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Want to go international in 2010?

It’s easier than you think with a virtual office!

Do you have big plans for your business in 2010? Of course you do! The Internet has made it easier than ever to market to a global audience so why wouldn’t you take the opportunity to expand your business? It’s a fabulous idea but many business operators have found that while they can reach prospective clients all over the world with their advertising, getting overseas clients to advance to the stage of placing an order is a different matter, particularly if you don’t have any overseas offices. Here are three of the main reasons for their reluctance:

1. People like to shop locally. This can apply to corporate clients as well as individuals.

2. When you’re ordering from an interstate or overseas business, there’s a nagging doubt that you’ll receive the product or service promptly. When you don’t have a street address people can relate to they can have difficulty forming an opinion on the size and professionalism of your business. When in doubt, they’ll revert to a local supplier.

3. Credibility – if the business is run predominantly online, is based overseas or interstate and has no street address displayed, it raises doubts as to whether it is a legitimate operation. At the very least it raises the concern that if you pay your money and your product or service doesn’t arrive there is no way of tracing the perpetrator.

Of course, setting up physical offices overseas is a major expense and one that is out of reach for the majority of business operators – but there is a viable alternative. Virtual offices are your answer. Starting from just $25 a month you can have a Manhattan office. You’ll be able to use the prestigious office address, and have mail sent to your Manhattan address and forwarded to you. You can even take advantage of a Manhattan phone number that diverts to your number or to a message service. Live call answering is also available for your overseas Manhattan office! And if you’re ever in the situation where you need to meet clients in Manhattan, you’ll be able to book office space to use at your physical Manhattan office address.

If you’re planning to go international in 2010, a Manhattan virtual office will get you off to a great start without costing you a fortune.

How can VH International Business Solutions help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

VH International Business Solutions, Inc.
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice

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Our Neighborhood

Let’s face it, a New York City office address is the most fashionable business address you can have. Don’t argue – New York City is so fabulous people write and sing about it and nearly everyone in the world has heard of it. It’s just the place to be – if you can afford the office space!

Office space in New York City has always been costly – a simple matter of supply and demand. For most business operators, having a New York office address seems out of reach – but we’ve been successfully solving that problem for business owners for 20 years now with our New York virtual office services.

If you’d like a New York office address and you can afford $25 a month you can stop dreaming and start putting your New York address on your business cards now. Our business is located at a legitimate and prestigious New York address that you can use as your New York office address. But we do more than that – we offer you virtual office services too. Mail can be sent to your New York office and we’ll send it to you wherever you are in the world. We can arrange a New York telephone number for your business and you can collect your messages or even arrange for an operator to personally answer your New York number and take detailed messages. And if anyone turns up at your New York office address they won’t be disappointed – you might not be there but they’ll arrive to a professional reception area where they can leave a message for you or even drop off documents.

We can have your New York office up and running within a day or two so you can start reaping the benefits of your fashionable New York address right away.

Call our New York office today! Now, doesn’t that just roll off the tongue?

How can VH International Business Solutions help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

VH International Business Solutions, Inc.
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice

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Do you aspire to operating your business from a Manhattan office? Perhaps you’re a fledgling fashion designer, an artist, writer, lawyer, accountant, architect or engineer. It doesn’t really matter what you do, everyone knows that a Manhattan business address makes people sit up and take notice!

Why not advance your plans and get your Manhattan business address right now – did you know you can have a virtual office in Manhattan from $25 a month? Our Manhattan virtual office package is not just an address you rent – it’s a genuine office with a reception area and office facilities you can use by arrangement.

Your Manhattan office address can be used on your business cards and website and any mail received can be promptly forwarded to you, wherever you are located. You can also take advantage of a Manhattan telephone number and have the calls diverted to you or even answered by an operator who’ll personally take messages for you.

Best of all, you can run your Manhattan office without ever leaving home – you don’t even have to visit us to set it up. Everything can be done online. It’s quick too – your Manhattan virtual office can be up and running in as little as one day.

Imagine! This time tomorrow you could be utilizing your prestigious new location in your ambitious new 2010 marketing plan and encouraging people to “call you at your Manhattan office”. Of course, you’ll be taking those calls from the comfort of home.

If you want 2010 to be a big year for you, perhaps it’s time to think big – big apple that is. Are you in a New York state of mind yet? If you are, call us now and we’ll get your big New Year rolling with a Manhattan virtual office.

How can VH International Business Solutions help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

VH International Business Solutions, Inc.
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice

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How can a Virtual Office help you?

Case Study: Carlos
Type of Business: Translator
Location: Formerly Manhattan, Currently Buenos Aires, Argentina
Services: New York Virtual Office Business Address Rental, Meeting Room Usage, Mail Handling, Mail Forwarding

After completing his degree in language studies, Carlos, a native of Argentina, worked as a translator in the marking department of a fortune 100 company in New York.

He freelanced during his free time, evenings and weekends for an international translating company, only taking assignments he knew he could finish quickly without interfering too much with his free time or his hectic daytime workload.

Seeing how easy it was to do a little work on the side, Carlos tinkered with the idea of starting his own translation service. He also missed his hometown and loved the idea of returning to Argentina to spend more time with his family and friends; he knew that starting his own business would be the only way to have freedom and financial independence. Carlos hated the idea of debt and didn’t want to make any large upfront investments in this new venture, he figured the best way would be to use money generated by his moonlighting efforts to grow his business. He started a small website, noting all of his credentials and within a few months he started to get small translation jobs: letters, documents, contracts etc.

