December 4, 2020
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4 Things to Look For When Booking A Meeting Room

By | Business, Industry, Tips

It is all about The Room Where It Happens, just ask Alexander Hamilton. Meeting rooms are where things get done. decisions, deals, hiring, firings and more- they all happen in a meeting room. When you make these potential business-altering decisions, you need to be in an environment that amplifies your confidence and your brand rather than diminishes it.

Sugar Land is one of the fastest growing areas in the country, and it is buzzing with small business and entrepreneurial activity. Working from home is a popular and cost-efficient way to start out your company, but not always a great place to meet clients or host meetings. That is why many locations in the Sugar Land area have started offering meeting rooms for rent by the hour or the day. It gives your small business a more professional appearance at an affordable price.

I identified the 4 main qualities that you need to look for when booking a room for your next meeting:

  • Accessibility – How easy is it to book the room? Sometimes you need to book a room in a hurry on short notice. Many meeting rooms will require you to book a day or two in advance and charge cancellation fees. The best meeting rooms are ones that let you book on a first-come-first-served basis and on the same day. This will give you maximum flexibility, because we all know things rarely go according to plan when it comes to small business.
  • Appearance – Nobody wants to be in a stuffy, plain-looking room; it saps your energy and affects the image you are putting forward to your clients. Always look to find meeting rooms with windows and natural light when possible. Look for bright colors and stylish furniture that will make people feel creative and motivated.
  • Functionality – A meeting room is of no use if it cannot do what you need it to. This means having the right furniture, technology, layout, and amenities. Be sure to look for photos of the space to make sure it has the chairs, TVs, and tables to meet your needs. Giving a big presentation? Look for rooms with a large and high-quality screen. Hosting a round table discussion? Try to find spaces with customizable layouts to arrange accordingly.
  • Location – When meeting with clients, you always need to put their needs first. Do not make them have to drive across town, and don’t make them have to pay or spend time trying to find parking. Having a good variety of restaurants nearby is always a plus in case you want to transition your meeting into a lunch. Also consider the surrounding environment of the meeting space, choose something that fits the personality of who you are meeting with. Some people like busy areas with lots of activity, while others prefer something more private and quieter.

Business E Suites a beautiful and easy to use website, simply go to ‘Meeting Rooms’ under the ‘Workspaces’ tab and click Book Now. All their rooms are first come first serve and can be booked same day right up until the time of your meetings. This is great for impromptu or last-minute meetings you need to plan in a hurry. Once you have chosen and booked your room, you pay through their online portal via card or ACH and then just show up for your meeting- it is that easy!

All of Business E Suites is designed around an Aviation theme which ties in with the Sugar Land Airport located right down the street. Each of their rooms is named after a different private aircraft and with various Aviation pictures and bright colors on each of the walls. They have some lovely custom-made conference tables that give it a very classy look. Lots of large windows and natural light give each of their rooms a bright and energetic atmosphere.

Each of the meeting rooms at Business E Suites comes equipped with a Large LCD TV and a full-size whiteboard. They also offer very secure high-speed Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections in each room. So, whether you are hammering out a new business plan, giving a detailed sales presentation, or crafting new digital media- you will have everything you need. An Added perk is that they offer complementary coffee, tea, and water to all their guests. Perfect for an early morning or late afternoon burst of caffeine!

Business E Suites is located a bit further down Highway 6 from the downtown Sugar Land area. Just past the Skeeters’ Stadium and Sugar Land Regional Airport, it offers an alternative location when meeting clients coming from the West side of Houston. The surrounding area is much more quiet than downtown area, but still offers a variety of quality dining locations and has plenty of parking for larger parties.

Visit BusinessESuites.com or Call 281-862-3150

November 25, 2020
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Un lugar diseñado para los pequeños negocios

By | Business, Tips

Localizado en la ciudad de Sugar Land, TX Business E Suites ofrece a los emprendedores y a las pequeñas empresas una solución integral para la renta de sus oficinas.

Con un diseño moderno de es estilo industrial, una temática de jets privados y un concepto sustentable al contar con paneles solares para producir la energía necesaria para operar el edifico, Business E Suites es sin duda uno de los mejores lugares para establecer tu negocio.

Inaugurado en agosto del 2020 este magnífico concepto cuenta con una construccion de dos pisos ofreciendo diferentes soluciones en cada uno de ellos.

