Share This: Hiring great employees for your small business can be tricky if you don’t have effective interviewing skills and practices. You don’t want to make a mistake in your hiring decisions which could negatively impact your company in a costly way. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), businesses[…]
Share This: Giving performance reviews to your employees is an essential part of running a business. However, it is something managers and employees dread the most. Why? For the manager, it feels like it’s just another item on the to-do list. Only two out of ten employees feel their performance is managed[…]
Share This:As a small business owner finding hourly employees can be a challenge. According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are 81.9 million workers age 16 and older in the United States paid at hourly rates representing 58.5 percent of all wage and salary workers. […]
Share This: You may be researching methods to cut business costs for your small business. Maybe your business isn’t getting the sales you projected or maybe the customer needs are changing. Whatever your reasons, cutting business costs will help solve many issues. Think about ways to reduce your startup costs and[…]
Share This: Here are the best articles we found for the month of June: How to Become a Successful Freelancer Deciding to become a freelancer or contractor can be a liberating but scary decision. Now more than ever there are opportunities to be an independent contractor or freelancer. The workforce[…]
Share This: Here are the best articles we found for the month of May: 4 Ways to Determine If Now Is the Right Time to Launch Your Business Ideas for startups are often clouded in uncertainty during the best of times. In the midst of unprecedented global uncertainty, you might think it’s[…]
Share This: Small businesses will probably be the hardest hit in times of crisis. Many conditions could cause a decline in sales for your small business. It is important to think of every small issue that could happen and plan for it beforehand. If you haven’t, then plan to be[…]
Share This: Here are the best articles we found for the month of April: Three Things I Learned Building an Inc. 500 Company My entrepreneurial journey started with a very simple, and admittedly somewhat lackluster, objective. I wanted to work for myself. That was pretty much it. I wasn’t out to put a dent[…]
Share This: Your employee handbook can be the backbone for your business if it is well written. It should also be clear, consistent, and positive. When writing your handbook, think about it from all points of view too. What does each person in your business need? It is vital to[…]
Share This: Here are the best articles we found for the month of March: 7 Signs Your Employee is Ready to Be a Manager As your small business grows you may be thinking about promoting someone as a new manager. Usually, you look for someone who shows good leadership skills. It[…]