Our 2010 SMB Award Applicants Go Far Beyond the Federal Requirement for Employee Leave
June 24, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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Our past annual conference speaker Sue Shellenbarger of The Wall Street Journal wrote a blog today on a notable development when it comes to the intersection of workplace culture practices and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Shellenbarger notes that with Australia now requiring their employers to offer paid leave, the U.S. is [...]
Our 2010 Small Biz Award Applicants Had Positive Sales-Per-Employee Growth in 2009
March 30, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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On Friday Reuters’ small business site cited data from Sageworks, which compiles financial information on privately held companies, in reporting that GDP numbers are "not so rosy for small business" (compared to the reported 5.6% GDP growth of all U.S. business in the fourth quarter of 2009).
If you check out Sageworks’ full report that Reuters [...]
Close to 10 Percent of Our 2010 Small Biz Award Applicants Have Had No Layoffs in the Last 3 Years
February 3, 2010 by Team Building Activity Tips
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This new article on CNNMoney.com profiles six companies on Fortune magazine’s 2010 "100 Best Companies to Work For" list that have never had a layoff.
I’m guessing six is the total number on Fortune’s 2010 list, or this article would have touted and profiled more firms. A 6% no-layoff (ever!) rate is indeed pretty impressive, especially [...]