Por un lado, el primer piso está enfocado para aquellas empresas que requieren un espacio más grande para almacenar inventario, mercancía, o maquinaria. Cuenta con 14 espacios para bodegas con oficina incluida en la parte frontal, permitiendo acceso a los clientes de forma directa y a la vez ofreciendo al negocio acceso por la parte posterior del edificio para descarga de materiales.

En el segundo piso encontramos un diseño moderno, con decoración industrial y murales de jets privados, muebles diseñados a la medidad que dan un estilo unico y crean una gran impresion. En este piso, Business E Suites cuenta con 44 espacios para oficinas privadas, 4 oficinas compartidas, 2 oficinas disponibles para renta por día, un centro de impresión, 5 cuartos de conferencia, una cafetería y dos áreas de coworking con opciones de membresías para colaboración en grupo las cuales pueden ser por día, semana o mes.

Entre los múltiples beneficios para las empresas que rentan sus oficinas en alguno de los espacios de Business E Suites sobresale uno: renta mes a mes y sin contrato. Contrario a lo que comúnmente se acostumbra en la industria de bienes raíces y renta de espacios comerciales Business E Suites ofrece a sus clientes la posibilidad de adquirir uno o varios espacios para sus oficinas sin la necesidad de firmar un contrato a largo plazo como doce, veinticuatro o treinta y seis meses. Al rentar con Business E Suites los pagos se realizan mensualmente permitiendo que la empresa pueda expandir sus oficinas y obtener más espacios segun sus necesidades, ya sea por un mes o por más tiempo y de igual forma en caso contrario, les permite reducir sus espacios de forma inmediata y por lo tanto reducir el costo de la renta.

Otros de los tantos beneficios de Business E Suites es que al rentar alguno de los espacios o adquirir alguna de las membresías de colaboración se incluyen en el costo diversos servicios indispensables para operar cualquier negocio entre ellos una recepcionista encargada de contestar el teléfono y atender a los clientes que llegan al edificio, línea de teléfono fijo, recepción de paquetería y correspondencia con una dirección profesional, conexión de internet de alta velocidad con fibra óptica, electricidad, servicio de limpieza, estacionamiento, servicio de impresión, copias, scanner y fax, refresco, café, agua, y té ilimitado para los miembros y clientes de los miembros así como horas de uso de los cuartos de conferencia, entrenamiento y equipos para video conferencia.

Business E Suites es una opción accesible que permite a las empresas tener un espacio profesional para laborar y la vez brinda la oportunidad de crecer. Sus principales clientes son los emprendedores que están listos para salir de casa y necesitan un espacio profesional para trabajar, así como pequeñas empresas que no quieren comprometerse a rentar un espacio bajo un contrato por un plazo determinado.

November 17, 2020
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Making the most out of your coworking space

By | Business, Industry

Having a co-working space can increase overall productivity; you get to work with like minded individuals that have the same
goals or outlooks that you do. Not to mention having a co-working space can decrease your costs of maintaining a big
office space, we provide all the office essentials needed to get your start-up/small business going. This is an
important factor that many business owners tend to overlook and overtime rack up office expenses that they were not
expecting to have. There is also the plus of working in a positive environment where business owners like yourself are
looking to get ahead while having the same goals or challenges that you currently face and it is a great way to keep
motivated when you work in a professional workspace where everyone pushes each other in a positive way.

There is also an upside of getting to network with many other business owners that could end up being potential
clients or you could come across people that can give you great references. Sometimes when you try to grow your business
you can hit plateaus, but when you are able to network with other business owners, you are able to come out of that
challenge even stronger. With co-working spaces we take care of everything, all you need to do is focus on your business
while we provide you with everything you need at an affordable rate.

November 9, 2020
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Axxiar USA Feature

By | Industry

We hate to see them go, but we knew this would happen.

Axxiar came to us with a unique problem that needed to be solved. Their NEW place in Alvin, where they moved to, was not available/ready to occupy. SO they needed an affordable short-term solution.

That’s where we come in! Axxiar needed office space for four employees and warehouse space. First, they looked at our Office Warehouse units, but they required more space for their machinery & inventory. So, they decided to rent one of our large warehouse unit 12’ x 40’ PLUS a Private Office for 4, upstairs in Business E Suites.

When I interviewed them for this blog, they confided that they would have preferred to be here had known before about how excellent our property and service was. I loved hearing that!

I noticed the first day they arrived; by mid-day, all four workstations were up and running. Benjamin Chevalier says the internet is FAST, and our Community Manager, Colin, was a big help because he knows how all the tech works together.  

