Intelligent Office of Rockville was just named "Small Business of the Year" by the Greater Rockville Chamber of Commerce (“GRCC”). This recognition coincides with the celebration of the business’s 20th anniversary, marking two decades of providing innovative solutions and support for small business owners across Rockville and beyond.

The founders of Intelligent Office Rockville, Leslie Malawer Keenan, her husband Chris Keenan and their business partner, Rick Lowrie, each boast impressive corporate backgrounds. However, in the early 2000s, this dynamic trio looked to take control of their own destiny and find better work-life balance through business ownership. Intelligent Office emerged as their best fit, offering a unique and unparalleled path to success.

“As entrepreneurs ourselves, we understand the village that it takes to start and run your own business,” said Leslie. “We provide innovative service offerings, maintain a customer-centric approach and understand that one size does not fit all. Our staff are personable, helpful and genuinely invested in delivering positive outcomes for the businesses we partner with. Winning this award in the year of our 20th anniversary will serve as a testament to all of their hard work.”

Intelligent Office’s model pioneers small business solutions, providing a versatile range of services such as flexible office spaces, meeting rooms, personalized call answering, executive assistance and business addresses. These offerings empower small business owners to streamline their operations, project professionalism and prioritize business growth.

“Using Intelligent Office (“IO”) of Rockville just made sense,” said long-time IO of Rockville client and president and CEO of Real Computer Solutions, Ashot "Vinni" Mirzaians. “As a business owner, the bottom line is always the key to success. I’ve used an IO office since 2016, and I always wondered why I didn’t do it earlier when I started my business in 1996. The overall success of having a staff cater to my business needs is amazing; mail, phone and scheduling is an invaluable service that would usually take multiple staff members to hire and maintain. The IO office does an amazing job of it all and keeps my company moving along and looking good.”

Intelligent Office of Rockville will host an exclusive 20th Anniversary Celebration Ceremony on October 26, featuring live music, dinner and cocktails for the brand’s dedicated members, family and friends to enjoy. During the event, the organization will pay special tribute to nine Intelligent Office members who’ve been on board since the business’s first year of operation. Representatives from GRCC and the City of Rockville will also be in attendance to present Intelligent Office with a 20 Year Citation Award.

In addition, the GRCC will host an official awards ceremony on November 2 at Manor Country Club, where Intelligent Office will be formally presented with the GRCC’s Small Business of the Year Award.

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We are thrilled to announce that Intelligent Office in Rockville is celebrating its 20th anniversary this October! As the first Intelligent Office location in the DMV area, we take pride in being a cornerstone of the Intelligent Office expansion.

To mark this momentous occasion, we are hosting a "Cheers to 20 Years" event for our esteemed members. This celebratory event will give us a chance to express our gratitude for their loyalty and support. We will offer a tribute to the many years of shared accomplishments as we actively look forward to continued growth.

Join us in honoring our progress during these 20 years and toast our bright future. We sincerely appreciate our devoted members who have been an integral part of our success throughout the years.

Let's come together to celebrate, reflect and appreciate the exciting journey that has brought us to this milestone!

Intelligent Office is in the Book of Lists in Washington, DC!

Intelligent Office proudly pioneered the virtual office space in 1995, before it was “cool.” More than 28 years later, we’ve reimagined it with a breadth of personalized and sophisticated business solutions that takes the stress out of the day-to-day tasks, so members can focus on growth. These customized solutions, delivered by a professional team that become an extension of yours, enabled Intelligent Office and our members to not only survive, but thrive, during economic challenges in recent years!

Intelligent Office started as a single executive office suite in the Washington D.C. area in 2003 and now boasts 7 bustling locations across D.C., MD & V.A. Proudly celebrating 20 years in the D.C. metro area this year, we are thrilled to have ranked in Washington Business Journal’s Book of Lists for the third consecutive year! We were also pleased to participate in an adjoining article published on co-working habits and the benefits of flexible workspaces. The publication recently featured several of our loyal IO members who shared their thoughts about why they choose to work with Intelligent Office: “I always wondered why I didn’t do it earlier when I started my business in 1996. The overall process of having a staff cater to my business needs is amazing”, stated Vinni of Real Computer Solutions. Read the full article here! https://bizj.us/1qhkuj

We appreciate our 1,400 members in the D.C. metro area who have allowed us to grow year over year in a highly competitive market. Our solutions make a difference. With over 2.4 million professionally answered calls and more than 60,000 square feet of office space in DC, Maryland and Virginia, we are a one-stop solution for all of your professional business needs.

