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Graphic Designers Phone Answering

Running a business isn’t easy, especially when you take a hands-on role in keeping things going yourself. As a Graphic designer, you need to be tech-savvy and have a clear understating of client needs and goals. Being a solo graphic designer, you will have to deal with several tasks like fielding calls from customers, client meet-ups, focus on developing layout and production designs as per the client’s needs, accomplish the project on time and within the budget while still running your business. The best way to manage your everyday work and never miss a call while you’re still working would be by using Graphic Designers phone answering service offered by Officense.

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS PHONE ANSWERING SERVICE

Selecting a Business Phone Service may be challenging, but using it should be nothing but easy. Your organization needs a cost-effective business phone service that offers exceptional reliability, quality, outstanding customer service, and features to match your needs. With an understanding of the capabilities and attributes that are important, you can sort through the abundance of options available with confidence. And it’s all here in one place – at Officense.

With Officense, your company will receive a dedicated phone line answered 24/7. Depending on the type of incoming call, we adjust our call handling according to your instruction. We answer and screen your calls, then announce and connect the call to the correct member of your company, anywhere in the world! We can capture the sales lead information for you, share information about your company, or even schedule an appointment while you are busy.

STAY PROFESSIONAL

If you give clients your office phone, there’s a risk you’ll miss the call if you have to step away from your desk. On the other hand, giving out your cell phone number could really put a kink in your positive work/life balance. It can also sometimes appear a little less than professional. That’s why Officense gives you the tools you need to take your business with you. We provide a dedicated business number, plus the ability to present menu options to all your callers and connect them to anyone in your company, no matter where they are or what device they’re using.

Our on-site receptionists greet your clients in a friendly manner and project a professional image for your company. At Officense, we focus on delivering a level of service unmatched by any other Business Phone Service.

For more details CONTACT US!

Stir-Crazy with Covid-19

We’ve now been in various states of stay at home for nearly two months now. During that time, many of us had to learn how to work from home, work in an office by ourselves, and otherwise practice social distancing. Humans are, by nature, social creatures. Having the separation from others of our species like this tends to fray our nerves, stress us out, and otherwise diminish our health and happiness. As this explore-life.com article says “We are social animals. We crave contact with others for support, wellbeing and entertainment.”

Health and Happiness Loss

As modern-day technology has spread like wildfire through our lives, our social interactions have diminished. Adding in Covid-19 to that and we now sometimes don’t see anyone for days at a time…and then only though a window as they pass by walking their dogs.  Our social skills are being hit, our happiness and health are being punished, and our work can suffer from lack of proper office space.

Social Distancing Got You Down?

Do you still want to obey the social distancing aspects of Covid-19 but want a bit more of a lively feel around you? Are you bored to tears of seeing the same walls day in and day out? Do you long to hear another humans voice, even if its another room over? There is a way you can do that. All you need to do is rent office space from Officense.

The Solution

We have many office spaces that you can rent for a large variety of times from hourly to monthly and more. We also have conference rooms that can be utilized for video conferencing among other things. Our receptionist staff are here to help in any way you need, from organizing photographs for homes for sale, to taking minutes at a virtual meeting, to printing out copies for you, or forwarding your mail we can do it all.

Contact Us!

Business Address

Please give us a call at 410-814-7500, visit our website at Officense, email us at info@officense.com, or don your mask and come meet us in person at 300 East Lombard St. Baltimore, MD 21202. We look forward to speaking with you soon and helping improve your health and happiness (as well as your work productivity!).

COVID-19 continues to spread very quickly around the world and almost every country has reported cases. With the rapid increase in COVID-19, the lives of people and their businesses have become uncertain. It has not only challenged health care systems, but also the livelihoods of the people and the stability of economies. Countries along with the business have been facing challenges and the questions on, how to restart the economy? what measures need to be addressed to restart safely? when to proceed and bring lives to normal?

The uncertainty remains and the impact it has on small businesses is very high. Small businesses across the country are already feeling its negative impact on their business. According to the data from the National Federation of Independent Business show, 74% of small businesses say they are not yet impacted by the pandemic, while 23% say they are being negatively affected. Just 3% report positive impacts. The group polled a random sample of 300 of its 300,000 members on Tuesday and Wednesday from employers with up to 120 workers. Of those who said they were not being impacted, nearly half anticipate the outbreak to affect their business if the virus spreads to or more broadly within their immediate area over the next three months.

Being a small business, we completely understand what you are going through. At the moment the businesses will need to plan more diligently on restarting their business. Officense can provide the tools you need to keep your firm operational during these trying times. Officense is rolling out special 30-Day Remote Work Plans which will allow firms to adapt to social distancing guidelines.

1.) Phone Answering
We assign you a dedicated phone number to forward your office phones to. Then, our live receptionists will answer your incoming calls with your custom greeting as if they are your own employees. They will screen callers for information, enabling them to forward each call to the right individual regardless of where they are working—at home, in another state, or overseas. Plans start at $89 per month for MSBA Members, with pricing to scale with call volume.

2.) Business Address, Private Mailbox, and Mail Forwarding Service
Enhance your business image with a professional private mailbox, and a prestigious business address with a suite number. We can forward your mail to your home or deliver it curbside if you prefer not to come into the building. Call us for special 30-day pricing.

3.) Virtual Reception and Administrative Support
Whatever type of front-office business service you need, we can provide. Bank visits, translations, transcriptions, copy/scan/fax, mail and email services, bookkeeping, billing and collections, notary public, and much more.

