| Volume 3 Issue 23 | June 9, 2009 |
Summer Hiring Solutions
For millions of small businesses, summer means big changes in sales and hiring. If you bring on teens as summer help, you need to know the special rules and regulations that apply. This issue of What Works offers 10 tips on hiring teens for the summer; plus help coping with seasonal swings, finding and hiring temps and using interns the right way.
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10 Tips on Hiring Teens for Summer Jobs
Q. Dear Dan: We’re hiring students for summer jobs. Are there special rules we need to know about safety, work hours and other things that might be different for teen workers? - Hiring Teens
A. Dear Hiring Teens: Four million teenagers will hold summer jobs this year. If your business hires teens, you’d better be aware of the special rules that govern teenage workers... Read more
The Temp Solution Finding and Hiring Temps
By Matt Alderton
Even entrepreneurs need help sometimes. But hiring full-time employees is expensive. Consider alternatives — such as temps — to get all the benefits of full-time help, without all the costs. Here's how
Seasonal Swings
Coping with Seasonal Sales SwingsBy Carol Smalley
Most businesses experience swings in income. For some enterprises, such as those that rely on seasonal traffic, the fluctuations can be wild. Although you may be more worried about surviving the low periods when sales sink, the busy times can prove to be just as much of a threat to your business. Get strategies to help your business survive the ups and downs...
The Intern Solution
Hiring and Using Interns
By Daniel Kehrer
Success with interns requires more than just finding the right people. You need a system that fully taps intern capabilities on behalf of your business. Here's how to make hiring interns really pay off for your business...
Summer HiringFinding Low-Cost Seasonal Help
When it comes to hiring seasonal, summer, holiday or other part-time and temporary help, there’s a great deal for a small business to know. You’ll need to decide what kind of workers you want (student interns; adult temps, etc.), where to find them and how to train them. Read more
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