Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere - Softcover

Kurkowski, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119794528 ISBN 13: 9781119794523

Publisher: Wiley, 2021

Synopsis

Your small business survival guide for the remote work environment

In Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere, experienced SaaS and telecommunications entrepreneur Henry Kurkowski delivers a step-by-step walkthrough for using SaaS technology and communication apps to power your small business from anywhere on the planet.

You'll learn how to capitalize on the ability to hire a geographically distributed workforce and excel at serving clients at a distance. You'll also discover why and how you need to alter your approach to management and spot the common pitfalls that litter the way to a truly distributed business.

This important book includes:

• Valuable case studies of businesses that embraced the reality of remote working during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and cautionary tales of unexpected challenges that arose during the transition.
• Discussions of how to incorporate remote workers into efficient workflows to increase your business' productivity
• Explorations of how to support your employees when you can't just pop into their office

Perfect for small business founders, owners, and managers, Remote Work Technology is also a must-read guide for independent contractors who work directly with small businesses and entrepreneurs.

About this title

About the Author

HENRY KURKOWSKI is a pioneer in managed Wi-Fi technologies and digital engagement. He has co-founded a number of up-start technology companies and has a long history in the telecommunications and SaaS industries. His insights on brand strategies and leveraging business partnerships have been featured on Forbes.com. Henry has helped thousands of small businesses across the US to leverage remote technologies and digital communications to automate operations, increase engagement and boost the bottom line.

From the Back Cover

A remote work survival guide for small business owners

Remote work has been thrown to the forefront of the business world by the COVID-19 pandemic. As small businesses around the world begin to realize the unique challenges of managing employees who work from home and remote teams that need to collaborate over distances, new technologies and business strategies have emerged to make it easier for companies to connect their people and systems remotely.

In Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere, experienced SaaS and technology entrepreneur Henry Kurkowski delivers a detailed roadmap to using cloud software, SaaS technology, and communication apps to run your small or medium-sized business from anywhere in the world.

Whether you’re a digital marketer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a digital nomad running an e-commerce firm, or any other kind of small business entrepreneur, Remote Work Technology will show you how to profit from the ability to hire a geographically diverse workforce and serve clients from a distance.

Perfect for small business owners and managers, the insights, strategies, and interviews from business leaders who switched their own companies to fully remote teams found in this book will teach you to effectively stay engaged with and manage remote workers. By introducing added automation into your everyday workflows, and integrating and connecting your business technologies, you will supercharge your company’s productivity. You’ll learn to:

• Integrate remote work technologies across company workflows
• Overcome collaboration challenges faced by remote workers
• Keep a high level of engagement with your employees, clients, and vendors
• Utilize best practices to support your teams and help them support each other
• Avoid the pitfalls of burnout and isolation that is found in remote working
• Empower your distributed team members to deliver their best work

From the Inside Flap

A remote work survival guide for small business owners

Remote work has been thrown to the forefront of the business world by the COVID-19 pandemic. As small businesses around the world begin to realize the unique challenges of managing employees who work from home and remote teams that need to collaborate over distances, new technologies and business strategies have emerged to make it easier for companies to connect their people and systems remotely.

In Remote Work Technology: Keeping Your Small Business Thriving From Anywhere, experienced SaaS and technology entrepreneur Henry Kurkowski delivers a detailed roadmap to using cloud software, SaaS technology, and communication apps to run your small or medium-sized business from anywhere in the world.

Whether you’re a digital marketer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a digital nomad running an e-commerce firm, or any other kind of small business entrepreneur, Remote Work Technology will show you how to profit from the ability to hire a geographically diverse workforce and serve clients from a distance.

Perfect for small business owners and managers, the insights, strategies, and interviews from business leaders who switched their own companies to fully remote teams found in this book will teach you to effectively stay engaged with and manage remote workers. By introducing added automation into your everyday workflows, and integrating and connecting your business technologies, you will supercharge your company’s productivity. You’ll learn to:

• Integrate remote work technologies across company workflows
• Overcome collaboration challenges faced by remote workers
• Keep a high level of engagement with your employees, clients, and vendors
• Utilize best practices to support your teams and help them support each other
• Avoid the pitfalls of burnout and isolation that is found in remote working
• Empower your distributed team members to deliver their best work

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119794528
• ISBN 13: 9781119794523
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352