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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

Allwork

Companies offering remote work options can also save on cost-of-living expenses by hiring talent in more affordable regions, both domestically and internationally. As the COVID-19 pandemic pushed businesses to embrace telecommuting, many were surprised by the resulting boost in productivity.

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Who’s Stuck With The Bill?

Allwork

The rise in working remotely comes with several costs, which include internet subscriptions, computers and office equipment, home office furniture, security, insurance, and software. There are various models that companies are using to cover these costs of working remotely. What are the costs associated with working remotely?

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Telecommuting: The New Green Business

Small Business CEO

Telecommuting is becoming increasingly popular, with currently more than 29 million U.S. workers telecommuting at least one day per month. This is a growing trend too, as more companies see the positive impact telecommuting can have on the environment, while helping reduce operating costs and increase productivity for their businesses.

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Tech Jobs Moving to the Midwest

Small Business Labs

But a long emerging trend of moving work to lower cost areas of the U.S. The New York Times article  Hot Spot for Tech Outsourcing: The United States looks at the outsourcing of software development tasks to lower cost U.S. Although lower cost U.S. Although lower cost U.S. to lower cost areas. 

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Should City Governments and other Businesses look to Virtual Services to Save Money?

Tips From T. Marie

The first is to keep the worker as an employee but turn the position into a telecommuting position. Converting an in-office worker to a telecommuting employee saves money by reducing overhead costs. So how would a city government or any other type of business determine how they could adopt virtual services to save money? .

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Guest Post: Simple Green Office Practices

Eco-Office Gals

While going paperless and switching to recycled office supplies is usually an executive decision , because going green can be challenging, inconvenient, and let’s be honest, expensive—employers might not be so gung-ho about turning their facilities into an eco-friendly workplace. that will help in the preservation of the environment.

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5 Tips for Staying Productive When Working From Home

Productivity Bits

Researching the competition, market trends and supply costs will help get a better picture of business needs. New recruits should focus on this as well as what kind of product or service they are going to provide and how they are going to provide it. Exercise Discipline.

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