Most people who have had the chance to work from home will agree that telecommuting increases their productivity levels and reduces their stress. An infographic from CarInsurance.org (shown below) highlights a number of different ways that providing telecommuting options to employees can improve not just employees' performance and job satisfaction but also the company's … [Read more...]
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Post Layoff – To Take A Lower Salary or Not
Guest post by Donna McNamara (learn more about Donna at the end of this post) Unemployment in the US has been creeping upward again since May and currently stands a little over 9%. For many (myself included), unexpected job loss created a new normal. That new normal seems to translate into a lower salary upon finding work again. My situation is a little different from most. I … [Read more...]
Supplementing Your Income With A Home Job While Building Your Business
Guest post by Traci L. Dillard-Bell (learn more about Traci at the end of this post) Building a home business can be physically, emotionally, and especially financially exhausting, but there are ways maintain a steady stream of income by taking on a part-time home job early on while creating your business. Having a side income can reduce some of the stress when trying to make … [Read more...]
Telecommuting for your Business?
More and more women are choosing to telecommute, and more companies are coming up with family-friendly, flexible work-from-home and telecommuting options. Some estimates show that almost 40% of the working population are able to work from home at least part of the time, without a loss in productivity. If you're looking into developing a telecommuting plan for yourself or … [Read more...]
The Untapped Talent Pool – Stay-at-Home Moms
I published the following post well over a year ago, but I want to republish it now because I think it's just as true and valid now (if not more so) than it was in early 2008. We've come so far, but there is much work to do to level the playing field in the business world and eliminate the gender gap. Unconventional thinking like that discussed below is just one way to get … [Read more...]
Virtual Assisting – a Journey
Guest Post by Kathie M. Thomas (Learn more about Kathie at the end of this post) When I began my business at home almost 15 years ago, it was to escape the corporate world and rat-race and to be home for our five daughters. I was fed up with meeting after meeting after meeting and little time at my desk to get the real work done. I was also fed up with trying to shift my hours … [Read more...]
5 Rules of Technology for Women in Business
Post by Laura Thompson, contributing Women On Business writer For Christmas, my father-in-law bought be a new computer for work, a much faster PC than the one I'd been using for the previous five years. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning, unwrapping a new toy that would provide me with endless hours of entertainment. The problem? I discovered when I got home and … [Read more...]
Tapping into the Expertise of Stay-at-Home Moms
Ever since I left the corporate world in 2004 to be a stay-at-home mom to my triplets, I've wondered something. It's not rocket science. In fact, this thought seems so simple to me, so obvious and makes such sense that it's beyond my comprehension why more companies haven't considered it. Ready for my genius? Here you go: Why don't more companies hire stay-at-home … [Read more...]