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Don’t Let Your Secrets Leave With Your Employees: How To Protect Your Trade Secrets When Team Members Depart

Congratulations on building a successful business! You’ve poured your time, energy, and resources into developing products or services, along with the systems and strategies that drive them forward. But what happens when a key employee or contractor announces their departure?  You depend on your team members to learn your business, your systems, and the inner […]

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3 Reasons Why You Need an Employee Handbook

If your business is on the path to hiring or already has a team in place, creating an employee handbook is a must. Not only does it ensure that your workforce is well-versed in your company policies, but it protects your business from conflicts and loss in the future. Through the handbook, you get to […]

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Is It Time to Hire? How to Assess Your Hiring Readiness

Your business is bustling, the phone is ringing, and orders are flying. Congratulations on getting your company this far! But if you find yourself “living” at your business to keep up with its demands and are sacrificing your health and happiness to keep your business afloat, it’s time to hire some help.  But before you […]

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How Diverse Hiring Elevates Your Business

In the past decades, diverse hiring was mainly associated with increasing and improving employment opportunities for minority groups. While diverse hiring is still a matter of social responsibility, it’s also becoming a driving force behind business success.  In this blog, we’ll explore how diverse hiring can elevate your business, from fostering innovation to improving customer […]

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Can You Use Your Employer’s Group Legal Insurance for Your Startup’s Legal Needs?

If you’re looking to turn your side hustle into your full-time career, you might be wondering if you can use your current employer’s group legal insurance for your startup’s legal needs. It’s common to opt for group legal insurance offered through your workplace benefits. These group insurance plans provide free legal assistance for a variety […]

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Is Your Business Making Any of These Simple Employment Mistakes?

As a small business owner, it’s essential to consider potential legal pitfalls that come with managing a workforce. While payroll and workplace policies may seem like less consequential aspects of your business, team member complaints, and workplace violations are one of the top areas where small business owners find themselves in hot water. Taking a […]

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Master the Art of Hiring: Interview Techniques to Find Employees That Last – Part 2

Finding the right people to support your business is a difficult task. Applicants who seem like a perfect fit on paper may perform poorly once they’re in the role, and even more frustrating are team members who excel in the position but suddenly decide to leave your company after just a short time. If this […]

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Master the Art of Hiring: Interview Techniques to Find Employees That Last – Part 1

If you’re looking to expand your business or free up your time (or both), the best thing you can do is hire support. When hiring, you need team members you can count on to run your business when you aren’t there – an essential component of being a successful entrepreneur and avoiding burnout. But going […]

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3 Ways to Manage Workplace Conflict

Handling workplace conflict can be one of the most difficult aspects of running a business. While achieving business goals may require talent and time, managing people and their personalities is a completely different ball game. No matter how good the management is, disputes are bound to arise in the workplace due to differences in values, […]

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5 Best Practices For Safeguarding Your Business From Wrongful Termination Lawsuits

While you may think of your team as family and believe that they would never sue you, lawsuits filed by employees are actually one of the most common causes of litigation for small businesses. In fact, nearly one in every five small businesses will get sued by an employee at some point. = Of all […]

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3 Best Practices To Avoid Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors

In the last decade, the rise of the gig economy has fueled an unprecedented increase in the number of independent contractors (ICs) in the U.S. workforce. And that growth has only accelerated in the wake of the pandemic, with more companies relying on remote work arrangements, and many workers laid off during the shutdowns and […]

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