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Successful Staffing Strategy: 3 Astonishing Things

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The Right Way to Staff a Giant Pumpkin

“I’m willing to bet that, if you have created an organizational chart for your business, you’ve approached it the same way most entrepreneurs do – working with what is, instead of what should be.” Mike Michalowicz, The Pumpkin Plan

Now that you have identified your Top Clients and Your Unique Offering, you have let your rotten pumpkins (bad clients) go, and you are evaluating your expenses so that they are all focused on growing your Sweet Spot, the next step is to evaluate your staffing needs, both current and future, so that you can implement a successful staffing strategy.

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Avoid These Costly Mistakes When Onboarding New Employees

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Payroll is one of the biggest expenses in small business. Most small business owners are not getting their money’s worth from the investment they are making in employees. Taking steps to optimize employee performance directly impacts your profit.

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The Top 10 Problems Profit First Solves in Your Business

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Over the last weekend, I got to read Profit First, the newest book from Mike Michalowicz. As I read, I thought of one client after another who could benefit from implementing Profit First in his or her business. In talking to business owners day in and day out about the challenges they face in their business, I hear a lot of the same challenges coming up over and over. Many of these challenges relate to managing finances in the business.

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Get Great Employees Coming Your Way

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When there is high competition for exceptional employees and a limited talent pool, rural business owners need innovative methods to attract great employees. Employee referral incentive programs offer an effective way to recruit some of the best talent available through leveraging the networks of your employees.

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The Secret To Hiring the Perfect Employee

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Scaling your business for growth requires hiring people to get the work done. Yet, so many business owners get stuck here.

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