A holiday hours reminder for all of our members! IO Rockville is not staffed after 3:00pm on Friday, December, 30th, but our doors will be open until 5:30. IO is CLOSED on January 2nd in observance of the New Year.

We hope you have a fun and relaxing New Year!

Get ready to Jingle and Mingle at IO's Holiday Open House!

Join your IO team to ring in the holiday season and toast to a bright new year! We look forward to celebrating with our amazing members. To enhance this festive time of year, Intelligent Office will be hosting a "Giving Tree", affording us all a chance to give back to those in need. Call our staff at 202-587-5600

**Exclusive to IO Members** 

Our Intelligent Office Rockville Staff has been providing services without interruption since the pandemic started. We continue to prioritize the health of our IO community, taking all necessary steps to provide a safe and comfortable environment. We will continue certain health practices for our team members, Clients, and visitors such as acrylic barriers at the reception desk, hand sanitizing stations throughout the suite, sanitizing products in all workspaces and routine cleaning of common areas, offices and conference rooms after each use!

We continue to honor the guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and our local public health officials.

• A facemask is no longer mandatory upon entering the building, our suite, and all common areas. It is now optional and up to individual discretion.
• After each reservation, we are sanitizing each workspace/meeting space with sanitary supplies that we have provided in each room so that it is ready for the next guest using that workspace. This includes: Desk/tables, light switches, door handles, chair arms, phone, blind cords, and USB cords

All employees and guests are asked to not enter the suite if they are feeling ill and to follow practices to provide a safer environment for all. Guests are relied on to use personal responsibility to determine if mask wearing and social distancing are required.

Thank you for your continued business and we look forward to seeing our IO family and colleagues together in our suite throughout the summer!

Calling all creators and innovators! Join us for an informative online presentation to learn everything you need to know about Intellectual Property in this uber-digital age. This event will be hosted by expert in all things intellectual property, Patent Attorney, Steve Scott of SonaPat.

Protect Your Ideas In the Digital Age

Thursday, March 31, 2022

6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT

Click the link below for more details and to register!

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If you're ready for a change of scenery, a safe haven to brainstorm with colleagues or meet clients, our doors are open and we’ve been awaiting your arrival!

Our Intelligent Office Rockville Staff has been providing services without interruption since returning June 2020. We continue to prioritize the health of our IO community, taking all necessary steps to provide a safe and comfortable environment. We will continue certain health practices for our team members, Clients, and visitors such as acrylic barriers at the reception desk, hand sanitizing stations throughout the suite, sanitizing products in all workspaces and routine cleaning of common areas, offices and conference rooms after each use!

Following the CDC guidance, Intelligent Office is updating its COVID-19 policy. Effective June 1, 2021, fully vaccinated individuals may utilize the Intelligent Office suite without wearing a mask and may use conference rooms and common areas to their full capacity. People who are not fully vaccinated must use their own discretion as to whether they wish to wear masks while visiting our suite and using workspace.

All employees and guests are asked to not enter the suite if they are feeling ill and to follow practices to provide a safer environment for all. Guests are relied on to use personal responsibility to determine if mask wearing and social distancing are required.

Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to seeing our IO family and colleagues back together again.

June 2020: We’ve Been Open. We’ve Been Compliant. And We Re-entered...with an even greater commitment to our IO members to keep you safe and help get business back on track!

Times have certainly changed in the past few months but we are excited to welcome you back and see your masked faces!

It’s a new norm, but together we can move forward and create our own success story! On June 15^th, our Rockville team returned to the office on a rotating schedule to ensure smooth operations of the suite, to manage daily tasks and assist with administrative needs (copies, witnessing, notary, etc). Many daily routines have resumed such as mail sorting, distribution and notifications as well as access to workspace (in different configurations); however some routines and guidelines have changed to ensure the safety of all of our members, staff and guests. 

 We’ve taken many measures to fully equip our suite and put new IO protocols in place. 

• New IO Cleaning Standards with the support of IO member SafeClean, LLC
• A Map showing new traffic patterns in the suite
• Placement of Hand sanitizing and wipes stations throughout the suite
• Workspace/reservation guidelines with socially distanced conference rooms and sign-in requirements for contact tracing
• Mail procedures and more…

Safety Procedures at IO:

• Masks are required in all common areas of the building and suite.
• Remember to practice 6-feet social distancing whenever possible.
• Sanitize common areas/touch points when you’re done with them.
• Every time you use common areas or equipment like printers, coffee maker, bar area, please be vigilant about sanitizing the space before you leave.

