Telecommuting and the Small Business Owner

Telecommuting is becoming a cost effective, convenient way to hire employees or contractors that provide both large and small businesses with the services they need. From customer service to administrative services, accounting and legal services, to almost every type of help a business owner needs, most of them can be provided virtually in today's information technology age.

Less Cost

Hiring telecommute employees or contractors can drastically reduce the amount of overhead that is spent on traditional in-office employees. Reducing the number of employees or contractors that work in an office will decrease the rent payment for office space, utility costs, and the amount of office equipment needed. By employing telecommuters you can require that they are responsible for providing their own equipment, even a whole office setup if required. Most people who are interested in obtaining a telecommute position will already have a home office available. Business owners can also reduce their costs by employing independent contractors versus employees. Independent contractors are responsible for their own taxes, healthcare, life insurance, and vacation time. There is also no sick pay, maternity leave or other government mandated benefits that are provided to actual employees.

Larger Pool of Applicants

By employing a telecommute worker to perform the services that your business needs, you will have a much larger applicant pool to choose from. If you are able to hire the worker either nationally or internationally, you will have thousands of qualified applicants to choose from. Even if you need to hire someone that is within your geographic region, the range of qualified individuals will be much larger if they are only required to meet occasionally and can spend the majority of work telecommuting. By hiring a telecommuting individual, you can tap into those applicants who are homebound, but qualified, those who have family members they are taking care of, and many others who are otherwise qualified, but unable to be at an office 40 hours a week.

Satisfied Workers=More Productivity

Telecommute workers are generally more satisfied in their careers because of the flexibility and the environment they are able to work in. Because they are not stuck in the office everyday, have more flexibility to get their work done, and don't have a boss overseeing their every move, they are able to perform better, and ultimately increase productivity for the business. For the telecommuter, the satisfaction comes from their employer allowing them the flexibility to manage their time and projects as they need to, as well as by accomplishing the tasks that are assigned to them, proving that they can be completed without having to be in the traditional workplace.

The benefits of employing telecommute employees or independent contractors greatly exceed those of traditional workers. Less cost, larger selection of applicants as well as greater productivity are just some of the reasons an employer may want to consider the telecommuting avenue to achieve their business goals. Most traditional office work can now be completed virtually, which provides employers and contractors or employees with greater flexibility and options to get the job done.

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