Let’s say the you live in Des Moines and you sell widgets online; you work from home and drop-ship the widgets to customers all throughout the world. All transactions are done online and you fill all your orders in your cut-off sweats and fuzzy slippers.
You’ve been thinking about expanding, looking to attract more widget consumers and markets.
How can you do that instantly? By opening a virtual office! You can go from a Des Moines based home business to having a business presence in a major metropolitan area instantly, for example: New York! Your company now has 2 locations!
Opening a virtual office in another country can also make you an international company instantly and opens up the market for you to sell widgets everywhere.
Your clients can send payments, orders and correspondence to your NYC office – we’ll keep your mail safe and secure.
We know you aren’t going to sell defective widgets, but there may be the occasional wonky one, the one the quality inspector misses. Your clients can return those widgets to your virtual office via mail or in person. Your virtual office will ship them directly to you in accordance with your preferences. Our office is an extension of yours.
Need local fax and phone numbers to complete your 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 NYC phone calls to you in Des Moines. You can receive your 212 Manhattan faxes right in your email inbox.
Need to meet with a client or vendor in Manhattan? No problem. You can rent 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 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.
Wonder no longer… We are running an unbeatable trial offer during November 2009.
For the absolute best deal in Manhattan you’ll receive a physical New York Office Address in Midtown Manhattan with a FREE 212 dedicated phone number at an unbeatable and incomparable introductory rate of only $20 per month, for 2-months of service.
Special offer of $20 per month includes:
New York City Business Address
Physical Manhattan Office address with reception and meeting facilities. Mail handling privileges including mail forwarding/pickup and meeting room available if required.
212 Manhattan Phone Number
You will receive an exclusive dedicated 212 direct dial 24 hour phone number with voice mail. You can record up to a 2-minute outgoing greeting for your callers to listen to before they leave you up to a 3-minute long message. You can store 30 played or unplayed messages in your voice mailbox for up to 30 days. To retrieve messages, simply dial into your 212 phone number, enter your passcode, and listen to your messages. (Optional email delivery of messages is available for a one time setup of $10.)
To apply for this offer, simply click here to visit our website and access the online application.
And for all the fun caveats: Offer valid for new approved clients only. Offer may not be combined with any other offer. Applicants must order and have their completed applications approved prior to November 30, 2009. After the 2-months are up, you can opt to not renew all services or phone service. Address renewal rates revert to standard published rates. Current rates for renewal are from $25-$60 per month for the address rental and a $10 flat per month for the 212 phone number. If you select to add on email delivery of messages, the phone messages come as .wav files and the fax comes as .pdf files. You can select to have your mail forwarded daily, weekly or monthly. Service charge of $00.50¢ per piece plus postage. Mail pickup is available by appointment and is a flat $3 per pickup. Meeting space available at $15 per hour with a 2-hour minimum. An initial $25 deposit required for any account activity costs, for example, mail forwarding costs. Account setup takes just one business day from receipt of your completed application.
We look forward to serving your New York business needs. Please contact us with any questions:
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610 Manhattan Virtual Office
Every Monday at 12:30pm, WMP Concert Hall offers a 45 minute long chamber music concert to the public, and it is free admission with a suggested donation of $10.00. The idea of the concert series is to offer high quality music to their neighbors while they take their lunch break.
Monday, November 9 at 12:30pm
Violinist Ju Yeong Moon and Pianist Jeeyoung Hong
On Monday, November 9th at 12:30pm these two talented musicians come back at WMP for a Strad for Lunch! On the Menu: Mozart, Schubert and Saint-Saëns.
23-year old Korean violinist Ju Yeong Moon recently made her debut as a soloist with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under maestro Vladimir Altschuler at Russia’s Shostakovich Philharmonic Great Hall. She also has appeared as soloist with the Saint Petersburg Chamber Orchestra with Alexander Kantrov at Glinka Maly Zal, with the New York Sinfonietta at Merkin Concert Hall, and with the New Seoul Philharmonic at Seoul Arts Center, Korea.
She made her New York debut at Weill Recital Hall, and has also performed in Steinway Hall, Great Neck Library and Montauk Library Concert Series. She was featured on WQXR “Robert Sherman’s Young Artist Showcase” as a result of winning the Friday Woodmere Young Artist Competition. She also holds first prizes in the New York, Korean Times, and Music Journal Competitions and a top prize in E-wha kyunghyang competition. She has received the fellowship for the Aspen Music Festival.
As a scholarship student she earned her Bachelor of Music Degree at The Juilliard School studying with Cho-Liang Lin, and the Master Degree under the tutelage of Kyung Wha Chung. She was the recipient of the Irene Diamond Graduate Fellowship.
