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Team building events are nothing new and lots of companies have utilised them for staff bonding and various other work enhancements for years.  The concept was originally used by larger blue-chip organizations that had many departments which maybe did not interact very well. This was witnessed by smaller businesses who looked at how much potential they had and began including their teams in bonding activities. These days business have moved on and branched off into many different area. There has also been a dramatic increase in the number of people basing their businesses at home or using the Internet for the majority of their trading.These companies have quite recently been introduced to the concept of team building and the number of them taking part is on the rise according to some of the top industry experts.

The findings were released by a group of team building days companies in London, England. They have found that even though a lot of home based and internet based businesses comprise of smaller teams, they often do not communicate that effectively. In these businesses there is often a reluctance to communicate face to face, with employees opting for email or phone calls most of the time. Additionally, there are a great many of these companies that run from a number of locations and there are team members that never actually get to meet face to face.On top of this there is a high risk of people working from home contracting health problems associated with over-eating and low levels of activities.

The group who released the findings documented a 30% increase in the number of team building days booked last year by home and internet based businesses (the most popular being corporate cooking events) and suggested this is down to an increased focus on work efficiency. In fact many corporate companies have claimed that they have seen a 40%+ increase in staff productivity and reductions of up to 50% in people talking days off due to illness. It was only a matter of time before even the smallest Internet and home businesses followed their footsteps and considered using team building days. As well as team building events, many companies are increasing their spend on hospitality events such as Cheltenham hospitality days in an attempt to improve staff job satisfaction.