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A Primer on Finding Good Employees for Your Small Business
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
All my life, I have heard people say that good help is hard to find. Why is that?
Actually, there are several reasons that increasing numbers of small businesses are turning to spouses and other family members to help them fill their staffing holes.
Let’s take a look at a few of them.
Benefits
The first reason lots of small business owners cannot find good employees is that they want something we do not have. Most qualified people are looking for a benefits package. As small business owners, we can’t always afford to offer benefits like medical and dental insurance, paid holidays and vacation time.
In this case, the solution is to find a qualified worker that is willing to help you grow your business. They may be comfortable looking forward to the time when you have built the business up enough that you can afford to give them a great benefits package.
You can further help yourself find that person if you are willing to draw up a contract that outlines the benefits package once that employee helps you grow your business.
Qualifications
Another reason that we cannot find the right employees for our small businesses is that people are not qualified for the job. In this case, you must be willing to train someone for the job.
After that, if they need more training, you can pay for them to take a course at a at a college campus that offers a course in your area of business. If they do not have the course at a bricks and mortar college in your area, offer to pay for the employee to take an online course.
Personality
In some cases, small business owners need to make some changes. Sometimes, people just do not like working small business owners because they are so demanding and like things done a certain way. Many business owners get into an "I can do it better myself" mentality. Sometimes we need to learn to lighten up and accept compromise.
If someone is willing to do a job that you will not have to do later, you should be grateful. If the job is done well, you should be happy and enjoy the fact that you have someone to help you move towards your goal of growing your business.
If you are able to offer benefits, and are easy to get along with, then finding good qualified employees should not be a big problem. If you realize the problem is within you, you need to take some time to focus on changing your attitude. If you are willing to make these changes, then the good employees you need are out there - all you have to do is find them.
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