Top Tips to Run a Successful Remote Business

• 16% of companies are now fully remote (Zippia) 
• Most employees worldwide now work 2 to 3 days per week from home (Statista)
• 86% of managers believe working from home is the future (LinkedIn)

The remote work revolution is speeding up. Ever since 2020, millions of businesses around the world have gone remote. What this means is that they don’t have any physical office or headquarters. Instead, every team member of the business works from home or another location. Similarly, other businesses have gone hybrid. They still have a physical headquarters, but many of their employees do a combination of in-office and remote work.

Naturally, there are lots of benefits that come with turning your business remote, such as reduced costs and happier employees. However, running a remote or hybrid business isn’t as easy as it looks, which is why you need to use these top tips.

Use SASE Security
Implement Remote Employee Monitoring Software
Provide Employees With the Tools They Need
Collect Feedback

Use SASE Security 

SASE stands for Secure Access Service Edge. It’s a type of security specifically designed to meet the security requirements of modern businesses, such as those that have remote employees working for them. Essentially, what it does is move a business’s security services to the network edge, ensuring that all employees and users outside the headquarters network can gain secure access to the applications they need, whether they’re on a PC, laptop, or mobile.

By 2025, the SASE global market size is projected to reach $5.9 billion as more businesses look to protect themselves (and their remote employees) from cyberattacks. It’s no secret that cyberattacks are on the rise, which is why SASE security is absolutely essential if you’re looking to run a successful remote business.

Implement Remote Employee Monitoring Software

When the work-from-home trend first exploded back in 2020, the biggest concern that business CEOs and managers had was this: How will we be able to monitor our employees if they’re no longer in the office? It was a genuine concern to have, as no business owner on the planet wants their employees to be out of sight and unproductive. Thankfully, though, the solution quickly arrived: remote employee monitoring software.

In simple terms, remote employee monitoring software is a type of software that allows you to monitor the activity of employees while they work from home on their PCs and laptops. Whenever an employee goes inactive or seems to be distracted, you’ll get an instant notification—simple! On top of this, most employee monitoring software also allows you to do:

• Deadline setting
• Attendance tracking 
• Invoicing 
• Instant messaging 
• Reporting and more 

So, if you’re the manager of a remote business looking to maintain high standards, employee monitoring software is a must-have.

Provide Employees With the Tools They Need

You might find that you need to provide certain employees with specific tools that they don’t have at home. For example, if you have remote customer service representatives working for you, one of them might not have a headset with a microphone. Or, another one of your employees might not have a stable internet connection—you get the idea. Your job as the manager is to provide them with the solutions they need so they can work just as productively as they would in the office.

Collect Feedback

Lastly, collect regular feedback from your remote and hybrid employees. The feedback you collect can then be used to make continuous improvements to your remote work experience, reduce staff turnover, and ultimately attract new remote employees in the future.

How to Build a Great Remote Company Culture

With the employees working from the comfort of their homes, they just need to improve the remote company culture. The tips mentioned here are some of the most important points to take into consideration.

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