Employees
How to Hire and Manage Small Business Employees
In the Trenches: Dizzying Payroll Rules
I know I’m starting to sound like the boy who cried wolf, but I swear that I’m getting closer to actually hiring someone to help run the business. While hiring …
What Small Businesses Should Know About the Payroll Tax Cut Extension [INFOGRAPHIC]
The last-minute enactment of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (TPTCCA) in December, 011 made it difficult for many employers to ensure they would be able to …
5 Tips for Recruiting Big Talent in a Small Town
When you’re a big fish in a small pond, recruiting the right people to fill senior-level positions can be a problem. After all, the smaller the town, the smaller the …
In the Trenches: Working From Home with a Child
As you might imagine, there’s a new world order here in our house now that there’s a baby at home. He comes first, we come second, and the dogs take …
How to Make Sure Your Employees Are Legal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently began cracking down on employers of illegal immigrants, enforcing steep penalties. During its 2011 fiscal year, the ICE audited the hiring records of nearly …
4 Ways to Boost Your Productivity Levels
As a small-business owner, you carry a heavy workload, yet there are only so many hours in a day when you can get things done. How can you maximize your …
Can a Commission-Based Pay Structure Work for Your Company?
Want your employees to focus on increasing your company’s profitability? Paying commission can provide them with an excellent incentive to do so. Here’s how the performance-based payment model could work …
Should You Require Employees to Wear Suits?
Attention, slackers! Casual dress codes may be on their way out. A recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that only 34 percent of bosses “officially permit” …
Do Employees Have a Right to Privacy in the Workplace?
Do you keep tabs on your employees’ on-the-clock activities? If so, you’re not alone: Two-thirds of companies monitor their employees’ internet use, a 2007 study by American Management Association and …
In the Trenches: Back in the Saddle
If you’ve been wondering where my column has been for the last few weeks, I’ve been taking a break. See, my son was born four weeks ago and that meant …
Grow Your Business with a Board of Directors
Your business is expanding. It’s no longer just you sitting at your kitchen table with a laptop — you now have an office, employees, and a business plan with serious …
Should Your Business Do Away with Billable Hours?
For decades, many professionals have billed by the hour, invoicing clients by totaling the number of hours worked multiplied by a predetermined rate. Law firms in particular were fond of …
Should You Offer Employees Unlimited Vacation Time?
So you’re thinking about offering your employees unlimited paid vacation time. Will you end up managing the office alone while your entire staff suns itself in Aruba? Not likely. Although …
January Small Business Employment Index Shows Continued, Slow National Growth
Small businesses created 50,000 new jobs in January but paid employees less and gave them fewer hours. These are some of the results of the latest Intuit Small Business Employment …
How Reading Body Language Can Help You Make Better Hiring Decisions
When you interview job candidates, be aware that there’s far more going on than the discussion between you. Pay attention to each applicant’s nonverbal cues to make the best hiring …
