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Working from home is great for productivity, it promotes a better work/life balance, and can it can even be a deal-breaker when it comes to hiring the best talent, but it’s also a great opportunity to get a load of other things done on company time – if we’re all completely honest about it, when we work from home we don’t spend every minute of our working day doing things for the business.

But does that necessarily mean we’re less productive when working from home? One in four bosses seem to think so, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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The world of business is changing – rapid advances in technology mean the global community is ever-expanding and the days of working the nine-to-five are a fading memory – especially now it looks like more people than ever will need to work from home for at least part of the working week.

So why is it some conference call providers only offer customer support during traditional business hours?

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2020 was a tough year for all of us. And even though things are now looking like they’re getting back to some sort of normality, 2021 has been hard going too – especially for business owners.

Here we take a look at the thoughts of six small business owners, to see how they think things are shaping up as we enter the second quarter of the year.

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One of the most stable countries in Latin America, Costa Rica has an open economy based upon agriculture, industrial production, services, and tourism. It’s main industrial products are:

  • microprocessors and electronic components
  • medical equipment
  • food and coffee

Costa Rica has a population of around 5 million and now could be a good time to start doing business out there as the country is currrently benefiting from  $650 million for major improvements to airports, roads and seaports.

If you’re thinking of doing business in Costa Rica you’ll need an easy-to-use and reliable international conference call provider –  especially as current Covid-19 restrictions mean that travel is not permitted between the UK and Costa Rica.

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For as long as any of us can remember, working from home was seen as a perk – a way to miss the grind of the daily commute and get a better work/life balance.

But since many of us have been forced to work from home exclusively during the pandemic, there seems to have been a growing number of people complaining that they’re fed up of working for home and long for a return to the office.

Even the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has weighed in and suggested workers might actually quit their jobs if they’re not allowed back to work. So, would you consider walking away from work if you were told that telecommuting was to become permanent?

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If you’ve business associates out in Australia, business trips aren’t currently an option as as Covid-19 restrictions mean we can’t travel out of the UK.

But keeping in touch could be tricky, even before the pandemic – flying out for a one-hour meeting has never been an option and video conferencing can rely on both parties having the right equipment and a decent internet connection.

There is, however, a simple and inexpensive way to connect with the land down under that requires nothing more than an ordinary telephone – so here’s how to quickly and easily set up a conference call between UK and Australia.

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A conference call to Argentina could be a great way to conduct business without the hassle and expense of travelling to South America. In fact, remote communication is currently the only way to keep in touch with overseas customers and clients, as Covid-19 restrictions mean we can’t travel out of the UK.

Here’s how to set up in international teleconference to Argentina, along with some essential advice if you do have to travel out there at any point.

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At ConferenceCall.co.uk, we want to make teleconferencing as easy as it can be. As part of our commitment to being the UK’s simplest conference call service, we introduced ConferenceCall.co.uk Wallet Card – a simple way to keep all your dial-in numbers, PIN and function keys to hand at all times.

And now we’ve gone one better by throwing NFC technology into the mix – and we’re the world’s first conference call provider to offer this service.

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Conference calling can be an etiquette minefield – the lack of visual clues mean people can talk over each other, context can be lost and conversation can be stilted.

And then there’s the headache for home workers who could have a noisy pet or child in the background (or could be eating breakfast while on an early morning conference call).

That’s when the mute button can come in useful – the trick is knowing when and when not to use it…

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