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Google's Shadow Workforce

Small Business Labs

Bloomberg's Inside Google's Shadow Workforce covers the use by Google of what they call TVCs, or “temps, vendors and contractors" According to the article about half of Google's workforce is comprised of TVCs.    We've recently covered a number of studies confirming this. . 

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Establishing a Digital Presence

Recruit CRM

The contact us page must have your office address ( with google map showing exact location) and contact number. Ensure that you host your site on a reliable server ( like AWS or Azure or Google or any other) so that it does not go down and is always up and running. Update your site with new information as you progress in your business.

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Episode 251: Being a Late Bloomer with Rich Karlgaard

Productivityist

A self-proclaimed late bloomer, he had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke), and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher, night watchman, and typing temp before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to his current career trajectory. This episode is brought to you by MetPro.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2011

Small Business Labs

Social and Social Media.   Social Media Moves to the Small Business Mainstream:  Despite the hype, the vast majority of small businesses haven't used social media on a regular basis for business purposes.   New localism was on our list last year. 

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role. So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume. I think this tip bears no real explanation as by Googling different resume types you'll get the gist.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. You want the whole tree." 1 week ago More updates.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 6

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Create an office bible In case you get sick, go on vacation, or get hit by a bus, it’s always good to have an office bible so your temp or co-worker can have info at their fingertips when needed. And you might be interested in being another sort of ninja too. LOL You can also call your office line and leave yourself a voicemail, if helpful.