Amid this spate of layoffs, Richard Bayer of the Five O'Clock Club, a career counseling organization, reminds small businesses that handling terminations in a kind, ethical manner helps maintain a good reputation with clients and remaining employees.
Consultant, entrepreneur, and "No Man's Land" author Doug Tatum talks with Senior Editor Diane Brady about the perils of going from small to big and what can be done to avoid them
Statistics show that small business hiring is at a standstill, but some companies are finding creative strategies to retain workers for the next upturn
Small companies don't have much luck with traditional recruiting. Instead, they count on referrals and trusted networks to find good people
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