Posts Tagged ‘Policies’
Keep Your Small Business on Time
As a small business owner, you run through a host of things you have to do on a daily basis. At times it can seem like a real grind, yes?
Read More How to Prevent Workplace Bullying
In every office, not everyone will get along. You’ll always have employees who will butt heads and supervisors who share their feelings about another supervisor just a little too openly and candidly with subordinates. So at what point does a person cross the line from having a bad day to becoming the workplace bully?
Read More Top 8 Tips for Preventing Employee Theft
Employee theft is not unheard of. In fact, it is one of the most serious threats that loom over small businesses. Slack recruitment, careless supervision, misdirected trust, and a lack of financial controls can ultimately result in internal theft or employee theft.
Read More Is Your Company Too Strict on Medical Leave?
Should your small business offer employees paid leave for medical leave or injuries? You may be required to provide a certain amount of sick leave by law, but should you go above and beyond that to offer paid sick leave as a benefit?
Read More Is Your Office an Injury Waiting to Happen?
How safe is your small business office? When it comes to injuries at work, you might think of construction sites or other more hazardous workplaces, but in fact the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that around 76,000 office workers fall victim to disabling injuries each year.
Read More Preventing Fraud and Embezzlement
In the past year there have been numerous reports of fraud and embezzlement, mostly involving small businesses. These can be prevented by a few low cost controls.
Read More Return Policy and Sales
A return policy is a crucial component of any sales and marketing strategy. However, so many businesses forget how important it is to their ability to sell products and services.
Read More Nepotism is Not a Good Policy
Many firms have had success hiring relatives of employees. That said however, I believe not employing family members really is the best policy for so many reasons. Hiring family members is just wrought with difficulty.
Read More Minimizing Small Business Risks: What Every Owner Can Do
If you own or operate a small business, it’s important to minimize the risks you, your customers, and your employees may face during the course of each business day.
Read More How to Keep Employees from Becoming Competitors
Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding employees who leave to become a competitor so I thought I’d take this opportunity to discuss ways to protect your small business.
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