Need to train local staff in San Jose? Want to meet clients in Paris or Tokyo? ValleyHQ can easily make arrangements for you. When you are ready to travel and you need a professionally-appointed office or a conference room with catering, let us know and we will help make arrangements at the center of your choice. If you need a virtual office in San Francisco, Toronto, London or anywhere else, we can help you establish your offices at a business center that offers professional business amenities and services at the same level of standards that you currently enjoy. Your meetings, business growth and expansion can benefit from our seamless professional support anywhere in the world.

ValleyHQ is constantly bringing our clients new products and services to enable flexibility and efficiency. You can expect the same helpful, professional assistance from our partner centers that you experience back home in your own business center in Bakersfield. ValleyHQ is pleased to serve you – wherever your travels take you.

For more information on worldwide virtual offices and services that ValleyHQ offers, or if you just need Bakersfield office space, please call us at 661-377-1847.

As a virtual office client, you’re able to work from wherever is most convenient for you. Most of the time that may mean conducting business from your home office or at client sites. But whether your work keeps you in town or takes you to across the country – or across the globe – you can maintain high levels of productivity if you keep a regular schedule. Starting and ending work at specific hours can help ensure you make enough time for yourself and for your family, friends and activities. With a virtual office setup you save time by not having to commute to and from an office on a daily basis, by letting you work from home, and allowing you more opportunity to be with your family or doing things you enjoy.

With the help of our ValleyHQ virtual office team, your business benefits from the professional support it needs to grow. ValleyHQ’s staff can withhold or direct calls and communications exactly as you see fit. Our staff exists to make your work life easier, minimizing your stress and maximizing your productivity.

It’s important to remember that working virtually doesn’t mean you have to work 24/7. Let our team help manage your calls and take care of details like receiving mail and packages and performing administrative tasks so that you can better organize your day and schedule it in a way that allows you time away from your email, your PDA, and your Blackberry – and more time focusing on a well-rounded and balanced life.

For more information on ValleyHQ virtual offices and services in Bakersfield that can improve your work-life balance, please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847.

But as we all know, with every benefit there is a downside, and working at home definitely has drawbacks: lack of social interaction, missing those impromptu business conversations, face-to-face meeting time or a quiet office to make a phone call without a dog barking or a baby crying. It is reported that the top reason some people do not work well from home is simply because working from home alone is lonely. Often the need for interaction is crucial.

Shared work environments can be a solution for this type of scenario. Companies like Bakersfield’s ValleyHQ provide a great option for anyone wanting to move out of a home office. Offering part- and full-time office space, ValleyHQ’s clients select the services that best meet the needs of their business and lifestyle. “I needed a professional business address and someone to answer calls in a professional manner” said an owner of a small construction company. “And executive office suites has proven a much better alternative than a P.O. Box number. I also have access to office equipment and meeting rooms, and I don’t pay for space I don’t need.”

For more information on how ValleyHQ can advise you to find the best solution for an executive office space in Bakersfield, please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847.

With this focus on enabling low-cost flexibility, ValleyHQ has become a specialist at providing virtual offices in Bakersfield. We are often asked the question, “What is a virtual office,” and we understand very well why we hear this over and over: the term “virtual office” is used by many people to mean many different things. We have identified 4 uses of “virtual office”:

Virtual Office Definition 1 – This is an all encompassing term and is a springboard to all other definitions of virtual offices. A virtual office is a workplace location that is not part of a traditional workspace, along with a set of tools and services to help workers communicate and work efficiently.

Virtual Office Definition 2 – A virtual office is technology that allows a remote worker to communicate with colleagues and to set up a technology presence without owning or managing the hardware or software. Examples include anything from virtual PBXs to web conferencing or thin clients. Examples of companies who provide these services are WebEx, Onebox, Phone.com or Officescape.

Virtual Office Definition 3 – A virtual office is wherever you work that is not a traditional workplace. This definition is most used by telecommuters and mobile professionals. Often their virtual offices are a home office or a coffee shop; or it may be wherever they happen to be that day. Inc. Magazine recently experimented with this type of virtual office in a widely reported story in which each of its employees worked remotely for an entire month.

Virtual Office Definition 4 – A virtual office is a set of services that allows a business to have a presence in a particular location with a phone number, live answering, business mailing address, on-demand meeting rooms and other business related services. The executive office space industry is well known for offering these services along with their standard set of full-time offices.

Still not sure about what a virtual office is? Please call us. We would be happy to discuss more about virtual offices and how they can help your business grow.

For more information on how ValleyHQ can help you set up a virtual office in Bakersfield (or worldwide), please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847.

