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OBCAI has contracted with a new, exciting service provider for members. Members will receive a 10% discount for webstorytellers’ “TV-style” feature reports on their centers. Webstorytellers shoots, writes, produces, edits and reports your company’s ‘story’ and then fits it right into your website. Read more

Empowering, Industry-specific education is coming to a city near you! OBCAI and YES! Your Exceptional Space are partnering to bring Half-day and Full-day seminars featuring industry-specific training to several destinations in 2010. Read more

“Generating Leads NOW”; “Eliminating Unnecessary Processes”; “Single Site Call-Answering Systems and Voice Over IP”; and “Your Social Media Toolbox” are on the OBCAI the webinar schedule over the next five weeks. Read more

Sarah Purcell is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Amata Office Centers. Working off of Ron Bockstahler and Frank Chalupa, the founding owners’ motto - “grow at a fun pace”, the company, founded in 2003, now has five locations in the Chicago area. Read more

Tom Hurt of Morningstar Software has been servicing the OBC industry for over twenty years. His company’s flagship product, Business Center Enterprise provides billing, sales, facilities and a client care portal for business centers.
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Members, don’t forget that OBCAI has an invaluable tool for your centers. OBCAI’s Industry Production Standards (IPS) Guide is the industry’s methodology for computing time for document production and non-keyboard administrative services. Read more

The new Chicago/Midwest LMN is holding its inaugural meeting on Thursday, February 25th, hosted by Lori Zeismer and the team at OfficeLinks’ Business Center, located on the 84th floor of the Sears Tower, in Chicago. Read more

OBC Local Member Networks (LMNs) are a collaborative group of competitors that share a uniform purpose. Working together, local operators and managers meet periodically to share ideas, exchange information, collectively market their purchasing power and spread awareness of the executive suite industry. Read more

OBCAI Member TechSpace has acquired Nexspace, thereby adding a Los Angeles center to its portfolio. The company now has five locations, including three in Manhattan and one in Orange County, California. Read more

OBCAI member Preferred Offices, based in Washington, D.C. has changed its name to Carr Workplaces. The company will integrate its Preferred Offices and Synergy Workplaces brand under the Carr Workplaces flag.
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Carolina Rendeiro, John Jordan and Javier Garcia Iza have been elected OBCAI’s 2010 Officers by their colleagues on the Board of Directors. Read more

OBCAI President Carolina Rendeiro has announced the Association’s Committee Chairs for 2010. Daniel Soffer of SOS America will serve as Local Member Network Committee Chair. The committee will help coordinate the activities and growth of OBCAI LMNs. Read more

OBCAI members have two products to communicate their services to the membership in 2010. Read more

How does your center promote ‘Office Sharing’? Where do you see your greatest ROI coming from in 2010? Do you charge your prospects an application fee? Which center in St. Louis can accommodate training for 30 people?
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Members – start your social media engines. OBCAI is running a social media contest. The member company with the most involvement with OBCAI’s Social Media forums (LinkedIn; Facebook; Twitter; Blogs comments) will receive one complimentary admission to the OBCAI Annual Conference held September 22-25th in Miami. Read more

OBCAI’s new staff team handles the day-to-day work of the Association. Meet the staff team. Read more