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Why Traditional Employment Limits Flexibility

Small Business Labs

The proposed ballot measure would be similar to California's Prop 22, which passed last year. Allowing customer-facing workers complete schedule flexibility would result in constant misallocation of resources.   This would result in bad customer service, unprofitable operations, and business failure.

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Merit Pay Raises: Why They're More Popular and How to Get One

On The Job

According to an Aon Hewitt survey of 1,062 companies, an average of 12.5% Two-thirds of the employers surveyed report they will use merit pay to reward workers who are doing a good job or those who need to improve. of payroll is targeted for incentive and bonus pay in 2018. Solve a problem. Start shaking hands.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Book Review: Exceeding Customer.

Service Untitled

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. With a constant emphasis on customer service, Kazanjian reveals the simple philosophy of Taylor’s approach to customer service. The book emphasizes that satisfying customers is not complicated.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 209/11/24

The Small Business Blog

The proposed agency is called the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which is intended to protect consumers from making risky financial decisions. Private Lender :Where can entrepreneurs go when the bank says, “No&# ? This interview with one private lender tells what private lenders look for before investing and one way to find one.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

The small gain, along with a fifth straight increase in sales, raised hopes that businesses will begin restocking their depleted shelves, helping… Most small businesses plan no ‘09 bonuses, survey shows : More small-business employees can expect no end-of-year bonuses or gifts for 2009.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Big trouble in small business : SMALL business advocates are worried that access to research and development tax incentives will be blocked rather than advanced under proposed changes designed to foster innovation. has improved in the wake of the economic revival, says a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

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Small Business News World Round-up – 2009/12/08

The Small Business Blog


 Small Firms are growing but still need support to sustain a full recovery : More than half of businesses have resisted the worst of the recession by innovating, creating new products and services, according to a new survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and ICM.

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