The search for conventional office space can be a challenge for entrepreneurs in startup mode as well as business owners who are expanding their businesses. With the relentless rise of rents throughout major metropolitan areas, finding an affordable door to hang the proverbial brass plate can take a large bite out of your bottom line.

In the recessionary market, many organizations are opting out of leasing conventional business space for the flexibility and cost-effectiveness that executive suites provide.

In a nutshell, executive suites are shared offices with centralized services administered by a property management firm. Executive suites can range from individual offices to entire floors. From a facilities perspective, executive suites are divided into multi-use areas including a lobby and reception area, boardrooms and meeting rooms, open-layout or closed offices, private restrooms, kitchenettes, and storage. In some cases, there are back entrances as well. What’s included? Everything from lobby furniture to laser printing paper in the supply room. On the back end, they provide telephone and voicemail, videoconferencing and high-speed Internet access.

What’s the benefit of opting out of a lease?

Ready-to-use offices provide premium premises without long-term leases especially for companies in transition, setting up a new regional office or forced to relocate. In many cases, executive suite rental agreements can vary from a few months to a year, and let you scale up or downsize without having to change addresses.

Unlike leased office space, executive offices free you from signing multiple contracts with third-party suppliers for utilities and maintenance. What’s more, the planning and project time-frame for moving into an executive office can trim months from an average corporate relocation.

Unlike conventional office leasing, executive suites mean no up-front renovation or interior design costs and no need to purchase office supplies and furniture. With an itemized all-inclusive monthly bill, your bookkeeping and accounting is instantly simplified.

Beyond the prestigious address and posh interiors, most executive cialis cheap suites provide perks such as complimentary spring water and newspapers, the latest in office equipment and technology infrastructure as well as monitored security and nightly office cleaning. What’s more, executive offices provide administrative support on a pay-per-use plan which can include beyond-basics services such as event planning and IT support.

As a tenant of an executive suite, you can also take advantage of planned, catered events arranged by business centre managers to facilitate business networking.

Not only can executive office suites offer a sought-after setting, but support services can go a long way in ensuring your business is conducted professionally and cost-effectively.

Examples range from travel arrangements and videoconferencing setup to desktop publishing and catering. There are specialized IT and project consulting services as well. In many cases, support services are provided on an hourly or “per-job” basis, so that you are charged only for what is actually done, keeping overhead charges to a minimum.

Renting an executive office can also relieve you and your staff of much of the “grunt work” of office housekeeping tasks such as ordering couriers and watering plants.

Rather than investing in temp or full-time administrative and IT staff, you can leverage the experience of an executive office team that will give your staff the freedom to focus on the more strategic aspects of your operations.

Author Bio: Sarah Edison is an office space expert at Elite Business Centres. Elite specializes in providing