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Creating a Company Culture that Attracts and Retains Great Employees

Alan Levenson — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 13:00:35 +0000

As you grow your small business, you don’t just want mediocre employees who will put in an average day’s work, right? Instead, you want exceptional staff. You want talent that is eager to come into work every day. You need employees who are invested in your organization, brand, and industry. By utilizing these key strategies […]

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The Ins and Outs of Backfilling Positions for Your Small Business

Dan Levenson — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 11:00:26 +0000

While you may not always be able to forecast when you’ll have to suddenly fill a position, having a proper backfilling strategy in place can help minimize disruption to workflows and production processes within your organization. According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, employee absenteeism due to illness costs employers up to $84 billion annually. These costs […]

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Training New Employees for Long-Term Success

Dan Levenson — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:22:25 +0000

Bringing new employees into your small business is a big step, especially if you’ve been flying solo up until now. You want to be sure that they have everything they need to become a successful member of the team—not just in the short term, but for their entire tenure with your company. As you’re training […]

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What You Need to Know Before Hiring Your First Employee

Dan Levenson — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:30:32 +0000

Hiring your first employee is a major milestone in the life of a small business owner. It’s a great feeling to move up in the world! You might have spent your first several months or years working out of a spare room in your home, or found yourself sitting in an office all by yourself […]

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Is Your Small Business Understaffed?

Dan Levenson — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:46:04 +0000

As a small business owner, you wear many hats and perform many duties over the course of a normal business day. You might need to be a negotiator, a salesperson, a marketer, and a handyman—all in the space of a few minutes, much less a few hours! The staff you choose for your small business […]

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Alan’s Insurance Talk: The Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring and Firing (VIDEO)

Dan Levenson — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 21:33:29 +0000

Matching a job to a person can be a very stressful and difficult task. There are candidates that meet the needed requirements—and there are candidates that do not. Finding the right person for a position means telling someone that they are hired, and it means telling a lot of other people that they did not get the […]

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How EPLI Can Help Small Business Owners Hire Intelligently

Dan Levenson — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:25:56 +0000

Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) is a type of optional but highly recommended coverage that insures businesses against claims made by workers stating that their legal rights as employees have been violated. It is important that small business owners are familiar with this type of insurance, given the fact that the number of lawsuits initiated […]

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The Cost And Benefits Of Employee Onboarding For Small Businesses

Dan Levenson — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:05:07 +0000

For small businesses, onboarding new employees is a central part of building a core staff that is productive and successful. In order to continue to grow your business, you must always be on the lookout for new talent. But it’s not as simple as hiring a few good people and hoping for the best. To […]

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Small Business Owner Advice For Hiring Employees That Last

Dan Levenson — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:48:44 +0000

Hiring employees is a welcomed relief for a weakening staff or a stressful undertaking full of risk and expense. Choosing the right person without spending too much valuable time in the screening process is a balancing act of chance and skill for many business owners. Making the wrong choice can mean wasted time and money training […]

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