PROS

• Plug and play – executive suites offer the ultimate flexibility
• Receptionist available
• Internet and phone set up for you
• Desks, bookshelves and other furniture already there
• Conference rooms available to you
• Interaction with other small business people
• IT people on call
• All expenses built into the rent
• Built in networking
• No commitment needed, no long lease to sign
• One month leases available
• Easy to move if business is bought or grows quickly

CONS

• Nothing actually belongs to you
• No choice of furniture, phone company, internet, etc.
• Receptionist also works for other clients in the space
• Expensive rent – the landlord is renting space, chopping it up, and then charging a higher price for it
• Long term leases generally not available
• You don’t work with your own people to fix things – the operator of the facility has their people and you have to do things on their timeline
• Lots of people around means shared conference rooms that are fist come first serve.