Any new income was immediately returned and reinvested into his new business. His translation service was starting to slowly and little by little, generate some profits. Carlos would be the first person to tell you that it took time; time to get picked-up in search engines and time to grow his client base, but he was determined not to in-debt himself by taking any up-front high interest loans to grow his business. He would do it himself, no loans.

After about a year, he started to get jobs where his larger corporate clients wanted to pay him with checks; he normally accepted Paypal payments for jobs. The problem now was: Where should his big corporate clients mail these checks to? He couldn’t have them sent to his day job… and definitely not to his home address. Not aware that he had any options, Carlos would visit the client’s office and pickup his checks personally. He couldn’t keep running around the city for checks, this was taking way too much time, not to mention it being exhausting. Another bump in the road came when a client wanted Carlos to translate audio documents; the client wanted to mail him CD’s with audio files and not email them because the files were too large. Carlos realized he needed a professional business address for sure and fast.

After learning about virtual offices, he started searching and comparing services online; he chose New York’s premier service, VH International Business Solutions. Carlos opened his New York virtual office with VH International Business Solutions, including rental of a physical office space. He finally had a company to run his New York business presence while still working and maintaining his day job. He was able to receive all his documents and correspondence at his New York virtual office and then have everything forwarded directly to his home. Every piece of mail he was receiving was either a check or an income generating project, so as far as Carlos was concerned, every piece of mail was paying for itself!

His translation company was surely growing. He was finally starting to get overwhelmed and began outsourcing some of his projects to peers. Who can’t use a little extra income?

Then the unexpected happened, Carlos’ day job announced they were downsizing several departments, his was one of them. This wasn’t good news. Even though he had worked there for a few years, he was still one of the most recent team members; his department was barely holding their head above water. Carlos had an idea and approached his immediate supervisor who, in turn, took his idea to the higher-ups: If Carlos accepted a layoff, would they consider outsourcing work to his translation company? After all, outsourcing is much more cost effective than keeping a full-time staff member. It was a far out idea but, it worked! They accepted!

Carlos is now happily not only back in his beloved hometown in Argentina, but he also remotely works from there! The best thing is, his clients don’t know he’s there – they think he’s working out of New York, NY. Even though he’s over 5300 miles away he does, after all, have a New York City business presence. The peace of mind, freedom and convenience offered by a virtual office service from reputable company is not only essential for Carlos, but priceless.

Carlos does come to New York about four times a year to meet with clients and to conduct interviews with potential freelancer translators in his New York virtual office.

We are proud to still call Carlos one of our valued clients – and congratulate his success.

Previous Virtual Office Case Studies:
Case Study: Ken the CPA and a NYC Virtual Office
Case Study: Siobhanne, Her Talent Agency and a NYC Virtual Office
Case Study: James, His Law Firm and a NYC Virtual Office
Case Study: Donald, His Publishing Company and a NY Virtual Office
Case Study: Kris, Erica and a NY Virtual Office
Case Study: Sela the Graphic Artist and a New York Virtual Office
Case Study: Leonard, Kiara, Their Medical Placement Agency and a NYC Virtual Office

How can VH International Business Solutions help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

VH International Business Solutions, Inc.
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice

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Let’s say the you live in Seattle and you run an online consulting firm helping businesses go green. You work from a desk in your basement and advise other small businesses on how to go green and reduce their carbon footprint. Potential clients find you on the internet and you rely on social media marketing to keep the buzz going about your services. You work with clients throughout the world via the internet and telephone.

You have wanted to expand your business presence, with minimal investment. How can you grow your company? How can you expand your market? How can you attract clients in a new area? How can you do that instantly?

A virtual office just may be the ideal solution for you and your firm! Virtually overnight, you can go from a local based home business in Seattle to having a business presence in another major metropolitan area instantly, such as: New York! Your company now has 2 locations! Imagine how impressive a Manhattan office address would look on your website and business cards – alongside your Seattle address!

Your clients can send payments, orders, contracts, and correspondence to your New York virtual office – we’ll keep your mail safe and secure and send it to you in Seattle in accordance with your predetermined forwarding schedule.

Need local Manhattan phone and fax service to complete your New York business presence? No problem! We can get them setup for you in a few hours. You can have a live operator answer your calls, a machine answer your calls (voice mail) or, we can even transfer your New York phone calls directly to you in Seattle. You can receive faxes sent to your New York fax number right in your email inbox.

When the time comes that you need to visit NYC to meet with a client or vendor, you can rent office space to meet with clients on an as-needed basis. You can even have your lunch or breakfast meeting catered in the office.

Need a local hotel or restaurant recommendation? We can help you with ideas! Our knowledgeable staff is at your service. Our prime neighborhood is chock-full of first class hotels, chain hotels, and wonderful boutique hotels. Our neighborhood’s Michelin Stars sparkle amongst restaurants boasting top chefs, television chefs, and world renown chefs.

If a client drops by unexpectedly to see you, they will enter into a well-appointed office and be received by a friendly receptionist who will inform your guest that you are out on appointments, and take a message on your behalf. This message will be immediately sent to you so you may contact the guest who visited your New York virtual office.

See how easy it is to open an office?… Keep doing what you are doing in Seattle and we at VH International Business Solutions will manage your New York virtual office and business presence for you.

How can VH International Business Solutions help you?

Website: Manhattan Virtual Office
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610

Since 1990.

VH International Business Solutions, Inc.
Follow us on Twitter: @ManhattanOffice