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5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses

The Small Business Blog

Contact local development agencies – some may offer training programs Hire local teachers or consultants to run short training schedules. Julie Hodges Said on November 12th, 2009 at 9:38 pm Ask your local government agency if they conduct seminars or trainings for small businesses. Check their references first.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment. Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!) Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Small Office Administration 101 | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

So instead of digging through file folders and your “sent&# email, here are five suggestions for setting up quick and dirty business processes and organizing your information for easy access:… &# Being organized from day one will save you a lot of time and help you to stay focused on your business – not your office.

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Five Barriers to Improving Employee Engagement

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Improved customer service, which translates to customer retention. Other proven correlations, including better safety records and improved employee health. Regular email no longer cuts through and many employees are still reluctant to speak up. So how can you scale this effort and make it more effective?

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Email Basics For Every Small Business : Email is the most powerful business branding tool in your online marketing arsenal, providing you get the basics right. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Q & A: What is “Staff Turnover” and how large or small would it be.

The Small Business Blog

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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Q&A: What are some social and economic issues small business face.

The Small Business Blog

For example, we need dating agencies and web-sites to find partners, because we are too busy to find a partner in what used to be a “normal way&# , and in this sense we have to be thankful for the service dating agencies and web-sites provide. These issues are prevalent in the group of small business owners too.

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