By 2028, almost three quarters (73%) of all departments will have remote workers, according to Upwork’s Future Workplace Report. Remote working is rapidly shifting from a sought-after perk to a workplace standard for businesses concerned with attracting and keeping the best talent. Surveys and …
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4 Ways to Support the Working Moms in Your Small Business
If you’re a small business owner, you know how vital each member of your staff is to your daily operations—in some ways, your compact, cohesive work unit becomes its own kind of family. You want to keep that work-family unit functioning as efficiently and effectively as possible, and that means …
How to Cut Costs as a Small Business
Small businesses tend to have small margins. That’s the nature of cozy companies, but small firms also have unique advantages. Unburdened by large corporate structures and procedures, small entrepreneurships have the culture and flexibility to compete for talent or experiment with cost savings. In …
Are Remote Employees Really Better for Your Business?
Modern workers have come to expect more flexibility in how they do their jobs. In order for businesses to be family-friendly, they need to allow employees to work a looser schedule than in the past. This creates some worries for employers. Will the necessary work still get done? What is the best way …
Secrets to Improve Collaboration in Remote Teams
In a survey conducted in 2017, 43% of American workers reported that they spent at least some time working remotely. As more employees and organizations embrace the remote working model, it has given way to some unique challenges. Buffer (an organization with 100% remotely working employees), …
Top Games to Skyrocket your Remote Team’s Productivity
Building a healthy, happy, productive team is easier when you all work in the same office, but what if you all work remotely? Team building becomes much harder when you rarely see one another. Occasional team building events can bring a team together, but how do you keep that going after the event? …