They also mentioned the pleasant atmosphere and amenities we have, including our network printer, all the coffee they could drink, and separate meeting rooms to use for Zoom calls and such. Today they had a webinar on our property to showcase a new tool – over 35 attendees, and it went off without a hitch.

We are going to miss them. I forgot to mention, they were French, and we enjoyed sharing our American traditions with them.

Of course, we want them to stay, but we know our customers are on the move! That’s why we offer short-term options and services that are scalable to your business needs. In this economy, flexibility is required! Our business model is based on that – we know as businesses grow, so do their needs.

I met some great people for Axxiar, and it’s satisfying to know that we had a part in keeping their business functional during a transition that could have been costly.

https://www.axxair.com/en-us/en-us/

AXXAIR designs, manufactures and distributes its orbital tube working machines ever since the company’s foundation in 1997. Our business focuses on the global tube working process: orbital cutting, beveling, squaring and welding. With now over twenty years of experience under its belt, the group has become an international reference on the market of tube processing.

October 26, 2020
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How we want our business to thrive

By | Business, Tips

When we look at how we want our business to thrive, we tend to forget about the basics in our workflow; that’s where we come in. Some businesses overlook the importance of having a co-working space and how it affects productivity. Having a professional co-working space will increase productivity and allow you to have those meaningful business
connections that help you stand out; if you work from home, you will lack these critical factors for your growing business. Let’s not forget how having a co-working space can also be extremely valuable because you can network with other hard-working professionals to help give you the extra push you need.

October 6, 2020
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Thriving in the middle of a pandemic

By | Business, Industry, Tips

How to Stand Out
During a Pandemic.

The business community has changed as we know it – due to COVID-19.  This change has been chaotic for some businesses but beneficial for some others.  How to thrive in the middle of a pandemic is what we’ll be talking about here today.  The pandemic has created a simple recipe to run a business, it is now running from home, it is now via video calls, it is now standardized to get work done virtually from anywhere.  As business owners, we came to realize a lot of the processes and a lot of the structure of the business was unnecessary and the endless expenses were not even needed.

Now, we came to realize that your business can be run from anywhere but we still need to keep a business professional, we still need to focus and we still need to be productive to thrive in the industry.  There are several marketing readjustments a business has to do in the middle of the pandemic, there are things that a business owner must re-route their strategy to but overall, there needs to be an affordable professional environment where it can be flexible and suitable for your business.

Business E Suites offers private, shared and co-working spaces to help your business thrive in a professional environment starting for FREE and moving forward with pricing as low as $199/month.  The ideal place to help your business thrive starts where you run it and that matters the most because once you have your mind in the right place, the productivity in its ideal stage, everything else will fall in place.  The big advantage of a working environment like Business E Suites is that you are joining a community that will benefit your business from a networking standpoint to a marketing strategy and so on.  Let’s get productive, let’s restart your business.

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July 7, 2020
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Why Business Professionals Want to Go Back to the Office?

By | Business, Industry

Being in the local business community you get to hear a lot of the current experiences other business owners are going through, what it’s like to work from home and run their business from what once was a comfortable, relaxing, end of your day spot.  I got to speak to a handful of business owners in the local Sugar Land community, one of them particularly is an accountant and I ask her, what it was to work from home and how did she feel about taking her professional life back to the office?  She came up with 2 challenges that I myself and some other business owners, all agreed were the same kind of struggles they were facing.

  1. Working from home is really a nightmare – the main reason to this statement was the amount of anxiety individuals face when working from home, we tend to play two or more roles in our lives and some of these roles can’t mix at all, sure we can be wives and husbands alongside being mothers and fathers but we cannot be a loving mother or father and at the same time a ruthless businessman or woman – although ruthless might be a little out of hand, you get my point.  This feeling of not being able to mix both roles in the same environment creates enormous anxiety among our family and colleagues – if you add as well the beautiful fact that our little angels are actually not little angels and we realize how assertive were the teachers – we were in denial the entire time!!!  Now we get to struggle with the not so little angels and the day-to-day professional challenges all in one place.  Sure we get to perhaps walk around in our pajamas for a little bit longer but is it worth all the other nightmares we are facing while playing mom or dad PLUS director of operations?
  2. The business’ capabilities are forcibly and significantly reduced – the second reason to why professionals can’t wait to get back to the office is to bring their business back to normal, having to take your business to a still-mode and taking your entire operations remotely not only creates a new way to adapt you and your employees but also your customer intake.  Many businesses get their business from actual customers visiting their office, socializing, and networking with these potential customers are the key to growing their business.  Plus, the collaboration between the team is crucial to growing the business as well, and let’s face it so little can be done behind a webcam.

