What are the different types of corporate offices?

Thanks to technology, corporate offices occupy different forms. Many corporate offices occupy physical space where employees gather to complete their work, meet with other employees and conduct business with customers. Other corporate offices are virtual. Employees work from their homes, connecting via the Internet with other employees.

Where do employees work in a corporate office?

Government regulators or external auditors typically meet with corporate employees for reporting purposes. Most corporate offices provide employees with clean facilities to work in. Employees work at individual desks, in cubicles or in offices. Most employee work spaces come equipped with a computer and a telephone.

What are the benefits of a corporate office?

These companies benefit by allowing the employees easy access to the departmental functions working out of the corporate office. Companies that maintain a separate facility allow the corporate employees to focus on their work without interruption.

What is the difference between a warehouse and a corporate office?

Warehouses provide storage for company inventory until it is needed in the retail store or production facility. Corporate offices house the support functions of a business and operate outside of the primary business function. A corporate office exists to provide a home for departments that support the primary business departments indirectly.

Can a small business have more than one company?

Small businesses can utilize the same structures (and gain the same benefits). There are two main ways to accomplish this. We’ll examine each here. One way to structure your multiple business ventures is to form a single company and register as many fictitious names (also called “Doing Business As” names, or DBAs) as you need.

Who are the companies cutting their office space?

The upscale clothing retailer Ralph Lauren announced in February it will be cutting as much as 30% of its corporate real estate in North America, to “embrace new ways of working.” Similarly, CVS Health said it will slash its office space by 30%, as part of a cost-saving initiative.

What’s the best way to legally structure multiple businesses?

Put DBAs under one corporation/LLC. Another common option is to file one LLC or corporation, and then set up multiple DBAs (Doing Business As) for each of the other ventures. Keeping with the previous example, you may have an LLC for “Ken’s Landscaping Services.” Then, if you start a golfing business, the LLC can file a DBA for “Ken’s Golf Course.”

What does it mean to have multiple business names?

Once that LLC or corporation has been established, it files multiple fictitious business names, also called DBA (doing business as) registrations, for each of the ventures within the same state/county.