After finishing massage therapy school in 2021, she began working with a massage therapy business but soon realized she wanted to go out on her own. Fast forward to 2024, she learned about Office Ours and decided to take a chance working for herself by leasing her own office suite. She had planted the seeds for Breathing Room Massage Therapy to grow and was ready to execute. 

Ginny wants to provide a space and service where clients can come in, relax, and reset their nervous system. She often finds that people can be intimidated by massage therapy or think it is an expensive luxury service. In reality, regular massage can be a practical part of maintaining overall health and well-being. By creating a welcoming environment, Ginny helps clients feel at ease from the moment they walk in. 

After moving into her own office at the Garner Office Ours location, her business began to grow. She utilized the Garner Chamber of Commerce, located next door to Office Ours. She became a chamber member and started meeting other business owners in the area. Her business has grown due to the chamber’s support, which has empowered her to talk to more people and network. 

Ginny enjoys having her massage therapy practice at Office Ours because of the great location. The building is highly visible and easy for her clients to find. She enjoys talking and networking with other small business owners in the building. She also finds that when a problem or maintenance issue arises, it is addressed and resolved quickly. Office Ours has given Ginny the tools to keep growing her business in Garner.

Ginny is a part of the LaunchGarner entrepreneurial cohort, which is a course for new business owners in Garner. She also teaches massage therapy courses at WakeTech, the same place she was a student just a few years ago. In addition to offering massage therapy at her 500 Benson Road office in Garner, she also provides chair massage for community events. 

Learn more about Breathing Room Massage Therapy and schedule an appointment:

www.breathingroommassage.com

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After joining the Air Force, Charles started teaching leadership classes. The instructor he replaced was leaving the Air Force to become a financial advisor, and he stopped by one day to teach Charles about his new role and how things like mutual funds and IRAs worked.  This was a turning point for Charles. He realized that this was something he was interested in and, more importantly, something he could turn into a career. Charles started doing financial advising on the side while in the Air Force but eventually gave up his license due to the Air Force job becoming more demanding.

 Eventually, Charles left the Air Force and started working on his financial advising career in Tucson, Arizona. After dipping his toe in the corporate world and moving to North Carolina, Charles found his way back to financial advising with Primerica. Nowadays, Charles focuses on helping families make wiser choices with their money, get out of debt, and find financial independence. Charles is also passionate about educating the next generation of financial professionals who will continue to serve clients long after he retires. 

Charles has spent the last four years leasing an office at Office Ours in Garner, North Carolina. Charles was drawn to Office Ours because of the location and office space, but also everything else that came with it. A phone system, conference room access, and Wi-Fi were included, which made it a no-brainer when he decided to sign the lease. He also knew he could scale his business at Office Ours. He could add on an office or downsize if needed. Access to other Office Ours locations and conference rooms allows him to meet with clients anywhere in the Triangle, not just at his office in Garner. 

Each day, as Charles swipes his card and enters his office at Office Ours, he is driven by two unwavering goals. These are the same goals that have guided him for the past thirty years in the financial industry: serving clients and building a long-lasting agency.

Learn more about Charles Calloway:

500 Benson Road, Suite 110, Garner, NC 27529

919-526-7898

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To stay in compliance with the standards of the local and federal governments, there are specific rules and regulations that home healthcare companies need to operate. Here is a link to the North Carolina NC DHHS agency for licensure requirements. There are office requirements to get an Acute and Homecare Licensure and Certification license. Each home healthcare business requires a professional physical office space to conduct business according to 10A NCAC 13J .0903 A. In addition, a sign is needed on the exterior of the building, along with a sign on their office door (10A NCAC 13J .0903 A (c)). We offer some helpful features at Office Ours that would give a company the upper hand in the home healthcare industry.

All Office Ours locations have an exterior building sign near or on the building, where businesses can list their names. There is also an interior sign next to each office door with the business name.

Our phone systems are a professional solution to field incoming calls, communicate with your team, and work with clients. Each office suite includes the first Small Business Service phone line with a phone number. For home healthcare companies expanding or moving, we provide the option to take the phone number with you and continue to use our phone service wherever you end up.

To accommodate HIPAA laws, we have taken the initiative to provide extra security for home healthcare companies by giving them secure access to our copy center and shredders. Our printers and copy centers require member badges to release a printing job, making your client’s information safer and more secure. Our shredders are also HIPAA-friendly for client privacy.

Conference rooms are available at all Office Ours locations and are a favorite feature of our members, especially our home healthcare members. Every location we service includes small to medium-sized conference rooms for staff meetings, which can be easily booked through our member portal. We also have a large conference room with furniture that moves to meet the needs of your event. This large space at our Midtown location is excellent for trainings and staff meetings. The two whiteboards and large-screen TV make it an effective tool for teaching classes.

