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A new article on BBC News discusses the ethics of using your mobile phone in meetings. It makes you think – if you’re growing your business it is likely you’ll be attending more client meetings so do you excuse yourself and answer your mobile, potentially upsetting your client, or let the call ring to voicemail…

Is work/life balance a myth? Or is it still achievable in a struggling economy? What are your experiences?

There are a multitude of support services available at the moment to support small businesses,from Business Link to The Virtual Office. Now Google has joined forces with HSBC, alibaba.com and others to create a support package for businesses looking to export their products and services.

Its that time of year again… and for the first time in a long time, it seems like summer has FINALLY arrived in the UK, which means thoughts will be drifting to holidays… Whether you fancy a trendy recession-inspired ‘stay-cation’; have children who will be unleashed by their schools and therefore require some extra attention;…

Today, we heard the announcement that redundancies in the UK have reached a 12 year high at a staggering 7.2% of the population or 2.26 million people finding themselves out of work. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be much sign of this trend stopping anytime soon, with Management Today stating an assumption that another three…

If you met Richard Nissen, you would probably not instantly guess that he was the mastermind behind developing the Virtual Office Concept in the UK; especially if you tried to ring him on his mobile phone. This is particularly surprising since Richard is responsible for developing the first telephone call handling platform that could fully…

If Swine Flu turns out to be the pandemic predicted by officials and journalists alike, then be prepared to see incredible alterations to life as we know it. It is suspected that as many as half of London’s seven million inhabitants could catch swine flu and that 94,000 could die in a worst case scenario….

Last week we talked about how using a Virtual Office can save you money and help when you launch your company as well as during the course of its life. This week, we explore how a Virtual office can give you the impression of a larger and more established company and how that impacts your…

If you are like me, undoubtedly, you know someone who runs their own home business with the greatest of ease; painting an illusion of the blissful freedom they experience whilst pursuing their life’s passion from their kitchen table. If this same person’s entire existence seems perfectly orchestrated in every aspect from their impeccable home and…

If people could have one wish granted, I think many would wish for more time in the day! As the director of the Virtual Office and a mum with hectic business and home schedules, I too am constantly on the go! Really, I have the same obligations and commitments as many other professionals, though the…