Your First Employee – Basic Information for the First-Time Employer
August 8, 2017
INFOGRAPHIC: Comparing Portable Restroom Units
August 9, 2017
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Traits of a Successful Business vs. an Unsuccessful Business
Successful Businesses
- Have strong leaders
- Plan strategically
- Value quality
- Have a strong brand identity
- Train employees and hold them to high standards
- Value employees and encourage them to provide input
- Put their customers first
- Utilize mentors, support groups and other resources
- Keep finances in order
- Go above and beyond what is expected
- Learn from mistakes
- Are willing to change
- Understand the importance of marketing
- Are passionate about what they do
Unsuccessful Businesses
- Lack direction
- Wing it
- Cut corners
- Get lost in the crowd
- Let employees do whatever they want
- Treat employees as replaceable parts
- Put themselves first
- Pretend they have all the answers
- Mismanage finances
- Settle for doing the minimum
- Blame others
- Stick with the status quo
- Rely solely on word of mouth
- Are just in it for the money
