Employees
5 Reasons NOT to Offshore Your Help
In today’s economy, business owners are seeking ways to strategically lower their costs and become more efficient. It’s tempting to hire offshore help to cut costs, but before diving into the global talent pool, it’s crucial for business owners to consider the hidden costs that can impact both efficiency and the bottom line. What seems…
Read MorePay Transparency Laws Changing: Is Your State One of Them?
DCA Virtual Business Support and the author of this article are not attorneys. This information is compiled as a resource to our small business owner community and should not be construed as legal advice. Some states are making changes to their pay transparency laws. So far, Washington, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New…
Read MoreHow to Attract the Talent You Need
An essential part of any successful business is the team behind it. Whether you are in the initial stages of building a business, or years into it, the importance of hiring people who will meet the needs of your business never diminishes. You know you need help, so how do you attract the ideal candidate…
Read MoreHow to be Successful with your Vendors
If you run a business, you probably use vendors in some way. If you use a bookkeeper, a marketing specialist or even a cleaning company, you work with vendors! In the business world, a vendor is someone that supplies a product or a service. DCA Virtual Business Support provides services through our Administrative and Creative…
Read MoreWhat Can a Virtual Assistant Do for My Business?
As a business owner, it sometimes feels as if everything falls on your plate. It may be a challenge knowing where to go to get some help for your small business. Here are a few questions to ask yourself if you feel like you have too much to do and are evaluating if a virtual…
Read MoreFreedom in Workplace Culture: Employee Recruitment and Retention
Curt Tueffert is the VP of Sales Development at DXP Enterprises, a $1 billion industrial distributor. Curt is also a professor at the University of Houston, teaching sales and marketing. He’s an author and a professional speaker. He tackles topics such as sales, employee recruitment, leadership, and more. And on special occasions, he is known…
Read MoreHow Encouraging Friendships for Your Remote Team is a Win for Businesses
Business Benefits There are many benefits to having a friend at work as Gallup discovered in their employee engagement survey. They found that when people have a best friend at work, it leads to better job performance. It can also mean fewer safety incidents, more engaged customers, and a higher profit. If employees have a sense…
Read MoreBenefits and Challenges of Remote Employees
If the past year working during a pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that employees certainly figured out how to work from home and did so to their advantage. In December 2017, DCA Virtual posted the blog Work from Home Positions Offer Real Value for Employers. Let’s revisit some of the perks and talk about some of the challenges…
Read MoreFacing Post Pandemic Hiring Challenges
As a business owner in this post-pandemic world, what is your biggest employee challenge? Hiring new talent? Or, retaining the talent you have? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employees left their current jobs at a rate of 2.7% in April. A historic rate! The quit rate is highest in the leisure and hospitality…
Read MoreWhat Makes an Ideal Client?
Someone close to me used to say, any paying client is a good client. While it is definitely good to get paid, don’t get lulled into believing that statemen
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