Helping Small Businesses Understand Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation, the insurance that safeguards employers from liability if employees are injured in the workplace, includes coverage for medical bills, lost wages, and ensures the employer will not be sued for injuries or illnesses related to the workplace. A great additional level of coverage for any employer, workers’ compensation underlines an employer’s role in taking responsibility for the safety of employees in the workplace. 
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Structuring Your Sales Team for Success

Teams need structure—this goes without saying. But sales teams need to operate within a specific structure in order to ensure prospects and opportunities are moved promptly through the sales process. A weak foundation or improperly designed sales process can directly affect company sales and the team’s success.  
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Right Person. Wrong Job.

When an employee is hired for a specific role, there are times when either the role wasn’t what the employee anticipated, or the manager later realizes that the employee’s skills are better suited in a different open opportunity within the organization. 
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Pulling Your Sales Team Out of a Slump

Repeatedly pitching a product or service, facing rejection, and working with strangers is all part of the sales job—but it’s not easy. It takes a certain caliber of person to take on this challenging role at any organization. There are good days, and then there are days where you realize you won’t be able to meet your quota, big accounts have churned, or the large deal you were counting on closing prior to the end of the quarter collapses prior to final signatures. 
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