The professional support offered to accountants and tax preparers is another excellent reason to use a virtual office or executive office suite. The trained reception staff at ValleyHQ answers phone calls in clients’ names and treats callers with respect and professionalism. The ValleyHQ staff patches callers through to their accountant at their home office, on the road, or wherever they may be. The team offers professional representation for accountancy and tax preparation businesses by signing for packages and collecting payments, contracts and other documents.

Accountants and tax preparers will also find the services at executive offices convenient throughout the year, from helping ensure client documents get in the mail on time to helping our clients send out mailers as tax season approaches. A ValleyHQ executive suite offers the convenience of a Bakersfield office, where accountants and tax preparers can easily meet with clients in a professional and private setting conducive to discussing confidential financial information, and take advantage of on-site benefits like an attentive reception and administrative staff. The concierge services make it easy for accountants and tax professionals to cater to clients’ needs, providing anything from document preparation to delivering lunch during meetings.

For more information on virtual offices for accountants, please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847 to find out more how we can help you with the ultimate in flexibility with virtual offices and serviced offices at our Bakersfield executive office suites.

There is a wide variety of benefits that you’ll find in your search for executive suites, from flexibility, location, turnkey options and services, etc. We won’t focus on every benefit in this post. Instead, we’ll focus on three items we’ve seen satisfy many of the clients at ValleyHQ lately.

First, nearly all executive suite space is move-in ready. With today’s troubled marketplace, many firms needs have changed very quickly. Luckily, the executive suite industry is quite flexible and allows businesses to be nimble which includes immediate move-in, and with proper planning, easy end-of-agreement terms (see our post on how to select an executive office suite).

Second, executive suites have invested heavily in telecommunications and related technologies. With both fast internet connections and advanced telephone features, businesses have no need to hassle with getting the right setup at the right price. Business who select an executive office suite can be assured they are getting some of the best communication options available.

Last, clients of executive office suites appreciate the ability to utilize meeting rooms, lounges and break areas. For a small 1-5 person traditional office space, it is difficult to find an office at the right price that comes with a kitchen, a variety of meeting rooms and other lounge areas. Many clients take advantage of the ability to meet and speak with clients out of their office in both formal (board rooms) and informal (lounge or kitchen). This helps break the day up and alleviates the monotony of sitting behind the same desk the entire day.

Now, the downside. As with virtual offices, executive office suites are not for everyone. Larger firms are typically better suited to lease their own space if they are looking for a long term solution. Some entrepreneurs would also be better suited to use executive suites as part-time virtual offices. Typically, these are entrepreneurs who are on the road a lot, who don’t need the phone answering or other turnkey services.

Here is the bottom line: as businesses seek more flexibility and workers are more distributed, serviced office space is gaining momentum. If you need a bricks and mortar office space but need flexibility, telecommunication and reception services, and executive office suite is for you.

For more information on how ValleyHQ can help you set up an office space in Bakersfield (or globally through its network of partners), please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847.

Let’s look at the pros and cons of virtual offices:

First we’ll focus on a few benefits. On the technology front, virtual office providers like ValleyHQ offer a top-of-the-line suite of services at your fingertips anywhere you go around the world, including unified messaging, online fax, remote receptionists that answer phones for you, and more. On the business operations front, virtual office providers can collect and forward mail from a prestigious address, greet your guests and set up 800 numbers for you.

From a practical standpoint, virtual offices cut out commuting time and expenses to help simplify your day. They reduce or eliminate the investment of leasing and equipping a traditional office rental, and dealing with hiring a staff. That means you can invest in the core of your business instead of in your office. Virtual office packages start at as little as $69 a month at ValleyHQ. Indeed, you can set up a virtual office in a matter of hours instead of weeks or months with a traditional office lease, and with very little effort on your part.

Now the downside. To be sure, virtual offices aren’t for everybody. Virtual offices mean clients can’t drop in unannounced (you probably won’t be at available). And perhaps virtual offices don’t offer the discipline that full-time executive office space confers through virtue of their concrete location.

Here is the bottom line: as teams and businesses work more virtually, virtual offices are gaining momentum. If you need a part-time solution for officing, or if you have distributed employees, virtual offices can meet your needs at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. And if you need a full-time, bricks-and-mortar home base, the ValleyHQ executive office suites are a great place to work, and we make it very easy to switch from a virtual to a full-time office.

For more information on how ValleyHQ can help you set up a virtual office in Bakersfield (or globally), please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847.

