Today’s infographic is a case study of a business that started with a corporate culture of teleworking (mainly out of necessity) and kept it in place even as the company grew into a $1 billion concern. That company is Automattic and – even if the name might not be familiar – you will almost certainly…
There are a number of factors to take into consideration when setting up a laptop for your small business, with the specifications of the device just the tip of the iceberg. Here are some tips to help you set up an efficient computing system in your home office. Desktop computer vs. laptop Laptops can be…
For parents that work at home, the summer holidays present a whole new set of challenges that have to be met. The giant six week break is brilliant for your kids, but what about you as a freelancer or home-based entrepreneur? Although people might say it’s great that you don’t need to pay for childcare,…
The great thing about the internet is that it makes almost everything easier for businesses. It was of course possible to run a business from home before the internet – but it is nowhere near as simple and widespread as it is today. Home businesses are a great way for women that want to stay…
Apparently if your employees are not working from home, you must expect them to be “homing at work”. A staggering 93% of people surveyed are now taking care of personal and family matters during the workday direct from the office. The number of people who are running personal errands during the workday has increased by…
There are so many great benefits to working from home, especially if you are running a one-man (or woman) business all by yourself. Working from home is particularly suited to professions like consulting. By cutting out the waste of operating your own office in the city you perhaps lose some of the prestige, but it…
Teleworking is growing in popularity, but there will always be critics and detractors or perhaps even bosses who are dead set against it. But do they have reason to be skeptical? Today’s infographic shows the best and worst of home working, including the results of an experiment by O2 where they asked 2,500 employees from…
The remote working debate has become quite heated in recent weeks, following Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision to recall all of her employees back into the office. Here’s a great article at the Harvard Business Review explaining how things work at WordPress and why remote working is essential to the way they operate.
Top 5 Tips posts from the SME Blog are always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. 1. Plan for the bad weather and expect it. For small businesses in Britain, this is the fifth year running that they will have experienced disruption from snow and there is not really…
When I am not blogging, I am writing or editing copy for clients. I have exactly eight hours in which to get this work done. That’s a fair amount of time, isn’t it? Well, four of those hours are between 8am and 12pm while my four-year-old is at nursery. (I have tried working while she…
