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MAR25

White House Details Small Business Stimulus Package

On March 17, at a White House event attended by small businesses and the media, the White House unveiled a multifaceted small business initiative to try and stimulate the small business economy with a major focus on unfreezing small business lending. Key elements of the package included reducing fees on SBA 7(a) and 504 loans, the Treasury buying $15 billion of small business loans on the secondary market, and a business stabilization loan program. "It's a huge step in the right direction," Giovanni Coratolo, director of Small Business Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said Saturday. "In this economy, having the least amount of risk for banks will incentivize banks to lend to small businesses. A lot of small businesses will benefit from this."

The White House and SBA released a number of documents detailing the plan. They can be accessed from the links below.

1. SBA Statement on Recovery Efforts
2. White House Fact Sheet
3. Talking Points
4. FAQ for Small Businesses
5. Lender Q&A
6. SBA Policy Notice - Up to 90 Percent Guaranty on 7(a) Loans
7. SBA Policy Notice - Fee Elimination Provisions

JAN6

Businesses Going Virtual Due to Changing Economy

Colorado News Channel 7 investigates how businesses are able to stay afloat utilizing the Intelligent Office concept...

Benefits of going "Virtual" in a Down Economy

For the news clip used on the 10 o'clock news, click here:

Intelligent Office on Colorado Channel 7 News

APR7

The Ultimate Path to a Work/Life Balance

According to CoStar Realty Information, the U.S. may now be witnessing the first major contraction in office space leases since the glut following the tech-bubble burst. The pinch on small businesses to contain operating costs may mean a downturn in traditional office leases and upgrades, yet ground has never been more fertile for alternatives.

Enter Ralph Gregory, the self-titled "father of virtual offices." In 1995, long before the media latched on to various definitions of this term, the Colorado-based Gregory started Intelligent Office
on the research-backed premise that other professionals like him would want to work from home or telecommute, while using professionally managed business functions that don't necessarily require an office, such as phone calls, faxes and e-mail.

In the following interview, Gregory discusses how management has increasingly embraced this model of doing business, and what that means for employees across the hierarchical spectrum.


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APR7

INSIDE FRANCHISING

An excerpt from…
INSIDE FRANCHISING

About Intelligent Office: Launched in Boulder, Colo. in 1995, Intelligent Office provides "Class A" office space and business services to the growing number of small businesses and executives who want to work from anywhere and be free from having a full-time office.

The fast-growing franchise company has over 30 locations across the United States and Canada, and is adding about one new franchise per month. Intelligent Office was founded by Ralph Gregory, the “Father of Virtual Offices.” Thursday, April 19, 2007 STARTUPJOURNAL.COM

Multi-Unit Operations Offer Strength in Numbers, in business,size matters. Though bigger may not amount to better in every case, scalability is a key ingredient in any franchise. While some franchisees are content with the simplicity that Comes with running just one unit, others are eager to expand across multiple sites and, occasionally, even several brands and business concepts.

Multi-unit franchisees say that when it comes to squeezing the maximum return from their business investment, there is strength in numbers. As well as sharing capital assets, multi-unit franchisees are also able to maximize human resources. Directing several units means franchisees must be able to build a team and delegate supervisory and other tasks they may be used to performing themselves. In essence, their roles shift from that of an "operator" to an "owner," explains Ralph Gregory, president and founder of The Intelligent Office in Boulder, Colo. "By definition, a multi-unit owner cannot be an operator," Mr. Gregory says. His firm's concept, which offers office space and support services to business clients, encourages franchisees to spend time "working on their businesses, not just in them." That means empowering staff through a mix of base salary, commissions and bonuses that factor in tenure and bottom-line performance of the location. [Running multiple units] within close proximity can spark surprising synergies.

Success has to do with a rich knowledge of local real estate, demography, labor resources and vendors. In many cases,franchise systems offer fee structures and credit terms designed to sweeten multiunit franchising deals.

AUG3

Franchising virtual office proves to be Intelligent

Reprinted with permission of The Boulder
County Business Report
— Ralph Gregory’s formula for providing clients with a virtual office has led to fast-paced growth spurred on by franchising the concept. Gregory founded Intelligent Office in 1995 and lined up its first franchise in 2000. Right now the company has 32 franchises in 16 states, representing approximately 6,000 accounts. And Intelligent Office is opening up to the international market as well, with one branch already in Canada and three more being negotiated overseas.

The Intelligent Office has experienced an annual increase in revenue of 35 to 40 percent, most recently posting revenues of $3.3 million in 2004 and $4.9 million in 2005. Gregory felt that because of the sophisticated level of services offered, his company would best serve the business world by becoming a franchise operation.


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OCT22

New Clients Join Intelligent Office in Dallas

The following clients have joined the Intelligent Office family in Dallas. Mr Chet Decker of ABBA Insurance who is one of their top producers.  Ms Sherri Green also of ABBA has her office at the Las Colinas location.  Also joining us is the DFW Native American Chamber, with Ms Shelia Thournburg of the chamber, wanted you to know that there is a big event for them and for you to SAVE THE DATE! THURSDAY DEC 3 2009 EXPO is coming to Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas . Tribal information, Native American Artisans, and entertainment will fill the halls at Sourthfork on Thursday, December 3rd 2009. Last year we hosted over 1,000 attendees. Caddell Electric is joining the team and we look forward for all of our new members to prosper during these challenging times.