Regular team meetings serve many purposes. They allow managers to convey information pertinent to all direct reports and receive status updates. They provide an...
HR administration is an essential component of running a small business, but it’s often one of the most challenging to manage in the early stages of small business or...
What does the skills section of your resume look like? Is it a concise, ever-changing list of skills directly correlating to each job you’re applying to? Or is it an...
It’s your first day of work at a new company, and the butterflies in your stomach are going wild. You might be worrying whether you’ll make a great first...
The IRS has kept its promise to provide relief to employers that filed Forms 941-X to claim the pandemic-era employee retention credit for which they aren’t eligible....
Do not equate the act of setting boundaries at work with selfishness. Rather, understand how work boundaries assist with performance and job satisfaction. They allow you...
The FBI and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued an alert to critical infrastructure companies warning them of a new ransomware...
Building and maintaining an HR department is tough for small businesses. There are so many moving parts to keep track of including changing employment laws and differing...
The IRS is so serious about IRIS, its new simplified e-filing platform for information returns, that it’s convening monthly working group meetings over the internet....
You’d be forgiven if you haven’t noticed the ongoing criminal fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency wunderkind. His crypto exchange, FTX, collapsed,...
Employers have been facing all kinds of recruiting challenges and questions over the past few years, including the rising issue of pay transparency. Many states and...
Virtual onboarding requires a different approach than in-person onboarding, and it can be equally effective if approached creatively. This guide offers strategies to...
Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month. With many high-profile cybersecurity attacks in the news in recent years, it’s worth paying extra attention to the topic....
When big projects need doing, collaboration is the answer. Two heads tend to be better than one, and if everyone can get on the same page, amazing things happen. The...
Few topics in the world of business management spark as much confusion as the concept of ‘managing up.’ Going by the name alone, many falsely assume that managing up...
After six hours of attending an out-of-town conference, all Sandy wanted to do was sit in a fluffy bathrobe and watch an old movie in her hotel room. Instead, she found...
One of the most challenging parts of managing a team is maintaining a proper workload distribution. You don’t want anyone to feel overwhelmed or burned out by a heavy...
The Associated Press reports that more school districts are switching to four-day schedules. Kids love it, of course, and it may be a neat recruiting tool for school...
Having an up-to-date employee handbook with comprehensive company policies is one of the most important things that small businesses can do to mitigate risk. A thorough...
