Smarter Office Blog

Benefits of Remote Working

Remote working has been shown to offer big advantages when executed under the right circumstances. Here are some of the benefits, along with tips for successful remote work-days.

5 Reasons Hiring a Virtual Assistant Was My Best Business Investment: Medical Professionals

Medical professionals across specialities are realizing the value of using virtual assistants to help them run their businesses, provide top-notch customer support to patients, and more.

5 Reasons Joining a Coworking Space Was My Best Business Investment: Real Estate Agents

Real estate agents around the country have learned about the value of joining coworking spaces. They’re the perfect solution for agents on the go, but it can be tricky to visualize and quantify the value you might receive.

4 Reasons Joining a Coworking Space Was My Best Business Investment: Small Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

Small business owners and entrepreneurs from a surprising variety of industries have learned about the value of joining coworking spaces. But, it’s hard to justify spending money on a coworking space when your home office and the coffee shop down the street seem to do the trick just fine.

Is Your Business Website Accessible?

An accessible business website can help people with certain disabilities access your products and services. It can also keep your company out of very real legal trouble. Here's our guide to making your website accessible for impaired visitors.

Storytelling - Improve Your Job Interviews with This Essential Skill

Storytelling is an essential life skill that can make or break presentations, conversations and even job interviews. If you've got a big opportunity looming on the horizon, the following tips can help you create an intriguing narrative to land the gig.

6 Lifestyle Changes to Make You a Better Entrepreneur

Many entrepreneurs tend to focus on their businesses rather than their overall lifestyles. When you’re running and growing a small business it’s easy to forgo exercise, healthy eating, socializing, and other things that feel like luxuries.

How a Virtual Assistant Can Help Your Business Drive More Profits

We've all heard the adage about working smarter instead of harder. But how do you adopt this mindset when you're drowning in a sea of operational tasks? With the help of a virtual assistant, you can increase your company’s profit potential by refocusing your time on the things that matter most.

Collaborative Tools and Rethinking Email

Being stuck in your Inbox all day is so 2012. Maybe you’ve noticed a movement toward collaborative project management tools, like Slack, as a semi-replacement for internal email communication. Professionals across industries are trying to increase efficiency and reduce the amount of time they spend dealing with email, and for good reason — email can be a massive time-suck.

5 Reasons Joining a Coworking Space Was My Best Business Investment: Freelancers

Freelancers from a diverse range of industries have learned about the value of joining a coworking space. At first, many are hesitant to spend the money on a coworking membership, especially when the neighborhood coffee shop seems like a perfectly reasonable, and affordable, working space.

Control Freak? How Delegating Can Give You More Control

We understand the desire to control all areas of your business, but you can't realistically do it all. Here's how to delegate certain tasks and actually gain more control over your business.

Too Busy to Grow? Free Up Your Schedule With Some Virtual Help

All those tasks are important, but that doesn’t mean you have to do them all yourself

How a Virtual Assistant Can Streamline Day-to-Day Business Operations

Next Stop Success - How a Virtual Office Address Program Improves Business Legitimacy

From cost and time savings to adding staff power to your small company or startup, the advantages of virtual offices can be many. They provide communication and address services, without dedicated office space, which means low overhead and high efficiency.

4 Biggest Time Drains for Small Business Owners

As a small business owner, you’re wise to loathe wasting time. But, there are a number of time drains that you might not even be aware of! Here are 4 of the biggest daily time wasters small businesses owners tend to encounter and how you can avoid them.

Here's How to Get a Life Outside of Work

Research has shown that a healthy work-life balance improves productivity and overall well-being. If you've been prioritizing business above all else, consider the following strategies for better work-life balance.

5 Reasons You Need to Stop Answering Your Phone

Congratulations! You’ve launched your new business and now it’s time to get operations humming along smoothly. So, what’s the next step?