Let?s say the you live in Des Moines and you sell widgets online; you work from home and drop-ship the widgets to customers all throughout the world. All transactions are done online and you fill all your orders in your cut-off sweats and fuzzy slippers.

You?ve been thinking about expanding, looking to attract more widget consumers and markets.

How can you do that instantly? By opening a virtual office! You can go from a Des Moines based home business to having a business presence in a major metropolitan area instantly, for example: New York! Your company now has 2 locations!

Opening a virtual office in another country can also make you an international company instantly and open up the market for you to sell widgets everywhere.

Your clients can send payments, orders and correspondence to your NYC office ? we?ll keep your mail safe and secure.

We know you aren?t going to sell defective widgets, but there may be the occasional wonky one, the one the quality inspector misses. Your clients can return those widgets to your virtual office via mail or in person. Your virtual office will ship them directly to you in accordance with your preferences. Our office is an extension of yours.

Need local fax and phone numbers to complete your business presence? No problem! We can get them setup for you in a few hours. You can have a live operator answer your calls, a machine answer your calls (voice mail) or we can even transfer your NYC phone calls to you in Des Moines. You can receive your 212 Manhattan faxes right in your email inbox.

Need to meet with a client or vendor in Manhattan? No problem. You can rent space to meet with clients on an as-needed basis. You can even have your lunch or breakfast meeting catered in the office.

Need a local hotel or restaurant recommendation? We can help you with ideas! Our knowledgeable staff is at your service. Our neighborhood is chock-full of first class hotels, chain hotels, and wonderful boutique hotels. Our neighborhood?s Michelin Stars sparkle amongst restaurants boasting top chefs, television chefs, and world renown chefs.

See how easy it is to open a virtual office? Keep doing what you are doing in Des Moines and we at VH International Business Solutions will handle your New York business presence.

Setting up a home-based business may be a more cost-effective alternative to setting up a major company, but it may still drain the limited resources of a small business owner. To keep the business going, small business loans will definitely be necessary. These can be availed of through credit card services. This article will show you how.

First, you need to set up your home based business. Do your research on the type of business you want to establish. Find out what licensing and zoning requirements you need to meet and ensure that you meet them all. Do not attempt to cut corners here.

Get the services of an accountant, even if only on a consultancy basis, to help you set up your books and records correctly from the start. Ask for help in determining deductions so that you can plan on your business expenses. Establish a routine for keeping strict records of all income and expenses right from day one. Keep all business related receipts, invoices, client records, bank statements, bank deposit slips and canceled checks.

Being home-based, you need to set aside a particular place in your home just for your business. Make sure it can accommodate all the necessary equipment. Check that you have the appropriate electrical outlets and have them installed if needed to avoid overloading your system. Set up rules to keep the area insulated from household noise and disturbances.

Have a business phone installed that is separate from your residential line. Avoid having your children answer the business line. Install an answering machine to take calls when you are out or occupied.

Get a post office box so that you can use that address in your official stationery and other documents, keeping your business profile professional. Hold client meetings in rented conference rooms or set business meetings in good restaurants.

One of the most important steps in setting up your home-based business is to acquire credit card services that will enable you to accept credit card payments and debit card payments. These credit card services provide all the necessary software and hardware for you to be able to process payments in person, online or by phone. This step alone already expands the customer base that you can access.

Credit card services will also serve you well once your home-based business begins to feel the need for additional capital. When you need to get small business loans, you will not have to approach banks which are most likely not sympathetic to small home-based businesses.

The need for small business loans usually comes when the home-based business is already at least a year old. At such time, your home-based business would have created an average monthly credit card sales record with your credit card services company. You can refer to that when you approach your credit card services company for small business loans, sometimes called cash advances.

Credit card services do offer small business loans to their clients based on average monthly credit card sales, without the need for any collateral. The aforementioned average monthly credit card sales guarantee your company?s capability to pay the small business loans. Payments will be automatically deducted as a percentage of future credit card sales. This arrangement frees you from worrying about the amortization for your small business loans, too.

As soon as you pay up your small business loans completely, you are automatically eligible for new small business loans for as long as your home-based business is getting a good monthly average in credit card sales. With the help of credit card services, you can continue to expand and grow your home-based business.