8 Work-From-Home Rules
Editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan, who has been working from home for the past four years, shares her advice with entrepreneurs (as well as her newly-virtual colleagues) on how to do it right.
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Firms Liable for Telecommuters' Safety
QUESTION: As telecommuting is becoming more common, employers are concerned about their liability for injuries incurred by employees in their hom... Read more
Home with the Kids
Donald Fay, operations manager for the Payne Firm, a Cincinnati environmental consulting firm with 1998 revenues of $4million, has begun to tap an underus... Read more
Home-based Businesses Show Rapid Increase
"When I had small children at home," recalls Toni L. Goldfarb, of Teaneck, N.J., the editor and publisher of Medical Abstracts Newsletter, "I used to comm... Read more
12 Ways to Grow Your Home-Based Business
If you can't face the prospect of giving up the convenience and comforts of working from home, but you don't want to miss out on your chance to grow to th... Read more
HR Watch: The ADA, Casinos and Bars, and Wall Postings
Employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by giving job applicants medical exam before conducting background check. Th... Read more
The End of Rush Hour?
Amid a tight labor market, smaller companies are hoping to retain key employees by letting them work from home and offering other commuting incentives. Read more
Flexible Work Arrangements
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Telecommuting
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U.S. Work-at-Home Population Trends
Chart showing projected increase in the numbers of Americans who are or will be working at home by 1995. Read more
Flexi-Worker
Chart showing percentages of survey respondents who have instituted various types of flexible work initiatives. Read more
Portrait of a Telecommuter
The consulting firm the Gartner Group offers some averages about telcommuters as well as some predictions. Read more
Remote Control
A former CIO explains how to start enjoying the benefits of operating virtually. Read more
Meeting's at 9. I'll Be the One in Slippers
Home-based businesses are gaining new legitimacy as affordable office technology levels the playing field and a growing number of downsized executives opt to... Read more
More Women Find Flexible Work Schedules
More professionals are finding a way to achieve work-life balance without giving up pay, according to a new study. Read more
Telecommuting On the Rise
Most employers expect the number of remote workers to increase, a survey finds. Read more
More Workers Telecommuting
Gas prices and high-tech tools have more employees working remotely, a survey finds. Read more
Two Entrepreneurs Plan for Higher Energy Costs
Manufacturers Bill Latham and Arthur Pascuzzi, both hit hard by previous spikes in energy costs, have permanently incorporated energy-saving strategies into ... Read more
The Benefits of Telecommuting
Telecommuting is becoming more common among IT professionals compared to five years ago, new research shows. In a survey of 1,400 chief information... Read more
Upstarts: Offices-to-Go
An overview of Laptop Lane, a Seattle-based start-up providing by-the-minute office space and computer hook-ups in airports. Plus: a travel expert rates vari... Read more
We've Been Hacked
Not scared of losing your data to a corporate thief? You should be. Read more
The Work-at-Home Diaries
Offers show up every day in your E-mailbox promising that you can escape your straitjacketing day job and make plenty of money working from home. Could it be... Read more
Working From Home -- And From Another Home
Sometimes one home office isn't enough. Read more
What made you decide to start working from home in the 1970s?
Running a One-Person Business mentors Paul and Sarah Edwards respond: Sarah: I discovered working from home when... Read more
Managing Telecommuters
Working with and managing telecommuters takes managerial buy-in as well as workers who work well independently. Read more
Technology for the Perfect Home Office
Starting a business in your home has never been easier because of technological advancements. Between the Internet and low-cost computing options, you can ru... Read more
We've Been Hacked
Not scared of losing your data to a corporate thief? You should be. Read more
Home Based, but Promo Denied
Employees who work from home are less likely to get promoted or enjoy other career advances than their in-the-office counterparts, according to a survey o... Read more
Managing Remote Workers
I recently spent the day in our NY offices. Generally, I work full-time from my home office north of Boston, but this past Wednesday, I flew in in the mor... Read more
Going Virtual
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How to Work from Home
As part of our virtual company experiment , Inc.'s editorial staff is working from ho... Read more
Federal Teleworkers
The recent snowstorm in the northeast has led the U.S. Government to acknowledge the benefits of employees working remotely. TechRepublic reports ... Read more
Three High Tech Helpers to Make the Price of Gas Less Painful for your Business
1. More working from home . If you allow all your employees to work-from-home one day a week, you're cutting their gas bill for commuting ... Read more
5 Good Reasons To Let Your Employees Work From Home
It seems telecommuting is finally hitting critical mass. According to a recent survey put out by Gartner Research, one in four Americans worked from home ... Read more
Reviewing Your Road Warriors
You have a library of employee-evaluation material for your in-house staff. But how do you review the performance of your telecommuting salespeople? Carol... Read more
Seven Signs You Shouldn't Work from Home
Although there are usually options and solutions for most work-at-home challenges, here's a list of telltale signs that working at home is not the best ch... Read more
Alone Again, Unnaturally
His stint as a CEO over, an entrepreneur returns home to gather strength for his next endeavor. Read more
Inc. Goes Virtual: An Interview with Jack Nilles
As part of our virtual comany experiment, Inc.'s Max Chafkin interviews the father of telecommuting, Jack Nilles. Watch video
Home-Based Business
A home-based business is any enterprise for which the principal administrative and managerial activities take place within an individual's personal reside... Read more
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