I highly recommend checking out the workspaces at Business E Suites – they aren’t only affordable but accommodating to any business platform and the best part, you take it as you go, so if things go south again with the pandemic, you can always reduce your space intake and go month to month without long term agreements.

 

July 7, 2020
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Manage Your Time Better

By | Business, Tips

Time management is harder than we think and understanding how to manage it is even more complicated.  But when done right, you learn that you accomplish a lot more in very little time.  Working 8-12 hours a day is not the ideal scenario for you and your brain, so what can you do to manage time better and spend more time doing what you love.  Here are a few tips, we hope it helps.

  1. Keep an eye on how you allocate time – make a list of your entire to-do list for this day and really dig into that list and find out how much time you actually need to allocate for each one of your to-do list items.  Keep a record on a piece of paper to see how much time goes on each one of your projects, if you’re not old school like me, then download a time tracking app to help manage this better.  The ideal scenario out of this approach is to really understand where most of your time gets invested and that way you can break it down in different tasks to make sure your work gets completed in time.  You can also find out what project is dragging you the most throughout the day and perhaps find a way to do it better or get help from your team to make it happen in less time than if you did it by yourself.  No matter what it is, there is always a better way to automate and do it better.
  2. Identify what’s more important – we all have so much to do but you have to make a first list which is your priority list and a secondary list which is the next thing to do once you finish with your first list, aka… prioritize your to-do list.  It is proven that if you create a list of priorities, “the must-dos” you have automatically set some time to get things done on your priority list first than anything else and if you worry about the list of items rather than the deadlines, it is proven that you become more productive and goal-oriented.  In addition to identifying your priority list, understand if the items on that list are actually of greater value to your business and what you can’t do or does not need your presence or time, well, pass it on to someone else in your team so you worry about what you consider important for the business.
  3. Go off the grid – as humans, we are programmed to do many things at once, some of them are done without even thinking, it’s part of our habits – we have a cue the moment we come into the office, we automatically implement a routine which we do on daily basis (i.e. check emails, get on a call, conferences, get on Quickbooks, you name it). and we wait for the reward which is getting things done on your list.  But this amazing loop only gets done successfully if we get off the grid, we have constant distractions such as text messages for weekend plans, social media updates from your friends and cute little pictures from your kids, but these distractions only drag you to taking longer to get things done.  Going offline, you can actually get a lot more done and enjoy these distractions towards the end of your day or even during a well-deserved break.

Focusing on what matters at that very moment, is the key to productivity and the key to a successful business.  Looking to find the ideal place to stay focused and productive, visit Business E Suites for workspace options – they’re affordable, professional and with 100s of amazing features.

May 13, 2020
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¿Trabajas desde casa? 7 Motivos para enrolarte a Coworking

By | Industry, Tips

¿Tienes un espacio dedicado en tu casa para trabajar pero aun así tienes muchas distracciones? ¿Te gustaría ser más productivo? ¿Quieres tener un lugar para reunirte con tus clientes pero sin pagar costos altos de oficina? Entonces este articulo te puede interesar.

Si trabajas desde tu casa entonces sabes los beneficios pero sobretodos los problemas que esto te puede ocasionar, como distracciones, falta de espacio, aislamiento, falta de profesionalismo para recibir tus clientes, etc. Por otro lado si has tenido tu propia oficina sabes los gastos que esto genera: renta, servicios, gasolina, entre otros. Si eres un negocio pequeño estos gastos pueden ser significativos y pueden complicar tu operación y reducir tus ganancias.

El coworking nació para mejorar las condiciones de trabajadores independientes o pequeñas empresas, de forma que comparten un mismo espacio de trabajo diversos profesionales. Tanto si eres un profesional independiente como si estás pensando en montar una pequeña startup, esta opción de trabajo puede ser muy interesante para ti.

Cada vez hay muchos más espacios preparados para este tipo de actividad que ofrecen soluciones muy interesantes con precios realmente ajustados. Además de las ventajas que explicaremos a continuación, hay espacios que ofrecen servicios adicionales como recepción de llamadas, asesoría profesional… que pueden ser muy interesantes.

Permite ahorrar costos.

Este es uno de los aspectos mas importantes. Los estudios cifran el ahorro del coworking en hasta un 60% de los costos fijos de mantener una oficina propia. En una sola cuota tienes tu parte de gastos en cuanto a alquiler, luz, mantenimiento. El ahorro es el principal atractivo del coworking respecto a una oficina para ti solo, pero además no supone un costo muy elevado si estás trabajando en tu casa. Desde $150-$300 puedes encontrar opciones muy interesantes.

