How does a young attorney launch a new law practice from home and create a professional image? For attorney Jason Ebacher, having two young children at home created a real dilemma. How could he meet with clients when his office was in his house? The answer for him was a virtual office plan at the Office Suites at Jefferson Park.
Jason works full time for the Essex County Sheriff’s department. He graduated from the Massachusetts School of Law in 2006 and provides real estate and construction law services for clients in the Merrimack Valley.
Jason thought that leasing an office may be the best way to go. He consulted with a local real estate agent who recommended looking at office space in a shared-office center. He looked at several alternatives, and realized he didn’t need a full time office plan. Jason decided on a virtual office plan at the Office Suites at Jefferson Park in North Andover, Mass. Besides the fact that the shared office center was close to his home, they provided a full range of professional services to help him create a more professional image for his firm.
The Office Suites helped him create a more professional image for his practice by providing a business address, live telephone answering services, and most importantly for him, the ability to use their conference rooms to meet clients.
“Having a virtual office plan at the Office Suites at Jefferson Park has really worked out, explained Jason. “The conference rooms are readily available and the staff is really great. The onsite owners and administrative staff are very friendly and extremely accommodating.”
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Many people dream about starting their own business and being their own boss. Starting your new business at home is a great way to save money and nurture your business without having the high overhead costs of leasing an office for a long period.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 64% of self-employed workers work at home.
Working at home has both benefits and drawbacks. At-home workers often fight constant distractions or they don't have the professional workspace they were accustomed to in their full-time office job. Some additional challenges to working at home include:
- Difficult to meet with clients - Work at home business owners must always go to the client's office or a central location to conduct meetings.
- Privacy and security - Most at-home workers don't want to list their home address and telephone numbers as their business address.
- Professional Image - It is challenging to create a professional image without a live receptionist or professional business address.
Here are five ways a part-time office can help your business:
Part-Time Offices Provide an Office When You Need It
One great way to create a professional image for your at-home business is to obtain a part-time office or virtual office from a local business center. Business centers provide private offices or cubical-style workspaces on a full time or part-time basis. Many centers provide live telephone receptionists, high-speed internet access, conference rooms, and administrative services. Part-time office space plans can be obtained by leasing for a set number of months (the typical period is 12 months, but most office centers offer flexible terms). A newer alternative is a day-office. This is a program where you reserve an office or conference room for a day or even part of a day.
Create a Professional Image
Every business needs to impress their clients. First impressions are critical in establishing credibility and building a professional reputation. For instance, you can have a professional receptionist answer and screen your telephone calls. Some office centers also provide screened call forwarding to your home telephone or mobile telephone.
Share office space costs
A shared office center spreads overhead costs like heat and utilities with all of their clients. Business telephone lines and high-speed internet access can cost a small business hundreds of dollars a month. Business centers can also provide better services and equipment than you could afford to have at home.
A professional environment
At first, working at home can be novel and exciting. However, many home workers find they miss the water cooler talk and lunch time walks with co-workers. An office center can provide that human contact.
Networking Opportunities
Networking can be the most-cost effective marketing method for a business owner. Shared office centers can provide both informal and formal business networking opportunities.
There are many types of office centers located in your town or city. Many office centers are located in downtown business districts. However, suburban office parks offer convenient locations, free parking, and easy access to major highways and public transportation.
About the Office Suites at Jefferson Park
The Office Suites at Jefferson Park is a full-service office center offering full-time residential office space, part-time office space, and virtual offices. Conveniently located in North Andover, Massachusetts, the attractive, three-story brick facility is just 25 miles north of Boston and centrally located between Manchester, NH Airport and Boston’s Logan Airport. The Office Suites provides fully furnished private offices, full-time administrative staff, conference rooms, videoconferencing facilities, telephone and high-speed internet services.
You can learn more about part time offices and day offices by downloading our free whitepaper 7 Reasons Why Shared Office Space Can Help Your Business Grow.
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Vision Care Plan Executive Finds a WorkSpace for his Business
When Larry Ford found himself left out in the cold because his office facility in Andover, Mass. was closing, he looked at a number of workspace options in the Merrimack Valley.
He ended up at the Office Suites at Jefferson Park (OSJP) in North Andover, Mass. That was in 1988. 23 years later, Larry still has his office at the Office Suites and he couldn’t be happier.
Shared Office Space Plays Substantial Role in Marketing Success
As the Regional V.P. for Avesis, Inc., a Phoenix, Arizona based provider of vision care plans, Larry depends on the administrative staff at OSJP to help him with regular mailings and marketing campaigns. “Their administrative services have played a substantial role in my success,” declares Ford. The ownership is very flexible, and it is extremely easy to work with the administrative staff.”
Friendly and Responsive Ownership Eases Pains of Moving
“We once had to move our office from one building to another,” recalled Ford. “The OSJP staff handled everything. The whole move went very well.”
