We are rather concerned because customers are confused by these providers. In fact, we have recently been "scolded" by a customer because we did not activate their package. But after some investigation, we found out that this customer has actually signed up with another providers and that they did not activate the service after receiving payment. We are extremely concerned about this issue because their irresponsible behaviour will hurt the overall virtual office industry.

Seriously when you choose a virtual office provider, you need to be extremely sure that the provider is bona-fide and really serious in business. As the saying goes "if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys" which is true in our virtual office industry.

Since 2003, I have seen a few of these super-cheap virtual office providers that finally close their business to start on more profitable, less labour-intensive services such as web-hosting, name-card printing, t-shirt printing, business consulting, etc. Worse, some of them are just consulting firms that they hope to gain some fresh companies, to pay for their rent and as well as get their business (and their customers if they are in the same consulting line).

Virtual Office Singapore™ has been around for 6 years and we have been dedicated in providing quality virtual office services to over 7,000 customers. If you are truly concerned about your business, call us at (65) 6725 8088 or email us at sales@virtualoffice.com.sg.

Cheers,
CEO Peter Tan

Hello Friends of Virtual Office Singapore™
Sat, 8 Nov 08 | 2.20 AM

Hello everyone.

I believe this probably is one of the longest hiatus, not having the time to write my thoughts on this blog. For those who follow this blog (I know who you guys are), sorry about this as I have been rather busy later.

First and foremost, here's what I going to share with you guys:

First and foremost, let me welcome Sandra Yen for joining Virtual Office Singapore™. She happens to be the younger sister of my good friend, and has sweet charisma, great personality and positive attitude. She will be part of our mailroom team, assisting our Operation Manager, Zenn Ng.

For the past few months, the global economy has weaken because of the vertigo collapse of confidence and lending. Simply said, people had been excessively borrowing from lenders, who had confidence in the market (or maybe the commission is good). All these "good-feeling" lending goosed up everyone confidence and valuation for everything increased. Probably due to aggresive marketing from sub-prime underwriters & investment bankers, mark-to-market accounting, close-knitted financial institutions from New York to Tokyo, automated stock software, and lack of government leadership, all these catalyze the collapse of our economy. The lenders don't wish to be a fool, and currently writing off whatever they could, so they could pass the buck to the Government.

If you think about it, nothing actually changed. Yes, we might spend less, tightening our belt for this rainy day. Yes, people might lose their jobs and companies may collapsed, but that's part and parcel of capitalism. To solve this global economy, the great Adam Smith, father of free market, had said that the best result comes from everyone in the group doing what's best for himself and that best result comes from what the best for everyone in the group as it would best result for oneself.

What this means is that bankers should restart lending, people should restart their spending, and companies should restart hiring and producing. We're not in any true financial collapse. It's just that the system is a little screwed up.

As for politics, while I still feel McCain would served as a better president, Obama is the right president for this moment. Currently, what the world needs is someone who can talk. Obama reminds me of Martin Luther King, for MLK inspires people about I Have A Dream, Obama did the same with Yes We Can. Leaders are supposed to lead people, through inspiration and through encouragement, through knowledge and through benevolence, through toughness and through kindness, through thoughts and through actions. In this time of despair, I believe that Obama is able to lift the spirit of his people and gradually motivate the world back to where it fell down.

Lastly, I have just launched a new promotion for Nov & Dec 08. Anyone who signed up for our Economy Class package, with a minimum of 12 months, would get to enjoy a free upgrade to Business Class package for the first 2 months. Financially, Freedom Group has been doing along fine during the past few months, hence we're passing some savings to our customers. I know this sounds outrageous, but I would also hope that our customers would also make their product and service more attractive, so that our tiny little acts can collectively stimulate the economy. Yes We Can!

Cheers,
CEO Peter Tan

Hey... Let's Go Easy
Tue, 2 Sep 08 | 5.40 AM

Hi!

It has been quite a while since I have written something on this corporate blog. Had been extremely busy with my other business ventures - car dealership & rental, social networking, online classifieds, etc. Whew! Finally found time to be back with my good old Virtual Office Singapore™.

Nope, I haven't forgotten about this flagship of mine. In fact, I have been constantly finding new ways to improve our service. And my fellow colleague, Karen came out this plan - "Let's Go Easy!" after listening to what customers want, which I feel is what most entrepreneurs like yourself would appreciate!

As a seasoned entrepreneur, I went through the same startup phrase - finding a prestigious business address (which I used my own virtual office), registration of business with ACRA, open banking account, apply for phone and fax lines, tying up with partners, registration with CPF board, etc. And you know what, I get alot of mails from these organisations for the first 2 months and really have no time to come by office to collect (yes, even I have no time to come down to collect due to my involvements with other ventures!).

Right now, if you purchase our Economy Class Virtual Office package, you get 2 months of free mail-forwarding. If you don't want mail-forwarding after that, cancel it. But if you appreciate not coming down to CBD and pay those silly ERP and parking charges, you could upgrade to our Business Class.

This is a fantastic deal and I believe that alot of our potential customers would probably love this. Virtual Office Singapore™ is the only dedicated virtual office provider in Raffles Place, having our own dedicated office floor (#13-00 looks superb in your business card!) and a team of friendly office ladies to help you in your business needs!

Smile,
CEO Peter Tan

Farewell To Kavitha
Tue, 2 Sep 08 | 3.23 AM

Virtual Office Singapore™ would like to bid farewell to Kavitha. For those who came to our office before, you probably know who she is. Yes, she's our office "princess" and is both well-liked by our customers as well as everyone in the office. Formerly from Great Eastern as an adminstrative clerk, she came to our company because she needs a change of environment and was extremely quiet. Afterawhile, she gradually blend in and become part of our mailroom team. I guess that all my girls will be sad for her to leave, but I rather happy for Kavitha as she finally found a job which she loves - Helping Others.

She has sort of become a social worker, helping young adults and teenages in their life. Finally finishing her Degree in Psychology (yes, a Degree!) during her employment at Virtual Office Singapore, she found her calling in guiding those in need.

Missing you,
CEO Peter Tan

Happy Birthday Virtual Office Singapore & Win Over $2,000 Worth of Prizes
Sat, 7 Jun 08 | 3.40 AM

Hi Guys... Well, it's June 2008 and we're officially 5 years old!

Since 2003, we have been working hard to become a market leader in the field of virtual office services and I'm proud to say that we have served more than 6,000 entrepreneurs over these period of time. I'm happy that Virtual Office Singapore™ has stablized and able to help thousands of our clients along the way.

Birthdays alway come with presents, but instead of receiving it, Virtual Office Singapore is going to give away over $2,000 worth of prizes. Sounds good?

To win these prizes, just click on the banner on top and tell us how you would benefit from Virtual Office Singapore™ services. That's it. It's that simple!

*BTW, thanks to those who wish us Happy Birthday through email...*

Smile,
CEO Peter Tan

Singapore Flyer Promotion
Sat, 12 Apr 08 | 6.20 AM

Freedom Group Pte Ltd (Virtual Office Singapore) will be having a special promotion. For customers who sign up for any of our virtual office packages, stands to win a pair of tickets for the Singapore Flyer, one of Singapore's upcoming national attractions.

So why wait? Sign up now!

Smile,
CEO Peter Tan

Hitwise Top 10 Winner (Oct - Dec 07)
Fri, 29 Feb 08 | 12.20 PM

Virtual Office Singapore has been awarded with the Hitwise Top 10 Award, which recognises websites from over 160 industries that are leaders in their industry and brings with it the benefit of using the Hitwise Top 10 Award shield.

Smile,
CEO Peter Tan