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Forces shaping the landscape for small and mid-size businesses
Small Business Week 2023: Ways You Can Make an Impact
National Small Business Week will run from Sunday, April through Saturday, May 6 this year. Here's how to celebrate — and connect with your customers and community.
Types of Small Business Insurance to Reduce Your Risks
Numerous types of small business insurance exist to protect businesses and their owners from the risks of adverse events. Here's what to know.
5 Ways to Incentivize Eco-Friendly Practices in the Office
Workplaces have a significant impact on the environment. Here are ways your organization can become more environmentally friendly.
Latest articles
How to Keep Your High Performers
Reducing the cost of turnover (and retaining your high performers) is possible if you understand why it’s happening.
8 Top-Level KPIs for Startup HR Departments
How well is your HR department performing? Consider these eight key performance indicators to measure the business impact of your HR initiatives.
Top 5 HR Errors (and How to Fix Them)
“To err is human; to forgive, divine” wrote Alexander Pope. While forgiveness is a virtue to strive for in life, in business, HR errors can be quite costly.
How to Build a Company Employees Believe In
Keith Pescosolido wants to wake up each morning and love going to work. He also wants to help build the next anchor company in Boston, and by all accounts, he’s doing just that alongside Drift co-founders and start-up veterans, David Cancel and Elias Torres. As head of operations and talent at Drift, Pescosolido has hit the ground […]
How to Get Your HR Ready for the New Year: A Checklist
Use our checklist to help get through your year-end HR tasks around benefits, payroll, and more and start your New Year off right.
How to Build a Knockout Tech Stack that Gets You (and Your Team) Organized
If you're feeling overwhelmed by emails, meetings, and tasks, we've put together a tech stack to get you and your team organized.
The Weekly HR Roundup: Leadership Lessons from Top HR Influencers
Get leadership lessons to help you and your team in your leadership learning journey.
How to Build a Dynamic People Ops Tech Stack
While you’re building HR strategies, it can help to have an efficient tech stack to support the day-to-day work of keeping your team happy and motivated.
When Does My Growing Company Need to Think About HR?
As a leader, it’s important that you're deliberate about how you manage and think about your HR from the day you hire your first employee.
National Boss Day: How to Celebrate Your Boss Like a Boss
October 16th is National Boss's Day! Say thanks and celebrate with your team using these top ideas.
Spotlight
Remote First! A Primer for Small Businesses
What makes a remote-first company? We asked 4 businesses for their input.
Should Remote Workers Earn Less?
Companies often set salaries for remote workers based on their geography. Will that change?
Should I Open My Office?
As states begin to reopen their economies, small business owners are grappling with how to reopen safely.
The Paid Holidays Most Small Businesses Will Give Their Employees in 2020
We've listed the top paid holidays private sector employees give their employees, plus how common it is to offer additional days off
by
Nicole
Roder
Remote Work or Return to Work? Exposing the Gap Between What Employers Think and How Workers Feel
Returning to work amidst COVID-19: See how small business owners and employees feel about remote work, if they see themselves returning to an office, and what preparations they are making as states begin to reopen.
by
Andrea
Curry
Resources
Coronavirus Checklist
An editable .docx template preloaded with tools and tips...
Tips to Conserve Cash
A list of grants and federal aid available during COVID-19...
The State of Flexible Work Arrangements
Get a first look at which flexible work arrangements are...
Employee Retention Strategies
Staff retention strategies that work...