Preparing for the Affordable Care Act: Advice for small businesses
Are you trying to figure out how best to prepare your business for the the impending implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
4 Questions to Ask Your Prospective Recruiter
Have you ever considered hiring a recruiting agency to source a high-impact or hard-to-find employee? Our friends at Software Advice have a few guidelines to help you weed out the wrong type of recruiters. 1. What is the internal turnover rate at your recruiting firm? If an agency can’t source their own internal talent effectively, how do you...
By Dave Cannon
Why Introverts Get More Sales
Introverts can be extraordinary entrepreneurs. Here are a few personality traits that set them apart from their more outgoing counterparts. One summer while in college I took a sales job to pay the bills. I was painfully shy and terrified of the prospect of meeting new people, but I needed the money and decided to...
By Dave Cannon
Did You Pay to Invest Your Time in the Right Payroll Provider?
You run a business and wear many different hats, one of which is making sure that those you employ are both productive and satisfied with their jobs. So, imagine the feeling in the pit of your stomach when you come to realize that the payroll provider you hired to make sure all your workers are...
By Dave Thomas
Simple (and Cheap!) Continuing Education For Your Team
I’m a big believer in providing continuing education for our team here at Palo Alto Software. Investing in furthering the professional growth of our team is by far one of the best things we can do to grow internal capacity, generate new ideas, and question old ideas. Providing educational opportunities that spark new questions and...
By Noah Parsons
7 Interview Blunders and Bonuses
I’ve been interviewing several candidates over the last few months to fill positions on my marketing team at Palo Alto Software, and I am amazed at the number of people who show up for an interview unprepared. Some may say that it’s generational, but that’s not the case. I’ve interviewed candidates from seniors in college...
Why Women Make Better Business Leaders
I like this video from OnlineMBA.com. And here’s the intro for it, quoted from that site: There’s no question that women are making large strides in U.S. business and technology fields. Today’s generation of women professionals are more likely than any other to found, lead or advise a major U.S. firm. But while women continue...
By Tim Berry
How to Create an Employee Training Plan for Your Restaurant: Part 3
In parts one and two of this three-part series, I covered how to get started with your plan, setting clear goals, training methods, and documentation. Today I’ll discuss revising and evaluating your plan. Being Realistic As discussed previously, you should establish goals for training based on the needs you have identified in the employee through...
By Zac Bond
