[geeks] Silicon Valley expense information

[Sheldon T. Hall]

Jonathan Katz wrote ...
> On Feb 6, 2008, at 5:12 AM, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> 
> > I'm writing a business plan and need to have an office in Silicon  
> > Valley.
> >
> > I don't need much, just a person to answer the phone, deal with  
> > mail and
> > packages, etc. They will have a telephone, a computer a scanner and
> > printer and a server running Asterisk, HylaFax, etc.
> >
> > I have no clue of is how much will this cost. I don't know salaries
> > for employees at that level, benefits costs, operating 
> > costs, rent, etc.
> 
> Silly Valley is Silly for a reason. No ideas on costs.
> 
> It may work better to just use a PO box at a Mail Boxes ETC and VoIP  
> to forward a phone number as well as a fax forwarding service? The  
> Mail Boxes ETC can usually to basic faxing/scanninng for you, too.  
> Some of those services may seem pricey, but it's cheaper than real- 
> estate, business insurance, business license, etc.

I have no idea about the costs, but if you only need a business address,
phone/fax and someone to watch 'em part time, well, there used to be places
called "executive suites" or something like that.  They provided individual
offices in a group of offices, with shared conference rooms, receptionists,
etc.  Maybe the Internet Revolution has killed 'em all off, but if you can
find one, it would be worlds cheaper than a real "man on the ground."

-Shel