Lets say you have a great business idea and decide to open your own business. Signing a new long term office lease, purchasing office furniture and equipment, hiring new employees- it will all get very expensive not to mention long term commitment involved in signing an office lease. So,you decide,you will start from home, right?

Not so fast! Ask yourself few key questions:

1. Is prestigious professional location important for your business? What about business address?

2. Will you need a professional fully furnished office or conference room for business meetings?

3. Will you need a live person to handle your phone calls?

If your answer is "yes" to any of these, you may want to consider a virtual office service company. Virtual office concept is not new. The idea of having a facility with fully furnished" shared" offices and conference rooms and centralized receptionist service has been around for many years. It was originally introduced as barrister suites for attorneys use. What has changed over the years is an affordability and wide appeal of this concept to other businesses.

Computer technology and the internet made this idea very attractive to wide range of businesses, not just lawyers. For just a few hundred dollars per month, your home based business can have a prestigious professional address with secure mail service, receptionist service and "on-demand" use of fully furnished offices and conference rooms for those important meetings.

In addition, most virtual office facilities also provide such services as copying, faxing, secretarial and even a kitchen. Virtual office service is a perfect answer for your home based or small business if you dont have a large budget for a full time traditional fully staffed office.

Ed Ruzin is an owner/operator of Access Office Inc. a virtual office service in Beverly Hills, California. Our website is at ACCESSOFC.COM