Eastham Garden Tour Homeowner’s Handbook
Throughout the Homeowner’s Handbook, you will find background information that will answer many questions you might have about being part of the Eastham Garden Tour and qualifying as one of the Creative Gardens of the Outer Cape.
Eastham Garden Tour Handbook 07-18-2023... Read More
BizTips from SCORE – Engagement
Keeping Your Team Motivated
It is really hard to find employees to fill the ranks of small businesses today, but equally hard to retain them once you find and on-board them. Consider these best practices in managing your seasonal team:
Employees stay when they are: appreciated, mentored, challenged, engaged, empowered, not just paid well. Getting and keeping employe... Read More
Concerts on the Green
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BizTips from SCORE – Alternatives to Saying No!
Many times you can say NO by saying YES. “I would love to spend a few minutes talking about your project, however I am in the middle of something, can we meet at 2pm?”
Other ways of saying NO but not shutting the door are:
Let’s look at this together. This gives both you and the requester time to review and evaluate all the elements of what is bein... Read More
Understanding Seasonal Employment: Top 7 Considerations Before Hiring
by Karyn H. Rhodes | SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Complete Payroll Solutions
If you operate a seasonal business, then you know your staffing needs can be inconsistent throughout the year. One way to address this issue is to offer seasonal employment to ensure you’re adequately staffed when you need it most. But if you’re not familiar ... Read More
H2B Workers: Please Practice Lawful Hiring Procedures
Published May 19, 2023, 10:47 am
Recently one of our member businesses had two applicants that were H2B workers at the Chatham Bars Inn. As you know H2B workers are not allowed to work for another employer other than their designated sponsor(s). Hiring another employer’s H2B worker without having filed for that particular worker on your own or in conjunction with the other... Read More
BizTips SCORE – Employee Loyalty Begins with Recognition
Employee Loyalty Begins with Recognition
Aside from financial reward, there are a number of ways small business owners can engender employee loyalty and long-term commitment. Recent Gallop surveys show that 65% of Americans received no praise or recognition in the past year. It is even more important now, in this post pandemic period where employment option... Read More
THE AQUA ECONOMY?
Mar 29, 2023 | Over the Bar
Christopher Seufert photo
By John Pappalardo | Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance
The term “green economy” has been in play for a while now, and we have a pretty good idea what it means at least in the abstract; an economy that builds jobs and prosperity while keeping environmental impact in mind, reduci... Read More
BizTips from SCORE- Creating Lifelong Customers
Creating Lifelong Customers
Customer acquisition is a very expensive part of the small business equation. It doesn’t make sense to close a sale, service a customer, lose the customer, and then start over again with another prospect. Carl Sewell, an incredibly successful automobile dealer in Dallas, Texas, learned about hospitality from the Japanese culture, cleanline... Read More