Hire Your First Employee. Rhonda Abrams

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СКАЧАТЬ be frank: You’re not going to learn to be a great boss, leader and manager over night or from just a book. It takes time. It takes experience. And it takes a commitment to learning the skills and attitudes to manage and lead others. That’s an ongoing process.

       When to Make the Leap

       It’s time to hire if you:

      

Need employees on Day One of your business

      

Turn away work from new or current clients because you’re over-booked

      

Can’t find time to send invoices to your customers

      

Can’t get out from under your paperwork

      

Lack time to pursue new product ideas and/or new clients

      

Need someone with specialized skills critical to your business

      

Want to grow a business you can sell one day

      Having Employees Enables You To…

      

Serve more customers.

      

Produce more products or services.

      

Add additional skills & talents to your business.

      

Spend your time on more money-producing activities.

      

Use your time on the things you do best and like to do.

      

Make money when someone else is working.

      

Grow your company.

Benefits of Hiring Employees

       Grow Your Business

       Hiring an employee helps you be more productive. You have more time to focus on growth—to develop innovative new products, reach out to your customers, spend less time on administrative tasks, or simply focus more energy on your work.

      

Concentrate on the work you do best

      

Increase your sales

      

Manage more customers

      

Balance your weaknesses

      

Create a business that you might eventually be able to sell to others

       Change Your Life

       Working alone can be lonely. It’s hard to make all the decisions by yourself, stay motivated, handle all the day-today tasks of running even a very small business. Having someone else on board brings you more talent and skills.

      

Share some of your workload

      

Spend more of your time on work you enjoy

      

Reduce isolation

      

Turn to someone else; bounce ideas off of them

      

Recharge your battery

       Change the World

       In 2007, there were 21 million businesses in the US with NO employees. Some will never have the income to support employees. But if a mere 1% of those businesses hired just one employee, they’d create 200,000 new jobs! You can be part of that.

      

Create good jobs for other people

      

Create an atmosphere in which people are treated fairly and with respect

      

Increase employment in America and reduce unemployment

      

Improve the economy

      But this book definitely helps you get started. You’ll be armed with enough of the basic knowledge you need as an employer. You’ll get the guidance to help you conduct an effective hiring search that should result in finding a great employee. You’ll feel more confident that you understand the laws and day-to-day processes of dealing with employees. You’ll think through your company’s policies and benefits and what kind of corporate culture you want to cultivate. Finally, you’ll take a look at managing and leading your staff. You’ll be on your way to charting a path toward another successful chapter in your business’ story.

Bad Economy, Good Time for Hiring

      Weak economy? High unemployment? Sure, it’s scary to think about expanding your business and taking on employees during uncertain economic conditions. But believe it or not, recessions and depressions have historically proven to СКАЧАТЬ