A native of Seoul, Korea, collaborative pianist Jeeyoung Hong started to play the piano at the age of five. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Arthur Balsam Duo Competition in New York, the Teenager Competition, Korean Times Competition, and Korea-Japan Professor Association Competition. After graduating Yewon, Seoul Arts High School, and Yonsei University, she earned her master’s degree and professional studies certificate in accompanying at Manhattan School of Music, where she established herself as a collaborative pianist and chamber musician in the New York metropolitan area. She has performed in master classes of various distinguishable artists such as Dalton Baldwin, Anne Eperson, Jonathan Feldman, Pamela Frank, Margo Garrett, Thomas Hampson, Bang Won Han, Ralph Kirshbaum, Robert McDonald, Jaime Laredo, Robert Mann, and Lambert Orkis, and Alan Stepansky.
Frequent collaboration with renowned instrumentalists and singers have led Ms. Hong to such venues as the Icicle Creek Music festival in Washington, the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, the MusicAlp in France, the Songfest in Malibu, and the New Triad in New York City. She has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia appearing with various ensembles and programs at such venues as Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the Hahn Hall, the Advent Lutheran Church, and Young-San Art Hall. The instrumentalists she performed together include cellists Edward Arron, Michael Nicholas, violinists Amaury Coeytaux, Daniel Khalikov, and Krzysztof Kuznik to name a few.
She has wide range of string and vocal repertoire and worked as a staff pianist at Charlie Castleman’s Quartet Program, and at Great Mountains Music Festival and School. Since 2001, Ms. Hong has been a staff accompanist of both of the preparatory and the college division at MSM, working for studios of Joan Caplan, Mignon Dunn, Marrion Feldman, David Geber, Hilda Harris, Patinka Kopec, Mark Nuccio, Maitland Peters, Ashley Putman, Lucie Robert, Sylvia Rosenberg, Neil Rosenshein, and Pinchas Zukerman. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctorate degree in Accompanying at Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Dr. Heasook Rhee as a scholarship recipient.
WMP Concert Hall is located at 31-33 East 28th Street, between Park and Madison. No food or beverages are permitted in the concert hall.
Celebrate Flatiron Partnerships 2009 on Tuesday, December 1 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at SPiN New York at 48 E 23rd Street.
Meet your neighbors … play some ping pong and enjoy some gourmet treats … hear the latest from the Flatiron Partnership and celebrate a great year in the Flatiron District in one of the coolest new businesses in the neighborhood - SPiN New York!
Case Study: Leonard and Kiara Type of Business: Medical Placement Agency Location: Hoboken, New Jersey Services: New York Virtual Office, Meeting Room Usage
Leonard was a headhunter for the office furniture industry in the Tristate area. He wasn’t doing very well in the current economy – he had tons of clients, but no jobs to place them in. He knew he wanted to start his own business, but wasn’t sure exactly which direction to go in.
Kiara was a Human Resource director with a medical company. Budget cuts and layoffs were a part of her daily routine. Not only was her spirit breaking because of the constant bad news she had to deliver on a daily basis, she knew her days at this job were also numbered.
Leonard and Kiara met through a mutual friend. They got to talking about their careers; a headhunter and an HR director! It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship and a successful business partnership.
Leonard and Kiara were from completely different sectors, but their combined connections and knowledge-base would eventually be the basis for a placement firm. They got to talking and the ideas just fell into place. With support from their respective spouses, family, friends and business associates, Leonard and Kiara got to work.
They knew they were starting a placement firm, but weren’t sure if it should be general or cater to a specific niche market. They wanted to specialize, but didn’t want to exclude any potential candidates. In the end, they decided to to start off the firm specializing in placement for medical professionals and make use of Kiara’s massive contact list and Leonard networking skills.
Leonard and Kiara had their business plan and website in place. Since they were still working at their respective day jobs, they didn’t have the time, money or resources to rent an actual office. A physical presence was a necessity: They needed a professional environment to portray their corporate identity and to interview prospective candidates. That’s when they contacted VH International Business Solutions, Inc and subscribed to our Manhattan business presence including rental of an office address and meeting room usage.
The company was ready to go! Leonard worked on placing ads to find candidates and Kiara sent out announcements to her contacts in the medical field promoting their new venture. The buzz they created churned out fantastic results: responses were flowing in from both directions! It was time to start interviewing placement candidates.
Leonard and Kiara contacted VH International Business Solutions to find out if the office was suitable for conducting a condensed flow of interviews scheduled at 15 minute increments during the entire workday. They asked if we had places for people to wait for their interview and a private room where they could interview candidates… Of course we do – they started renting the available office space for an entire day at a time.
