February is International Expect Success Month. Are you expecting success in your small business? I sincerely believe that your attitude about your professional and personal life shapes the outcome. Personally, having gone through my share of challenges and disappointments, I always strive to find the silver lining in every situation.
We’re in the height of the flu season. Forty-seven states are reporting widespread influenza activity. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts the actual cost to businesses this year will surpass $10 billion dollars and more than $7 billion in lost productivity. An outbreak of the flu in your small business can be disruptive and seriously jeopardize your success so I want to share a new resource I discovered which may help you minimize your risk.
The great thing about the Internet is that there is an abundance of information available at our fingertips. We have global access to anything and everything. With all this information floating around out there in cyberspace it’s easy to forget about basic copyright law. In fact, the Internet has created a significant threat to copyright protection.
Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert, announced today that her media and entrepreneurial consulting business has expanded overseas into Eastern Europe with the Russian translation of her most recent, best-selling book , It’s Your Biz. (http://amzn.to/VG9sHU)
Your small business is growing, and you are in an enviable position; you need to add an employee or two. Hiring a new employee is tough, and hiring the right employee is even tougher. The impact of an employee on your bottom line is exponentially greater on your small business or startup than on a large corporation. That potential employee’s passion and commitment to your company are key. You want someone who cares about helping your company, and sees its success as part of his or hers. Weed out the wrong ones and hire the right one by creating interview questions that focus on values, not just skills and responsibilities. Skills can be taught, but you can’t change someone’s values