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If you've never had to hire someone before, or never understood how payroll really works, this is a place to start to learn about human resources -- the proper care and feeding of your people.

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Ten Tips for a Successful Performance Review

Most pay raises are attached to a performance review -- so how do you get the best out of that performance review if you're the person conducting the appraisal? These are ten tips for how to approach a performance assessment so that both you and the employee on the receiving end feel good about the process.

Health Insurance for Small Business

This is the health care article that has nothing (well, very little) to do with the ongoing discussions about the Healthcare Bill, whether it's good or bad, whether it's a blessing or a curse, whether it's constitutionally sound, or a blight on the pockets of future generations. This is the health care article that's about what you need to consider when choosing a medical insurance provider for your employees.

Payroll processing basics

How do you process payroll for your employees? Almost nothing will sink the morale of your employees faster than screwing up their paychecks. People on tight budgets at home usually can't afford a one or two-week disruption in pay. Here's how the process works.

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HR outsourcing

What do you really need to know about HR companies? In the words of Will Robinson, a small business counselor for SCORE in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. "They will protect you legally, but not emotionally."

Workplace safety rules for young businesses

What do I really need to know about workplace safety? First, know that if you get it wrong and people get hurt, you might just be out of business. Read on.

How to hire someone

Hiring a new employee can be the most important single decision an entrepreneur makes. Here's a guide for the task.

Ten Tips for a Successful Performance Review

Most pay raises are attached to a performance review -- so how do you get the best out of that performance review if you're the person conducting the appraisal? These are ten tips for how to approach a performance assessment so that both you and the employee on the receiving end feel good about the process.

Company.com Presents the Most Memorable Administrative Assistants in Television

It's Administrative Professionals' Day on April 23rd, and to celebrate PAs everywhere, here's the COMPANY.com list, in no particular order, of the most memorable PAs that have graced our TV screens.

How to Fire an Employee

Firing people. Once, back in the days of the Hawthorne Experiment, it was easy, and employees would thank business owners for having hired them in the first place. Then it became kind of awkward for employers, having new "human resources" rules to follow. But now Donald Trump has made it cool again -- you just sit the underperforming employee down, look them in the eye, and matter of factly tell them "You're fired."

Health Insurance for Small Business

This is the health care article that has nothing (well, very little) to do with the ongoing discussions about the Healthcare Bill, whether it's good or bad, whether it's a blessing or a curse, whether it's constitutionally sound, or a blight on the pockets of future generations. This is the health care article that's about what you need to consider when choosing a medical insurance provider for your employees.

Hiring customer service staff

How do I find customer service folks who aren’t jerks to handle inquiries and complaints? Here's a starting point -- look for people who care about people.

Ten Interview Questions that Sound Like They Should Be Okay to Ask (But Aren't).

Do you want to get sued just because you said, "you have a great accent, where are you from" to a potential employee? Or because you asked a candidate in a wheelchair how they lost the use of their legs? The law provides equal opportunity protection for everyone, and prohibits discrimination in the workplace for people who fall into specific protected classes. When you're hiring and interviewing, you need to phrase your questions carefully.

Ten Ways to Show Your Assistant that You Care

It's Administrative Professionals' Day on April 23rd (that's pronounced Secretaries' Day for those over 40). Its a day to celebrate the person who manages your calendar, does your photocopying, handles all maner of irate colleagues, clients and family members so that your day can be as close to smooth sailing as possible.

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