Private Sector

President’s Corner

The Telework Coalition (TelCoa), America’s leading nonprofit telework education and advocacy organization, based in Washington DC, was established in 2002 by a group of professionals with experience in addressing the benefits, adoption, and implementation of telework and telecommuting programs. This was in response to a growing need for a single, reliable source of reference material about technology’s impact on our economy, environment, energy usage, and our society in general. TelCoa focuses on how this technology is changing our lifestyles, organizational structures and workplace management, along with the policies, processes and procedures that support them.

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Guest Columnist

Telecommuting Catches On at the Council of Better Business Bureaus

Matthew Scandale

The Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) is a national nonprofit headquartered in the Washington, DC area. They generate $20 million a year with 114 employees, leading a network of 115 independent BBB's generating $165 million in revenue with 2,300 employees. So they probably land in the middle of mid-sized organizations. We work hard to make the world a better place, helping consumers to avoid getting ripped off. We were a random collection of about 100 white-collar workers bustling about the halls and cubicles of a random high-rise in DC. Or at least that's the way it was until this year.

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VASBP Applauds the General Assembly on Passage of HB 2197

Fairfax, VA, February 22, 2011- The Virginia Small Business Partnership applauds the Virginia General Assembly on its recent passage of HB 2197, the Income Tax; Tele-work Expenses Tax Credit introduced by Delegate Barbara Comstock (R-34). Last week, HB 2197 passed the Virginia State Senate and now is waiting to be signed in to law by Governor Robert F. McDonnell.

HB 2197 creates an individual and corporate income tax credit for employers who conduct tele-work assessments. In addition, HB 2197 would create an individual and corporate income tax credit for employers who incur eligible tele-work expenses.

HB 2197 is the type of pro-business legislation that will help Virginia continue to foster a business friendly environment. As part of the Official Findings from the 2010 Virginia Small Business Summit, a tax credit for businesses that allows employees to tele-commute was strongly encouraged by small business leaders. “The passage of HB 2197 by the General Assembly shows that Virginia is always striving to be the top state for business,” said Paul A. Miller, Chairman, Virginia Small Business Partnership. “Allowing a tax credit for businesses that offer their employees to tele-commute is an idea that will help businesses grow and prosper,” he continued.

The Virginia Small Business Partnership supported the notion of a tax credit for companies that allowed tele-work. Upon introduction by Delegate Comstock, the VASBP encouraged lawmakers to support this commonsense solution.

HB2197 passed the Virginia House of Delegates 89-1 and the Virginia Senate 40-0. The Virginia Small Business Partnership applauds the legislators who understood the importance of this legislation and voted in support.

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