Before you hire a new employee, be sure to conduct a thorough reference check. That’s why it’s important to make sure that your employment application form requires applicants to consent to a pre-employment background check. You shouldn’t run an actual background screen until making a conditional job offer, but it’s certainly a good idea to [...]

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Now that your small business has grown the to the point where you need to add staff members, you’ll likely find that locating qualified employees who have the skills and personality traits that make them a good fit for your organization isn’t as easy as you thought it would be. In decades past, running an [...]

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Did you realize how many hats you would have to wear when you became a small business owner? Many people who move into owning small businesses after spending years working for other people find themselves surprised at what the reality of truly being fully in charge of a new business is like. On any given [...]

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Is your company too small to have formalized policies and procedures?  This is a trick question. There is no such thing as being too small to have formal, written policies and procedures. Every business needs to have standards for employee, contractor, and customer relations policies and procedures. Failing to create policies and procedures that you [...]

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No matter how small your business may be, as long as you have even one employee, performance appraisals are an essential part of your business. When you hire your first employee, you become a manager. It’s the responsibility of every supervisor to provide his or her employees with feedback regarding their work performance on an [...]

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When you’re looking for one or more employees for your small business, you’ll need to go thorough a process of screening resumes, making interview appointments, and conducting interviews. At every stage of the process, it’s essential to listen to what applicants are really telling you about themselves.
Typographical Errors on Resumes Send a Message
If an individual [...]

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For small business owners, the decision to add people to your team is an important one that should not be entered into lightly. Adding personnel to a small business is a major financial investment and it also has the potential to have a major impact on the direction your company is likely to take in [...]

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As a small business owner, you wear many hats within your organization. In addition to being in charge of product or service development and marketing, you also have to function as the chief operating officer and human resources manager. That’s why it’s so important to make sure you understand the importance of evaluating employee job [...]

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Wondering how you should approach the important issue of employee benefits? Art Brooks, Vice President of BeneTrac, shares his expert insight with American Small Business News readers on the subject of employee benefits for small businesses.
1. What are the benefits of offering a comprehensive employee benefits program for small business owners? 
In offering their employees a [...]

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Your small business has grown and you’ve hired your first employees. That’s a major milestone for any entrepreneur. Now that you have people on your team, you have to figure out how to keep them. Employee retention is an important consideration for any small business owner. The last thing you want to do is spend [...]

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