NOTE--Meeting Location  
Cleveland Park Library 
1st Floor Meeting Room 
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
(map) 

In recent years we've heard the term "virtual office." What exactly does the term mean? How is it different from a home office? How do its practitioners differ from general contractors? Is a virtual office just a way to start your business, or can it be your model throughout the life of your organization? 

During this presentation the owner and founder of a 19-year-old consulting and software company will share his thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of going the virtual office route. He will explain why a virtual office has been the right model for his company: 

• Why he chose the virtual office model
• Why it has been better for staff
• Why it has been better for clients
• How it has helped his company stay competitive
• How it has helped his company be successful

There will be ample time for Q&A, so gather your questions. Attendees will also have a chance to share their own experiences with the virtual office model. 
 
Speaker: Naseem Saab is an experienced and successful project manager as well as a programmer, analyst, and database expert. His forte is system analysis and system interface design. 

Naseem graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering. He has designed, prepared, and delivered many training courses. A member of CPCUG, he is the chair of its Clipper SIG and recently gave a TechBrief for CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG on "Why You Should Treat Your Clients and Customers Like Prospects." 
 
Naseem Saab founded his own virtual company, Results Software, 19 years ago. Results(TM) 
software integrates contact and business processes to control critical customer management details from initial contact to final payment. Created to address the needs of consultants, small business owners, and associations, Results(TM) incorporates contact management, time and activity tracking, billing and 
invoicing, payment collection, inventory management, work group calendar, document management, reporting, and more. 

Naseem may be reached via e-mail. 

Agenda 

12:30  pm	Check-In
1:00 pm	Welcome & Announcements
1:10 pm	"And You Can Quote Me on That . . . "  Tax Updates & Accounting Tips, Jina Etienne, CPA
1:20 pm	Main presentation: Creating and Managing a Virtual Office; Naseem Saab
2:40 pm	Q&A
2:55 pm	Closing announcements
3:00 pm	Results Software Demo
3:30 pm	Informal queries, conversation, networking

Presentation Description | Speaker Information | Meeting Agenda | Location  | Sponsors | Registration 

Location: One-half block south of the Cineplex Odeon Uptown movie theatre on Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. (There are many restaurants suitable for pre- or post-meeting gathering/networking/refreshment in the block north of the library.) 

Parking: Very small lot, off Macomb St., to left of library. 

Metrorail--Cleveland Park Station on the Red Line (on Connecticut Avenue, just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site) 

Free and open to all 

Several times a year a smaller group (usually about 8 to 12) goes to Nanny O'Brien's (directly across the street from the Cleveland Park Library at 3319 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 202-686-9189, open 2 pm Saturday to 2 am Sunday) or another local establishment for continued conversation, networking, and refreshment following the meeting. (Participants pay for their own beverages and food.) 

Join us!