With the ever evolving technology, process of operating a business has changed a lot in the past few years. The latest technology has brought the people close virtually through the introduction of virtual offices. These offices do not have a physical identity but a virtual one through which a business owners remains in touch with its stakeholders, partners, and employees. There could be several reasons why you choose to work through a virtual office. First and foremost, if you work from home, you would need a reputed business address and a mail box and there is nothing better than getting it through a virtual office.

A virtual office allows you to get all the services of a full-fledge office such as business telephone, receptionist, address, and brand name but virtually. It means you can mention them in your business contacts anywhere and a representative of yours will take care of all calls, mails and other business elements needed to function your properly.

In today’s times, when buying a personal office space is a marathon task and would take years to make it happen, the concept of virtual offices is getting heavy popularity over traditional offices. According to a recent survey, a large number of people prefer a more “mobile” definition of an office The new generation of entrepreneurs is holding the virtual office instead of the traditional on a large scale. Many companies are implementing the flexibility of a virtual office into their culture. Corporations like Accenture, IBM and Crayon are at the top of publicly-traded companies actively utilizing the virtual office concept. Even the world of academia has discovered the advantages of a virtual office. The virtual office industry has spawned a sub-industry; companies are now developing products and services specifically for virtual office applications. Companies have barely scratched the surface of the concept of virtual offices.

There are several advantages of virtual offices both to people and the society including:

Make the world a very connected place, reaching smaller towns and cities across the globe

Cutting down carbon footprints by lowering fuel and electricity consumption by eliminating distance variables and expanding boundaries for working creatively

Cash in on the interaction technology wave and ensure that anything other than talent, skills, intelligence and aptitude are irrelevant (like a worker’s previously limiting physical location).

Cut commercial real estate costs with viable alternative rents or leases and reduce large setups, hierarchies and innumerable administrative functions.