An independent advisory body for SME's has said that running a business from home can provide significant cost savings.
The National Federation of Enterprise Agencies (NFEA) has said that developments in the internet have released some of the financial strain business owners face in getting their companies off the ground.
Statistics by Flexibility found that the number of employees working from home had risen by 11 per cent in 2005.
NFEA chief executive George Derbyshire said: 'The NFEA network of enterprise agencies is now seeing a larger number of new business start-ups operating their businesses without the use of a traditional office.'
He added: 'Of course, many of today's business operations can be run with a mobile or by email.'
Users of Internet-based phone service Skype will be able to make unlimited calls to international landline phones in 34 countries for $9.95 a month, under a new plan the company is introducing today. The package will include all domestic calls as well as those to mobile phones in Canada. LeadSure will keep you updated on when this offer extends to the UK.
Global spending on Enterprise Web 2.0 is at the start of a five-year growth spurt, becoming $4.6bn market by 2013, according to forecasts from Forrester Research.
There's never a shortage of rumors spewing out of the "iPhone 2" rumor mill. Usually, they're worth little more than ignoring. Occasionally, however, a report or rumor comes along that's worth talking about. The latest on iPhone 2 seems to be worth a note.
Over two-thirds of UK small and medium-sized companies believe recession is on the cards, but few are doing anything to prepare for possible lean times ahead.Those that have thought about making preparations plan to ditch traditional marketing in favor of online options, according to research.