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FEB11

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MAY28

Company provides location and staff

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By Joyce Bertschy

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.28.2009

Assistants Kimberly Schwartz, left, and Christina Kelly staff the front office at Intelligent Office, where customers can rent office space complete with conference rooms and get the services of receptionists as well.

Photos by Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star

Mark Harris would like to invite business owners to rent parts of his virtual office. Yes, really. The suite of offices is in a real building with real furniture and a real staff.

Intelligent Office opened in February near East Innovation Park Drive and East Tangerine Road. The franchise is Harris' second; his first Intelligent Office is at 5151 E. Broadway.

"We're a corporate headquarter for people who can't afford a corporate office," Harris said. "I think we're in a perfect niche. We can help people survive."

Intelligent Office is at Innovation Corporate Park, a new office complex that is not fully built out and seems a bit remote.

"We're a little early in the process but I think in the long run, it will be a wise decision," Harris said. Intelligent Office was the first business to open in the complex.

Harris, 53, lives on the Northeast Side and said several of his clients at the Broadway office asked for an office in Oro Valley.

"I have a lot of clients that do business and live over here," he said.

The location is just right for business attorney Jill Casson Owen, 43. She lives near North Thornydale and West Ina roads but has clients all over the greater metropolitan area.

"I can use either office depending on where my clients want to meet," Casson Owen said. She works mainly out of her house but pays for receptionist services, both phone and in person, office and conference room space.

"It's a full-service office. It's really important to me that my clients are received professionally," she said. The other plus for Casson Owen: it's cost-effective.

Walk inside Harris' operation and you will find a lobby, a large receptionist desk, 14 offices, three conference rooms, a mail room with a copy machine and a kitchen. The space is nicely decorated but oddly uncluttered by a company name or logos.

The concept attracted Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce president/CEO Ramon Gaanderse, 32. The chamber has an office near North Oracle and West Magee roads and a small staff maintains it.

"We do monthly events four or five times a month and we're all gone from the office (so) the receptionist at Intelligent Office answers the phone," Gaanderse said.

Harris owns another franchise, The Growth Coach, a business that offers guidance to small business owners. He is a full-time pastor at The Oasis Church, which he founded 15 years ago and is the cofounder of two nonprofit organizations: Old Pueblo Community Services and the Institute for Better Education.

"I started the business to raise money for community development," Harris said. "I don't take a salary."

? Contact news assistant Joyce Bertschy at 434-4076 or bertschy@azstarnet.com.

MAR1

Economic Climate Causes Some Owners

Business Owners Opt For Office Amenities Sans Office

By Mindi Johnson


A unique business model, booming in current economy. Intelligent Office celebrates the opening of a second location in Oro Valley, AZ.
As our recession deepens, many companies are scrutinizing their expenses; they find themselves making hard choices concerning their bottom line. When the economy is booming and money flows freely, many businesses focus on revenue and not expenses. I think we can agree that these are not those times.

One way many businesses are choosing to cut expenses is by moving their offices into their homes. While this may not work for some, it does work for many. Attorneys, Financial planners, Realtors, Insurance agents and many others have found this option to be very attractive. One local businessman is helping by providing a variety of affordable office and phone solutions to make working from home a success.

Mark Harris is the owner of the Intelligent Office here in Tucson. Mark and his team of professional receptionists answer phones for a large number of home-based, as well as larger businesses in Tucson. What sets the Intelligent Office apart is that the caller has no idea they aren’t talking to the company’s full time receptionist. The Intelligent Office team prides themselves on not being an answering service, but rather a complete business solution. “We can answer any business’s phone, screen their calls, share information, schedule appointments and seamlessly connect callers to the appropriate person in any organization. Our technology allows this as multiple pages of information about our clients come up when a call comes in. The customer on the other end of the phone doesn’t know their call came through us, they just know they were treated great,” says Harris.

The Intelligent Office also offers first class office space with conference rooms, address services and actual offices a business can rent for as little time as an hour and up to a year to meet their clients, have training events or just do business.

With all of these services and this economy, business is booming for the Intelligent Office. On January 28th, they opened a second office on the northwest side in Oro Valley to further accommodate the needs of the greater Tucson business community.

“We just love being able to help other businesses stay afloat and even get ahead during these times,” stated Harris. “It’s always great to see local businesses helping each other and we are excited to be able to help our fellow Tucsonans. Together we can all come out ahead!”

If you would like to see what Intelligent Office can do for your business, you can visit them at either their Oro Valley or Broadway address. You can also call them at 512-5400 for a personal VIP tour.

To see this article with pictures: http://www.sattmag.com/03-09/ditch_the_office.htm