One of the main issues that many small business owners face is the struggle to give their businesses that extra push to take them to the next level when it’s the right time. And the reason behind this is very much down to not having the time to be able to focus on every aspect yourself and not believing you have the available finances to be able to hire additional people to assist with the development [...]

Take a look at the world’s must successful businesspeople and you’ll see that although they are very often in the limelight and regarded as the sole person responsible for the success of their organization(s), the truth is, more often than not, they have a dedicated team around them. Take British entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar as an example.  Amassing a fortune of over £770m ($1.1 billion), [...]

Developing your small business to the extent that you need to take on employees is particularly difficult but extremely rewarding, as every now and again you sit back after putting in the hours at work and realize that you’re no longer a sole trader and are working your way towards becoming a medium or large sized organization. Whilst recruiting employees is a difficult task in itself, what a [...]

Summary: Check out this free e-book on green initiatives by employees from Dmitry Shestrin of Faronics (I was one of the many folks asked to contribute to its creation). I was recently asked by Dmitry Shestrin, VP of Marketing for Faronics, to contibute to a green IT e-book. The e-book is targeted to employees in IT companies, filled with articles from contributors on things they can do in their role [...]

Summary: Is the under-30 crowd just a bunch of brats with a glaring sense of entitlement? Why aren’t employees more loyal to their employers? Which comes first? Company loyalty or employee loyalty? Find out why I think a lot of businesses are still getting it wrong. I was pointed to an article recently talking about how the under-30 crowd is the “dumbest” generation because of the [...]

Summary: Maybe your business has grown, or maybe you just realize you could use some specialized help (such as in keeping the books). No matter the reason, you’ve decided that it’s time to hire some help. Should you hire an employee or an independent contractor? Let’s look at some pros and cons of each. When deciding whether to hire an employee or an independent contractor (such [...]

No matter what type of business you’re in, you probably need to use some kind of business forms – anything from invoices and contracts to HR forms for employee management and recruitment. With legal forms, I’d recommend you consider hiring an attorney who knows your local laws. Yet there are many type of business forms that you can find for free on the Web. Here are a few places to [...]