Every year, Ohio’s minimum wage rises based on inflation. With every minimum wage increase, small business owners need to make sure their payroll is up to date and compliant as well as accounting for increased labor costs in their budget. Accidentally paying your people the wrong wage can leave your business open to costly fines andContinueContinue reading “Ohio Minimum Wage Laws explained For Small Businesses”
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Find a corner to make a difference
If you are a supervisor of 8 people in your organization of 100,000+ employees, simply focus on the culture you can create with those 8 employees. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are, as Roosevelt once said. Outsiders will notice, and your microculture will spread. HT to Seth Godin, January 30ContinueContinue reading “Find a corner to make a difference”
January Main Street Health Report: Small businesses experience post-holiday slowdown while battling deep freeze
The expected post-holiday slowdown, compounded by extreme cold weather conditions, drove business activity down for small businesses across all industries in January. Industries that rely heavily on foot traffic, including Food & Drink (-6.7%) and Entertainment (-8.8%), endured the most severe impact of these conditions. Noteworthy trends this month: After closing 2023 with consistentContinueContinue reading “January Main Street Health Report: Small businesses experience post-holiday slowdown while battling deep freeze”
How to Acquire More Business Skills after Graduation: A Student’s Guide to the Professional World
It has become part of common knowledge that the world is undergoing a college inflation bubble. It used to be the case that you went to college for elite jobs that could not be done without an enormous amount of knowledge and preparation. However, nowadays, higher education is a bare new minimum mandatory requirement forContinueContinue reading “How to Acquire More Business Skills after Graduation: A Student’s Guide to the Professional World”
Lessons from a layoff: 4 guidelines for navigating career upheaval
YOUNG LEADERS This is the first article under SmartBrief’s new Young Leaders label. In March 2023, I took a gamble on my career that didn’t work out. After spending four years with one of the largest consulting firms in the world, I was looking for a new challenge. I left my comfortable, stable role forContinueContinue reading “Lessons from a layoff: 4 guidelines for navigating career upheaval”
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