Mejora tu imagen profesional.

Si tienes un trabajo que te exige reuniones con clientes o partners, seguramente recibirlos en tu casa no es una opción, y alquilar una sala para la ocasión resulta muy caro. Por lo tanto tener un espacio profesional donde celebrar tus reuniones te da ese plus de imagen profesional. Además puedes establecer la dirección del espacio como tu dirección de la empresa, con lo que también mejoras de pasar de una dirección particular a un espacio de oficinas.

Ayuda a marcar horarios de trabajo.

Los que trabajamos en casa o somos muy disciplinados o tendemos a mezclar ocio y trabajo de forma que a lo mejor estamos descansado a las 11 de la mañana y trabajando a las 12 de la noche. La flexibilidad que permite el hogar puede ser interesante para algunos, pero la disciplina de un horario bien definido te ayuda a garantizar los periodos de descanso y a tener una vida más ordenada, con lo que mejora tu calidad de vida. Siempre puedes acabar trabajando más al volver a casa…

Elimina distracciones.

Trabajando en casa la distracción sobrevuela en todo momento sobre tu cabeza. Es muy fácil ir un momento a la cocina a picar algo, ponerte a leer una revista, tener la cabeza ocupada con preocupaciones del hogar… Además si tienes hijos sabrás que es imposible trabajar cuando ellos quieren pelea. Trabajar en una oficina no es que elimine todas las distracciones, pero el entorno profesional invita a la concentración y evita muchas de las distracciones típicas de una casa.

Mejora tu networking.

En un espacio profesional plagado de otros profesionales independientes como tú o incluso pequeñas empresas es mucho más fácil hacer networking y conocer gente que en algún momento puede ser una figura clave como partner.

Crea sinergias.

Los profesionales que pueblan estos espacios de coworking suelen ser de sectores tecnológicos o creativos, por lo que puede ser que haciendo networking conozcas a alguien con el que puedas desarrollar un proyecto conjunto o que puedes subcontratar parte de tus proyecto o el de los suyos. En general se da un ambiente positivo para el intercambio de ideas.

Permiten colaborar de forma más cómoda.

Si trabajas en proyectos que requieran de más personas existe la opción de trabajar todos juntos en un mismo espacio de coworking. Es cierto que Internet ha eliminado muchísimas barreras para trabajar con gente de todo el mundo de forma online de manera que no sea necesaria una presencia física, pero muchas veces todo funciona mucho más fluido si los integrantes de un proyecto trabajan en un mismo espacio.

 

Como hemos visto el coworking es una alternativa muy válida tanto a trabajar desde casa como a tener una oficina para ti solo. No es para todos ni deja de tener aspectos negativos pero todo lo positivo que conlleva como mínimo requiere de un profundo análisis para saber si se puede adaptar a nosotros.

April 17, 2020
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The Evolution of CoWorking

By | Industry

Co-Working has revolutionized the way professionals work, it is not only a trend but a practical way to get the job done.

As we know, the term was first used back in 99′ by Bernie Dekoven but it was really put to use in 05′ by Brad Neuberg when he first stated the Hat Factory in California as a work and live loft setting.  Others picked up on the trend and by 07′ there was more than 70 co-working spaces around the country.  It became a phenomenon particularly in cities like San Francisco, New York, Austin, Toronto, Seattle.  2008 was really when co-working environments were revolutionized into something we know big corporation have but entrepreneurs like you and me could not take advantage of; and so Cubes & Crayons was born, this co-working setting offered the first ever co-working space that included child care, so the on-the-go-parent, entrepreneur, freelancer, startup, small business type of person could not have their kids right next door without all the fuzz and distractions.  By 2011, the co-working concept had reached its maximum momentum and over 1,000 communities were part of this movement by the end of that year; causing this phenomenon to simply spike up from there to a worldwide level.

Today, the biggest co-working spaces certainly dominate the global market but the small businesses like yours and ours are quickly scaling to cater the small-local business segment with a local-community sense in mind.  Co-working is simply practical, it’s affordable, it’s professional, it’s versatile and flexible.  It is giving every aspiring professional the opportunity to scale their business to a whole other level, to an unimaginable level that would normally take years to situate and get it started because traditional working space is so unconventional, unaffordable and complicated.

The co-working story has been written and it continues to go on, it’s a movement that will not stop.  What’s your story? What’s your movement?