Human Resources
Secrets of Successful Interviews
BY Gwen Moran
Five unexpected ways to get better results from your hiring process.
Obamacare Made Simple, Courtesy of SBA
BY Catherine Clifford
The Small Business Administration is offering help on navigating the new health-care reform requirements.
What Really Motivates Employees? [Infographic]
BY Kathleen Davis
Money isn't always the biggest motivator. Here's a look at what your employees really want.
How to Know When You're Ready to Hire
BY Mike Sowinski
The signs that your business is in need of additional staff and how to make it happen.
Obamacare 101: How Business Owners Can Prepare in 2013
BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin
We look at what the new health law requires, and how businesses can prepare for new rules, shop exchanges and avoid penalties.
How to Empower Employees by Asking Questions
BY Brian Patrick Eha
Help employees solve their own problems, what you can learn from Barbara Corcoran's cross-dressing party, rewarding failure and more: our best tips of the week.
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Attracting and hiring talented employees without the funds to invest in big salaries can be a challenge for companies just starting out. Here's what's working for startups now.
Young Boss? 5 Tips for Hiring Older Workers
Chuck Cohn launched Varsity Tutors at age 21, yet he still managed to successfully employ workers of all stripes. Here are his top hiring tips for young founders.
Why the Best Managers Ask the Most Questions
BY Nadia Goodman
One easy technique can empower your employees to solve their own problems. Here are four exercises to get you asking more questions.
The Pros and Cons of Peer Review
BY Gwen Moran
Four things to consider to make peer reviews more effective.
What Your Desk Says About You
BY Nadia Goodman
Understanding the personality clues behind what we keep on our desks.
How to Motivate Creative Employees
BY Nadia Goodman
Four tips to help you inspire creative employees to share new business ideas.
How to Start Off New Employees on the Right Foot
BY Chris McIntyre
Don't just hire a great job candidate and ignore them. Instead, find out why getting them to offer three very specific updates after their first 30 days can help them thrive.
What Obamacare Means for Your Business (Infographic)
BY Kathleen Davis
The Affordable Care Act stands to have a big impact on small businesses in the next few years. Here's what it will mean to your employees and your bottom line.
Methods for Building Employee Loyalty
BY Nadia Goodman
How to inspire loyal employees that go above and beyond the call of duty.
Lessons about Building a Team from Zuckerberg and Facebook
BY Ekaterina Walter
Facebook's Zuckerberg focuses first on hiring for fit and talent, not the perfect mix of skills.
Small-Business Job Growth Remains Modest
BY Cheryl Winokur Munk
The national unemployment rate held at 7.8 percent as 2012 ended with slow job growth.
Richard Branson on Giving Your Employees Freedom
BY Richard Branson
The billionaire entrepreneur on why giving employees independence is sound business.
What You Need to Know About Hiring a CFO
BY Joe Worth
What a chief financial officer does, how to determine your company needs one, and how to start the hiring process.
How to Banish Holiday Stress
BY Gwen Moran
It's the busiest time of the year, follow these four ways to decompress now.
How to Afford Your First Hire
BY Angela Jia Kim
Let's see: You're growing, but you don't have the money to hire -- sound familiar? Angela Jia Kim provides tips on how to afford your first new employee's salary.
Small Businesses Hit Hardest by Superstorm Sandy While Overall Job Growth Rises
BY Cheryl Winokur Munk
Unemployment edges down as November job growth fares better than expected.
Nightmare on Main Street: Workers That Can Sap Your Soul
BY Chris McIntyre
A horror-story employee can turn a high-performing team into zombies. Here's how to recognize this familiar plot line.
Small-Business Hiring, Sentiment Drops in November
BY Cheryl Winokur Munk
Superstorm Sandy's damage and fiscal cliff fears are reflected in weaker small-business job numbers.
Love Obamacare? Get Ready for More Health-Care Legislation
BY Scott Shane
Most Americans don't like the 'market solution' to the problem of escalating health-insurance costs. The best option for employers and employees alike is to push for government policies that lower the cost of care.
Steve Jobs's Tips for Hiring Your A-Team
BY Jay Elliot
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"When I see people bridging the gap between the limitations that the 'real world' imposes and what they realize they can manifest."
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Musician, entrepreneur
"The secret to success lies in the gap between dream and reality."
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Meetup Co-founder
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