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Office Closed for Thanksgiving 2011

Administrator — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:21:48 +0000

Our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. We will reopen on Monday, November 28.

If you are in town for the weekend, NYC has a plethora of events to celebrate the Holiday weekend! Here are a few favorites:

Macy’s Balloon Inflation on Thanksgiving Eve:
What’s better than watching the floating giants rise? For details and the inflation map click here. For information on the balloons, please click here.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade:
Be part of the more than 3.5 million spectators lining the streets of New York City, and more than 50 million viewers tuning in nationwide to watch the historic and world famous 85th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Parade boasts approximately 8,000 participants including balloon handlers, float escorts, clowns, marching bands, cheerleaders, dance groups and other performers.

The 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade route will once again bypass Broadway on it’s way to Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street.

The Parade will begin at the traditional 77th Street and Central Park West kick off, it will travel down Central Park West to Columbus Circle, where it will veer towards 7th Avenue and march down 7th through Times Square. It will then turn onto 42nd Street to 6th Avenue marching down the Avenue of the Americas to 34th Street where it will turn and end at 34th Street and 7th Avenue. (Parade Route Map)

Thanksgiving Meal

Check out Eater.com’s epic The Ultimate NYC Thanksgiving Dining and Shopping Guide and their guide to getting a Thanksgiving feast to go.

The Polar Express™ 4-D Experience at Madame Tussauds
The Polar Express™ 4-D Experience is back at Madame Tussauds New York, just in time for the holidays! This unique cinematic experience will enable you to smell the aroma of hot chocolate, feel the icy chill of snow brushing past your face, hear the roar of the locomotive and feel as though you are a passenger aboard the magical Polar Express as you follow the story of a young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole on Christmas Eve! It’s a full-sensory adventure that is perfect for the entire family. (Trailer)

Purchase your all access pass online, which includes general admission to Madame Tussauds NY, SCREAM, Polar Express, and Behind the Scenes, to save up to 15%.

NYC Service:
Give thanks by sacrificing some of your time. NYC Service, run by the City of New York, knows that everyone has something to offer. They can assist you with using your time, passion, skills and willingness to help address New York’s most pressing needs. Simply visit their website, and answer this question: I want to help New York with: ________. You can search volunteer opportunities by a variety of variables such as date, area, and your specialties.

Ice Skating:
Ice skating in the City is a beloved seasonal tradition. Whether you are participating or watching, the only problem is which of our World famous rinks do you choose from?

Enjoy!

If you’ve come across this posting and you are searching for virtual office services while the office is closed, we’ve listed of some our most popular and informative postings about virtual office, what to consider when setting up your virtual office, where your NYC virtual office will be located, information about our company, and a few client case studies.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Client Case Studies:

Recent News About Us:

Website Links:

If you place an order for virtual office service online via our secure order form, please note that orders completed on a Holiday will be reviewed within the following 1-2 business days.

Happy Thanksgiving!

With regards,
The Team at Manhattan Virtual Office

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How can a Manhattan Virtual Office help you?

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Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

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Office Closed for Thanksgiving 2011

Administrator — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:07:53 +0000

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Our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. We will reopen on Monday, November 28.

If you are in town for the weekend, NYC has a plethora of events to celebrate the Holiday weekend! Here are a few favorites:

The 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade route will once again bypass Broadway on it’s way to Macy’s flagship store on 34th Street.

Thanksgiving Meal

Check out Eater.com’s epic The Ultimate NYC Thanksgiving Dining and Shopping Guide and their guide to getting a Thanksgiving feast to go.

Purchase your all access pass online, which includes general admission to Madame Tussauds NY, SCREAM, Polar Express, and Behind the Scenes, to save up to 15%.

Ice Skating:
Ice skating in the City is a beloved seasonal tradition. Whether you are participating or watching, the only problem is which of our World famous rinks do you choose from?

Enjoy!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Client Case Studies:

Recent News About Us:

Website Links:

If you place an order for virtual office service online via our secure order form, please note that orders completed on a Holiday will be reviewed within the following 1-2 business days.

Happy Thanksgiving!

With regards,
The Team at Manhattan Virtual Office

Click here to chat with a Virtual Office Expert

How can a Manhattan Virtual Office help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

Manhattan Virtual Office.com
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice

Debuting our New Holiday Logo!

Administrator — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:04:27 +0000

Just in time for the beginning of the Holiday season, here’s our brand new Manhattan Virtual Office Holiday Logo:

Happy Holidays!

Regards,
The Team at Manhattan Virtual Office.com
How can a Manhattan Virtual Office help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

Manhattan Virtual Office.com
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice

Can a Virtual Office Help Me?

Administrator — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:56:51 +0000

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In today’s business environment, you no longer need to lay out thousands in unnecessary start-up capital to rent a traditional office. A staffed physical virtual office may be just the solution for you!

