When times get tough, getting paid for your work can too. There’s a good article by Polly Traylor about how to keep your customers’ cash flow problems from becoming your own on American Express Open today. (full disclosure: she quotes yours truly) Choose customers carefully Establish credit limits Be flexible / get creative Have systems [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Tecommuting News Summary 102609
‘Telework‘ bill gets unanimous vote Evansville Courier & Press – Thomas B. Langhorne – Oct 24, 2009 The County Commissioners unanimously passed the “telework” ordinance as a result of Assessor Jonathan Weaver’s decision earlier this year to pay his chief … Managing the H1N1 flu Richmond Times Dispatch – Oct 24, 2009 Expand telecommuting. Determine [...]
Telecommuting News Summary 102009
Deeds vows to be chief job recruiter if elected Martinsville Bulletin – Debbie Hall, Ginny Wray – Oct 20, 2009 Although he would not include broadband costs in a transportation budget, Deeds said having the technology in all communities would allow telecommuting and … Chrysler gets nod from mothers mag Detroit Free Press – Patricia [...]
Telecommuting Mixed Results in 2008
The 2008 “work from home” numbers from the American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau) are in. They show a slight increase in the advance of telecommuting, but the gains are strictly limited to the government and non-profit sectors. The decline in corporate telecommuting as the result of the recession was predicted by many. The theory, [...]
Telecommuting News Summary 100509
Small Businesses Prepare for a Hit from the H1N1 Flu TIME – Coeli Carr – Oct 5, 2009 An epidemic might also fuel a rash of telecommuting requests from employees who do not normally do it. However, says Mavity, increased telecommuting greatly … Employers, Fall Flu Season is Here TopWireNews (press release) – Oct 5, [...]
