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Rob 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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Having 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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By 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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By 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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By Lucy Elkin, founder of myworkhive.com, a social venture bringing great remote jobs to a wider audience For many early-stage startups, an office is an expense you just can’t afford. Around 70% of UK businesses start from home. Yet as your team starts to grow, most organisations outgrow working around the kitchen table or in a coffee shop. That used mean taking on an office lease, bringing...
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Natalia Komis is an adventure maiden, creative activator, business strategist, serial entrepreneur and friend of Startacus. With her new venture Remote Mission - an inclusive remote jobs site, just about to launch, we wanted to find out more about Natalia's motivation and her mission to help people around the globe live the life that they want, where they want, to do good and to be able to pa...
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For some, remote working is just something to do when you’re snowed in or can’t be bothered with the commute; for others it’s a way of life.  However, few people have remote working ambitions beyond the local coffee shop or a park bench down the street. But what if you could work remotely in a different city every month for a whole year?  That’d be pretty co...
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It’s going to happen sometime: you will need to downsize, upsize, change location, or perhaps, as happened to us recently, find yourself suddenly office-less. Certainly you could work from home, or Dave’s mum’s garage, but it’s not ideal. While plenty of people make home offices work, if you’re in a team you most probably need an office office, unless remote working a...
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Written by Ben Brandall of Process Street Remote teams have hurdles that some office teams don’t. With all the advantages that remote teams have there are some minor disadvantages to them, but thanks to the amazing technology that we have today, we’re in a fortunate place to solve those problems. Working remotely means that we don’t have to tolerate getting cramp by sitting in ...
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Often, an entrepreneur or team member in a startup will find themselves having to work away from the office. Many startups and digital businesses won’t even have an office. If you find yourself on the move, working from home, or collaborating with colleagues or freelancers around the world, you are probably going to need more than just email to keep in touch. With that in mind, here are 6 ap...
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