Department of Labor Investigates — and wants your money Department of Labor statistics show 73% of its investigations result in violations. Four areas that regulators focus on—and that you need to double-check: (Let’s see… We need to look at just 4 areas of any business and we have a 73% $ucce$$ rate…) Employee records retention. States…
I know, I know- everyone wants to read about the Executive Summary – but let’s show the marketing plan a little love… So you’ve started your plan and you’ve reached the marketing strategy. Of course, you’ve already read our previous post, Components of a Business Plan part 2, but you want something a little more…
In another lifetime long long ago, I sold word-processing systems. The crux of our sales pitch was how much time our system would save all of the secretaries and others who were constantly typing documents. To drive this point home, I created a spreadsheet to show how much time was worth. For example, if you…
“Sickness is the vacation of the poor.” ~ Apollonaire Will you combine paid time off into one category or will you separate it out into sick and vacation time? It is easier to categorize it all as paid time off only; if you use both sick and vacation time, you can potentially end up penalizing…
Notes All states in the United States are considered at-will, with the exception of Montana. If you operate in Montana, you will need to be certain that you are following your own described guidelines for disciplinary and termination processes. For anyone in Montana, these paragraphs should be eliminated. Including an “at-will” employment clause in your…