On the day of their first rental, they arrived early to speak with the receptionist. The receptionist was given a list of the candidates and their appointments. The receptionist was to note that the interviewee had show up, and at what time, for their appointment. She was then given a packet of documents, including applications and disclosure forms that the interviewees were to complete prior to their interview. A resume was to be requested from the applicant, as well as a photo ID and any licensing documents. The receptionist was then to make copies of this information and attach to their paperwork package. The package would be given to Leonard, who would greet the applicant in the reception area, and escort into the meeting room for Kiara to conduct the interview.
Their first day was a success! So much of a success they currently religiously book the meeting room at least twice a month to conduct their mass interviews.
Leonard and Kiara are thrilled with their success: The idea worked! They have since branched out into other non-medical sectors. For just a nominal amount of start-up capital they were able to create a business that currently supports both of their salaries and covers all business expenses. Always expressing appreciation for our service, they are amazed at the quality of services they’ve received from VH International Business Solutions – their New York office.
We are proud to still call Leonard, Kiara and their placement firm one of our valued clients.
Photo by doctorow View of Flatiron District from Top of Flatiron Building
Why spend thousands of dollars on all the expenses involved with a staffed brick and mortar office when you can outsource it?
In just about a business day you can open and outsource your physical office by establishing a New York Virtual Office business account with VH International Business Solutions… right on-line!
Yes it’s that simple!
Wondering what a virtual office entails? Wondering what you should you consider?
There are several items to consider as each business is unique in it’s needs. For this reason, we provide pricing for all of our services on an a-la-carte basis. You pick and choose only the services you need. We don’t prepackage and stick you with services you’ll never need or use.
Address:
Let’s start with the address. This is the main component of your New York Virtual Office.
You will be issued a physical office address with on-site reception and meeting facilities directly on Broadway in Midtown Manhattan’s trendy Flatiron District. Office address rental rates are from only $25 per month. You can use the address as you would any physical office address. We issue you an actual office suite address – not a fabricated suite number, which is usually just a smoke screen for a mailbox. You can walk right into the office address you are issued and meet with your clients, you can’t do that with a mailbox.
Our offices are located on in a high rise office building designed by a renowned architect. The building is a combination of stone, brick, terracotta, iron and copper in the Beaux Arts style with extensive detailing inside and out.
Our office building holds Landmark status from the City of New York – What constitutes a Landmark? A landmark is a building, property, or object that has been designated by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission because it has a special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value as part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of the City, State, or Nation. For more details on NYC’s landmarking preservation system, please click here to visit their website.
Location, Location, Location:
We are across the street from Madison Square Park with its notable surrounding architecture as well as brilliant sunlight from the broad expanse of the area which is also home to such architectural highlights as the World renowned Flatiron Building, the Metropolitan Life and New York Life buildings and the exquisite New York State Appellate Courthouse – as well as multiple foodie hot spots by renowned top chefs.
We also offer easy access to transportation to all parts of the city and the tri-state area. We are within 2 blocks from the R and W subway lines. A block further are the F and V lines, as well as the Path Train. A short walk will bring you right to Penn Station with access to the Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit, and Amtrak.
Mail Handling:
You are welcome to receive mail at the office. Since it is a physical address, there are no limitations on the type of correspondence you can receive. Reception can sign for any UPS, Fedex, DHL, TNT, Certified Mail, Registered Mail, Service of Process, etc. You can select to have your mail forwarded anywhere in the world – anywhere! You can also arrange to pickup mail and have your mail wait for you at reception.
If you need your mail to be sent out of NYC with an NYC postmarked, we can assist. This is what is commonly referred to as re-mailing.
Phone Service:
Need a phone number? No problem, we offer local 212 phone numbers ready for your use and to advertise as your own on business cards, stationery, etc. Now, the question to ask yourself is: How should my number be answered?
Do I need a human to answer the phone in my company name? If so, we can arrange to have a live operator answer the call in your company name. The caller can then leave the message with the operator or be transferred to voice mail to leave a message. Our operators are available to answer your calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This service is called Live Answering.
Do I want to answer my own calls? If so, we can redirect a 212 Manhattan phone number to ring directly on your cell phone, office phone, home phone, or whichever phone number you choose. You, or your staff, can answer the calls directly. This service is called Call Forwarding and available to you if needed
Can a machine answer my calls? This is the most cost efficient option. If standard voice mail is what you need, we have multiple options for you. All of our voice mail numbers include a generous 2-minute outgoing greeting and allows callers to leave up to a 3-minute message. You can record your own greeting, or send us a sound file with your professionally recorded greeting. All of our voice mail services are flat rate, so you never need to worry about how many calls you receive. Retrieving your messages is easy! We have multitude of options for message retrieval and notification, a few examples: Your messages can be sent to you via email so you can listen and save your voice messages. You can receive a phone call each time you receive a message. We can send you a text message notifying you of a new message.
