By Sarah EdisonA virtual office is a combination of off-site live communication and address services that allow users to reduce traditional costs while maintaining business professionalism. The term is often mistaken for "office centres" or "executive business suites" which demand a conventional lease. A true virtual office does not require such an expense.

The virtual office idea developed from the meeting of technological innovation, the arrival of the Information Age and the increasing need for flexibility in the workplaceimitation louboutin
. The concept could be said to have roots in the Industrial Revolution, where similar notions of working environments, such as working from home, can be seen.

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