Virtual Office vs. PO Box: What's the Real Difference?

A PO Box looks like the cheap, simple answer to a business address. For most companies it turns into a limitation within a few months.

A street address, not a box number

Banks, the state of Florida, payment processors and many online platforms will not accept a PO Box as a business address. A virtual office gives you a genuine street address with a suite number, which those institutions accept.

Packages actually arrive

Couriers like FedEx and UPS will not deliver to a PO Box. At a staffed building, your packages are received, signed for and kept safely until you collect them or we forward them.

Someone is there

Mail gets sorted, scanned or forwarded on a schedule that suits you. You are not guessing whether something important is sitting in a metal box across town.

Room to meet

A PO Box has no lobby, no conference room and no day office. Our members book professional meeting space in the same building as their address, so a client visit is never awkward.

When a PO Box is enough

If you only need overflow personal mail and never register a business or meet a client, a PO Box works. For anything that looks like a company, a virtual office is the sturdier foundation — and at $39.99 a month, the difference in price is small.

Questions? Call (561) 509-1000.