As a prospective client of an executive suite, ValleyHQ recommends diligence. Similar to hiring a advertising agency, investing in capital equipment or or hiring an employee, we recommend that office space seekers do their homework.

The reason is simple: not all executive suites are created equally. The critical differences in your experience with executive office suites boils down to these 4 things:

• Location – Yes, we don’t mean to be cliche, but it is all about a convenient and prestigious location.
• Staff – Interview the staff of the executive suite as if they are your own prospective employees, because they will work for you.
• Building Appearance – If the lobby and offices are not buttoned up when you tour the facility, they will likely be even worse when you move in. Be choosy.
• Agreement & Terms – Always check the fine print to ensure you won’t get surprise charges. Most are above board; some are not. Search the internet for complaints so you know the drill.

There is much more to an executive office space than just these 4 elements, such as telecommunications options, concierge business services and other similar amenities, but location, staff, appearance and terms are the place to begin your diligence.

Of course, at ValleyHQ, we have confidence you will be impressed by what we have to offer. Our focus has always been to serve our clients and advise them on the best services and solutions.

For more information on how ValleyHQ can advise you to find the best solution for an executive office space in Bakersfield, please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847.

]]> http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=348 0 http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?p=344 http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?p=344#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:11:50 +0000 iammsully http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?p=344 Last week we wrote about how independent financial consultants thrive in executive suites. This week we will discuss another business “vertical” that often finds executive suites and virtual offices quite attractive: real estate agents.

A large percentage of executive suite clients are related in some way to the real estate industry – from mortgage bankers and brokers, to commercial and residential real estate agents. Like last week, rather than discussing these in general, we’ll review a typical “persona.” This is a purely fictitious persona, but it is based on a lot of clients we have seen over the years.

Lisa – Residential Real Estate Broker at a national franchise firm
Age 42, husband, 2 children, 75K+ HH income, college educated

Lisa is an agent at a national franchise of residential real estate brokers which has a centralized office on the south side of her metropolitan area. As she is travelling most of the day in her car and is constantly on her smart phone, using her laptop and is usually meeting clients on-site, she only visits the office a couple times per week (especially since she lives on the other side of town). During the recent recession, the company has decided to get a smaller office which means that Lisa will no longer have her own private office.

As her company offers flexibility in how its agents work, she thinks about starting a home office, but she decides that she wants to improve her situation, to avoid the daily distraction at home – kids, dogs, etc., and to project a better image to clients. One of her friends who is in commercial real estate tells her about executive suites and virtual offices and how efficient they can be for someone who needs a flexible, low-cost workplace.

She is also looking for a way to improve her productivity and needs the convenience of having a turnkey office solution that is near her home. She likes the idea that she can stop by any time to send or receive faxes, meet with clients and other business associates or just work for a few hours with all the privacy she needs. Also, the firm is willing to pay for this flexible and low cost solution because they are saving a lot by reducing their own office footprint.

If this story is similar to yours, please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847 for more information on how a Bakersfield virtual office can help your real estate business be more flexible at a lower cost.

]]> http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?feed=rss2&p=344 3 http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?p=338 http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?p=338#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:21:57 +0000 iammsully http://www.valleyhqblog.com/?p=338 ValleyHQ has a wide variety of clients, but one of the client types who thrives in an executive office space environment is the financial services industry. From bankers, to brokers to no-fee advisors, executive suites are perfectly suited for both independents and satellite corporate offices.

We’re going to take a different approach in this post and talk specifically about one type of financial services client we often see in executive suites. This is a purely fictitious “persona”, but it is based on a lot of clients we have seen over the years.

Robert – Independent Financial Advisor

Robert is 51 with a wife and two college-age children. Robert is a college graduate who got his first job straight out of college for a large brokerage. He worked as a financial advisor for most of his career and started doing very well during the 1990s thereby achieving many of his financial goals. While neither willing nor wealthy enough for his tastes to retire, he is able to take the risk of leaving his comfortable job with benefits to start his own financial services company.

Robert and his business partner are looking for an upscale location for their new business where they will be comfortable bringing their wealthy clients who expect the best. They would like to have their own receptionist but are not sure if they want to deal with the typical personnel issues that are associated with hiring and managing people.

As is typical for most “Professionals in Transition”, Robert is not aware of the Executive Office Suite industry before embarking on a search for office space. But once he learns about the industry, he realized it suits his needs perfectly. From the prestigious location, well-designed interior, to the friendly, professional receptionist and the countless office services bundled in one monthly payment, an executive office suite is perfect.

If this story is similar to yours, please call ValleyHQ at 661-377-1847 for more information on how a Bakersfield executive office space can help you grow your financial services business.

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