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Distracted working from home? Meeting at the coffee shop? Trying to keep your overhead low? Try Co-Working at Office Evolution. • Professional work environment • 24/7 Access • Private conference rooms • Front desk presence to greet your clients • Starbucks ® coffee • Professional mailing address • WiFi • Downtown location with Free parking 50 Division St., Suite 501, Somerville, NJ 08876 • 908-751-4986 www.officeevolution.com/Somerville FREE 1 Day Trial Furnished offices also available for short-term or long-term use. 118 W. Main Street • Somerville, NJ 08876 www.redelicopaint.com Jennie, Tom, Randy, Wendy Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm • Thur 7:30am-8pm • Sat 8am-5pm • Closed Sunday 908-725-1566 • 1-800-794-7124 • Fax: 908-725-9375 Complimentary In-Store Color Consultation Order online at benjaminmoore.com. Pick-up at Redelico’s. Color Lock ® Technology delivers superior fade resistance The brilliant color of Aura ® Exterior lasts year after year, even in the toughest environments. All Top Line Interior/Exterior Paints or Stains Excludes Aura. Must be used in store & presented at point of sale. Cannot be used online. Expires 9/7/16. 20 % OFF Cabot, Olympic & Wolman Stains In addition to Paint & Wallcoverings, we have a Huge Stencil Room, Painter Pants, Painter Coveralls & More! 50 Division Street Suite 501, Somerville Office Evolution is a shared office space in downtown Somerville, ideal for small business owners and entrepreneurs that need a professional and flexible way to represent their business. This includes all- inclusive furnished offices, conference rooms available by the hour/day, co-work- ing space and virtual office options. The owner of the facility, Ulka Bhavsar, strives to create an environment that is not only conducive to working, but also an environment where all the “Members” can meet each other and even do business with each other. “Once a month we have pizza Fridays where everyone can meet. We also have a meetup group for small business owners with regular speakers on topics like social media marketing and branding – all tai- lored to small business owners. One of our members once said ‘even though we all work at different companies, it feels like we all are part of something bigger here’. That’s exactly the type of community we strive to have here.” Most importantly, Ulka indicates what matters most is the image that Office Evo- lution helps provide for small businesses. Here are some examples that Ulka described as the difference with Office Evolution (OE): Legitimacy Without OE: A customer finds your business online and looks up the address to realize it is a house, then moves on to find a “real” business. With OE: Customer looks up the address online and finds that 50 Division St. is a commercial building in downtown Somerville and right across from the post office. Customer schedules an appoint- ment to come in Professionalism Without OE: Customer finds your busi- ness online and calls but gets the voicemail. Anxious, the customer calls the next busi- ness in the google search. With OE: A customer calls and a Office Evolution receptionist “Hello, you have reached Company ABC, how can I help you?” The receptionist calls you, and either connects the line or takes a detailed mes- sage. Customer feels like it is a profession- al business. First Impressions Without OE: Customer meets you at the local coffee shop to meet. You find each other and have a discussion while other patrons eavesdrop on your conversation. With OE: Customer comes to Office Evolution and is greeted by the Business Center Manager, Ulka, at the front desk. She offers coffee/water and then brings the customer to the conference room where the business owner is ready to meet in a private conference room. Great first impression! Productivity Without OE: Business owner wakes up, checks email, eats breakfast and then gets to work at the kitchen table. After being in pajamas all day, a shower is in order before getting out of the house to meet cus- tomers. The day is almost over and the to do list has gotten longer instead of shorter. With OE: Business owner wakes up, showers and heads to Office Evolution to work in the co-working lounge. Business owner chats with another business owner about social media marketing and gets some ideas. Back to work and then lunch with some other “co-workers.” You’ve got- ten done more before lunch than you did all day at home. Offsite Meetings Without OE: After looking at local hotels for a conference room, costs seem too high to justify. The meeting takes place at the existing office, but employees are distracted by the regular work-day rather than focusing on the meeting. With OE: Office Evolution is selected because of its affordable cost and ability to cater from anywhere without any up- charges. Employees can’t “sneak” away and are focused during the meeting. After the meeting, the team walks to the Verve restaurant for a team dinner. Office Evolution is located at 50 Divi- sion Street, Suite 501 in downtown Somerville. All small business owners are welcome to a free 1-day trial in their co- working lounge. Call to make an appoint- ment at 908-751-4986. The Office Evolution Difference