Information for Business Travelers about St. Petersburg

contents: business centers - courier services - interpreters - legal services - moving services - office equipment rent - printing & copying services

BUSINESS TRAVELERS. Here we list some of the companies offering business services, the following list is not full and can not be considered as our recommendation, we just tried to represent various companies (expensive and inexpensive) offering different kind of services.

If you want to send a fax, make an international phone call, read Russian and international press, or connect on the internet, the best and the least expensive option is to go to an internet cafe, which offers these services. It will be much less expensive than using the same services in a business center.

Business Centers in St Petersburg offer office space and equipment rent, staff leasing, and other services. All St Petersburg 5-star hotels offer a wide range of such services: see Accommodation section. Among other business centers are:
1. Aquatoria. Saint-Petersburg, Vyborgskaya emb., 61, tel (812) 118-3275 2. Baskov House. Saint-Petersburg, Baskov per. #14, tel. (812) 275-1716 ||| 3. Europa House Business Center. Office and accommodation rental, close to Nevsky Prospekt. Prking. Saint-Petersburg, Artilleriyskaya ul., #1, tel. (812) 324-2300. ||| 3. Mikhailovsky Business Center, Saint-Petersburg, Marsovo Pole, #5, tel. (812) 315-4008 or 274-4414 ||| 4. Liteiny, 22, Business Center. Only office rent from $25 / sq.m / per month. Office space from 10 to 150 sq. m. Close to Nevsky Prospekt. Saint-Petersburg, Liteiny prospekt, 22. tel.: (812) 273-2244 ||| 5. Regus Business Center; Short-term long-term office space rent, from $1300 / month or $30 / a day. Negotiation rooms rent: $30 / hour. Fax machine, copier etc. provided. Saint-Petersburg, Nevski Prospekt, #25, tel (812) 346-7878.

Full-Service Internet Cafes.
1.Quo Vadis. Open 24 hours a day, internet access for $2 / hour, a library with Russian and international press and books, fax services, IP telephony (US, Europe: $0.20 / min, Moscow: $0.05 / min). Address: St. Petersburg, Nevsky Prospekt, #24, next to Griboedova channel on the opposite side from Kazansky cathedral, metro Nevsky Prospekt. Contact: 311-8011, Internet: http://www.quovadis.ru

Courier Services. To send a letter from St Petersburg by courier costs about $30-$35, if you want it to arrive in less than one day.
0. Central City Post Services (Pochtamp). International and domestic post. Less expensive, than courier services. Open: mon-sat 9.00-19.45, sun 10.00-17.45. Address: Pochtampskaya St., #9 (metro Nevsky Prospekt, near St.Isaac cathedral and Astoria hotel). Phone: 312-8302. 1. City Express. Saint-Petersburg, Shpalernaya ul., #24, tel (812) 327-3883 ||| 2. DHL Saint-Petersburg, Izmailovski prospekt, #4, tel (812) 326-6400 ||| 3. EMS Garantpost, Saint-Petersburg, Konnogvardeiski boul, #4, tel (812) 311-1120 ||| 4. TNT Saint-Petersburg, Moika river embankment, #58, tel (812) 118-3330 ||| 5. UPS. Saint-Petersburg, Shpalernaya ul., #51, tel. (812) 327-8540

Interpreter Services.
1. Annita. Saint-Petersburg, Moskovski prosp., #75. tel (812) 298-3560 ||| 2. Association of Technical Translators. St Petersburg, Suvorovski prosp. #55 tel (812) 532-2633 ||| 3. City Translations Center. St Petersburg, Kanala Griboedova emb. #10, tel (812) 325-7270 ||| 4. 'Znanie' Central Translations Bureau. St-Petersburg, Gorokhovaya ul., #38, tel (812) 310-2539 ||| 5. InturBureau. St Petersburg, Galernaya #22 office 11 tel (812) 315-7876 ||| 6. Translation Company of St Petersburg Industrial Chamber. Tchaikovskogo. #46-48 tel (812) 279-0590

Legal Services. A list of some international companies specialized in corporate law and business consulting.
1. Baker & McKenzie. St Petersburg, Morskaya B. ul #57. Corporate law, consulting etc. tel (812) 325-6013 fax (812) 325-8308. e-mail spb.office@bakernet.com internet: www.bakernet.com ||| 2. Salans HertFeld & Heilborn Int'l. St Petersburg, Moika river embankm. #36 tel (812) 325-8444 fax (812) 325-8454 email: petersburg@salans.com internet: www.salans.com ||| 3. Law Offices Egorov, Puginski, Afanasiev & Partners. St Petersburg, Nevski Prospekt, #30. Specialized in arbitration courts, legal counseling. tel (812) 322-9681 fax (812) 322-9682 email: spb_office@epam.ru internet: http://www.epam.ru

Moving Services. These companies usually offer a fully organised office or residential moves, door-to-door shipment of goods, documents, or artworks, customs clearance, and other services.
1. AGS Worldwide Movers. tel: 544-27-23, fax: 544-27-23, email: ags-moscow@mtu-net.ru internet: www.ags-worldwide-movers.com |||

Office Equipment Rent.
BCC, Business Computer Services.

Printing & Copy Services.
1. CanoSet. St Petersburg, Staro-Petergofski prosp. #23 tel (812) 251-3272 ||| 2. Xerox Center. St Petersburg. Liteiny prosp. #29 tel (812) 272-8845 ||| 3. Velona Copy Center. St Petersburg, Nevski Prospekt, #173 tel (812) 274-4559