To 4 in 10 U.S. small business owners, becoming their own boss has always been their dream. And while the journey is far from easy or glamorous, they say it’s rewarding and well worth the risk. There is, perhaps, no stronger indication of success than when a business is ready to hire. While more help […]
3 Tricks to Managing Seasonal Employees
Whether you hire seasonal employees for the holidays, during the summer, or for any other snapshot in time, working with people temporarily is far from easy. There’s the practical aspect, of course—the bummer of training someone and getting them up to speed, only to lose that investment in just a few short weeks or months. […]
How to Keep Good Employees: Pay and Development Trump Benefits
It’s no secret that replacing an employee is expensive. A 2019 retention report by the Work Institute found that conservatively, employers can expect to lose around $15,000 with the departure of an employee. In 2018, nationwide turnover costs were an estimated $617 billion, and that’s not accounting for the (very necessary) costs associated with training […]