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What goes into an employee handbook?

Posted by: Jeremy on: January 5, 2010

Does my small business need an employee handbook? And what does it have to include? For almost any small business, the simple answer is yes, you need an employee handbook. It may not be legally required for the smallest businesses, but a good employee handbook can be such a useful document that we recommend any [...]

Incorporation: why you should and how to get started

Posted by: Jeremy on: August 3, 2009

So you’ve got a small business. Maybe it’s just you and an idea so far, or maybe you’ve got a handful of employees and are starting to win new business. No matter where you are in the startup timeline, it’s worth starting to consider incorporating your business. There are two primary reasons to incorporate your [...]

Most business owners know that employees consistently rank health insurance as the most important benefit, above vacations, holidays, and all other benefits. But while larger companies offer health insurance almost across the board, it can be hard for smaller companies to know when they should start offering health care plans to their workers. The Society [...]

Are small businesses being left out in the cold when it comes to credit card reform? Learn what difficulties small businesses face with maintaining their credit sources in a challenging economic climate.


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