Posts belonging to Category Employee relations

Good small business reads #32: Goal setting, survival strategies, generating creativity and more

This month’s issue of Good Reads for Small Business covers goal setting, tips on how to get a slower payer to pay up, making sure you’re not discouraging workplace creativity and more.

Using narrative and place to nurture small business culture

Blogger Karen Utgoff writes about the power of using narrative and place to build and reinforce the culture of your small business.

Job descriptions: An important tool for your small business

Job descriptions are an important tool to help small business owners hire and evaluate employees, writes blogger Jeanne Yocum.

How would your employees describe the culture of your small business?

Blogger Jeanne Yocum points out that even the smallest of companies have a culture that affects employees and customers. Small business owners need to pay attention to what type of culture they are fostering.

Good small business reads #31: Borrowing from family, managing IT, new employee orientation and more

This month’s round-up of good reads for small business owners, compiled by blogger Jeanne Yocum, covers a wealth of topics, from financing to IT management to employee orientation and more.

Small Business Success Q&A #20: Gazebo

Blogger Karen Utgoff interviews Judith Fine, owner of a small specialty retail shop in Northampton, Massachusetts, to find the secrets of her success in holding on in a rapidly morphing retail sector.

Good small business reads #30: Advice on hiring, websites, media interviews and more

Blogger Jeanne Yocum brings you this month’s issue of “Good Small Business Reads.”

Four tips for putting your business plan to work for your small business

Blogger Karen Utgoff explains how you can turn your business plan into a highly effective management tool to support the growth of your small business.

Recognizing employee longevity is important for small businesses

Long-serving employees are the backbone of many small businesses so it’s important to recognize them appropriately on anniversaries and other occasions. Here are tips on ways to do that.

Learning to delegate is the key to small business productivity and growth

Blogger Jeanne Yocum writes about why it’s essential for small business owners to learn to delegate authority to their employees.

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