Providing Office Space Solutions North of Boston Since 1987
Since 1987, The Office Suites at Jefferson Place has helped over 1000 clients find a home for their business.
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When Carla (Cricones) Page and Jillian Cote considered starting a law firm together, the Mass. School of Law graduates wanted to project a professional image for their new practice.
The Law Offices of Cricones and Cote, LLC provides family law, divorce, and personal injury legal services to clients in both Essex and Middlesex Counties in Massachusetts. The attorneys conducted an online search and came across the Office Suites at Jefferson Park. The executive office center provides shared office space, a live receptionist, administrative support, high-speed internet access and several well-equipped conference rooms for their 100+ clients.
Carla liked the convenient location on Rte. 114 with easy access to both the Essex County and Middlesex County courts. She also appreciated the free, off-street parking, access to conference rooms, and the professional image a live receptionist provides.
“We looked at other offices in the area, but none of them provided the receptionist or secretarial services, explained Carla. “The administrative staff provides all types of services for us including copying, sending documents to our clients, and always having someone available for our clients to drop off documents for us.
Carla also explained, “It was beneficial as a new business to have a professional image and receptionist. Our business has done very well and grown.” As their law practice expanded, the Office Suites as Jefferson Park was able to accommodate them. In fact, the law firm recently upgraded to a larger office.
Since 1986, The Office Suites at Jefferson Park has helped over 1000 clients find a home for their business.
To learn more about how shared office space can help your company grow, download our free whitepaper.
Office Suites at Jefferson Park Announces New Whitepaper, 7 Reasons Why Shared Office Space Can Help Your Company Grow.
This new whitepaper offers tips for business people who want to learn how to leverage shared office space to help their company grow. The whitepaper also discusses how using a shared office center can help businesses project a professional image and reduce overhead costs.
Shared office space is often used by business people who are working at home, service professionals such as lawyers and accountants, or large companies who need office space for their outside sales professionals.
Many small business owners want a professional address and live receptionist to project a more professional image for their business. Business centers with shared office space provide these services along with conference rooms, administrative services, and high-speed internet service.
The Whitepaper also discusses shared office plans, flexible lease options, conference rooms, business networking opportunities, and video conferencing services.
There are thousands of shared office centers located around the world. Many business office centers provide various plans including full-time office space, part-time office space, virtual offices, and drop-in services.
David Herrick is owner/operator of the Office Suites at Jefferson Park located in North Andover, Massachusetts. David has operated his shared office center for 25 years and has helped over 1,000 clients find a home for their business.
To get a copy of the whitepaper, click here.
What is shared office space?
When many people think of renting office space, they think of high-cost office buildings and expensive long-term leases. Standard commercial office leasing is a big risk for many businesses. In fact, many business professionals such as sales executives and consultants prefer to work at home and save the cost and inconvenience of office leasing. But working at home has drawbacks also, such as constant interruptions, loneliness, and distractions. Security and safety is also a concern when working at home. Do you really want strangers knowing your home address and telephone number?
A very attractive and affordable alternative is leasing an office space in a shared office facility or business center. The shared office market is a large, international business with thousands of locations worldwide. Many office centers are located in prestigious downtown locations. There are also many suburban locations located in commercial office parks and buildings.
The concept is simple. The office center is comprised of many private offices. A central reception area provides live telephone answering services, administrative services, and mail/package delivery. There are a number of different options and lease terms are often short and flexible. Some of the options include full-time, part-time or day office space plans. For home-based businesses, many office centers offer virtual offices. In this case, the home-based business has a professional address and telephone answering service, but the calls are forwarded to their home or mobile phone. Full-service office centers also provide administrative support services including, mail and package delivery and pick-up.
Come back to this blog to learn more about shared office centers and how they can help your company grow.
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Change is coming to the
Office Suites at Jefferson Park as we launch our new website and blog fully optimized fo
r the social media world.
We've enjoyed a very successful run offering executive office space in North Andover, MA. Since 1987, we've leased residential office space, part-time offices, and virtual offices to over 1,000 clients. Many of our clients have been tenants for nearly 20 years. That says something about our commitment to quality service and support. With our new website and internet marketing program we plan to continue to grow our business for many years to come.
Here are some of the improvements we've made to our website:
- New website design and structure - more pictures, easier to use structure, a blog
- Customer testimonials - We're letting our customers tell you how our office space and virtual offices helped their businesses grow.
- Connections to social media - We now have a presence on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Tell us what you like or don't like about Office Suites and join the conversation. Tell your friends to join too.
- eNewsletter - A new eNewsletter will start shortly. Learn about our clients and their businesses, new trends in the shared office space market and special promotions and offers
Fortunately some things do stay the same. Our service commitment, our friendly staff, personal service, and a pleasing and comfortable environment to do your work.
We invite you to stop by and visit us in person or send us a message. Click here to request a quote.