Building a Business
The 4 Elements of a Frank Conversation With Employees About Pay
Engagement improves when the teams knows they are paid fairly by objective standards.
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Entrepreneurs
Want to Make A Lot of Money? Majoring in Engineering Is One Good Option.
Although a bachelor's degree in one unlikely major boasts a mid-career median salary of $85,000.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
Myths That Can Hold New Entrepreneurs Back
Here are six ways you're making things harder for yourself.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
What Dan Price Should Have Done Before Increasing Everybody’s Salary to $70K
The Gravity Payments CEO has gone from working class hero to a case study in why no good deed goes unpunished.
Building a Business
The Sad Saga of the $70,000 Minimum Salary Company
The utopian vision of an entrepreneur who wanted to do his part for income inequality looks shortsighted in the cold light of reality.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
Can You Convince Your Boss to Pay You a Bigger Salary?
If you think you've been doing outstanding work and you deserve better compensation, there are steps to take before you walk into your boss's office.
By Kate Ashford
Business News
SEC Says Companies Must Share CEO-Employee Compensation Ratio With Investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new rules have been opposed by many trade groups.
By Reuters
Building a Business
How Much Should You Pay Yourself as a Business Owner?
Although you get to decide your own salary, determining the amount might be one of the toughest decisions you'll make.
Building a Business
Why Rebellious Kids Make More Money Later in Life
Not listening to your parents may be profitable, research shows.
Building a Business
You Don’t Need a STEM Degree to Make Good Money
How you can boost your paycheck no matter what field you're in.
By Landon Dowdy
Building a Business
Obama Wants to Make More Workers Eligible for Overtime Pay
President Obama's plan would touch nearly every sector of the economy and could face legal challenges.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Why Banning Salary Negotiations Won’t Close the Gender Pay Gap
Statistics show that women are paid less than men but the problem resists one-size-fits-all solutions.
Building a Business
Are Small-Business Owners Immoral If They Pay Low Wages?
The biggest fallacy in the discussion of living wage is looking at the issue from a moral point of view.
By Scott Shane
Thought Leaders
At What Point Do You Reward Yourself for Success?
Leaving behind a steady income and starting your business introduces a conundrum: When do you get a prize?
Building a Business
Would You Make $70,000 the Minimum Salary at Your Company?
That's what Dan Price did. He's the founder of Gravity Payments and winner of our Entrepreneur of 2014 award.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
5 Steps to Getting Your Employees On Board With Stock Options
When introducing the benefit of stock options, it's important to be transparent with your team to maximize buy-in and trust.
By Jason Kulpa
Thought Leaders
When Entrepreneurs Should Give Themselves a Raise
There needs to be fluidity to compensating yourself as the business owner.
By Ryan Holmes
Tech
Need a Software Engineer? Here’s How Much You Can Expect to Pay. (Infographic)
Consider this your salary guide for computer wizards.
Building a Business
What Really Affects Your Ability to Make Money
These are the factors that are most influential when it comes to a person's earning potential.
By Ken Sundheim
Building a Business
Zappos Is Bringing Uber-Like Surge Pay to the Workplace
For the online retailer's call center employees, more caller demand means more pay.
Building a Business
Find Your Passion But Embrace the Numbers
Entrepreneurs launch businesses for lofty reasons but stay in business by grappling with the nitty-gritty.
Building a Business
Want to Be a Web Developer? Here’s Where the Best Opportunities Are. (Infographic)
From where to set up shop to the most lucrative programming languages, here is a snapshot of the web developer landscape.
Business News
U.S. Wage Hikes to Impact a Third of Walmart Stores
The world's largest retailer will adjust salaries in more than 1,400 locations due to minimum-wage hikes across the U.S.
By Reuters
Building a Business
At Work, Emotional Intelligence Pays
The ability to read colleagues' emotions at work indirectly predicts annual income, a recent study finds.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Need to Hire a Web Developer? A Marketing Manager? Get in Line.
Heading into 2015, marketing and sales talent commands the highest average pay.
By Anne Fisher
Thought Leaders
Don’t Overestimate the Motivational Potential of a Salary Raise
The prospect of an annual pay hike is just too abstract to keep employees operating with enthusiasm every day. That requires personal engagement.
Thought Leaders
Pay People for Commitment, Not for Time or Results
With flexible work schedules and performance metrics, a business network CEO suggests a different approach to gauging employees.