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5 Steps To Preventing Employee Theft In The Workplace

Employee theft is something that no business owner wants to deal with. However, there are employees who want to take advantage of your good nature or inattention to detail. Here are five steps that business owners can take to ensure that employee theft is reduced or eliminated completely. 1) Train Employees Well From The Beginning…

5 Characteristics that Employers Look for When Hiring
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5 Characteristics that Employers Look for When Hiring

The most crucial part of the job search is interviewing well. This means showing off your positive personality traits to impress the interviewer. People can all tend to blend together on paper, but those who let their positive personality traits shine during the interview will stand out in the minds of the hiring managers. Here…

3 Investments You Should Make When Starting A Business
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3 Investments You Should Make When Starting A Business

The three investments you should make when starting a business consist of tangible and non-tangible components. Many people are currently creating their own employment opportunities to rise above the chaos of an unstable economy. Properly investing the smallest profit amounts can increase potential company profits and open the door to future partnerships. With so many…

How to Become a Licensed Home Inspector in Your State

As a housing inspector it will be your job to determine if people’s living environments are tenable or not. You will check for things like mold, allergens, pests and even structural issues, like shaky or eroding foundations. Not only will you make sure that living arrangements are acceptable, but you will also follow strict ordinances…

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Top Ten Workplace Safety Violations 2012, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

1. Fall protection, construction The most common violation is also the number one cause of construction worker deaths. Implementing required guardrails, toe-boards and harnesses would reduce the number of deaths. 2. Hazard communication standards Workplaces with hazardous chemicals onsite are required to have labels, data sheets and worker training to communicate the hazards of handling chemicals. Failure…

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Trust Fund Penalty Act Bad News Awaits For Business Owners With Tax Troubles

As a business owner, you are required to hold certain funds in trust, pending the taxation of those funds. The current law governing this requirement, enacted in 1998, is the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Act. A trust fund tax is any tax that is to be held in trust by a company for payment to…