Management | Small business news; tips; networking

Posted by ArmadaIG under Legal
From http://www.usnews.com 5976 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 18, 2008 1:43 am

The most recent data show that only about half of self-employed people in the U.S. workforce run incorporated businesses. Entrepreneurs who fail to incorporate are making a huge mistake. Corporations have a much higher rate of success than sole proprietorships, even when it comes to small businesses. Incorporated small businesses outperform uninco Read More

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Leadership - The Link Between Planning & Doing

Posted by JulieR under Management
From http://www.work911.com 5980 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 14, 2008 8:38 pm

The link between planning and doing Read More

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Former LucasArts CEO interviewed about balancing life as an entrepreneur

Posted by entrepreneur under Self-Development
From http://www.clubenetwork.com 5978 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 14, 2008 6:26 pm

A great interview with former LucasArts (Star Wars) CEO about how to search for balance in the challenging life of the entrepreneur. Read More

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Buying a Business in the Current Market

Posted by TimJustus under Strategy
From http://www.allbusiness.com 5979 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 13, 2008 10:21 pm

People who are considering purchasing a business right now might have concerns about how these companies may be adversely affected if a full-blown recession were to appear. There are a couple of things you can do to protect yourself. Read More

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Team Building for Small Business

Posted by suzyQ under Management
From http://www.americanentrepreneurship.com 5981 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 12, 2008 6:55 pm

As soon as you add the first employee to your small business, you need to start focusing on cultivating a culture of teamwork within your organization. It's much easier to maintain a true team environment when you start out on the right foot. Many business owners make the mistake of thinking that as long as their employees manage to work together Read More

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Correctly On-boarding New Associates For Your Small Business

Posted by TheProfitRepairman under Human Resources
From http://www.news-press.com 5984 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 10, 2008 4:27 pm

What is one of the fastest ways to increase HR expenses and create workflow stoppages? On-boarding new associates incorrectly and not having enough candidates in your HR pipeline, that's how. Read More

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It's All About Salary (Well, Not Always)

Posted by Jeffrey under Human Resources
From http://www.nytimes.com 5985 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 10, 2008 2:41 am

The salary you set must be high enough to attract top applicants but not so high that it eats into your profits or survival. With that in mind, she offers a series of tips, including these: Read More

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Moving to a Small Company Can Lead to Big Rewards

Posted by ArmadaIG under Human Resources
From http://online.wsj.com 5985 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 8, 2008 11:59 pm

With the U.S. economy under duress, a growing number of experienced workers may find themselves moving from large companies toward smaller professional firms. In recent weeks, several large employers announced plans to trim their work forces — while small companies hungry for top-talent are happy to take in corporate exiles. Read More

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Lack of sleep catches up with today's workforce

Posted by thesmiths under Human Resources
From http://www.usatoday.com 5987 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 7, 2008 12:50 am

U.S. workers are silently suffering from a dramatic lack of sleep, costing companies billions of dollars in lost productivity. Nearly three in 10 workers have become very sleepy, or even fallen asleep, at work in the past month, according to a first-ever study on sleep and the workplace by the non-profit National Sleep Foundation. Read More

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