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Companies have been using team building days to rally their staff and help build better bonds and communication channels for a long time now.The idea for using team building days was initially used among the biggest and most diverse companies who had lots of people in lots of different places and who needed all of them to be able to communicate. Smaller companies then saw the benefits of these team building events and started taking part in them also. However, business has evolved a great deal over the last few years and there are now more niches than ever and more home-based and internet businesses entering the markets.According to results from a number of team building and corporate entertainment companies, these smaller businesses are increasingly using these bonding activities to bolster their teams.

The findings were released by a group of corporate hospitality companies in London, England. What they discovered is that although many Internet based business or those run from home only have a few team members, their communication abilities are limited. Email is the preferred communication method in most of these types of businesses and many have not developed competent personal interaction skills. 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. Additionally, home and internet business employees tend not be that active in their job and are one of the most at risk categories for suffering weight problems and heart disease.

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 Waterside in Windsor events) and suggested this is down to an increased focus on work efficiency. It has been reported by bigger businesses that their workforce productivity increased by some 50% as a result of running more team building days and their were less instances of people being off sick. The smaller businesses want these benefits as well and it is only natural that they are starting to embrace team building events. 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.