Kindest Regards,

Leslie Keenan & Rick Lowrie, Managing Partners

While some offices are located in areas with a shelter-at-home mandate, Intelligent Office remains open to provide essential services in support of businesses, including mail service and phone answering. We continue to offer the full array of services with staff working remotely.

We continue to provide private office space to members and non-members who need a private, productive and quiet office. Should you choose to visit the suite, we recommend that social distancing and COVID-19 safety protocols be followed closely. On-demand offices and meeting rooms can be booked and cancelled by calling our main phone line as per usual, but use of meeting spaces is at your own risk until further notice. In all cases, mail pick-up is available with a 24/7 access card.

To ensure a safe environment for our valued members, the building's janitorial staff is taking the proper precautions to clean and disinfect the suite's public spaces regularly. We recommend that you also bring sanitizing wipes/gel/spray to use as another precaution per the recommendations outlined by WHO/CDC.

For those using our phone answering service, phones continue to be answered during regular business hours.

For those who do not currently subscribe to our phone answering service, please note that we are helping many businesses like yours fill this need with professionalism and efficiency. If we can help with your phone answering needs, we are here to help.

For specific details regarding all of our services and hours of operation, please contact us at 301-519-8000 or 202-587-5600.

Again, we are monitoring this fluid situation, adjusting our services as needed and we will continue to provide you with updates.

Leslie Keenan
Owner/Managing Partner Intelligent Office Rockville, MD & Washington, DC

How Intelligent Office is working for the safety of our employees and clients

At Intelligent Office, the safety and well-being of our clients and staff is our priority, as is our responsibility to our communities, especially during this critical time. We are monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation closely and have implemented several precautionary measures.

We are updating our core internal systems and optimizing our in-office staff, allowing staff to work full-time from home, the the majority of services continuing without disruption. This will minimize exposure for our staff and for valued clients, while still allowing complete access to dedicated client office spaces.

We are following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the World Health Organization (WHO) and local health departments as we navigate this situation. With this, we are implementing additional sanitation measures at our offices as well.

We are asking all our Intelligent Office staff, clients and franchise owners to notify us immediately if they become aware of any individual in the building who may have been exposed to, or is confirmed positive for, coronavirus. This will help to protect the safety of our broader communities and ensure appropriate actions are taken swiftly.

While your health and safety are our main concern, we understand that you also have a business to protect and customers to serve.  We are here and willing to help you to navigate through these troubled times.  Give our team a call.  We may be able to help you with phone answering, administrative services or simply a day-office when working from home doesn’t work.   We thank you for being our member and for your trust during this fluid situation. 

Leslie Malawer Keenan, Owner/Managing Partner

Enables Anyone to Reserve Meeting and Conference Rooms and Executive Office Space at U.S. Intelligent Office Facilities Directly from LiquidSpace and MeetingRooms.com

Denver, Co – WEBWIRE – Monday, August 17, 2015

Intelligent Office, a virtual office facility providing administrative and staffing services for mobile executives, small businesses, professional services firms, and independent contractors, today announced partnerships with LiquidSpace and MeetingRooms.com. These partnerships will expand the Intelligent Office online live scheduling service and enable anyone to reserve meeting space directly from LiquidSpace andMeetingRooms.com.

“The trends related to the new economy and the modern workforce mean that people have more freedom to work and do business from anywhere at anytime,” said Louie Beaupre, Executive Vice President, Marketing for Intelligent Office. “However, the importance of face-to-face meetings or in person collaboration will never fully disappear. That’s why we have partnered with LiquidSpace and MeetingRooms.com – to accommodate the needs of the growing mobile workforce by making it easier for people to schedule a professional meeting place when they need it.”

Intelligent Office is making hundreds of meeting and conference rooms, and executive offices available at hourly rates through these two new platforms. Available now for approximately half of its U.S. locations, Intelligent Office will complete the rollout to all of its U.S. and Canadian locations later this year.

About Intelligent Office
Intelligent Office is the leading virtual, professionally staffed office space for mobile executives and small businesses in North America. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and has over 60 franchises across the United States and Canada. Intelligent Office helps clients grow their businesses and work smarter by combining professional staffing with the physical and technological infrastructure of a traditional office.

For more information on services, go to www.intelligentoffice.com.

For information on domestic and international franchise information, visit http://franchise.intelligentoffice.com.

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