Apr 9, 2010
The Pros and Cons of Virtual Offices
Southern California Public Radio is taking a look at virtual offices. The article is entitled, “Virtual offices have heir perks, drawbacks.”
Reporter Brittany Knotts looks at how the nine to five office job isn’t as common as it once was with the rise of technologies that allow people to work from home. Specifically Knotts follows Inc. magazine’s virtual office experiment, but also talks to others about their experiences with virtual offices.
Some of Knotts’ takeaways:
“Virtual offices may save money for businesses and save hours of time lost in a commute (not to mention cut back on emissions), but there are things lost. A caller pointed out that if there were no offices, clerical and janitorial positions would be cut. So while businesses would save money, people would lose jobs.”
In this economy, that’s a tough balance. No one wants to cut jobs, but many businesses need to save money. But virtual offices can also bridge the gap for growing companies that can’t quite afford a traditional office space. Virtual offices can be a stepping stones, of sorts, for entrepreneurs. Virtual offices can also be helpful to larger companies that want to expand into new territories without the overhead of launching a physical office.
Knotts final conclusion based on her interviews: there are pros and cons to virtual offices, just like with anything else. But with so little financial risk, a virtual office is a great place for an entrepreneur or small business owner who still wants a professional business address and access to meeting rooms to start.
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