Thu.Jan 29, 2015

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Why "Total Talent Management" is Important to Freelancers

Small Business Labs

'One of key trends we follow is the growing awareness of the importance of contingent talent by corporate HR departments.  Long viewed by HR departments simply as a way to save money, the independent workforce (freelancers, contractors, independent consultants, etc.) is starting to be be seen as a strategic resource. Corporations large and small are increasingly turning to independent workers to improve workforce agility and flexibility, provide specialized and/or hard to find skills and a

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Five Things Small Businesses Need to Know About Free

Tips From T. Marie

'When I first started my virtual assistant business I was on a tiny budget. Surviving on unemployment and taking part in Maine’s Self Employment Assistance Program meant that I just didn’t have any extra money to invest in my little start up. Even so, I cut back on the things that I could in order to get a business phone line, a multi-function fax/printer/copier and a couple of business books.

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Review – Casual.PM

Productivityist

'Project Management tools can be unwieldy beasts, that’s for sure. In some ways, this can be understandable. I mean, managing a project is supposed to be complicated, isn’t it? So many things to track, people to monitor, vendors to liaise with, stakeholders to keep happy. I know that when I first started out life as a Project Manager, I was desperate to find some software that would make the whole process somehow simpler and allow to me a foster a greater level of control over my res

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100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 80. Stop Complaining

Brilliantly Better

'Complaining is like an open invitation for troubles. The more you complain about something, the more of that something you invite into your life. Cut … The post 100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 80. Stop Complaining appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Common Payroll Tax Pitfalls

Small Business CEO

'If you have employees, then payroll taxes are one of the costs of doing business. Unfortunately, they can also be a potential minefield. The IRS is cracking down on businesses that don’t properly file or report their payroll taxes – and they are paying especially close attention to small businesses, which are the largest source of uncollected taxes.

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