We provide a weekly recap in news and notes from around the web in the world of Small Business. These tidbits can be related to information from the IRS through innovations in technology impacting small business owners. This week we look at an article by David Needle a writer for smallbusinesscomputing.com (http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/news/article.php/3927781/Survey-Reveals-SMBs-Love-Virtual-Offices.htm). David looks at survey results from small to medium size business owners and their utilization of a virtual office. Stockpile, the online inventory system from Canvus Apps, is a great addition to your virtual office considering we host it for you and all you need is an internet connection to get started. Try it out! It's free. What have you got to lose.
"A new survey of small-to-medium-sized business owners and employees detailed their reasons for using a virtual office. Topping the list was having more flexibility (61 percent), followed closely by cost savings at 54 percent. Other reasons cited by many of those responding included being too far away from co-workers (42 percent) and the desire to reduce commute time, cost and pollution (41 percent)."
As David Needle has pointed out flexibility is a valuable reason to have a virtual office. Being able to track how your business is doing while you are not in the office is something you cannot put a dollar value on. Many small business owners do not want to put their personal lives on hold while owning and operating a small business, especially if you have a family. Being able to be in two places at once is something that Stockpile will allow you to do if you have to manage inventory. Stockpile by Canvus is an online inventory application that is available from anywhere as long as you have access to the internet. Being able to track revenue from sales, if you are a goods based business, from virtually anywhere can allow you to know what is going on with your small business. If you combine this with security cameras that can be accessed from the internet, to keep an eye on your employees, you may realize that you no longer need to be in the office every day. Stockpile will aid you in having this flexibility.
