You finally landed that big contract. Now you need more people (with the right skills) to fulfill the job. Should you sub out the work? Not without a solid Independent Contractor Agreement. If subcontracting is a part of your business growth plan, these steps can help you draft a simple contract to cover the fundamentals.
Apparently, lots of people invest the time and energy necessary to draft a business plan, but don’t follow through. Why do so many business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs fail to execute?
Here are a few recommendations for cloud-based technology tools that growing businesses (and the teams who make them work) are using to collaborate with file sharing, messaging, project management and video and web conferencing.
The benefits of allowing associates to tailor when, where and how they work are clear. However, you may never realize those benefits if your policies and best practices are not properly implemented. Getting Workplace Flexibility right depends on how well you execute three key aspects.
Flexibility can be a game-changer in the business world. Workplace flexibility, along with its inherent benefits, is something to be admired and perhaps even doggedly pursued. But, what does flexibility look like from a practical or logistical standpoint? How do you know if your company truly is flexible?
With a menu of flexible work options employees are no longer locked into traditional routines — like clocking in and clocking out. Rather, success is measured by results (e.g. the fulfillment of certain duties and responsibilities) and workers are afforded more freedom in deciding how to effectively perform their job functions.
