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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

Small Business Labs

  As the chart below shows, sole proprietor contract labor expenses increased 38% between 2010 and 2013.    Over the same period salary and wage expense increased only 10.7%. In 2013 contract labor was 36% of total labor costs, up from 31% in 2010 and just 20% in 2003

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? This problem with credit was highlighted in 2003 by the FT (media) – everybody ignored it.

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Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an.

The Small Business Blog

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business.

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Pros and Cons of Going Paperless

Office Dynamics

You don’t just save on the cost of the paper, either: You reduce courier costs by not needing to ensure secure delivery of board packs. You can save money on space and security costs; it’s incredible how much space you use storing hard copies of board packs, meeting minutes, and more. Governance Improvements.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Often known has Generation Y, these young people for years have turned companies and recruiters inside out as they demanded jobs for more pay and more opportunities.

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Bioteams Part 4: The Team Organization Zone

BioTeams

A pest is somebody who intends to achieve their goals at the expense of the rest of the team – no matter what the cost. Pests should be avoided at all costs – however they can be hard to detect as they are usually secretive or you would not have them on the team in the first place. However there is a cost!