Nothing hurts productivity more than a negative work environment. If your employees aren’t happy, you’ll know.

Small business owners know that their financial plan is highly contingent upon their employees, who many describe as the lifeblood of a company’s economic strength In other words, without them, the goals that entrepreneurs set out to achieve wouldn’t be possible.

A somewhat controversial subject matter for small business owners is the minimum wage and how it can be worked into their financial plan.

This year it is easier than ever for people to market their services through a number of channels, so how do you tell a different story than everyone else selling a product in 2015?

More than half of job seekers – 55 percent – say they would move to a new country if doing so would enable them to find their dream job, based on a recent survey done by employment search engine Monster Worldwide.

In a poll of 2,200 company managers and 3,100 employees, 25 percent of employers said that they have dealt with a worker who faked their illness, CareerBuilder.com reported.

Among the costliest sources of damage in the winter is wet snow that can pile up on rooftops. According to the Insurance Information Institute, roof cave-ins contribute to winter weather being the third-largest cause of insured catastrophe losses, averaging $1.2 billion per year in the past two decades.

Though the year may be young, the economy is doing pretty well compared to recent years. The private sector has seen 58 consecutive months of uninterrupted job growth, and the nation’s unemployment rate is at 5.6 percent, according to the Labor Department, a near seven-year low.

t’s pretty difficult to fit winning the lottery into your financial plan, as hitting the jackpot is a one in a million shot. But based on a new poll, the vast majority of people employees would continue to work if they struck it rich, which is good news for small business owners who rely on their staff.

While health officials encourage workers to stay home if their sick, many are spurning this advice and reporting to work nonetheless, creating issues for business owners, a new poll suggests.

It’s 2015, and a considerable number of business owners believe that hiring more workers this year is the best financial plan they can make, based on the results of a recent survey.

Most countries vacation a lot more often than the U.S., so a lot of vacation time may seem a bit weird. However, ever since Richard Branson announced his company will be experimenting with unlimited vacation, the idea has caught on.

A successful small business depends on many things, one being the tools that are utilized.

Starting your own business is hard work and it takes a lot of time. It isn’t everyone that can pull this off successfully, and those that do have often built a number of habits that allow them to be more productive than the average person.

One vital element of a small businesses survival is ensuring that it is a place that people want to work.

Hiring mistakes can end up costing your business a lot, so it is important to make sure that every employee you bring on is a smart hire.

If you’re not a good boss, chances are people won’t be with your company very long. In order to maintain consistency and morale amongst your staff, you will have to treat employees well and make sure you’re always displaying the habits of a good manager.

The year is coming to an end, and as a small business owner you should start planning for 2015.

Not everyone is good at sales off the bat, but with some work, everyone can learn what it takes to sell sand to a desert.

Letting employees choose when they work could prove beneficial for some small businesses.

Meetings can seem like they take forever – a long waste of too many people’s time – but there are ways to get the most out of them by ensuring they are run correctly.

Cloud computing has grown in popularity in recent year and for good reason, but small business owners should consider a few things before investing.

Despite lingering concerns about health care costs as well as the functionality of government, most small business owners are optimistic about 2015.

Small business owners need leadership skills in order to foster the growth of their ideas and push employees to work their hardest. In order to be a great leader, you need more than an idea – you will need to work on certain skills and put in the time.