Virtual teams have become a growing trend in small businesses and corporations alike.
The reason for the rise in popularity of virtual teams is that they offer all of the benefits of traditional employees, plus significant cost savings.
With traditional, full-time employees, companies have to pay for 8-hour days (though employees rarely actually put in that much time working), benefits, office space and equipment, for every role that’s required. They must also recruit additional talent every time a new need arises.
Virtual teams offer the benefit of all-in-one services, on-demand, so companies only pay for what they really need. For less than the price of one full time employee, companies can get access to an entire team of experts, for whatever they may require – both at that time and going forward.
Beyond the added expertise and cost-savings that virtual teams offer, they are also good for the environment, as employees aren’t forced to commute to an office when the work can more quickly be completed at a home office. This also allows for a faster turnaround with projects.
When you evaluate the top-level benefits, it’s no wonder more and more companies are choosing to ‘go virtual’.
The trend of hiring virtual shows no signs of slowing down because simply put, it’s the best option.
“Virtual work has the potential to be similarly world changing. The virtualization of business is like outsourcing on steroids: not only is it highly efficient, but it is probably the most advanced and evolved economic system yet devised.”
John Meyer, The New World Of Work: Time To Think Virtually, Forbes
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© Tamara Smith, DemGen Inc. 2014
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