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How to Manage Your Company From Anywhere By Mr Filippo Buzzi, Fidinam
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ince the beginning of 2020, social distancing has meant working from home for many companies. This is leading to a “business transformation” on multiple levels. Even for small companies, with few internal processes, this shift can prove challenging without solid solutions in cloud computing.
The Economist has recently published an article titled “The nowhere firm – How to manage a business without a headquarters”, mentioning the practice, typically within start-ups, of using online tools and software to run a business outside the office. Fidinam Hong Kong has built inhouse knowledge to help SMEs master this transitioning phase, while ensuring that operations stay up and running.
Working From Home
how does one implement teleworking procedures effectively?
The practice of Working From Home dates back to the 1970s. Nowadays,
To answer this question, Fidinam has developed an implementation strategy
it is quite a common practice worldwide, particularly in the Middle
that involves the integration of three types of cloud tools – all of which are
East, Latin America and Asia. According to a Reuters poll, about 10% of
easy to adopt and enable effective “remote management” of your company.
professionals in these regions have been working from home everyday for
These include online communication platforms (Slack, Skype, Zoom), task
the past decade.
management software (Asana, Scoro, Workzone) and accounting software (FreshBooks, Invoiced, Xero).
For Hong Kong companies, the advantages are clear: less time spent commuting positively impacts employees’ quality of life, reduces rental costs for companies and mitigates negative effects on the environment. But
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