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Consider, instead, a "virtual CFO," forecasting software or a part-timer.

For this writer, creating a virtual meeting place was a life saver, as it seemed to revitalize his virtual workspace.

If your inbox has started to look like the GDP of a small country, it's time to look for help.

More and more companies are adapting to the idea of hiring remotely. This is a beautiful thing.

To succeed, you must be able to meet "in person" no matter where you are in the world.

Here how I built a virtual health-care practice after writing my book, The Emotion Code.

If your remote workforce is working around the clock, time-management is key to maintaining their productivity and your sanity.

Why go to the office when you could save $2,600 in commuting costs each year?

Not being mired in the daily gind of an office can provide you and your team with a clear perspective.

Here's how misinterpretations of text, chat or email messages can be avoided.

As more companies do away with the traditional 9-to-5 office job in favor of a flexible work environment, issues with how to maintain a high-performance culture arise.

We can hear each other's voices from different continents but that doesn't mean real communications is easy.

Attracting top talent is your greatest strength as a company-especially as a remote culture.

The worst thing about working in a virtual environment is having your original message get completely misconstrued through ineffective communication channels.

If you answer 'yes' more than 'no', you may want to stick with a brick–and-mortar business.

A key strategy for virtual team management? Ditch email.

WebRTC, which stands for web real-time communications, is an emerging standard for voice and video communications that is taking the telecommunications industry by storm.

The alchemy of remote work is that location becomes irrelevant; you can quite literally build a team, culture, and company without borders.

Leading a team isn't easy, and doing so remotely is much more difficult because the human factor is absent.

No one starts a business and does everything right, but if you're going to make mistakes, why not share those missteps with other budding entrepreneurs and help them avoid the same pitfalls?

Virtual teams remain a productivity nightmare for many companies, but having the right people and leaders in place can make it a dream.