According to the NFIB’s February 2019 Small Business Optimism Index, 57% of small businesses are hiring or trying to hire workers. Many have job openings they can’t fill. If you’re in the market for a new employee, be sure you understand the laws governing your actions. Some of these laws are federal, but a growing […]
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Onboarding is the process where new employees get introduced to all the necessary behaviors, skills and knowledge they’ll need. In a nutshell, it’s the process of integrating a new person into your small business’ culture and procedures. Small Business Trends contacted Tawni Reed, an HR manager at BambooHR. She supplied the fact that 31% of
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Amazon recently began a $15 minimum wage for its employees at Whole Foods, but then the grocery store began cutting workers’ hours, according to the Guardian. The multinational e-commerce company enacted the increased wage in November for all U.S. workers, in response to public pressure and criticism over its pay for employees. The same wage increase that the supermarket chain employees fought for,
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The latest report from Clutch says 39% of small businesses will add sales and marketing employees. This data point underscores the importance of sales and marketing in today’s digital commerce. You must optimize websites, social media channels and eCommerce sites to make it happen. And you need sales and marketing employees to do the heavy
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It’s no longer just on the shoulders of HR departments to ensure employee engagement and wellness — thankfully, many companies, both big and small, are understanding the importance of keeping employees happy. “Employee engagement and wellness are ultimately about protecting your human capital, your most important asset.” – Naz Beheshti Data Around Employee Engagement Employee
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Small business owners are now facing the lowest unemployment rate in a 50 years. Many of them are worried about how they can compete for the best employees for they need desperately for their company. How to Recruit when Unemployment Is Low On this week’s Small Business Radio Show, Himanshu ‘Sue’ Bhatia, who was named
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Small Businesses implementing AI to make employee reimbursement decisions achieve 100 percent visibility, contrasting with 2-10 percent for businesses that don’t have this ability. Those are just two of the findings from AppZen’s, “The State of AI in Business Spend” report. Employee Expense Reimbursement Trends Small Business Trends contacted Anant Kale, CEO of AppZen, to
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The hiring process can be long, tedious and repetitive — yet, completely necessary to find talent which will fit your company. Once you’ve found the perfect fit for your company, you want to make sure that your offer is accepted. This can lead to some very interesting or unusual elements within a potential new hire’s
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Recruiting for a senior-level position is a completely different ball game than hiring at entry level. Your pool of qualified candidates is extremely narrow, but you still need to thoroughly vet a person who’s going to have a lot of influence and authority over your organization. Many members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) have gone through the
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The U.S. economy added 304,000 jobs while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4 percent in the first month of 2019, according to Department of Labor (DOL) data released Friday. January 2019 Jobs Report January marks the 100th straight month of job growth in the U.S., a record more than twice as long as the
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