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Telework Week Challenge Already Expected to Save Americans Over $5 million

February 20, 2013 By Susan Gunelius

Telework Week 2013 is scheduled for March 4-8 and already 77,000 people have pledged to telecommute during that week. Telework Week is a global initiative from Mobile Work Exchange, Cisco, and Citrix, which encourages individuals, companies, and agencies to increase telecommuting. In 2012, more than 71,000 people and organizations pledged to telecommute during Telework Week … [Read more...]

The Real Benefits of Employee Telecommuting [Infographic]

February 12, 2013 By Susan Gunelius

Today, approximately 30 million Americans telecommute at least one day per week, and that number is expected to increase 63% by 2016. For most employers, the biggest deterrent to allowing employees to telecommute is the myth that their productivity levels will decrease when they work from home. Statistics show that's not true as you can see in the infographic … [Read more...]

Maximize Your Time

January 16, 2013 By Ashley Nialetz

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3 Easy Tips to Maximize Your Time Working from home is often hard to balance with all the other things that happen throughout the day.  Sometimes it can feel like we need just a few more hours in the day to get it all under control.  I'm sharing a few tricks I've perfected along the way to make the most of my time and gain that extra hour or two. 1. Set the timer! …or … [Read more...]

What Americans Really Think About Telecommuting [Infographic]

December 7, 2012 By Susan Gunelius

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Would you want to telecommute if you could? Why or why not? Each year TeamViewer conducts a survey of American telecommuters to identify the benefits of telecommuting as well as the unique demands that come with working remotely. However, the benefits to employees can also be benefits to employers. For example, the survey revealed that 50% of telecommuters believe they are … [Read more...]

Disabled Women Succeeding as Entrepreneurs

October 28, 2012 By Bethany Wood

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Many women have found that in order to have the lifestyle they want working in the corporate world is simply too restrictive.  Set hours requiring you to commute to an office, clock in and out, then ask for permission to slightly change your schedule – is simply not conducive to an active and busy life.  Women with children find the regular work schedule to be even more … [Read more...]

How Working from Home Helps Businesses, Employees, and the Environment [Infographic]

October 25, 2012 By Susan Gunelius

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...]

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

July 18, 2012 By Ashley Nialetz

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Support Each Other and Stand up for the Right to Choose I recently found an article that made me start thinking about the various struggles women have in the working world, wherever that may be. Anne-Marie Slaughter wrote Why Women Still Can’t Have It All , in the Atlantic mobile. The title drew me in immediately.  In short, Anne-Marie talks about her decision to leave a … [Read more...]

Supplementing Your Income With A Home Job While Building Your Business

July 1, 2011 By admin

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...]

The Untapped Talent Pool – Stay-at-Home Moms

October 25, 2009 By Susan Gunelius

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...]

Advice for Setting Prices

December 8, 2007 By Susan Gunelius

Laura Spencer from Work From Home Momma published an educational post called "Should You Set Your Initial Price Low to Get Clients?" yesterday. While the post is targeted to work-at-homers and freelancers, I think the points Laura makes can apply to any business that struggles with the balance between setting prices that will generate an income and setting prices that attract … [Read more...]

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