Growth Strategies for your Business

January 22, 2010 by Elite Business Team ·  

Exciting Expansion Launch for MPS Executive Suites

January 17, 2010 by Elite Business Team ·  

After 28 years in business, 5 company expansions and 16 years of dreaming, the intense planning, design and construction has paid off.  This month, MPS Executive Suites officially launched its modern, new look as a full-floor 33-office business centre.

“Since moving the company to 999 West Broadway in 1994, it has always been my ambition to take over the entire 7th floor,” says Owner/Manager Karline Mark-Eng.  “Over the years we have been gradually expanding, and now we are happy to announce that this dream has finally become a reality.”

When she purchased the company in 1989, it offered just 8 rental offices. With her office move to 999 West Broadway, Mrs. Mark-Eng expanded to 12 furnished executive offices. As additional space came available on the same floor, she saw her bigger picture coming together, one suite at a time. An expansion in 2000 gave her 5 more offices, and four years later she expanded again by 9 offices, bringing her total number to 26 executive offices.

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Office Business Centres Ready For Growth

August 25, 2009 by Elite Business Team ·  


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October 4, 2009

Office Business Centres Ready for Growth

The mood at last week’s Office Business Centre Association International’s (OBCAI) Annual Conference in San Diego was positive and uplifting. In keeping with the conference theme of “Evolve and Thrive,” speakers reiterated the fact that business isn’t down, it’s just different. Business owners need to recognize the changes, new trends, and global opportunities, and be able to quickly adapt.  It was predicted that small, flexible, and agile businesses will do well in this economy. There is a stronger than ever need for business efficiency, so those businesses ready with the seamless provision of services and technology across borders will do extremely well.

Office business centres provide the ideal environment for consultants, professionals and small business owners to flourish. These centres serve as an “incubator” for small businesses to grow, and frequently provide the internal opportunities for client acquisition and referrals. Read more

Some Walls Come Down, Others Stay Up, Says Entrepreneur Barr

August 25, 2009 by Elite Business Team ·  

Entrepreneur Irene Barr

Some walls come down, others stay up, says entrepreneur Barr
By: Diane Strandberg – Tri-Cities News

After some 25 years in business and involvement in provincial and local politics, Irene Barr can offer a unique perspective on both worlds.

Women are making great strides in business but only baby-steps in politics, says Irene Barr, a longtime Tri-Cities business woman and provincial Liberal.

In an interview across her polished desk in the elegantly-appointed Headquarters Office Services in Coquitlam, Barr was asked to consider the changes faced by women in businesses since she started her own company 25 years ago. Read more