Since Office Ours was founded, we’ve been listening to the feedback from our customers on which amenities and services they need to be more successful. This feedback has helped us tailor our business products to meet the needs of home healthcare businesses and many other industries. With private offices, conference rooms, and printing services at your fingertips, Office Ours is the perfect place for home healthcare professionals to call home.

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Whether you are looking for a private office, virtual office, or conference room access, this location offers a variety of business products that will help your business grow in Lee County. Be one of the first businesses to move to Sanford’s newest coworking business center this September!

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Food items can be dropped off at any Office Ours location in the kitchen area. Use the links below to find the most needed items, find the nearest Office Ours location to you, or make a virtual donation. Thank you for your support of the Food Bank this holiday season!

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Bleu Heavenly Touch Massage was started during a time when many businesses were still shut down. She was nervous about how Covid would affect her plans but moved forward into her own office suite at Office Ours in May 2021. She knew she was taking a risk but luckily, through word of mouth, her business grew. She credits her business’ success to specializing in a specific type of massage therapy that isn’t very common in the Triangle area which is providing relief to patients post-surgery. Post-operative massage helps with lymphatic drainage and swelling that is common after surgery for people who have had cancer, injuries, lymphodema, tummy tucks, and liposuction, to name a few. Bianca enjoys helping men and women who feel beautiful from the inside out while also helping them find relief after invasive surgeries.

After working out of her home and doing mobile massage therapy, Bleu Heavenly Touch Massage opened in 2021 with one office suite at an Office Ours location in North Raleigh. In 2022, Bianca expanded again into a second office after experiencing an increase in clients needing her services. She loves the professional setting and location central to many of her patients who come from as far as two hours away to seek her treatments. She also likes how safe the location is with security cameras and how there are other like-minded business owners at this location who also call Office Ours home. With wheelchair access to the building and a lobby, her clients are able to comfortably wait for their services. 

Bianca is excited to continue to grow her business by adding new employees and possibly expanding to other locations. She hopes to open satellite offices one day as well. She also wants to teach others to do this type of post-operative massage that is uncommon but needed in this area. She hopes that by training others, specifically women, to do what she does, she will inspire them to start their massage therapy businesses.

Learn More About Bleu Heavenly Touch Massage

Address: 4913 Professional Court, Suite 208
Raleigh, NC 27609

Phone Number: 910-548-4896

Email: bleuht19@yahoo.com

Social Media: https://www.bleuht19.com

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 Angel Ballentine, owner of Phoenix Physical Therapy & Wellness Center,  has committed herself and her practice to helping people regain their independence and functional mobility. While Phoenix serves the entire community, Angel has special expertise in rehabilitating injured members of the dance and performing arts community, active seniors who refuse to “get old”, and all others who are motivated to overcome injuries and illness through hard work and perseverance. 

Angel has known from a young age that she wanted to be a physical therapist and knew she wanted to stay in the Raleigh area. After taking a leap of faith, she found a home for her practice in a community she is devoted to serving. She shares that service spirit with her daughter, Ava, who you will often find in the clinic helping out in any way she can. 

A nine-to-five job never impressed Angel. She rarely followed the crowd and knew she wanted to do things differently. After shadowing a physical therapist at a young age and attending Winston Salem State University, she set out to make her dream a reality. After doing contract work in physical therapy for many years, she was able to open her own business and, most importantly, make her own rules. Angel grew up in Raleigh and saw the need for medical care facilities in the community, especially in southeast Raleigh. She believes that you should be able to get quality medical care no matter where you live and not have to leave your community to find it. This belief has guided her to stay in the area and ensure that everyone has access to physical therapy and that the money they spend stays in their community. 

Angel is not only focused on keeping her business local but on helping her patients heal the physical problems they come to her for. Phoenix Physical Therapy & Wellness Center works to truly fix the problem and not band-aid it. Physical therapists sometimes see their patients 2-3 times a week, so they get to know them and become a part of their family. By gaining their trust and building that connection with their patients, they can help them heal both physically and mentally. Many patients come in with the attitude that they can no longer walk or will never be able to fix their physical ailment. Angel and her team build a plan for their patients that involves them regaining their functional mobility and the mindset that they can indeed do it. Angel says she loves seeing her clients’ progress and enjoys being a part of their journey towards healing. 

