Hiring Employees
This clip provides an overview of the hiring process, from resumes and job applications to interviews and reference checking.
Hiring A Financial Professional
The clip looks at the unfortunate tendency of many entrepreneurs to do all financial record keeping themselves, or to assign the task to an office worker or family member on a part-time basis.
Leadership and Motivation
This clip talks about the need for entrepreneurs to refine their leadership skills. This involves not only motivating and directing employees, but listening to their needs and instilling a sense of teamwork and shared commitment.
Leading
This clip looks at leading, the fourth of the five management functions. In some instances, the small business owner may find it difficult to play this role, because the same self-reliance that allows an entrepreneur to create a new venture sometime...
Managing Cash Flow
This clip talks about the importance of managing cash flow, noting that the cash requirements of any company are constantly changing and that sales mean nothing without the ability to collect cash.
Managing a Small Business
This clip introduces the five major management functions: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. It notes that the challenge for small business owners is to avoid what is sometimes called "entrepreneur's disease": the inability to...
Marketing, Taxes, Employees and Ethics
This clip notes that one of the greatest challenges in operating a small business is maintaining one's ethical moorings while, at the same time, performing essential business functions, such as promoting, advertising, paying taxes and dealing with e...