Category recruit the right people

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We’ve all got to do more to retain great people

Jan 16, ’13 5:49 PM

We’ve all heard it before. Try and keep the best people, and surround yourself with people better than you. This is the secret of success, and apparently people like Branson are masters at it. However, many people have reported that small businesses suffer from ‘resource poverty’ when it comes to people management and business owners…

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To take on a senior employee in your own biz – or not.

May 7, ’12 7:55 PM

There is a better way of building your business than taking on a senior employee. Unfortunately, this better way is risky and certainly is not possible for all types of micro-business. My preferred options/alternatives to taking on a senior employee are: Option 1. using independent contractors/freelancers/other micro-businesses Option 2. taking on partners or if you’re…

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Recruitment – Small Business Quote of the Day

Jun 18, ’08 12:25 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “Instead of giving contracts to strangers, we decided we could just as well give contracts to our own employees. We would encourage them to leave… and start their own satellite enterprises.” Ricardo Sernier (b. 1959) Brazilian business executive  To find previous Quotes of the Day look…

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Recruitment – Small Business Quote of the Day

Jun 11, ’08 12:01 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “There is ceasing to be the intimacy between masters and men… we scarcely know anything of men who have come into our service of late years because strangers negotiate most of the arrangements which are made.” Samuel Morley (1809-86) British textile entrepreneur  To find…

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Recruitment – Small Business Quote of the Day

Jun 4, ’08 12:28 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained   “Effective executives fill positions and promote on the basis of what a person can do. They do not make staffing decisions to minimize weaknesses to maximize strength.” Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) US management consultant   To find previous Quotes of the Day look here  

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Recruitment – Small Business Quote of the Day

May 28, ’08 12:13 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “Trahey’s Simple Rule: Would you hire you?” Jeff Trahey (1923-2000) US copywriter  To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 

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Recruitment – Small Business Quote of the Day

May 21, ’08 1:12 AM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained “Well sometimes you just don’t like somebody.” Henry Ford (1919-87) US car manufacturer  To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 

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Recruitment – Small Business Quote of the Day

May 14, ’08 12:18 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “There was no question of appointing a man who was not fully trained… everything depended on his being the best man for the job before he set off. And so you took great care in selecting him.” Anthony Jay (b. 1930) British author…

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Recruitment – Small Business Quote of the Day

May 7, ’08 1:00 PM

A small business quote a day keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained  “Recession isn’t the fault of the workers. If management takes the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.” Akio Morita (1921-99), Japanese business executive, Daily Telegraph (24 February 1982)  To find previous Quotes of the Day look here 

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Q & A: What is “Staff Turnover” and how large or small would it be for Small Business?

Oct 26, ’07 8:08 AM

Here it would be desirable to have a large turnover, of cause.In both cases it is true to say, it does not matter what kind of small business and start-up business, like SOHO-, SME, SMB-, Micro-, Lifestyle-, Home-, DIY-, Hobby-, Boomer- or Personal business, like professional, contractors, freelancer, self-employed, sole-trader and virtual assistants, you run. It may be more related to things like: Market segment;Management environment;Staff experience, to name but a few.You can always speak with some other small business owners or get some market segment data from information agencies, maybe they can give you a better idea of where you should be with numbers, comparing yourself to your peers is always a good idea.I like the question, it makes for some interesting planning exercises for bootstrappers.

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