I know it sounds crazy, and I know you think you don’t have the money.  But having an employee help you with your small business start-up can be a huge benefit and savings.  Yes, savings.  Consider:
Expertise. You have expertise in a specific area – the technical part of your business.  But you need someone with expertise in managing an office, getting a website set up, setting up your bookkeeping system, and more.  If you can find a good general administrative-type person to do some of these things, you can concentrate on what you need to do.
Faster Start-up. The more …read more

I shared a post with you I found over at BossHatch on Monday. Here is the ethical dilemma:
Frank is your go-to guy in sales. You recently hired him after you decided to expand your business. His résumé was put together incredibly well and he had a long list of references. With his charismatic approach and a long list of credentials, you hired him. About one month later, you decided to do a little searching. You find out he lied on his application… not just one lie, but 50% of his references have never met him, and he had only minimal …read more