As a small business owner you are the one that is often spinning all the plates, you’re the social media manager, the content creator, the designer, the buyer, the packer, but what about when your business starts to grow and you need to think about hiring staff? Today Nicole is joined by Mandy Hamerla, founder of modernhr.co.uk, the go to hr expert for when you are scaling your business when the business can’t function with just you anymore. We are going to talk about how you know if it's the right time to hire staff. What to look for in your new hire. And what do you do if it doesn’t work out?

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• You know it’s the right time to hire staff when you have too much work on your plate and are reaching burnout, when you need to match your ambitions, and when you need a skillset you don’t currently have. 
• People often ask if they can afford to bring in another person, but you should ask yourself how you can afford not to bring someone in. If you outsource one thing, how much time is that saving you and what can you invest that time into. 
• There are three types of people you can hire, a freelance contractor who is self-employed, employees which can be full time or part time or fixed term, and there is a worker which is in the middle of the two. 
• When thinking about hiring someone be really clear about what the outcome will be. Where is that return on investment going to be? 
• Make your contracts easy to understand. Make sure it is clear to everyone involved what is required and expected. 

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Just because you outsource something once doesn’t mean you have to do it every time’

‘Some people see hiring as a cost, I see it as an investment’ 

‘Hire your weaknesses’ 

‘You need to hire to grow’

 

EPISODE RESOURCES

Free Hiring Cheat Sheet - https://go.modernhr.co.uk/free-hiring-cheat-sheet/

Popular Hiring an Employee Bundle - https://www.modernhr.co.uk/products/hiring-toolkit

Premium Contract Templates - https://www.modernhr.co.uk/collections/contract-templates

https://www.modernhr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/modernhruk/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyhamerla/

https://www.facebook.com/ModernHRUK/

 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

www.thebuyerandretailcoach.com

www.instagram.com/thebuyerandretailcoach

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Buying & retail expert Nicole Higgins spent the last 18 years working for companies such as Primark, M&S, Debenhams and Asda, sourcing & developing products from all over the world, building strategies for blue chip businesses, and increasing bottom line sales and profit, adding over £40 million in incremental business to the bottom line. 

Nicole now uses that experience and works as a consultant and coach for entrepreneurs and small to medium sized business owners, helping them start and scale their product businesses as The Buyer And Retail Coach (TM) 

Join the Start Scale Succeed waitlist. How to start & scale a product business. A 12 Week programme:  thebuyerandretailcoach.com/startscalesucceedwaitlist

 

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