Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Startup Resource Platform The Startup Resource Platform ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.attacheworks.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://www.attacheworks.com/blog/) - Blog How many balls are you juggling? What does juggling balls have to do with business? Well... I was at Pier 39 in San Francisco and came upon a juggler. He was juggling three balls. Then out of nowhere another ball appeared, then between juggling the now four balls, he reached into his shirt and Get the latest information for startups and small businesses through out blog posts. - [How many balls are you juggling?](https://www.attacheworks.com/how-many-balls-are-you-juggling/) - What does juggling balls have to do with keeping priorities straight? - [Online Document Storage and Management for Small Business](https://www.attacheworks.com/online-document-storage-and-management-for-small-businesses/) - Documents are an essential component of every business. Online document storage is the most efficient and effective way to store needed documents. Yet, there are still some businesses stuck in the 20th Century, maintaining paper files, thinking it is a more secure means of storage. - ["Ban the Box" before you interview](https://www.attacheworks.com/ban-the-box-before-you-interview/) - An employment application can be an important document and can provide you, as a prospective employer, with good information about an applicant. However, you have to be careful that you are not overstepping the legal line. Many older job applications have questions you can no longer ask. Although what can be asked on a job - [Sexual Harassment Training (a podcast)](https://www.attacheworks.com/sexual-harassment-training-a-podcast/) - The city of Chicago instituted sexual harassment prevention training. In this podcast, Cindi Elstien, Bill Heffernan, and Lesa Hammond discuss the nuances of harassment prevention, by-stander training, retaliation, hostile work environment and other related topics. - [Five Costly Mistakes Small Business Owners Make](https://www.attacheworks.com/five-costly-mistakes-small-business-owners-make/) - When you have a small business there are so many things to do, so many laws to follow, so many documents to submit and keep. It is impossible to remember everything and do it all right, but there are some things you may be doing now that are costing you money or could cost you a significant amount of money in the near future. - [Business-to-Business: The Chameleon on Virtual Assistant Hiring](https://www.attacheworks.com/business-to-business-the-chameleon-on-virtual-assistant-hiring/) - We asked Jessica Andritsch, owner of The Chameleon: What is the most important thing someone hiring a VA should know? - [Business-to-Business Advice: PiikUp](https://www.attacheworks.com/business-to-business-advice-piikup/) - We posed a question to April Fenall, Founder and CEO of Piikup (and Attaché for Business customer), Relatively new small business owners or entrepreneurs often feel self-conscious and second guess decisions they make. What advice would you give these individuals? - [Business-to-Business Advice: Starting A Business with Rani Croager](https://www.attacheworks.com/business-to-business-advice-starting-a-business-with-rani-croager/) - We asked Rani Langer-Croager, the CEO of Uptima to answer our question: “What advice would you give an entrepreneur planning to start a business?” - [Business-to-Business: Sara J. Bronson & Associates](https://www.attacheworks.com/business-to-business-sara-j-bronson-associates/) - Today’s Featured Friday company is Sara J. Bronson & Associates. We posed the following question to Sara, Founder and CEO of Sara J. Bronson & Associates What's one thing small business owners need to know and do to manage their money and cash flow to help them grow their business? - [Business-to-Business Advice: Branding with bombilla](https://www.attacheworks.com/business-to-business-advice-branding-with-bombilla/) - We asked Ivellisse Morales, CEO of Bombilla, about developing a business brand: When creating a brand, what advice would you give a small business? - [When a good employee resigns - Don't act like a teenager.](https://www.attacheworks.com/when-a-good-employee-resigns-dont-act-like-a-teenager/) - When a very good employee resigns it is frustrating, but it is also important to honor the work they did and support their decision. - [One Tip To Make Meetings More Effective](https://www.attacheworks.com/one-tip-that-will-make-your-meetings-more-effective/) - Whether your meetings are in person or virtual, this one tip can change everything and make your meetings run more smoothly. To use this tip, your meetings must have an agenda. Beside each agenda item, add the type of item it is. Every agenda item can fall within one of three types: decision-making, discovery, or informative. - [Managing Remote Teams: Beyond Work During COVID-19](https://www.attacheworks.com/managing-remote-teams-beyond-work-during-covid-19/) - Almost everyone has been sent home. You may or may not be able to continue business remotely. Remote workers during non-pandemic times say they most miss a sense of camaraderie and interaction with coworkers. As a manager, you can help to keep your employees engaged. - [Leadership Lesson From COVID-19: Tough Lesson](https://www.attacheworks.com/leadership-lesson-from-covid-19-tough-decisions/) - It’s not easy to be an effective leader, but effective, strong, and decisive leadership is what is needed when you are entrusted with the health, safety, lives and/or livelihood of others. When Gavin Newsom and Jay Inslee (the Governors of