4.) Private Office Space and Conference Rooms
If you’ve been using public places, or even coworking space to meet with clients or associates, now’s the time to limit your exposure with a more secure, professional option. Our meeting rooms vary in size to suit your needs. And because we are a boutique firm, our office locations are smaller, there are no crowds, and all rooms are sanitized thoroughly after every meeting.

Additionally, OFFICENSE is offering free guidance to those applying for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). These loans are available to small businesses, as well as sole proprietors and independent contractors and a portion of the loan may be forgiven if firms maintain their staff and operations through the COVID-19 pandemic.

For more information regarding remote work plans or guidance applying for SBA Paycheck Protection Loans contact OFFICENSE at 410-814-7500 or email info@officense.com.

All Play, No Work, Not Good

Coronavirus. Covid-19. Pandemic. Social distancing. Stay – at – Home. These are the terms that have become everyday common place for us and our lives. When faced with all of those terms, the fears of contracting the Coronavirus, as well as all of the official rules and regulations, what is there for the everyday man or woman to do? You stay at home but begin to go stir crazy. You try working from home but every time you turn around it seems that your spouse, kids, or even pets want something. You attempt to focus, even with the distractions, but realize that work is not your priority because you are not ‘at work’. You start skimping and only doing the minimum. You decide you do not like the way your work ethic is changing – but what is there to do about it?

No Privacy

You need a place you can go without distractions, where you still are going ‘to work’, and where you have the focus you need to accomplish great things. A place that you can work at, while still being socially distant from people and where you do not have to be in contact with people. You need a private office. Not one at home where people are banging on the door wanting you to … unclog the toilet or take out the trash. Maybe they just want you to make dinner or help them with their e-homework. Either way, you are not accomplishing your task at home. So where do you go to find an office where you have privacy, can accomplish your work, and can still stay socially distant from people?

Solutions!

Why, Officense, of course. We provide private offices for use on a regular basis (dedicated offices), an as-needed basis, and also by the hour (both are day member offices). Along with a private office, you gain superbly well trained executive assistants, knowledge that the ‘public areas’ (reception, kitchen, bathrooms and the like) are cleaned and sanitized regularly to help prevent the spread of germs, and the ability to have a conversation or to sequester yourself away as you choose. You also gain the freedom to enter day or night (with dedicated offices),

Our executive assistants can also help you by answering the phone and screening calls (no one wants to have their work interrupted by those annoying auto dialers who call every few hours). They will greet anyone that you feel a need to see and seat them in the reception area. If you need a print out or copy, you can either do it yourself or have one of the executive assistants do it for you. You also gain the advantage of no longer needing to deal with all that junk mail everyone gets – the executive assistants will sort that and deliver it to either your private mail box (just like a P. O. Box but with access at all hours of the day and night) or your office as per your choice. We’ll even forward it to your home if you’d like.

Paycheck Protection

At the moment we are also offering 30 – day services for those affected by covid-19 and only need space on a temporary basis. We now provide free application assistance for anyone interested in taking advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), designed by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Paycheck Protection Program has $350 billion for loans to help alleviate the economic downturn by keeping those employed through the COVID-19 crisis by independent contractors, sole proprietorships, or small businesses with employees. All loans may be forgiven if the borrowers maintain their payrolls during the pandemic, or restore their payrolls immediately afterward.

Business Address

To find out more information on the COVID-19 relief program, please visit https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program-ppp

To download the application PDF, please visit: https://www.sba.gov/document/sba-form–paycheck-protection-program-borrower-application-form, or reach out to our sales coordinators for application assistance.

Please feel free to give us a call at 410-814-7500, email us at info@officense.com , or if you are really feeling plucky come on in and visit us to scope out the scene at 300 E Lombard St. Suite 840, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. We look forward to hearing from you – and maybe seeing you some day!

Virtual Office Near me

GROWING BUSINESS

Has your business grown bigger than you expected it to? Do you need more workspace for yourself now that your company is beginning to grow? If so then its time to plan and search for next office. At Officense, we can offer several options that might  be the perfect fit for you. Officense can provide you with the virtual office for your business along with administrative support if required. Today a lot of businesses and services are in high demand. With higher demand for businesses, there is a high demand for employees and working space as well.

RENT VIRTUAL OFFICE SPACE

You can rent an office just for the day or rent on a more permanent basis where you will have a dedicated office all of your own. If you’ve previously worked from home but your business is starting to expand, as a day member our offices are the perfect place to meet with your clients. If you are looking for a more permanent office, we can provide you with additional services such as receptionist services.

FURNISHED CONFERENCE ROOMS

Maybe you need a space for conferences or other large meetings for your business. We offer both a small and large conference room for these types of events that will satisfy your business needs. To give you an example, many of our clients that are involved in the legal field, hold depositions and arbitration’s in our conference rooms. Our team will work with you to make arrangements for your meeting, and in addition, a full catering service can be provided upon request.

With officense by your side, your needs are our priority and we strive to fulfill any service you may need. At Officense, we offer affordable Class A conference rooms and office space for any sized business. We have fully furnished spaces in a professional environment for meetings, depositions, training sessions, or mediations. You can rent the meeting spaces, offices, and conference rooms hourly, daily or weekly.

Our amenities include Wi-Fi Internet access, audio/visual equipment, conference calling speakerphone, food and beverage service, and administrative support to assist you with the success of your meeting. We have professional and college-educated Virtual Assistants who will make your clients feel valued and appreciated.

Please give us a call at 410-814-7500 to schedule your meeting now!