Travel to meetings getting the better of you?

We are not suggesting for one minute that the various forms of conferencing (audio/web/video) should replace face-to-face meetings. However, as part of a Smarter Travel (business and commuting) initiative, occasional use of modern day low-cost easy to use conferencing tools will save time, money, help reduce carbon footprint and step up productivity levels by removing often non-productive travel time.
You can learn more about conferencing by viewing this Green Travel conference presentation recording (at the Barbican, London) by MATiSSE Knowledge Exchange Partner Ozone Conferencing.

Opportunity for Hampshire Businesses to win National Remote Working Awards

Remote Employment has just announced the Remote Worker Awards 2010. After the success of the initial event in 2009 when two Hampshire businesses made it to the short-lists, eHampshire is especially keen to support this year’s awards and encourage Hampshire and IoW home and remote workers to go one better and win one of the main category prizes.

A Remote Worker Award is not just another award, it has the potential to be life changing!

Four more Smarter Working Centres to join the network

Following the launch of the first three Smarter Working Centres in November in Fordingbridge, Havant and Whitchurch, HCC grants for four further centres - in Aldershot, Basingstoke, Fareham and Gosport - have now been approved. These new centres are expected to open during February. Each Smarter Working Centre offers drop-in, low-cost workspace, meeting and training rooms together with a communal networking area. They allow smaller businesses to get together and share best practice in addition to supporting staff who work a long way from home or do not have adequate home working facilities.
For further information and booking details, click on the link below.

UPDATE - MATiSSE Smarter Working Cost Savings CALculator

Following the launch of the prototype CALculator in June, the eHampshire Partnership, along with co-developers CAL, are pleased to now announce the availability of Version 1 of the MATiSSE Smarter Working cost saving CALculator.
The new version incorporates prototype user feedback in the form of fine tuning and enhancements to the user-interface and improvements to the personalised cost-savings emailed report.
Continued high fuel and energy costs plus staff office-workstation costs in excess of £5,000 per annum coupled with the economic slow-down means there could not be a better time to discover the business bottom-line savings potential of Smarter, more sustainable working practices. We invite you to Click on the link below and try the CALculator NOW. You'll be amazed at how much you can save!