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"Hurricane Sandy’s economic toll is poised to exceed $20 billion after the biggest Atlantic storm slammed into the Eastern U.S., damaging homes and offices and flooding subways in America’s most populated city. The total would include insured losses of about $7 billion to $8 billion," stated Charles Watson, research and development director at Kinetic Analysis Corp., a disaster research company from Maryland.

As a start-up company, finding affordable and flexible office space is a must. Many start-up and small companies make the mistake of signing traditional leases, locking them into contracts that can be costly to break in the event that they outgrow the space.

“How do you want to work?”  It’s not a question someone who’s searching for shared office space often asks themselves.  However at AdvantEdge, the how is just as important as the where when it comes to the types of office solutions we provide.

AdvantEdge is proud to offer part-time office space and day office use at both of our centers.  What’s the difference you may ask between part-time office and day office use?

Source: the Social Times

"The decision to add a new network to your social strategy is never easy — each one takes time and resources to maintain. According to the makers of this infographic, Pinterest is a good one to add to the list.

With a high concentration of viral content (80 percent of pins are repins) and referral traffic that’s outpacing Twitter and Google+, the social curation site is already a proven traffic generator. The amount of traffic generated by Pinterest grew by 116 percent between January and August 2012.

But a previous study showed that despite the company’s growth, no Fortune 500 company CEOs were using Pinterest. (They weren’t entirely right about that. If you need inspiration, check out Cisco co-founder Sandy Lerner’s Pinterest boards for her organic farm, Ayrshire Farm.)

Domo and CEO.com assembled this handy guide to Pinterest for CEOs. It’s got statistics, best practices, and success stories all in one glance."

As an executive suites provider, AdvantEdge understands the importance our clients place on getting their caffeine fix in the office!  That's why in all three of our centers' kitchens and business lounges, we provide complimentary coffee and tea.  So to continue satiating our obsession with the bitter brew, here is a fascinating infographic detailing various statistics behind coffee consumption!

Why should brands care about video content? According to the video infographic below, a video is worth even more than a thousand words when it comes to online business! The following statistics from this Social Times article highlight the reasons why businesses should be concerned about video content. The stats also provide compelling evidence in favor of focusing marketing efforts on the creation and optimization of video content.

Author: Gabrielle Jones

You live a green life. You recycle, use filtered water, and energy-conserving light bulbs at home, but what about in the office? AdvantEdge is proud to say that all three of our Washington, DC office space locations are LEED certified, and we take green initiatives seriously. While we’re not saying that you should embark on a zero-carbon quest like Google, we do know (and believe) that it’s actually not that difficult to “Go Green” if you utilize your available resources.

Author: Isabelle Leichtman

After last week’s dangerous heat wave, everyone realized just how important it is to stay cool both outside and inside the office. Across the United States, temperatures reached record highs and the DC area suffered from power outages making the heat unbearable. Even with the heat and power outages, we still had to go about our daily lives and work. Heat related illnesses (such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion) were abundant. In order to prevent those health scares and discomfort, here are a few tips for staying cool in the office.