The Market 

The Australian workforce is undergoing a fundamental change, from being primarily salaried employees to a nation of independent contractors. By 2010 it's forecast that 50% of the workforce will be self-employed, primarily in 1 to 3-person "micro businesses".

This change presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for industries which service this market, including providers of virtual offices and related services.

Because micro businesses lack the economies of scale to justify support staff, it's ideal for them to outsource functions like: mail handling, telephone answering, secretarial services, meeting rooms, printing etc. In each case it's more efficient and cost-effective for micro businesses to access these functions through a service provider instead of taking on the large financial outlay required to do it themselves.

The I.T. Services Need

In addition to the services they purchase from virtual office providers, all micro businesses also require I.T. services. And as with the other services, their small size means that building their own I.T. infrastructure isn't cost-effective for small and micro businesses - they are financially far better off purchasing from an outsourcing service provider.

As micro businesses set up and establish themselves, they are often going to engage with a virtual office provider to purchase the business services they need. Savvy virtual office providers have an opportunity to broaden their product range and earn incremental profit by offering their clients the unique I.T. managed service from I.T. on Tap.

This unique service is complementary to the usual product range of a virtual office provider, and ideally suited to the needs of micro businesses, because it:

• Is availability for use immediately
   
• Requires no capital outlay or other start up costs
   
• Is very cost-effective compared to the purchase and management of in-house I.T. infrastructure, especially for a micro business
   
• Offers flexibility to scale up (and down) in size quickly, if required

Small and micro businesses are excited to discover an alternative to building their own I.T. systems - especially since the solution preserves their precious cash and immediately gives them access to the  same high-end I.T. capabilities enjoyed by multinational companies.

As a virtual office provider, you will be one of the first points of contact for small businesses as they're launching. Thus you're ideally positioned to introduce them to the I.T. on Tap offering, before they hear about it elsewhere or worse: attempt to purchase and build their own overly-expensive infrastructure. Your clients will love the concept, and you will earn an incremental profit stream for helping them to solve a key problem.

The I.T. on Tap Service 

I.T. on Tap's service offering delivers far more functionality and flexibility than any infrastructure that a small business could hope to build for themselves. The system goes well beyond the basic requirements of SMEs and micro businesses, to also provide advanced capabilities such as:

• Highly secure, full-functionality remote access from home, client premises, branch offices or anywhere else where staff need to work
   
• Fully managed spam protection, virus protection and software upgrades, updates & patches
   
• Collaboration tools to boost team productivity, including geographically dispersed teams
   
• Extensive redundancy and fault-tolerance built into the infrastructure, to eliminate downtime 

The I.T. on Tap service enables a business with as few as 1 employee to launch on day one with I.T. capabilities that are normally only available to "top 100" corporates. As the business expands and increases staff, the I.T. on Tap service grows seamlessly alongside and supporting the company.

Real Flexibility, Real Productivity 

The clients of virtual offices particularly like the I.T. on Tap service because they tend to be highly mobile, moving between their home office, their virtual office provider and client premises - sometimes all in a single day. The ability to log into their account from any desktop PC, laptop or terminal with a broadband Internet connection provides valuable productivity benefits.

The Opportunity 

I.T. on Tap invites virtual office providers to become I.T. on Tap affiliates, recommend the I.T. on Tap service to their clients and earn an affiliate commission in return. For approved organisations who become affiliates, there are no membership charges or minimum quotas to meet.

• Fill a gap in your product range
• Build customer satisfaction & loyalty
• Earn an additional revenue stream
• Differentiate your business from competitors

Getting Started

Contact us to join our Virtual & Serviced Office Affiliate Program free of charge. You can also register trial access to test the service for yourself. You will now be able to offer this optional new exciting service without any of the setup expenses that all the large multinational companies hand over for exactly the same system. 

Now that’s value – free set up, no capital outlay, plus a new revenue stream and a service your clients and prospects will love!