AdvantEdge Workspaces Blog

Just like any community, a business cannot function on its own without the collective efforts of its members. Although good management and great office location contribute to success for any company, individual employees play a large part of the success of its operations.

"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.

Author: Gabrielle Jones

Assisting businesses with relocations is something we do every day here at AdvantEdge. Moving can be stressful, but much of that stress can be avoided with the proper planning. Jere are some tips to help make your next office move stress-free:

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Author: Isabelle Leichtman 

Surveys can be a great way to see what kind of changes or additions would holistically optimize your business.  For consumers, surveys provide direct communication through which they can express what’s important to them in order to keep them satisfied (and ultimately their business).  Similarly, surveys allow employees to give feedback on what helps them work efficiently as well as allowing them to offer their own ideas for the company’s inner workings. 

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.

The healing power of laughter is an often discussed subject in health studies.  Most of us inherently understand its value in our personal lives and relationships, but what about humor’s effects in office ergonomics?  Many people nowadays work in shared or co-working office space, and the traditional boundaries between professional and private lives are often blurred due to the sheer amount of time we spend every day next to our coworkers.

Author: Jillian Joseph

Summer in the city – temperatures soar into the 90’s and beyond, the air is often damp and muggy, and a commute to the office that was once a few blocks now feels like a trudge through the Amazon.  It’s understandable then that Washingtonians favor dressing more casually in order to keep cool.  So how do professionals strike a balance between casual and professional (especially when our wardrobes) are already so limited? Here are a few basic tips to keep in mind when dressing to impress AND beat the heat:

Whether you work for a start-up, a massive private corporation, or a small non-profit, we all have one thing in common regardless of occupation: we sit, a lot, every day.  Therefore employee ergonomics is usually a large concern for any successful business, so, a few members of the AdvantEdge team recently took a simple but drastic step to test one of the most commonly cited ways of bettering office wellbeing: replacing our desk chairs with exercise balls!