Have you ever hired a handyman to take care of projects around your house? Home handyman is a quintessential small business, and often home-based as well. I recently heard a handyman success story that illustrates some important business principles. A friend used a handyman for a range of construction and fix-it projects at his home. […]
Do your workers feel safe? Nine out of ten workers have a general sense of security in the workplace but many expressed concern about specific threats, and their comments also indicate their employers aren’t always taking steps to warrant a sense of security, a CareerBuilder survey found. About four in 10 workers don’t feel their […]
There has been a lot of hopeful talk that the current economic growth will continue in a way similar to what the country experienced during and immediately after the Reagan years. While it’s far too early to be making those comparisons, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism hit “Reaganesque” levels in […]
I was thinking about all the different types of small businesses where I’ve been through my life and began to wonder if I could categorize them – even stereotype them. It has a lot to do with ownership, the kind of business, the management style, the community, and probably several more factors I haven’t even […]
By Jeff Davidson For small business owners finding competent workers can be a continuing challenge. By now everyone has variety of approaches to hiring via the Internet. It makes sense to employ other approaches concurrently. For example, when is the last time you posted a help wanted advertisement on a library public bulletin board? Have […]