Small Business HR
I had a chance to catch up with Ann Fisher of HR Alternative Consulting, Inc and talk about some of the challenges small business owners face with regard to HR compliance.She believes PEOPLE are your most valuable asset. And she provides resources to increase productivity, retention and avoid costly legal issues. One of the issues we talked about at length were the rules surrounding exempt and non exempt status for employees. Many employers make the mistake of paying employees on a salary to avoid paying overtime. The problem, is if the employees don’t qualify, the owner may be...
read moreHurry Up And Wait
When I was in high school, I spent three years working at a telemarketing agency. It was exactly as horrible as it sounds. However, every situation has its benefits. I became accustomed to, and even okay with hearing the word “no” (which prepared me for the next ten years of getting turned down for dates). I also developed the ability to pick up on verbal cues and adapt the way I conversed with prospects. Selling a client relationship isn’t like selling a ten dollar pamphlet over the phone. In our business, prospects aren’t just buying your services, they’re...
read moreMore than a Few Words: Linkedin and Small Business
Everyone knows that Linkedin is a great tool for job hunting and networking with large companies, but what about Linkedin and small business? We will be discussing how small businesses can effectively use Linkedin as a networking tool. The call will be live from 10:30 – 11:00 on Wednesday, June 22nd. You will be able to listen to the program from my station on BlogTalkRadio.com And if the time is not convenient for you, listen to the recorded program from the player below or from our iTunes channel. So, I hope you will join us, to listen, learn, or share! Listen to internet radio...
read moreFavorite WordPress Plugins
WordPress Web Design: Last week Jay and I had a great discussion on More than a Few Words, (our weekly podcast) about WordPress plugins. We asked for suggestions from the community on twitter and facebook and built a great list to add to our favorites. We have been using WordPress as the foundation of our web design business for several years and thought we had a pretty good list of standard plug ins. But this program helped expand our list. There were so many good suggestions, we had a hard time, narrowing down which ones we would talk about. We might have to do another show on this...
read moreA Whole New Website
Today’s post is by our intern Stephanie Boyden who has been working closely with Jay to develop a number of client websites. This past semester I took a class called “Creativity and Communication.” On the first day my professor stressed to us that everyone has the ability to be creative, but living in a world that caters to left-brainers, often we lose sight of that ability. She introduced us to a book called A Whole New Mind, which I haven’t been able to stop thinking about since putting it down. The author Daniel Pink emphasized that in an increasingly automated world of...
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