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Should Your Small Business Offer Employees A Retirement Plan?

retirement planAccording to a recent article in Nerd Wallet, today’s college graduates won’t be able to retire until the age of 75. Variables such as rising rent costs and overwhelming student loan debt are two major factors contributing to that startling statistic. That’s all the more sobering since Geoba reports the average life expectancy in the United States is 78.8 years old. For the longest life expectancy, it might be wise to move to Monaco, where Geoba says the average person will live 89.52 years. Read more...

5 Latest Trends in Performance Management

performance managementPerformance management is changing and big companies including Accenture, Microsoft and General Electric are revamping their performance management in a bid to improve company culture and workplace productivity. The latest trends in performance management are moving away from ranking employees based on their past performance and instead are focusing on supporting employees so that they can achieve their future goals. Read more...

How to Recruit and Retain Talented Employees for Your Growing Business

new recruiting pageIn today’s challenging business environment, recruiting and managing your company’s workforce is vital for success. Employee recruitment and retention is emerging as a major challenge facing organizations. Additionally, despite improvements in unemployment and overall economic outlook, many American workers are not engaged enough in their jobs. Read more...

The Wrong Way To Do The Right Thing

OptionsEntrepreneurialism is alive and well, with thousands of upstarts steadily becoming startups. The pattern is familiar:  marketable idea, business plan, attracting funding and then… time to open shop.  Just getting there is daunting, and soon other concerns begin: recruiting, retaining talent in a competitive marketplace. Read more...

Impending Changes To ACA To Impact Small Businesses In 2016

ACAMore small businesses will have to adopt Affordable Care Act changes in 2016, and business analysts predict that will lead to higher insurance premiums. Currently, Obamacare requires small-group healthcare markets to cover essential benefits similar to what is available in the individual market. Examples include capping enrollees’ out-of-pocket costs and covering people despite pre-existing medical conditions. Read more...

Companies Have Difficulty Finding Good Candidates for Open Jobs

Job Candidate ChoiceCorporate hiring plans have softened for the coming year, but many business executives are still having difficulty finding qualified candidates for unfilled jobs right now, according to the quarterly American Institute of CPAs Economic Outlook Survey. Read more...

Scaling for Growth with Continuous Onboarding Improvement

growthWhen a small business begins to grow quickly, many times the employee onboarding process fails to scale with growth. This failure may result in inefficiency and undesired outcomes--high employee turnover, low productivity. But by committing to a process of continuous improvement--ideally from the very start-- these organizations can position themselves to make incremental improvements that enable them to efficiently achieve desired outcomes. Read more...

Should your small business offer employee assistance programs?

eap for businessIn today’s job market, employee loyalty is practically an oxymoron. Since it’s often not easy to retain highly qualified employees, small business owners have to devise strategies to attract and keep their incredibly valuable workforce. Read more...

What ‘Hiring In Your Likeness’ Means For Managers And New Hires

hiring youselfWilliam Shakespeare wrote in his play, “All’s Well That Ends Well”, that “Oft expectation fails, and most oft there where most it promises.” This basically translates into the idea that when something doesn’t live up to your expectations, it’s disappointing. When we consider the expectations (subconscious or conscious) that a hiring manager may place on an incoming employee who reminds them of themselves,it is important to remember that your expectations of the relationship may be a key factor between disappointment and delight. Read more...

How to Find the Perfect Startup Team

startup teamNo one can have a successful startup without a great team in place. It takes time, patience and hard work to find the best candidates to help shape and grow your startup into a successful business. Asif Khan, entrepreneur and CEO of Caremerge, an award-winning tech company that is revolutionizing care coordination and communication in the senior living industry, offers 5 tips on how to find the perfect startup team. Read more...

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