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What Telework Can Do for Business

Published on September 15, 2009

What Telework Can Do for Business

The benefits for business, communities, and individuals
  Business Luncheon Thursday October 15, 2009 11:45 am to 1:45 pm Speaker: Bob Fortier, Innovisions Canada Medicine Hat Lodge $30 (includes lunch)   Register at www.palliseralberta.com/registration or call 403-529-3630.   Presented by Alberta Employment & Immigration and Palliser Economic Partnership   Thanks to information technology, some 15% of Canadians are expected to work at least some of the time away from their regular office by 2010.  This session will provide a general overview of this important and growing area; how telework can significantly improve the prosperity of rural communities and business by linking rural citizens with city jobs and/or labour markets. It will also present some rural success stories; general implementation tips; and describe why and how governments should be involved.   To view their brochure click here.