A virtual office is a façade used by small business to give the appearance they are bigger than they actually are. There are a number of virtual office services that will provide a professional receptionist to answer calls, take messages, and forward calls to you as if you were a full sized business. Some of these services also provide mailing addresses in large financial centers to provide a more impressive location for your virtual office. For a small monthly fee, these services will bundle and forward your mail once a week and send it to your actual business address. They can also accept packages for you and contact you via pager for important messages. They will also handle receiving and sending faxes for you and deliver what they receive via email.

A phone message only virtual office can cost you from $10.00 - $40.00 per month and there is generally a small per minute cost for handling calls, typically around $.03. You can expect to pay a bit more if you require mail, fax or meeting rooms. A virtual office can make your business look larger and have a more professional face to your customers. You can even establish virtual offices in major international cities to provide local handling of your international business.

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