As a small business, you know that the process of finding the right team members is costly and time consuming. Job postings, recruiting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding add up quickly. In addition, you know that keeping your employees around is vital to the survival of your startup because going through the hiring process over and over zaps your budget and your energy. One way to boost both your business and employee morale is with learning opportunities. In this article, we look at the bene...

 In an increasingly competitive market, companies face a different, more trained, better informed and much more demanding consumer. The success of today's organizations is to place the customer at the center of the strategy and act quickly seeking to differentiate themselves from the competition. To boost customer loyalty, Rieva Lesonsky shares here 7 ways to be more responsive to your customers. [Read the full article on allbusiness.com]

Did you know that more than 30% of new hires quit a job within the first six months? This is a pretty staggering number considering that you run a startup. The hiring budget is tight, and you've spent a lot of time hiring the best available talent. The last thing you want is to lose them. So, how do you increase your chances of keeping the top talent you hired? The answer is onboarding. What is onboarding? For many business owners it means giving new employees a tour of the facilities, showing t...