreements are usually short term and expansion or contraction to meet your needs is much easier than with conventional space.

No capital investment

There is no need to buy or lease office equipment or furniture. Private offices can be completely furnished as well.

Control of operating costs.

Executive Suites usually offer state-of-the-art business support services which are billed to clients.

Higher productivity

By leaving the operation of your office to a staff of trained professionals, your company personnel can concentrate on managing and marketing your business.

Enhanced technology and services

Most Executive Suites provide enhanced Internet technology and first-class concierge handling of business needs. Some examples of enhanced services available from suite to suite are full service travel arrangements, video-conferencing, competitive long distance rates, calling cards, mobile messaging and paging, desktop publishing and project design, telemarketing, catering, law libraries and paralegal, computer networking, consulting, training, and more. You have to ask to find the right suite for your business needs!

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Two relatively new office space trends that have impacted the general office space market are co-working office space and virtual office space. As we approach the three year mark of the recession and slow recovery, many professionals have had to look for means to reduce their overheads. With conventional office space costing an average of $4,000 per year per person along with the additional cost of staff, equipment, furniture, telecommunications and Internet on top of that, many small companies have found other means to the way they work that does not include conventional office space.

Two of those alterative workplace methods are co-working space and virtual offices. Co-working space is space in which business people can use tables, conference rooms and shared facilities such as WiFi and videoconferencing on as needed and a pay-per-use basis, significantly reducing overhead. In manu cases it is simply an open room with tables or can be similar to a lounge.

A virtual office is essentially an official address, in a typically prestigious building, in which a small business can have a full time identity and use the facilities on an as needed basis.

Both of these alternatives have impacted the office space market by reducing the need for small business to have a full time office space. Executive suites have been impacted hardest since many of these busisness would have chosen full time offices with them. Even after the effects of the recession are gone, many small businesses will continue to use these alternatives, In fact, it is our believe that these modes of office space occupancy will continue to expand and become even more popular, not just with small businesses, but many large businesses as well. They fit the lifestyle of many younger workers better than conventional office space does.

For more information, please see our article on the 21st Century Office Space.

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According to the article below from the OC Register, 20% of professional employees are considering quitting their jobs. Undoubtably most won't considering the economic climate and the difficulty in finding jobs. But, if you are one of the ones who act on it, there are many options available to lease office space to start your own business. The options range from a home office, to virtual office space or executive suite office and of course conventional office depending on your needs, budget and image requirements.

"Two out of five professionals think about quitting their jobs after taking their summer vacations, according to Regus, a provider of flexible workplace ideas. Can you relate?

Of course millions of workers heard about JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater's spectacular "I quit" recently, grabbing a beer and sliding down the plane's emergency chute. But he hadn't been on vacation. In fact, he probably needed one.

But apparently a vacation doesn't help for many workers."As workers pack up their swimsuits this summer, they are more likely to dwell on the pros and  cons of the job that is waiting for them at home," said Regus Regional Vice President Sande Golgart.The top reasons survey respondents gave for wanting to quit:   
* Lack of communication with management 40%   
* Lack of career advancement 37%   
* Feeling overworked 34%   
* Company lacks vision 31%   
* Colleagues are incompetent 28%   
* Lack of administrative support 26%   
* Rude colleagues 21%   
* Boss takes credit for respondent's work 20%"

Stress caused by overwork has escalated during the past recession with people working harder and longer to make sure they can pay their bills," Golgart said"

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Study suggests home working and hot-desking will become the norm

The social-networking generation will rely on mobile technology, remote working and 'pop up' offices to get their jobs done, according to a new study backed by public sector think tanks and the Institute of Directors.

The focus of corporate IT departments will shift from supporting dozens of workers in a single office space to facilitating home-based and remote working, and ensuring that staff in temporary, shared offices can get the job done.

"Companies will be a bit more aggressive with how much office space they need," said David Coplin, national technology officer at Microsoft, which contributed to the report.

"The savings in the short term will be around office space. At best 55 per cent of office space is used at any one time, leaving 45 per cent unused," he told Computer Weekly. "That is 45 per cent of your office costs."

The study suggests the companies will benefit from allowing staff to use online collaboration tools and social networks to carry out their work. Knowledge-sharing and collaboration will be made easier by the knew generation of cloud-based computing services and communications networks.

"There is a message here for organisations that block tools like Twitter at the firewall," said Coplin. "You can't do that any more because you are restricting people's activity. Be confident in your security and let go a bit of your control.

"We have talked for a while about the death of the desk phone. Now we are talking about the death of the desk. Its not just about working from home. There are compelling reasons for working from a variety of locations."

Source: Telegraph

April 23, 2010 - Regus, the world’s largest executive suite provider, has seen a 230% increase in video communication over the last week in the UK, helping to alleviate the problem of displacement and enabling business to continue as usual.

Since the situation began last Thursday, demand for virtual meetings has been unprecedented. Across Europe week-on-week demand increased by 180%, whilst on Monday calls to Regus call centres were 450% above the daily average.

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