SCORE® “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit association that provides guidance to small businesses nationwide. SCORE offers a wealth of business advice from their "Ask SCORE for Business Advice" where you can submit questions on any business topic to their 60-Second Guides and more.

You can ask questions about accounting, advertising & promotion, business plans, computer networking, environmental regulations, financial statements, marketing, payroll practices, strategic planning, telephone & communications equipment or any of hundreds of other business topics.

SCORE, “Learning Center,” contains hundreds of articles to help you make critical decisions for business success.” Included are “60-Second Guides” on many topics, from “Collecting Payment” to “Writing a Business Plan.”

An example of Score's "60-Second Guides" is the latest offering "How to Handle Letting Someone Go" where you can learn how to terminate someone in a direct, respectful and professional manner. All in just 60 seconds.

Here is a sample:

60-Second Guide to Letting Someone Go

Letting an employee go is a difficult and emotional task for most small business owners.

In just 60-seconds, you’ll learn how to conduct a tactful termination.

0:60 Understand “With Cause” or “Without Cause”
There are a number of scenarios where you may have to terminate an employee. Determine if you’re terminating “with cause” or “without cause.” A “with cause” case is when an employee has violated company policy or done something obviously wrong, such as drinking or using drugs in the workplace, stealing or sexual harassment. “Without cause” situations arise when an employee turns out to lack the skills or efficiency necessary to perform the job successfully.

0:49 Consider the Employee’s Length of Service

...and more

To read the complete guide visit SCORE

Credit:

60-Second Guide to Letting Someone Go - http://www.score.org/internet_60_second_letting_go.html

SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is the best source of free and confidential small business advice to help you build your business—from idea to start-up to success. The SCORE Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.

http://www.score.org

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