Telecommuting used to only be an easy solution for the big companies - those with enormous IT organizations that could easily build an entire service for the employees to remotely (and securely) access the company intranet. But now, there’s more need than ever for small businesses to offer telecommuting. However, the question is, how?

Small businesses have the same need as large companies to offer the benefits of telecommuting to their staff to stay competitive, and have the same need to be able to access their employees during non-work hours for emergency situations. But the challenge of working out all those technical details to allow staff access to the small business’s network can be pretty daunting.

Fortunately I just came across an article in Small Business Computing.com that goes into some of that technical nitty-gritty and gives a few details on new solutions that can help you easily make the leap.

So take a read and see if any ideas in the article might just help you quickly take those next steps. Don’t let a small size stop you from competing with the big guys!

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