Houston Virtual Receptionist Company Accords Special Honors To… The Bathrobe?

HOUSTON, January 31, 2007 – A Houston virtual receptionist company is according extraordinary honors to one of man’s most ordinary possessions – the bathrobe. Not sure what the connection is between Houston virtual receptionists and the lowly bathrobe?

Then you’ve probably never celebrated 'Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day,' a time of merriment for millions of home-based business owners who cherish the freedom and independence they believe can only be derived from working in an office called a house. The 5th annual ‘Doing Business in Your Bathroom Day’ is February 12.

“Home-based business owners understand better than anyone why the humble bathrobe symbolizes the contributions they make behind closed doors every day to the U.S. economy," says Ron Clarke, co-owner with son Iain, of Intelligent Office, a new Houston franchise that operates in a high-rise office building near Neiman Marcus in the Galleria.

"A non-traditional work environment such as an extra bedroom, the kitchen table or even a hammock in the backyard makes these entrepreneurs thrive,” he says.

“The stigma of working from home is disappearing,” says Clarke. “Marketing is image,and with the finest technology support in place, small company owners can dress-for-success in their bathrobes and still compete with the big boys for big jobs. We’re proud to be part of this exciting revolution taking place in Houston and around the nation,” he says.

Clarke salutes Illinois-based business expert, Kristi Tamsevicius for creating ‘Doing Business in Your Bathrobe Day’ five years ago. "She came up with a clever catchphrase that captures the very essence of what home-based professionals treasure most – the freedom to work how and when they please."

When the Clarkes heard about ‘Doing Business In Your Bathrobe Day,’ "we knew we had to climb on Kristi's bandwagon and honor the hundreds of thousands of Houston home-based entrepreneurs who are literally transforming the way business is done in our city.”

Clarke says Intelligent Office specializes in providing executive-level virtual and remote receptionist support for less than $300 a month to home-based business owners who compete one-on-one with large traditional store-front companies.

He cites recent U.S. Department of Labor statistics that say home-based workers constitute a $427 billion a year industry, 52 percent of all small firms in the United States. “That's more than the pharmaceutical industry, food industry, and consumer goods industry combined,” says Clarke.

In honor of the special day, Houston Intelligent Office will host an informal reception from noon to 2 PM on February 12th where home-based entrepreneurs are invited to learn about the latest developments in remote office technology. “We’ll also introduce our guests to Marisa and Amber, Intelligent Office's professionally-trained remote receptionists who operate at the very hub of everything we do."

Intelligent Office is about technology,” says Clarke, “but more than that, we’re about the contribution that a polished, experienced and professional office staff can make to a well-run business – whether that business operates out of a 4-bedroom home in Sugar Land or a 40-story office building in downtown Houston."

For more information about ‘Doing Business In Your Bathrobe Day,’ and remote home-based business solutions that make small Houston companies look big, call Ron Clarke or Iain Clarke at (281) 657-3300 or visit the company website at www.iogalleria.com. Houston Intelligent Office is located in the Galleria Tower 1, 2700 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1400.


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