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Let Your Benefits Tell Your Story

Let your benefits tell your story. What does that mean? Most prospects and customers have no idea what your company’s mission statement or tagline is but they definitely know how they felt when they did…

5 Secrets of Employee Retention for Small Business

Great employees are the lifeblood of any small business. However, as the job market accelerates, even happy workers may be tempted to explore whether the grass is greener at another company. Losing employees is a…

How to Hire the Right Employees for Your Business

In today’s post-recession economic climate, many companies are growing and on the hunt for new talent. This is obviously great news. However, for some small and medium-sized enterprises, hiring staff can be fraught with difficulty….

How to Make Employee Surveys Less Annoying

The employee survey process is, historically, annoying. Employees might answer 80 questions on an online survey that takes almost an hour, they hit “submit,” and when they get a 404 page, they’re stuck wondering if…

How to Avoid Breaking Employee Break Laws

All work and no play makes for… a zombie workforce. It’s pretty much common sense that everyone needs breaks. But what are employee break laws and how can you avoid getting into trouble? The Definitions of…

Hire “Jacks” (and “Jills”)

Sometimes you need to hire a specialist already trained in a single narrow task. But for most of us, we’d do far better hiring someone who has proven from past experience to be a “jack of…

5 Tips for Hiring Top-Notch Creative Freelancers on a Budget

Why outsource? Well, just as you wouldn’t attempt to perform root canal surgery on yourself, you shouldn’t attempt to tackle certain specialist areas in your own business. Sometimes you’re simply much better off calling in…

6 Things to Look for in Potential Hires

Spotting the next star employee can be complicated to say the least. There are hundreds of resumes and CVs landing on your desk on a daily basis, each pitching themselves as the “best candidate.” How…

How to Recruit for Those Highly Coveted Business Positions

In a competitive market, there is no guarantee that you will get every talented employee that you have your eye on. However, there are steps that you can take during the recruiting process to increase…

3 Ways to Boost 401(k) Participation without Increasing Your Costs

Small business 401(k) plans often suffer from poor participation rates. Whether it’s due to a lack of understanding or just plain apathy, many small business owners find their employees uninterested in their workplace retirement plan….

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