{"id":4207,"date":"2013-05-22T06:41:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T11:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=4207"},"modified":"2014-08-27T07:44:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T12:44:49","slug":"hiring-first-employee-is-big-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2013\/05\/hiring-first-employee-is-big-step.html","title":{"rendered":"Hiring First Employee is Big Step"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your first employees become a public face for your business. Making the right choices can be critical. Photo by Becky McCray.<\/p><\/div>\n

Hiring the first employee is a huge step for a small business.<\/p>\n

If your small business has reached the point where you need help because the assistance of family and friends no longer covers the gaps, you may have reached the point where you need bring paid staff on board. (A previous Small Biz Survival <\/i>article focused on helping you decide when the time to hire someone had arrived – http:\/\/bit.ly\/10eSmjl<\/a> ).<\/p>\n

Once you have determined you want to hire employees, the next decision is determining the amount of help you need.<\/p>\n

Those decisions should be based on the type of help you need, how much or often you need that help, and the money you anticipate having available. As the owner you need to consider will the new employees be part time or full time, and will they be temporary or work year-round?<\/p>\n

No matter what type of employee you need, certain steps must be taken prior to actually making your first hire. They include:<\/p>\n