California and Washington state respectively) essentially shut down their states, the timing was excellent. The novel coronavirus had already invaded. Citizens were concerned. We had seen what happened in China and it was time for decisive action. While the decisions to send everyone home from work and shut down stores, entertainment, and religious gatherings seemed dramatic, the leadership shown was effective. As days and weeks followed they have been lauded for their actions. It didn’t stop the virus from afflicting the states’ residents but it apparently slowed the curve and magnitude of incidents. - [Why Remote Work Fails](https://www.attacheworks.com/why-remote-work-fails/) - The coronavirus has taught us that there are both positives and challenges to working remotely or working from home. It can be a bit of a minefield but getting things set-up well and starting out the right way can mitigate many of the challenges. If your employees are already engaged in remote work, you can make some small adjustments to have a big effect. Take a look at these aspects of remote working, especially for small businesses or departments. - [If the Program Fits, You Must Apply: A Big Lesson Learned](https://www.attacheworks.com/if-the-program-fits-you-must-apply-a-big-lesson-learned/) - There is a time to sacrifice and a time avail yourself of what is rightfully yours. Suffering needlessly is not a good business strategy. Read my personal lesson ... - [Maximizing Your Employee Assistance Program](https://www.attacheworks.com/maximizing-your-employee-assistance-program/) - What is an EAP and how it can benefit your small business - [Stop Doing Annual Performance Evaluations](https://www.attacheworks.com/stop-doing-annual-performance-evaluations/) - Annual performance appraisal, performance evaluation or performance review. A 20th Century concept that should be abandoned. - [Hybrid Workforce: The future of work requires leaders to embrace flexibility](https://www.attacheworks.com/hybrid-workforce-the-future-of-work-requires-leaders-to-embrace-flexibility/) - In this post-pandemic work environment, remote work and flexibility are key. - [Four Bad Management Styles](https://www.attacheworks.com/four-management-styles-you-dont-want-in-your-company/) - Understanding four of the destructive management styles can help you avoid or quickly address issues that may lead to a disruption in employee performance. The goal of a good manager is always to bring out the best in organization and the people they manage. Sometimes poor managers generally don’t know how to do that or they are following patterns and behaviors of managers from their past. The Bully The Enabler The Rescuer The Abdicator Disrupting poor management styles starts with awareness. Then giving the manager new behaviors and strategies for dealing with specific situations. - [Questions Not To Ask A Job Candidate](https://www.attacheworks.com/not-to-ask/) - When interviewing job candidates there are a lot of questions you can ask; however, the list of things you should not ask applicants is long and growing. And like everything related to employment, it varies by state. It is important to know what you can and what you should not ask. You want to establish rapport, but it is a slippery slope into the realm of illegal or at a minimum inappropriately invasive. And it gets really tricky when the applicant brings up a “forbidden” topic. In this article we will discuss the most common categories of questions and comments to avoid when interviewing job applicants. - [You Need An Independent Contractors Handbook](https://www.attacheworks.com/you-need-an-independent-contractors-handbook/) - Having a handbook for independent contractors will set your organization apart from their other clients. It will also save you time and frustration. In this article, you will learn what to put in a contractor handbook. - [Predictions for 2022](https://www.attacheworks.com/predictions-for-2022/) - As 2021 comes to a close, we will read the predictions of psychics throughout the world answering the question, “What will happen in 2022?” In this commentary, our CEO, Lesa Hammond, will use her psychic powers and attention to trends to “predict” 10 shifts that will impact small businesses in 2022. 1) Remote Work Remote - [You Need A Handbook For Your Independent Contractors](https://www.attacheworks.com/you-need-a-handbook-for-your-independent-contractors/) - Independent contractors, consultants, freelancers, contract workers, 1099 “employees,” and outsourced staff. All of these are titles used to refer to individuals who work for you but are paid outside of payroll. For small business owners and entrepreneurs, I always recommend hiring contractors (the generic name I will use for all the above) vs. employees whenever possible. Why - [New Hire Paperwork – What’s Required?](https://www.attacheworks.com/new-hire-paperwork-whats-required/) - When hiring a new employee, there are things you must report, things you must keep available for inspection, and things you must simply give the new hire. Many small business owners aren’t fully aware of what new hire paperwork is required and it does vary some from state-to-state and some cities, parishes, or counties have - [Why You Should Respond to Unemployment Claims](https://www.attacheworks.com/why-you-should-respond-to-unemployment-claims/) - Responding to unemployment claims is important. You must respond to challenge the claim. Decisions can be made in your favor without your response, but if you don’t respond, the adjudicator (person who decides) is relying only on the word of the person who filed the claim. 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