Employees
How to Hire and Manage Small Business Employees
Hiring? Don’t Rule Out Unemployed Applicants
The job market has been tough for the past few years. Budget cutbacks, outsourcing, and shutdowns have left millions of Americans unable to find full-time work. Many of the unemployed …
How to Set Appropriate Sales Goals
Be careful what you wish when you set sales goals: Setting your sights too high can do more harm than good. Goals that are out of reach most often arise …
Are Your Employees Unmotivated Zombies?
There’s something zombie-like about unmotivated employees. They walk around with a glazed look in their eyes. They zone out during meetings, as if they’re thinking about their next feast on …
Does Car Sharing Make Sense for Your Business?
Do you have a company car that rarely gets used? Do you pay a hefty sum to reimburse employees for mileage when they use their own cars for business? Perhaps …
Expert Advice on Mastering the Art of Delegation
There are only 24 hours in a day, yet many small-business owners spend too much precious time doing tasks that could be done by someone else. Mastering the art of …
What’s Your Business Management Style?
Michael Scott, who served for six years as regional manager of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Co., considered himself to be an outstanding boss. Did Michael want to be feared …
7 Rules of Smartphone Etiquette
Rude cell phone users are everywhere. The lure of constant connectivity often proves too much for the average person to resist, yours truly included. Think our behavior isn’t that bad? …
4 Tips for Finding Work-Life Balance as a New Parent
Congratulations on becoming a parent! Having a baby, adopting a child, or welcoming a stepkid into the fold is very exciting. After you’ve settled in, you’ll quickly realize that growing …
6 Signs That You’re Overcommitted
As an entrepreneur who tries to handle a hundred things at once, you may not realize when you’ve said “yes” to one too many projects or clients. But making too …
How to Find Cost-Effective Office Space
That extra bedroom you converted into a home office might be perfect for your startup, but if you have plans to grow, the task of finding office space outside of …
5 Signs You Need a Finance Executive for Your Small Business
You’ve outgrown your business-in-a-basement past. You have clients, sales, and even a few employees, including a bookkeeper who keeps track of the money that’s coming and going. But do you …
How to Show Employees Your Appreciation
Handing out kudos boosts workplace morale, and companies that regularly thank their employees outperform those that don’t, says Josh Bersin, founder and principal of Bersin by Deloitte. Those are two …
Flower Service Cultivates Managers and Revenue Growth with SEED
Just three years ago, Bryan Burkhart knew nothing about flowers. But now Burkhart (pictured) spends his days as CEO of H.Bloom, a floral service that sends fresh-cut bouquets to more …
5 Tips for Starting an Employee Fitness Program
With the changes in the Affordable Care Act, employers are focusing increasingly on wellness and prevention in the workplace, according to HealthCare.gov. Regardless of whether you offer health insurance to …
Workers’ Compensation: 5 Warning Signs of Fraud
One out of every four insurance fraud claims in the United States is related to workers’ compensation. Every year, U.S. employees report personal injuries that happen outside of the job …
