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Equal Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity Policies

Discrimination within the workplace and in employment decisions is entirely illegal. In fact, the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19...

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Return to Work After COVID-19: What a Small Business Needs to Do

After weeks of social distancing and non-essential businesses shutting down because of COVID-19, the time is just about here when people ...

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PPP Loan FAQs

Do you have to bring all employees back? Not necessary. The PPP Loan requirements are based on your overall headcount, but that does not ...

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HR Laws and Issues Related to The Pandemic

The Coronavirus started out in China and has made its way to the United States, infecting thousands. This airborne virus is exceptionally...

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How to Hire an Intern

With the tight job market that we live in today, internships have been rapidly becoming a prerequisite for countless full-time positions....

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Does FMLA Apply to Your Small Business?

Having a stable and prosperous work-life balance is essential for everyone's overall wellbeing. In order to promote this ideology, the de...

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Best New Hire Process and Employee Orientation

When it comes to hiring new employees, it is critical to have everything organized and planned out to make the entire process run smoothl...

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Getting Started with the Family and Medical Leave Act or FMLA

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a law that gives, as an entitlement, specific employees job-protected leave for a particular f...

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The Best Interview Questions

I am not sure who stressed more about interview questions: the job applicant or the boss. I don't blame either. It is easy to worry, not ...

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How to Motivate Employees

The number one complaint that I get when a manager walks into my office is, "employee X is just not getting the job done." Most of the ti...

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How to give constructive feedback (with example scripts)

Human resources experts Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyerd found, in The 2020 Workplace Report, that there was a disconnect between the ty...

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How to Post a Job on Indeed

Indeed is a great place to post a job for free. You can also post a sponsored job for a small fee. Check out this video for a how-to. If ...

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What a recent decision about Uber means for your business

Uber drivers went on strike and called for a customer boycott due to low wages and job security. You may not have seen how this could aff...

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Stop Being Scared of Tough Conversations with this Employee Feedback Framework

We all know that having employees is hard. One of the hardest parts is having to address issues in the workplace. At some point there wil...

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Where to Find Employees and the Best Online Job Sites

You thought starting your business was going to be the hardest part. That was until you scaled your business and now you need to hire emp...

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Delegation Examples for Business Owners

Have you hit a plateau in your business? Are you beating yourself up doing work, but you never seem to make any progress? Then you know i...

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Using Mediation at Work to Solve Conflict

Are you experiencing workplace conflict? You may be experiencing it now, or maybe you have experienced conflict with an employee, boss, o...

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Understanding FMLA Forms

What is FMLA and what do I do with all these forms? If you ask yourself these questions then this article is for you. Here I first give y...

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How to Conduct an Interview: The Short and Sweet

Growing your business is tough, but finding the perfect interview questions does not have to be. Here we will go over two types of interv...

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How to Decide Between an Independent Contractor or Employee when Growing your Business

Are you looking at growing your team? This article walks you through five items to consider when deciding whether to grow your team with ...

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