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Pros and Cons of Hiring Family Members in Your Small Business

May 20, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It can be tricky to hire family members in your small business. It can be both rewarding and challenging. Hiring family members can bring a sense of trust, loyalty, and shared vision to your business, fostering a tight-knit team environment. However, it also comes with its own set of potential pitfalls. In this blog post, […]

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How to Find a Great Outsourcing Partner for Your Small Business

July 15, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Keri just got some great news. She won a new contract as the caterer for one of the largest law firms in her state. So, why is Keri stuck in her office doing payroll on a Friday night instead of out celebrating? She doesn’t have anyone else who can do it. You’re probably thinking, why […]

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4 Hiring Tips for Finding the Best Talent for Your Small Business

May 14, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

There are few things that are more stressful than being short-staffed. Every hire you make feels like a desperate bid to keep your business up and running. That’s when recruiting makes the biggest difference in your business. You need to attract the best talent and not just whatever is available on the market. There are […]

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The Top 5 Things You HAVE to Do Before You Hire a Salesperson

January 1, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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As a business owner, my guess is that you spend too much time working in the business and not doing the strategic, thoughtful, meaningful things you thought you would do when you started your business. Maybe you’ve outsourced small things: hired an assistant to help with the day-to-day, hired someone to help with social media, […]

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Five Tips to Hire a Great Team Player

February 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article I was recently talking with a client who was agitated that she had just made a bad hire. It wasn’t that this new person was inexperienced or unskilled; he was smart and capable, just as had shown up in the interview. But he was quickly proving to be a lousy teammate – ego-driven, […]

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Useful Recruitment Tips for Small Businesses

April 28, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article Recruiting staff for a small business can be quite complicated and challenging. Balancing the budget is the biggest challenge faced by most startups. They are likely to spend way too much on attracting and hiring employees. Here are some useful recruitment tips for small business owners: Define your hiring strategy: Avoid large hiring […]

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