Career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
A state-by-state look at the current status of state minimum wage rates.
32 percent of U.S. workers say they are reluctant to use all of their paid vacation days, claiming they are pressured not to take time off.
It is important–and sometimes, required by law–to set up and manage personnel and employee files. Here is a helpful checklist of what to include.
As your company grows, it becomes increasingly important to have an employee manual.
Hiring an entrepreneurial employee is one of the best things you can do for your bottom line.
Nearly one-third of an employee’s compensation can be in the form of benefits. Here are some they value most.
The tried and true types of interview questions for job candidates.
Here are questions that will get small business job candidates to talk about themselves.
Some questions need to address the issue that is often uncomfortable for both employer and job candidate to discuss: money.
In addition to the victimization of the employee, harrassment cases can destroy a small business.
Past behavior in a specific situation is a better predictor of future behavior than questions about a hypothetical future situation.
Brainteaser and oddball interview questions can sometime reveal the creative or critical-thinking skills of the job candidate.
The U.S. Code of federal statutes contains the term “small business” 1,034 times. Terms like microbusiness or biz are mentioned nowhere in the code.
Help for starting the hiring process and to ensure you are compliant with key federal and state regulations.
Bidin, Congress Approve Additional Two-Month Window for PPP Loan Application
Funds available will remain the same. This legislation provides more time for loan processing.
White House adds Changes to PPPs; Wants Smallest Small Businesses to Apply| 2021
The SBA also announced four additional changes to open the PPP to more underserved small businesses.
Retail Sales to Exceed $4.33T in 2021 Says NRF | 2021
Early results show that retail sales in 2020 grew 6.7 percent over 2019 to $4.06 trillion
SBA | More Information About the Paycheck Protection Program (2)
Resources for the second phase of the small business-focused Payroll Protection Program.
Helpful Links to SBA PPP (2) Resources | 2021
The SBA provides loans to help qualifying businesses keep their workforce employed.
President Biden Appoints Isabel Guzman SBA Administrator
Guzman was SBA deputy chief of staff during the Obama-Biden administration.