A serviced office offers all the benefits of a regular office without the headache.

A service office is basically an office that is ready to accommodate you immediately. It allows you for flexible leasing terms, fully equipped facilities and a nice location and address to boot.

Serviced offices are ideal for start-ups, frequent travelers or transient workspaces, you can almost immediately upon signing a contract, bring your team together in a corporate environment. Lease terms can be for as short as one month, but some companies actually decide to make it their permanent home, typically companies who just want to set-up a branch office in a foreign country.

A typical serviced office will offer all the amenities that a regular, long termed lease office will offer. You could avail of meeting rooms, full use of the pantry facilities, shared office equipment like fax machines and photocopiers and of course all the requisite telecommunications infrastructure to get work done.

Regus (www.regus.com) is one of the biggest operators of shared/virtual serviced offices in the world. They can customize their offerings to suit your needs.

If your looking to move into an office from a work-from-home arrangement, a quick fix to a team in need of workspace, or a mobile warrior who needs to have a space around the world. This may be the right set-up for you.