Everyone agrees on a broad level that small businesses are vital to the American economy. However, most people would be surprised to know just how important. The United States Small Business Administration keeps records and statistics on small business in the United States and some of their findings are surprising. First, the typical perception of a small business as a…
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First Aid At Work For Employees
All employers have a duty of care to protect the safety and welfare of all employees whilst at work or conducting activities on behalf of their employer. One of the many areas of health and safety which requires attention is first aid and its provisions to enable the protection of employees in the event of an injury or emergency situation.…
Finding The Right Source Of Business References
Arguably, the primary purpose of the CEO is to set and articulate the company’s vision and mission. In collaboration with his or her executive team, heady goals and exciting plans often emerge at the start of each year: new directions, new markets, innovative ways of doing things or even new things to do. Quite often these ideas are announced with…
Work Life Balance Is Just Good Business
It would be nice to think that the companies on the leading edge of work/life balance programs are simply being good citizens and doing the right thing! But, the fact is that these programs make good business sense. In addition to increased productivity and employee satisfaction, companies can retain valuable employees in a competitive environment, and attract new employees with…
The Morale Myth
Why is it that no matter what you do to boost morale, from parties and picnics to pats on the back, you end up with the same short-lived results? You know, everyone’s happy for a couple of weeks, then they default to heel dragging and excuse making again? If you’re banging your head against the wall looking for new tactics,…
Turcbocharging Employees With 99 Octane Motivation
Keep them Euphoric: 5 more ways to turbocharge employees. These are five additional ways that you can successfully create an encouraging work environment while increasing employee. 1. Distinguish your employees. It is essential that you empathize with your employees. Know about their family; know about what they do after hours, what interests them. This is not meant to be prying…
Business Simulations An Excellent Employee Training Tool
If you have ever run your own business you know how much of a hassle it can be to try to keep employees updated on new technology. Training can be very time consuming and expensive for both the company and the employee. This is where business simulations come into play. Using this technology you can find fun, unique, and cost…
You May Need To Hire People To Help You With Your Home Business
If you are deciding whether or not to start your own home business, you may also want to consider having people work for you. Owning a home business is similar to owning a brick and mortar business. You may be surprised at how quickly your business takes off and you may be swamped with work sooner than you think. With…
Tampa Schools Take Safety Seriously
Everyone in any school system has a desire to keep kids safe. Parents, teachers, administrators, and school board members and employees work together to ensure the safety of students. Parents and schools alike rely on each other to educate their students on safety rules as appropriate to the age of the children. Tampa Schools are highly conscious of the need…
Empowered Leadership
It seems that every decade or so there is some new fad the runs through the business world in terms of supervision and in the world of diversity management, downsizing, outsourcing, generational work conflicts and the information age, things are even more complicated than ever before. No longer does a one size fits all leadership model really work. We can’t…