If you’re a working parent, you already understand the struggle of juggling working on your business while taking care of toddlers and infants is like — and it’s far from being easy! Whether you work from home or run a brick and mortar storefront, most entrepreneurs can benefit from investing in a nanny. According to Forbes, hiring ... Read More
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How to Hire a Virtual Assistant for Your Business
If you’re anything like me, you launched your business with the idea that you would be able to spend more time with your family. But as time goes on and your business grows the more administrative tasks that end up on your plate. Now you have less time to focus on what’s really important - your loved ones and making money. When ... Read More
Setting Up Your Home Office: When to Hire Professional Help
Setting up your home office is an important task. As the place in your home that allows you to get away and get work done, you need to set it up the right way. If your home office space doesn’t consider your working needs or can’t accommodate your tech equipment, you may find it difficult to work from home productively. But ... Read More
Why You Should Let a Millennial Handle Your Marketing
It seems like every year the internet lights up with a sea of listicles in favor of and against millennials tackling marketing initiatives for businesses. However, as time progresses, it’s also think-piece material that is quickly becoming outdated. Millennials are officially growing up. A recent Goldman Sachs infographic states that ... Read More
10 Tips for Finding & Working with a Graphic Designer
When I got the idea for my blog, I had no clue how to set up a website. I knew "the look" I wanted, so I hired a graphic designer to create a one-of-a-kind design for me. It took me months to find a designer who was in my budget and yet, who's work I loved. When I finally found one that met my criteria, I submitted my project details ... Read More
When Should I Hire on a Manager?
Often, if you’re running your business from home, the idea is to run it yourself. There are many benefits to being the only employee - you only have to manage yourself, you don’t have to pay other people, and your business is being run exactly how you envision it being run. But as your small business grows, you may get to a point ... Read More
Three Possible Employment Problems for Home-Based Businesses
Running a home-based business is different from any other type of company. You don’t have an office or a strict workspace – it’s just whatever you can carve out of your home. And while, traditionally, home-based businesses were solo ventures, more people are hiring people to help them out when the work piles up. While most ... Read More
5 Key Qualities to Look for in New Hires for Your Team
There is a quote by Larry Bossidy, the former CEO of AlliedSignal and an executive at General Electric, that I believe sums up in a nutshell what a successful hiring process is all about, “I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day, you bet on people, not on ... Read More