In September 2021, Angel knew she needed her own office space and was happy to find a location in Garner that met her expectations and meet her industry’s needs. While traditional commercial spaces were too expensive, Office Ours offered her a more affordable option. With utilities, wifi, and facility maintenance being included in her lease, she was able to focus on starting her business with less overhead, and ultimately, less worry. Angel looks forward to holding events and classes in the future, and the conference room at the Garner location provides the perfect space for this. Angel started by leasing one office but Office Ours was able to help her easily expand Phoenix Physical Therapy & Wellness Center by leasing a second office to add floor active physical therapy clients and a third office where relaxation-based and therapeutic massage are offered in a private and relaxing environment. 

Angel is excited to continue growing her business and helping people in the community. She has brought on two full-time employees, Leah a physical therapist assistant, and Krisan a massage therapist, and hopes to open satellite clinics throughout the state one day. Angel is hoping to expand more on the wellness side of her business and to include massage therapy as well as a variety of wellness programs and services at all future locations. She is excited to have her dream of multiple locations become a reality and keep growing her community-focused business.

Learn More About Phoenix Physical Therapy & Wellness Center:

Address: 500 Benson Road, Suite 114, Garner, NC 27529

Phone Number: 919-323-8888

Email: admin@phoenixraleigh.com

Websites: https://www.phoenixraleigh.com/

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixraleigh

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Wondering how you should decorate your new office? Read on to see our office decorating tips and see how Office Ours Tenants have decorated their space. Finally, find out the answer to the most asked question at Office Ours, “Can I hang this on the wall in my office?

Declutter Your Office

Creativity won’t happen when you look around at unopened mail and boxes on the floor. Walking into a clutter-free office will set the tone for the workday and help you and your employees be more productive. This might mean taking a day or two to go through those boxes, sort the mail that has been sitting out, and filing away the paperwork. Office Ours provides office furniture like the desk, task chair and pedestal pictured below in Michelle Wareham’s office. A pedestal or filing cabinet will help you file paperwork and stay organized.

Bonus tip: Take ten minutes at the end of each day to clear off your desk, throw away the trash, and tidy up. Office Ours provides weekly janitorial services to vacuum and remove the trash from your office. You will walk into a clean office the following day, ready for a productive day.

Focus on Comfort

Your office might be used for various reasons beyond a space to sit at a desk and work. Many people have offices for their counseling, healthcare, or financial advising business. Will you have clients coming in and needing a place to sit? Find comfortable seating that will work in your office, like the picture below in Kathryn Bowden’s office. Choosing neutral tones for furniture will provide comfort and a sense of ease if you see clients for therapy or counseling. Add an accent chair with a pop of color if you want a more creative or artsy look in your office.

Make Your Office Unique

Depending on your line of business, you may want to add color or an accent wall like the one pictured below by Office Ours tenant Plush Beauty. This flower wall adds color and a unique look to her office that welcomes clients when they come in for services. Choose colors for your office similar to your business logo and theme. Your business will look unique and stand out by adding your business colors and logo. 

“Can I Hang This on the Walls?”

The number one question we get asked is what can be hung on the walls in an office at Office Ours. You may hang posters, pictures, signs, art, etc., on the walls in your new office using nails and anchors. Tape, command strips, or anything sticky can cause damage to the walls and is not allowed. Consider hanging informational or educational materials related to the services you offer, like the tenant below. 

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After working ten years in staffing and management, Brittany decided to work for herself and build her own human resources business. Building Stronger Teams was born in April 2021 with a desire to make a more significant impact and help small businesses create the best teams possible. Brittany provides recruitment services and best practices and procedures to help business owners maintain and nurture their employees. As Brittany said, “You can’t have a successful business without happy employees.” To provide this service to businesses, Brittany works with companies to support and train their employees, so everyone is operating as best as possible. Brittany finds that when businesses have clear procedures in place accompanied by a supportive leadership team, their employees are often more effective and fulfilled in their roles, as she stated, “When you take care of your employees, they will take care of your business.”

When it came time to find a virtual office for her business, Brittany chose Office Ours for multiple reasons including good customer service and knowing she had the ability to scale up to a private office when she was ready. Brittany started with a virtual office for her life coach business at our Professional Court location in February 2020. From the beginning, she knew she would want to upgrade to a private office and was happy to see that Office Ours made this transition an easy process. Almost one year after getting a virtual office, Brittany transitioned to a private office space at our Midtown location where she currently works and now operates Building Stronger Teams. Having printing services on-site and access to conference rooms for her future workshops and trainings gives Brittany peace of mind when it comes to her business. Just like Building Stronger Teams, Office Ours has been committed from the beginning to helping small businesses thrive by giving them the ability to get professional office space. In the past, only large businesses had the ability to acquire office space or an HR department. Building Stronger Teams and Office Ours are enabling small businesses to have quality office space and HR departments now too!

