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Top 8 Books for Small Businesses

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Even a solid core product, shifting markets, industry developments, and the millions of other variables involved in creating a successful business change so quickly that your business can be left behind. And we narrowed the list down to the top 8 recommendations. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. – Dan Potter, Cofounder of CRAFTD.

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Top 7 Books for Small Businesses

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Even a solid core product, shifting markets, industry developments, and the millions of other variables involved in creating a successful business change so quickly that your business can be left behind. And we narrowed the list down to the top 7 recommendations. The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. – Dan Potter, Cofounder of CRAFTD.

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How to Celebrate Filipino American History Month in the Workplace

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Congress officially recognized it in 2009. Independence (2009). Celebrating different cultures allows people to shine and show their unique skillset, leading to creative solutions for problems and ideas for future projects or products. This month honors the first Filipinos to arrive in the United States on October 18th, 1587.

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6 Key HR Strategies in a Recession

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The 2007-2009 Great Recession is fresh in the public consciousness as another potential economic downturn looms over the market. In the economic crisis and recession of 2009, 55% of HR leaders expanded their layoffs, and 41% started downsizing. But this isn’t 2009. Improve productivity with automation and technology.

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Maintaining a Vibrant Company Culture: Why You Should Hire, Promote, and Terminate Based on Values

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Hastings published the deck on SlideShare in 2009 and it’s one of the main inspirations behind our culture here at 97th Floor. Don’t allow quality of work and productivity to be your sole measuring stick of employee contribution. The ‘it’ she is referring to is Reed Hastings’ famous deck on Netflix’s culture.

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How Upskilling Can Impact Your Company and Employees During the Great Resignation

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Every HR professional knows that the employee experience is critical to productivity, retention , and company objectives. And upskilling employees may hit the sweet spot of affordable, valuable, and productive for both employers and their workforce. Improve productivity. Combating the great resignation with upskilling.

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Understanding Minimum Wage (Updated for 2020)

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per hour, where it’s been since 2009. If the employee’s disability impacts productivity, businesses may obtain a Certificate Authorizing Payment of Subminimum Wages from the Department of Labor. A process determines how to calculate the prevailing wage for the position versus the productivity the employee with a disability can provide.