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Business owners share their top tips on how to create a permanent remote business
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th October 2020
Considering making remote working a permanent feature in your business? These tips from other business owners who've done just that should help...
Across the globe, working from home has become the new norm for many businesses and employees over the last six months since the outbreak of COVID-19. Whilst some companies can’t wait to get back into the office, others have seen immens...
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In the world of remote work, blended learning is here to stay
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th August 2020Employee training is more important than ever in today’s world, and the current climate could have far-reaching effects, writes Ruben Hamilius of Business Games...
There are multiple studies that stress the importance of training (helps with motivation, upskills, etc). What’s more provocative in my opinion is imagining what would happen if companies choose NOT to train.
If you don&rs...
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Omnipresent raises $2m to provide a solution for the remote work revolution
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th August 2020Major funding secured by London-based "employment-as-a-service" tech startup Omnipresent...
The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated the remote working trend but by embracing remote employment, many companies are risking non-compliance with international labour laws and regulations.
Omnipresent addresses this challenge by its tech-enabled platform that handles all of the complexity of internationa...
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A third of UK businesses struggle to transition to remote working
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd June 2020New YouGov research commissioned by SAP Concur reveals that whilst a healthy 68% of businesses found the transition to remote working easy, a significant third of businesses (32%) found it difficult or very difficult.
The global sweep of COVID-19 has meant a fundamental shift for businesses; travel restrictions and mandated social distancing have meant, in a short space of time, huge s...
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Remote working and effective project management
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th March 2020How teams can work together effectively while working remotely. Guidance and advice for project managers and teams on working from home and staying engaged and productive.
For obvious reasons, there are many more people working from home than usual at the moment. While it is quite common for most of us to work for part of the time away from the office, the scale of what is happening at the m...
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Betternotstop wants business owners to escape the daily grind
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd September 2019A new group-travel experience, Betternotstop aims to help small business owners escape the daily grind, refocus their efforts and gain control of their business, with business-focused adventures in the choice of fourteen countries.
From remote working, co-working, and working holidays, it is fair to say that employee work options have evolved over the last few years.The brainchild of Manchester-b...
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How to embrace the fluid workforce
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th June 2018Rob Hill, CRO at ProFinda, discusses the emerging fluid workforce, what this means for businesses - and how to embrace it!
"As companies start to recognise there is a new world of work, it is time to start swotting up on the fluid workforce. This is a relatively new term used to describe the many different ways a company can hire its employees.
There’s full-timers, part-timers, flexi...
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Remote Team Managers: Are You Using These Tips To Manage Your Team?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th November 2017Having a remote team has many advantages. Reduced office expenses, access to better talent, better talent at low cost, 24 X 7 availability, productive employees are some of the advantages that remote companies enjoy. Given no-investment in office set-up, more and more start-ups are preferring going remote.
But what makes these companies successful in remote work? It’s how successfully they ...
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Building A Productive Remote Team
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th September 2017By Lucy Elkin, founder of myworkhive.com, a social venture bringing great remote jobs to a wider audience
There are many reasons why working remotely can be a great solution for startups. Our previous article looked at some of the advantages, from reducing office costs, to making it easier to find the perfect team member. But if you want the best chance of building a remote team that’s happ...
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Work and unwind: How to run your business while on holiday
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st September 2017By Jason Downes, Managing Director, Powwownow
Some business owners, senior managers, and entrepreneurs are so concerned about their company they don’t take holiday even though they should. Here’s how to keep your business running like clockwork while you’re away.
Like so many other managing directors, or indeed anyone working in a fast-paced business environment, my workin...
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