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5 Easy Ways to Attract New Employees and Increase Retention Rate

One of the most important things you can do as a small business owner is to hire and retain good employees. Attracting new talent can be difficult, and dealing with employee turnover at a small...

byRapid Finance

March 16, 2023

HR Experts and Business Leaders Share Their #1 Tip for Hiring Top Talent

As you’ve probably encountered firsthand, hiring the right people can feel like an uphill battle. In fact, research from Glassdoor indicates that 76% of hiring decision makers say that attracting quality candidates is their number...

byMonica Mizzi

February 21, 2022

How the Gig Economy is Transforming Entrepreneurship

Think about the last time you trekked across town, ordered food or looked for a place to stay in a new city. The common thread linking all three experiences is that, chances are, you used...

byMichelle Delgado

December 17, 2021

4 Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Ask Themselves

Time is the most important asset you have. Unlike money, once you’ve spent it, you can’t get it back, and how you spend it is important. They say time is money, but time is your...

byAnthony Quinones

October 23, 2021

How a Professional Employer Organization Can Help Your Startup

Starting a business is no easy task. The range of possibilities for new opportunities in today’s modern world is staggering, particularly with the presence of consistently evolving technology. Small business owners are constantly under pressure...

byGreg Packer

July 12, 2021

The Case for Testing Your Company’s Potential New Hires

The following is adapted from “Fireproof” by Mike Morse Not many people enjoy taking tests when applying for a new job. They aren’t used to it, and assessments, whether for IQ, behavioral tendencies, cognitive skills,...

byMike Morse

March 11, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Virtual Internships (Episode 34)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses the value of internships for small businesses, and how these internship programs are shifting amid COVID-19. According to Handshake, an early career network, as much as 30...

byStartupNation

April 16, 2020

How to Start the Recruiting Process for Successful Hires

You’re ready to begin the hiring process and add team members to your startup. Congratulations! But where do you start? The answer to that question is critically important. Hiring the wrong team is a top...

byNad Elias

January 14, 2020

7 Tips for Writing a Strong Job Description on LinkedIn

Crafting a job description that attracts quality candidates is tricky. That’s why we analyzed the way millions of job seekers interact with job posts on LinkedIn and provided seven powerful tactics to help you write...

byLinkedIn Jobs

December 10, 2019

How to Make Your Startup Sustainable Over Time When Hiring

One of the many challenges entrepreneurs experience when starting a new business is building their first team. It can seem overwhelming at first, but upon understanding that a C-Suite lineup of executive-level managers is not...

byPhil Alves

October 29, 2019

Should Your Startup Hire a Full-Time or Part-Time Social Media Employee?

Entrepreneurs are notorious for wearing many hats during the early days of their startup's business. One of these hats often includes social media manager. Typical daily duties associated with maintaining a social media presence include...

byMyCorporation

June 4, 2019

5 Signs It Is Time for Your Business to Hire Outside Help

As an entrepreneur with fire in your belly, you have no problem starting and running the core of your business yourself. However, as time goes on, you begin to wonder if you could benefit from...

byJessica Thiefels

April 21, 2019

8 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Outsourcing

Outsourcing can save a lot of time and money, but hiring outside experts for the wrong tasks can also negatively impact your business. Here’s how eight business leaders and advisors in The Oracles decide what to outsource...

byThe Oracles

April 12, 2019

Choose Wisely: Your Team Can Make or Break Your Startup

There are a number of reasons that businesses don't succeed. Almost a quarter of startups (23 percent) fail because they didn’t have the right team. Thus, building and surrounding yourself with the right team is one...

byNathalie Couët

January 24, 2019

Leadership Expert Dan Schawbel on How Entrepreneurs Can Create Better Connections

As a partner and research director at HR research firm, Future Workplace, and managing partner at Millennial Branding, Dan Schawbel has his finger on the pulse of workplace and career trends. His first two books,...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

November 13, 2018

4 Steps to a Culture of Business Innovation

"If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong." - Charles Kettering As profound shifts take place in the modern workplace, entrepreneurs are finally recognizing that the traditional way isn't always the...

byJustin E. Crawford

September 19, 2018

Bootstrapping 201: How to Save Money on Basic Business Necessities

When it comes to starting a business, we don’t hear as much in the media about bootstrapping. After all, venture capital is more interesting, right? That’s where unicorns get created. That’s where sales might increase...

byMark Aselstine

August 2, 2018

Flexibility and the Gig Economy

The gig economy is no longer about getting paid for small tasks on the weekend in addition to your full-time job. Aspiring entrepreneurs are getting creative by starting businesses from these side gigs, and freelancing...

byBen Walker

July 8, 2018

Find Your Core Team Through Solid Employer Branding

In today's business landscape, digital presence is everything. But let's face it: a lot of us still don't know what we're doing. Marketing and recruiting trends are changing more rapidly than ever before, and this marks the need...

byJustin E. Crawford

September 27, 2017

Does integrity ever NOT matter when hiring (good) employees?

If we're honest with ourselves, I think the answer to that question has to be ... Apparently - all the time! Lila Cherri was on StartupNation Radio this weekend. She is also highlighted in a...

byJoel Welsh

April 24, 2006