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5answers
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What Are My Health Insurance Options When Hiring First Employee(s)?
My 7-year-old small business is about to graduate from being a
home-based business to moving into a small commercial office space and
hiring its first employee(s).
For the past se …
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0answers
20 views
What are Keogh Plan Implications When Hiring First Employee(s)?
My small business is about to graduate from being a home-based business to moving into a small commercial office space and hiring its first employee(s).
In 2004 and 2005, the busi …
5
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6answers
157 views
Should I put my “startup” experience on my resume?
I have a similar question to this one regarding putting your "startup" on your resume. I have a full time job and started a small company on the side. My startup isn't a product …
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34answers
8k views
What fun and low-cost fringe benefits/perks would you offer to employees?
Let's face it. As startups, we can't really offer top-dollar salaries to our employees. But we can offer some fun benefits that the big companies can't/won't. Here are a few that w …
1
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2answers
53 views
Multiple twitterers / one company
I'm pretty new to twitter ( http://twitter.com/roadbud). I'm hoping to build customer relationships, provide customer service, engage people with blog, and lead prospects towards o …
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3answers
71 views
Securing contract with a freelancer
I wonder - is it possible to sign a contract with a freelancer for a regular contract job securely?
I mean how can I justify that all the work he has done will be given to my comp …
4
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1answer
52 views
How is hiring and relocation handled for non-local job candidates of a venture-backed startup?
I am interesting in moving out to another city to work at a promising startup, particularly one with venture funding and user traction.
How do venture-backed startups generally ha …
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20answers
1k views
Getting a New Hire to Work More
We recently hired a junior developer as employee #1 at our startup. He's doing a great job on all fronts (produces good work, gets along with team, etc.) with one exception--he is …
6
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8answers
334 views
How to get the passion back and to stay focused and organized?!
I've been running my business for 3 years now. It's grown substantially and doing quite well but I seem to be losing the passion of running the business. I'm interested in doing n …
4
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8answers
320 views
Advice/Resources on Performance Reviews for Employees
We're getting ready to formalize our processes around employee reviews and I wondered if anyone had some great advice and/or links to articles/resources that are valuable on the su …
4
votes
6answers
182 views
What do I need to know about hiring an intern?
My bootstrapped startup (Textaurant) needs some help with market research. Since we're so close to two of my alma maters (undergrad is ~1 mile, grad is ~5 miles), I figured I would …
6
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8answers
367 views
Tips for running a virtual office
Having a virtual company empowers you to hire talent anywhere in the world and manage a team of employees using the wonders of modern technology. I have personally worked this way …
4
votes
11answers
474 views
Advice about an offer at a startup company
So here's the situation:
I was discovered by a startup company through some of my work. I was interviewed by one of the cofounders, and they were interested in putting me on their …
10
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5answers
754 views
Ideal office space layout - open or offices?
I have worked in a variety of environments wanted to share my opinions and see what others thought on the subject of ideal office space layout. Once our lease is up (in a few year …
2
votes
6answers
129 views
Best resource for finding and managing freelance workers?
As a solo-preneur one really needs outside support. Consultants, freelancers, etc. Challenge is finding them, qualifying their experience, and tracking their work; as efficiently …