Fax Service:
We offer 2 types of fax services. You’re issued a local 212 direct dial Manhattan fax number. There’s one important question to ask yourself: Do I receive many and / or urgent faxes? If so, we recommend dedicated fax service. It’s a flat rate service, so you never need to worry about being charges for extra faxes or pages.
If you rarely receive faxes, and they are of a non-urgent matter, you can use our shared fax service. There is no monthly charge for this service when you order a New York Virtual Office address rental. All incoming faxes are free of charge. Only fax forwarding charges apply. You may also choose to have your incoming faxes forwarded via post mail along with your standard mail and at the agreed to intervals at no extra charge.
Visitors to your NYC office:
Wondering what would happen if an unscheduled client/guest shows up at your NYC virtual office; Simple – they are greeting by reception as a guest would be greeting in any standard office. They’ll be notified that prior appointments are required to meet with you and offer to take a message from them and then forward that message to you. The message will either be emailed to you or we can scan and email any documentation the visitor leaves for you.
Meeting Facilities:
We offer professional meeting space, in a sunny, clean and well appointed facility. You receive approximately 200 square feet of room – all to yourself – equipped with a computer workstation; wifi internet connection; conference table with leather seating for 5; a whiteboard; easel; stereo speakers and an 84″ x 84″ projection screen. You will be appointed a staff member to assist and coordinate your meeting. Additional available services include administrative support, easel pads, digital projector, office supplies, printing, copying, water service, catering, car services, etc.
We look forward to serving your New York business needs. Please contact us with any questions:
Tel: 1.212.627.8900
Fax: 1.646.861.6610 Manhattan Virtual Office
On Friday, October 23rd parts of Broadway between 25th and 26th Streets were closed off to shoot scenes from Columbia Pictures’ “The Other Guys. “
We got a few shots of Dwayne Johnson, aka “The Rock” and Samuel L. Jackson on the Street during takes.
The movie, directed by Adam McKay, is scheduled for release in August of 2010. The movie also stars Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Ray Stevenson, Damon Wayans Jr., Craig Robinson, and Rob Riggle to name a few.
Here’s a few shots and a short movie of the late afternoon filming:
We found this great video online also taken on Broadway and 25th on October 22:
Open your office in this exciting neighborhood today!
Visit the park for a special artist talk with Mel Kendrick! Learn first hand about Kendrick’s foray into concrete casting and the conceptual and material intricacies of his striking sculptural set.
Mel Kendrick’s hour-long artist talk on Madison Square Park’s Oval Lawn will take place on November 7, at 11am.
This event is free and open to the public. Call 212.538.1884 for more information.
Every Monday at 12:30pm, WMP Concert Hall offers a 45 minute long chamber music concert to the public, and it is free admission with a suggested donation of $10.00. The idea of the concert series is to offer high quality music to their neighbors while they take their lunch break.
Monday, November 2 at 12:30pm
The Ansonia Trio
On Monday November 2nd at 12:30pm, this new trio called Ansonia Trio will perform works by Beethoven, Ravel and Piazzolla. The Ansonia Trio is a newly-formed trio made up of violinist Angelia Cho, cellist Laura Metcalf, and pianist Akiko Chiba.
The Ansonia Trio was formed in January of 2009 by three accomplished young soloists who came together as a trio with the goal of presenting programs that engage and inspire modern audiences. They presented a pair of debut concerts in the spring of 2009 for the New York House Concert series and the muendo concert series. These concerts featured a newly-commissioned arrangement of Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin arranged for piano trio by New York composer Matt Van Brink, which was recently published by Schott. Highlights of the upcoming season include concerts on the Strad for Lunch series at the WMP Concert Hall/Gradoux-Matt Rare Violins and the Music at Bunker Hill series, as well as numerous outreach and commissioning activities.
WMP Concert Hall is located at 31-33 East 28th Street, between Park and Madison. No food or beverages are permitted in the concert hall.
Future shows:
Monday, November 9th 2009 @ 12:30pm:
Violinist Ju Yeong Moon and pianist Xiaojing Chang
Planning a visit to your New York Virtual Office and need to spend a night in the City?
One of our newest local hotels, The MAve, has a few great deals:
Quick eEscapes offering last-minute rates from $199 per night from October 30 to November 5, 2009 using promo code ESCAPE. Details.
If you have a little more time to plan your stay, they also have “Planned eEscapes” rates from $119 a night if you book ahead for a stay between November 11, 2009 and November 26, 2009 using promo code ADVANCE. Details.
Photo by ishane
