After Business Planning » Human Resources

Got your company policies in place?

Debbie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:29:33 +0000

Human Resource policies may not seem to impact the financial health of your small business, but without them, you open yourself up to liabilities that could cost you. As President Obama fills more and more of his positions, the enforcement agencies like the EEOC will be increasing their investigations. So, it’s really important that small businesses take necessary steps to stay legal. Not that you should start worrying about employees filing complaints or worse, lawsuits. But, you know what they say about the ounce of prevention. Now is the time to look at your employee handbooks and make sure that your company has appropriate policies in place, and that those policies are being enforced. And it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to produce your first handbook or update your existing one. There are professionals other than attorneys who can help you who don’t cost as much. Check out our HR audit available at www.afterbusinessplanning.com.

The Right Personnel for the Right Reasons

Debbie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:13:10 +0000

Do your employees have the skills your business needs? Is your workforce the most productive it can be?

Managing your employees is critical if you want your business to be efficient and successful. One unproductive employee can have a huge effect on your workforce, especially if your workforce is small! Employees are one of a business’s important assets. How well your employees perform affect how much your business succeeds.

We have a workshop available that will teach you how to choose the right employees. For more information, go to the What You Get tab.

What kind of business owner are you? Starving or hungry?

Debbie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:27:38 +0000

Had an enlightening conversation with my business coach today. We were talking about struggling business owners – wondering why so many that are struggling keep on struggling? Granted, it is a pretty rough economy right now. But why are some businesses thriving in the midst of the same economy? Why do some people seem to have all the luck?

I often see two business owners in the same place financially. One is struggling, or what I call “starving” and one is what I call “hungry”. Can you see the difference? It’s an attitude, not the state of their financial being.

Struggling or starving business owners are working hard IN the job of their business, with their head down, running into things (challenges). They just keep on doing what they know to do, getting the same results, taking what comes to them. There’s always something in their way and eventually they give in and give up or close because they starve.

Hungry business owners, on the other hand, are working IN their business too, doing their job, but they walk around with their head up and don’t run into things because they can see where they are going. They know things aren’t going well and they don’t yet know how to fix it. But they are looking for help, proactively looking for new things to try instead of taking what comes to them. They know that they will find it if they keep looking and they won’t give up until they find it. They are hungry but not starving because they get bits of food (or success) along the way to keep them going. They won’t stay hungry – they’re just passing through that stage.

Do you see the difference? What kind of business owner are you? I am looking for “hungry” business owners to tell your story here. Our site is about giving you tools to feed yourself. Don’t stay hungry!! Come back and stick around!

Debra

Looking for tips for better business?

Debbie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:02:04 +0000

There’s no get rich quick strategy for business success. It takes a well thought out business idea and hard work to reach the success you dream about. But you CAN make it a reality. Implement strategies that help you improve and enjoy your business more.

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