Virtual Meetings 101

Now that videoconferencing and web meetings are commonplace technologies used regularly by 21st Century businesses, this is a good opportunity to cover the essential “Dos and Don’ts” of running a virtual meeting.
This availability and increasing value of this technology comes at a time when businesses are altering their hiring strategies and are retaining talent based [...]

Work Environments and a Virtual Team

Globalization has permanently recalibrated the business landscape.  As a result, 21st Century businesses are trying to find the best tools and work environments to support a widely distributed workforce. More so than ever before, companies are communicating with employees, partners and vendors who are dispersed across various locations and time zones.  To effectively navigate this [...]

Apps for the Mobile Worker: Trash vs. Treasure

The sky is the limit in the mobile apps arena.  Market research firm Compass Intelligence recently calculated that small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. will spend nearly $350 million on mobile software this year.  Tech savvy entrepreneurs download everything from basic office utilities to customer management solutions with the objective of staying productive, connected [...]

Solopreneurs at Work

Some individuals have always wanted to be their own boss and thrive on the daily challenge of running their own business.  Others were driven to entrepreneurship as a result of the recession and massive layoffs. Not surprising, solopreneurs or single person-businesses are growing in numbers across the United States.  U.S. Census data revealed this group [...]

Virtual Offices Help Businesses Today

It is no surprise: these days, there is a demand for Virtual Offices. Not just from employees who don’t want to be – or can’t be – chained to their desks all the live-long day, but also from businesses looking for ways to save cash by slashing facility costs, increasing operational efficiencies and optimizing utilization; [...]