Brittany is excited for the future of Building Stronger Teams and looks forward to adding more employees to her company soon. In the meantime, she will continue to support her clients and help their employees be more successful and happy in their workplace. As her company grows, she hopes to be considered a preferred human resource partner in the Triangle and help employers build strong teams. 

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5. Estimates and Invoices

When you send a prospective client an estimate with your home address or no address at all, they may question the legitimacy of this business they are about to contact for a service. An estimate is that final step before a prospect becomes a paying client, so you’ll want to show them that you have an actual address for your business. After the work is done, you will send them an invoice that contains the place for the client to send their payment. Which type of address is more professional and credible, a commercial address or a residential address? 

4. Business accounts:

When it comes to business, you must learn to segregate your personal life and business life. There are mental health and mindset reasons for this. There are also legal and financial reasons to do this. For example, you need to segregate your personal bank account from your business bank account. If you don’t, there could be tax consequences with the IRS or liability consequences with a plaintiff quickly being able to pierce the corporate veil. You’ll also need separate insurance. Your personal homeowner liability policy doesn’t cover business activities. So why would you commingle your home address and business address? You need an address you can give your bank and your insurance broker to put on your policy. When you move residences, do you want to also change all your business addresses on all your business accounts? Financial institutions will look upon you more favorably if you are using a commercial property address and a business phone number that isn’t your cell phone.

3. Business cards: 

After meeting someone face to face and shaking their hand, the next tradition in the business world is to exchange business cards. Doing so gives each person the ability to remember your name and contact you after the meeting for a follow-up meeting. Your business card is the first impression they will get of your business. When someone doesn’t see an address on the business card, they might ask themselves, “what are they hiding?” Or, if they look up the address on Google Maps and they see a picture of a residential house, they may immediately ask, “Is this a real business?” The address of a commercial office on your business card shows that you are a professional.

2. Website:

For many people you haven’t met yet, your website is the first and only impression they will get of your company. When potential clients, partners, investors, and employees view your website and see that you don’t have a commercial address listed, they may ask themselves, “Do they not invest in their company enough even to have a professional business address?” This may be a reason why they decide to look elsewhere when choosing where to do their business. Having your virtual office address on your website will show that you have a credible company.

1. Secretary of state website:

When you file your incorporation, you have to give the secretary of state the address for your business. This address is public record. Do you want your home address to be listed as your business address on the internet? You want to separate your personal life from your business, and you don’t want anyone with access to the internet to find your home address. Having a business address to give the secretary of state for your business will provide you with confidence that your home life is separate from your business life. 

While other places like business directories are important to add your address to, the locations listed above are the most visible to potential clients and partners. When someone looks you up or searches for your business, you want to be prepared to give an excellent first impression. Whether you have an office suite or a virtual office, getting your business address out there and into the world will fuel your business.

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Here is a list of the stages of businesses that benefit from having virtual offices. 

Freelancers, consultants, solopreneurs, and the self-employed:

For most single-person companies, working from home is one of the biggest perks. But how do you gain the credibility and professionalism of having an office without the expense? Potential clients will see your business as more credible if your address is a commercial building. Holding meetings in executive conference rooms will also raise your credibility. Local or toll-free numbers to an auto-attendant will also make your company appear like a large consultancy.

Startups:

For startups, virtual offices are just a stepping stone to world domination. You might be a one or two-person team today, but you intend on growing the team in the future. A virtual office can help you with providing the savings you need today but also has the upgrade path to right-size your facility needs as you grow. You can start with a virtual office and grow into a single office suite tomorrow. Soon after that, you may have multiple office suites. Eventually, you’ll need a whole top floor in a downtown highrise. Until then, a virtual office with access to conference rooms for interviews for your new employees is your place to start. 

An established company entering new markets:

You have an established company that provides services in another part of North Carolina, the USA, or even another part of the world. The strategic direction of your company now is to set up shop in the Triangle region. Before signing up for an expensive office in Wake County that comes with a long-term lease, you will want to test the waters. A virtual office gives you the mailing address and meeting space. Then as your success grows, you can rent a few office suites. Only after you’ve fully established your business in the new region do you go and make a long-term, expensive commitment.

These are just a few examples of businesses of every size benefiting from having virtual offices. A virtual office has something to offer all types of business, whether you are just starting, growing by the day, or already established worldwide. Did your notice your business or industry listed above? It is time to consider how a virtual office might benefit you and your business. 

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