Ask yourself this: Do you aspire to have a business presence in prestigious area? Perhaps you’re an accountant or an artist, a writer, lawyer, architect or engineer. It doesn’t really matter what you do, everyone knows that a Manhattan business address in a professional office building conveys an image of respect, an image of success! You can be running your business from anywhere: Miami, Mumbai, Marrakesh or Manchester – doesn’t matter, because with a virtual office service you don’t necessarily need to be physically located in Manhattan to have a New York City office.

Our virtual office service offers you a physical office address to display on your website, business cards – use it as you would use any address. You can receive orders, documents, mail, client correspondence, payments, and any documents requiring a signature at our office. We can then forward your mail onto wherever you are in the world!

Wondering how a virtual office can work for your company? Here’s an actual example of a virtual office case study we did on artist representatives Kris and Erica from Los Angeles, California – 2458 miles from their New York virtual office. The services they utilized from VH International Business Solutions were a New York virtual office business address and 212 Manhattan phone number with call forwarding.

Kris and Erica are business partners that manage and represent renowned makeup artists and photographers. They both live with their respective families and commute to their brick and mortar office in Los Angeles each day.

They wanted to grow the photographic representation part of their company, but weren’t able to attract more photographers and or magazine editor attention in New York. All the magazine companies were located here, in NYC, and most of these wanted to see the Photographer portfolios right away. It was costly to overnight large and heavy portfolios back and forth from Los Angeles to New York. They needed a cost effective alternative to keep costs down and profits up while living 3,000 miles from their target audience.

They contacted VH International Business Solutions, Inc for assistance.

Their budget was small and they wanted to start off small to test the market. Their first purchase was a 212 Manhattan voice mail to email phone number. At only $10 per month, the cost wasn’t a deterrent issue. Incoming messages were sent via email as a .wav file simultaneously to Kris and Erica. They added the phone number to their website, got new business cards and were ready to hit the New York market.

Good news: It worked! They were attracting new clients to represent and starting relationships with Manhattan publishing companies.

Three months later they contacted VH International Business Solutions again with the possibility of upgrading their phone number to better cater to their new needs. They wanted to answer their calls personally. Since they were all setup with an assistant and an intern in their Los Angeles office, they had more than enough people to answer both their LA and NY calls. They even considered the time zone, and made a rotating schedule of who would be in the LA office at 5:30 am to start answering any New York phone calls during Eastern Time. We said “sure, no problem” and upgraded their phone for only $5 per month and they started to get their 212 Manhattan phone calls directly in Los Angeles.

Great news: This worked even better! Though they were actually answering their calls from Los Angeles, it was as if they were just across town from their callers in New York.

The huge influx of new clients caused them a new business dilemma. Editors wanted to see the photographers portfolios right away. The quickest Kris and Erica could get the portfolios to New York was via overnight courier. As noted earlier, they were spending a small fortune in courier costs to overnight huge and heavy portfolios. None of the portfolios would fit in courier boxes, so they were just shipping the portfolios, sans packaging, with just a courier label attached to the actual portfolio handle; it was costly and damaging! It was time… they now needed a physical presence in New York.

Once again, Kris and Erica contacted VH International Business Solutions for assistance. They opened their New York real / virtual office in just hours. A few weeks later, Erica flew out to New York with 15 portfolios which would be based in New York along with a stash of promo cards and business cards and explained how they needed their New York presence to operate.

Initially they would send an email to our Customer Service department with an address where each portfolio should be sent to. We would forward the portfolios via messenger to each respective magazine editors’ office. When the magazine offices were done with the portfolios, Erica would then contact them and tell them where they should go next. We’d only see the portfolios back at the office if they needed restocking of business / promo cards or if the photographer was in town and needed one of their portfolios to meet with a potential client in our meeting room facilities.

Kris and Erica continued working from Los Angeles for the next few years. Erica’s trips to NYC became more and more frequent; she was quickly racking up those frequent flier miles! However, taking several cross country trips each month was exhausting Erica – they decided, someone would need to relocate to New York. Erica took the plunge and, along with her husband, relocated to New York. Thankfully it worked out well, her husband is an artist and has his work frequently exhibited in New York galleries, many right near the office in Chelsea. It was a no brainer: Erica and family’s move to New York was a success.

Erica kept her days busy in Manhattan lunching with prospective clients. She worked mostly from home, and would come into the office occasionally for a quick meeting. Any mail that came in for Kris and Erica was now forwarded to Erica’s NYC home.

They toyed with the idea of opening their own office in NYC, but decided it was unnecessary. By having a virtual office serviced by VH International Business Solutions, they were saving on the exorbitant costs associated with opening their own brick and mortar office: rent, payroll, insurance, utilities just to name a few, in Manhattan, is a costly venture. Our virtual office service, including a physical business office address with meeting facilities, was exactly what they needed at an unbeatable price.

Years later, Kris and Erica’s business is still successful. Erica and family are still in New York. We are proud to still call them our clients.

Kris and Erica’s story is just one example of how a virtual office can work for a distant small business. How can VH International Business Solutions help you?

Click here to chat with a Virtual Office Expert

How can a Manhattan Virtual Office help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

Manhattan Virtual Office.com
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice

In Memoriam

Administrator — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:08:08 +0000