Category Archives: Workspace

Get ready for your next meeting in Midtown Manhattan. ReadySet! Offices can help.

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As a professional in providing a variety of different types of meeting space in Midtown Manhattan, I have seen a lot of presentations, from intimate groups to larger training sessions. Due to my constant interaction with meeting attendees, I can offer advice about planning a presentation. The first thing I tell my meeting clients over and over -BE PREPARED! PREPARATION IS THE KEY The purpose of a presentation is to inform, persuade and build good will. But, at the same time, you have to keep things interesting and organized.  A presentation must be crafted for listeners. Figure out your content… Read More

First Impressions: Why Virtual Offices Help

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If you are an attorney, financial executive, sales professional, entrepreneur or you need satellite space and are preparing to, our have just opened a business, you know that making a professional impression is essential. After all, you are going to be asking your customers and clients to pay you money for the services that you offer and you need to ensure that your business appears professional and trustworthy. However, for many startup businesses, the ability to rent a traditional office space is simply non-existent. This is when you should really focus on that “appear” term in the previous sentence. As… Read More

Stay focused on your clients while ReadySet! Office handles the back-end operations of running your Midtown Manhattan Office

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Welcome Attorneys. I am the General Manager at ReadySet! Offices. At our Midtown Manhattan location, we have a strong, established reputation of supporting law practitioners in business maintenance and growth. The workspace at ReadySet! Offices is designed in elegant décor. Our fully-furnished offices, executive conference and meeting space, integrated business services and videoconferencing combine to create the ideal environment for law professionals. We are so dedicated to having your practice thrive that we have created a special offer that is available to you until March 31, 2017. 1 Month of Complimentary Furnished Office Space *A minimum 12-month signed agreement for… Read More

Business Center Success is all about the Client

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At ReadySet! Offices our clients are our first priority. We are successful when they are successful. When a client develops a proven business strategy, and we can support the growth and maintenance of that business, we are doing our job right. Gary Kleiman, CPA, P.C is one of those success stories, combining personalized client communication and tax and auditing expertise to equal stellar customer service. After many years of working with a large accounting firm, Gary decided to take his invaluable knowledge and create a business that would allow him to be in regular communication with his clients and tailor… Read More

Putting Together the Dream Team for Your New Business

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“Teamwork” is one of those words that are thrown around constantly in the business world, along with all the other sports metaphors, like “keeping your eye on the ball,” “going for the win” and “knocking it out of the park.” But the fact is, unless you’re a business of one, whom you choose as your partners, colleagues and employees – i.e. your team – may be the single most important factor in whether you can… well… knock it out of the park. After all, you may have the most ingenious, marketable product, and you may be working out of the… Read More

Tools and Resources Every New Business Should Have

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Whether you’re a lawyer, an accountant or a tech entrepreneur, starting your own business can be an exciting, promising and sometimes frightening proposition. On the one hand, it’s the American dream to work for one’s self, call all the shots and chart one’s own success. On the other hand, there are always unknowns in the business world. But if you arm yourself with the proper tools and resources, you can infinitely increase your chances for creating a successful business that will grow and expand over time.  Law & Order Unless you’re a law firm, you’re going to need to retain… Read More

How to Decorate Your Executive Office

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Your look and feel of your executive office says a lot about you. It immediately telegraphs to colleagues and clients essential information about your professionalism, taste level and work style. Office design and arrangement can even impact your productivity and ultimate success rate. So how do you decorate your executive office to maximize your output? In general, less is more. Décor in an executive office is generally sleek, efficient and charming. It should project a sense of both humming activity and quiet calm – and of both professionalism and personality. And it should impress rather than depress. Here are some… Read More

Executive Suites Success Story: Alliance Residential Company

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Today’s Executive Suites Success Story is Alliance Residential Company, a national real estate company whose Northeast Headquarters is located at Executive Suites at the Hippodrome. We spoke with Adam Fruitbine, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager. Number of Employees: 2,000 total, 3 in the New York office. Specialties: Real estate — specifically, U.S. rental apartment development, acquisitions and property management. They handle the firm’s Northeast operations from NYC, as well as its fund and discretionary investment management platform. Company History: Fruitbine says: “Alliance is a national apartment operator, developer and property manager with over 70,000 units under management and roughly $9B AUMs. We are one… Read More

Choosing the Perfect Receptionist

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We’ve all experienced both sides of the coin: You walk into an office, perhaps a little late after an uneasy commute, or nervous before a job interview. The receptionist gives you a warm greeting, checks you in and then shows you where to make yourself comfortable while you wait for your appointment.You’re offered a cup of coffee or some water, and her smile puts you at ease. Then there’s the flip side. You walk into the office, stand at the edge of the desk without being acknowledged while the receptionist carries on what appears to be a personal phone call…. Read More

NYC Entrepreneur Profile: PictureLife

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Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, people took photos with a camera, removed the film, brought it in for developing, waited up to a week or more, and then — if they were lucky — wound up with a couple good shots which would then go into a photo album or get tossed into a drawer forever. Then came digital photography. And Facebook. And Twitter. And Flickr. And Instagram. And suddenly, it wasn’t unusual for a single individual to photograph and post dozens of images in a given week. Enter Nate Westheimer, Charles Forman, Jacob DeHart, founders of New… Read More