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Startup Ideas: What to Know When Hiring Your First Employee
When you launch a business, you may need one or more employees to help you operate. Or maybe you’ve been in business and have handled ... -
Signing Bonuses and Other Benefits to Lure Employees
According to the NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index for June 2021, a labor shortage remains the big challenge for small businesses. The numbers tell it ... -
Slash Your Federal Tax Bill with Income Tax Credits
A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of tax liability. During COVID-19, much attention has been focused on employment tax credits for paid sick leave, ... -
What to Know About Re-Hiring Now
As the economy begins to pick up steam, your current number of employees may be insufficient for the work needed to be done. Is now ... -
What You'll Want to Know About Gen Z
Those born between 1995 and 2009 (depending on the source) are referred to as Gen Z (Generation Z) and some of them are now becoming ... -
Hiring Remote Workers: Benefits and Burdens
Telework is a prevalent practice these days, especially for work that can easily be done remotely (e.g., business consulting, marketing, and programming). According to the ... -
Hiring? Yes, No, Maybe
Mark Twain said: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” When it comes to what’s happening in jobs and small business, ... -
5 Ways to Hire Your Next Employee
According to NFIB’s May 2017 survey, “hiring plans and job openings accelerate but more small firms say it’s hard to find qualified help.” In the ... -
How to Handle Financial Information about Job Applicants
Individuals with financial troubles can create problems in the workplace. They may be preoccupied with their personal woes and unable to concentrate on work. They ... -
To Hire or Not to Hire: That Is the Question
The job market is heating up and according to a recent NFIB report, there was a 15% uptick in the number of small businesses that ... -
Background Checks: A Rock and a Hard Place
Uber recently settled with the California lawsuit (without admitting wrongdoing) for $10 million for misleading the public about the background checks of its drivers. Uber’s ... -
Work Opportunity Tax Credit: What’s New?
The work opportunity tax credit is a federal tax credit intended to encourage employers to hire workers from certain targeted groups. The credit had expired ... -
Hiring Challenges: The Real Story
According to Wasp Barcode’s State of Small Business Report, which was released late last month, 50% of small business owners said that hiring was their ... -
New Tax Rules for Business — Part 2 (New Employees)
The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, which was signed into law on December 18, 2015, extends permanently or temporarily many business-related tax rules. ... -
Hiring Practices: Does Age Really Matter?
Follow @BarbaraWeltman The law prohibits job discrimination based on age, but we may harbor some preferences that influence our actions. A recent U.S.A. Today article ... -
Social Media in Hiring Decisions
Follow @BarbaraWeltman You may be able to discover the “real” person applying for a job with you by viewing the person’s postings on social media ... -
Economy Better but Small Businesses Aren’t Hiring
Follow @BarbaraWeltman Various economic indicators continue to show that the U.S. economy is getting stronger: GDP is up, unemployment claims are down. How is this ...
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